Ultrabithorax regulates genes at several levels of the wing-patterning hierarchy to shape the development of the Drosophila haltere

Ultrabithorax regulates genes at several levels of the wing-patterning hierarchy to shape the development of the Drosophila haltere

Scott D. Weatherbee, Georg Halder, Jaeseob Kim, Angela Hudson, and Sean Carroll

Genes & Dev. 1998. 12: 1474-1482 doi:10.1101/gad.12.10.1474

in vitro Galapagos

ScienceDaily (Apr. 30, 2009) —

A group of scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has set up the microscopic equivalent of the Galapagos Islands—an artificial ecosystem inside a test tube where molecules evolve to exploit distinct ecological niches, similar to the finches that Charles Darwin famously described in “The Origin of Species” 150 years ago.

Some scientists are astrologers, therefore science and astrology are compatible

Larry Moran made me laugh out loud with the title of his post. Go read it.

It is about illogical arguments.

swine flu / grippe porcine – alert phase 5

Statement by WHO Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan, 29 April 2009

Based on assessment of all available information, and following several expert consultations, I have decided to raise the current level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 4 to phase 5.