Month: November 2020

Source: Axe

ORIGIN:

Source: Illustra Media – Origin

Source: Film clip on the probability of a protein forming by chance passes 500k views – Uncommon Descent

Scientists have generated a huge true random number using DNA synthesis. It is the first time that a number of this magnitude has been created by biochemical means.

Source: A biochemical random number — ScienceDaily

Like humans who can instantly tell which friend or relative is calling by the timbre of the person’s voice, zebra finches have a near-human capacity for language mapping.

Source: Zebra finches amazing at unmasking the bird behind the song: The spirited songbirds can rapidly memorize the signature sounds of at least 50 different members of their flock — ScienceDaily

Source: Why the New mRNA Vaccines Are a Breakthrough and How They Work | Portside

A new book covers the big personalities, field exploits and scientific clashes behind the discovery of the hominid skeleton nicknamed Ardi.

Source: Ardi and her discoverers shake up hominid evolution in ‘Fossil Men’ | Science News

Fritillaria delavayi, used in traditional medicine, turning grey to blend into rocks

Source: Chinese flower has evolved to be less visible to pickers | Environment | The Guardian

The paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope condemned women’s suffrage and Black Americans through an evolutionary lens.

Source: The Bizarre Theories of the American School of Evolution | JSTOR Daily