http://www.issuesinbiology.com/ Biology Issues en Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:57:00 GMT Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:57:00 GMT info@issuesinbiology.com info@issuesinbiology.com http://www.issuesinbiology.com/apologies/2/ Hi people, I'll be back soon. Just finishing up on my thesis http://www.issuesinbiology.com/apologies/2/#comments http://www.issuesinbiology.com/apologies/2/ Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:57:00 GMT http://www.issuesinbiology.com/artificial-life/ A living cell has been developed that is run entirely by a synthetic genome. Previously, scientists at the J Craig Venter Institute had transplanted the genome from one cell into... http://www.issuesinbiology.com/artificial-life/#comments http://www.issuesinbiology.com/artificial-life/ Sun, 23 May 2010 03:32:00 GMT http://www.issuesinbiology.com/poisonous-dinosaur/ You might remember the movie Jurassic Park, where Dilophosaurus was depicted as spitting a poisonous black goo onto its prey. There was no evidence that this genus actually had such... http://www.issuesinbiology.com/poisonous-dinosaur/#comments http://www.issuesinbiology.com/poisonous-dinosaur/ Sun, 28 Mar 2010 03:31:00 GMT http://www.issuesinbiology.com/the-biology-of-pandora/ Avatar is a big budget movie produced with state-of-the-art technology (in fact, Cameron had to wait for several years for the technology to catch up to his vision). Well, the... http://www.issuesinbiology.com/the-biology-of-pandora/#comments http://www.issuesinbiology.com/the-biology-of-pandora/ Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:31:00 GMT http://www.issuesinbiology.com/apologies/1/ Sorry everyone, I've been busy lately. I'll be back soon. http://www.issuesinbiology.com/apologies/1/#comments http://www.issuesinbiology.com/apologies/1/ Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:27:00 GMT http://www.issuesinbiology.com/are-there-limits-to-what-evolution-can-produce/ Evolution has produced some exquisite examples of biological machinery, from bat echolocation to the human brain. But are there things that cannot ever evolve? And why? To answer this question... http://www.issuesinbiology.com/are-there-limits-to-what-evolution-can-produce/#comments http://www.issuesinbiology.com/are-there-limits-to-what-evolution-can-produce/ Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:53:00 GMT http://www.issuesinbiology.com/images-from-current-study/ My research into the genitalia of seed beetles is coming along nicely. As I've mentioned before, I'm doing a Masters at the University of New South Wales, and my focus... http://www.issuesinbiology.com/images-from-current-study/#comments http://www.issuesinbiology.com/images-from-current-study/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:28:00 GMT http://www.issuesinbiology.com/meet-ardi/ The recent stunning unveiling of research on the hominid Ardipithecus ramidus sheds new light on the history of the lineage from which humanity arose. The specimen, which is sure to... http://www.issuesinbiology.com/meet-ardi/#comments http://www.issuesinbiology.com/meet-ardi/ Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:20:00 GMT http://www.issuesinbiology.com/why-is-biology-interesting/ This week, as I'm trying to ease my way back into writing, I thought I'd just write rather than presenting the latest discoveries in biology. Well, a question I've been... http://www.issuesinbiology.com/why-is-biology-interesting/#comments http://www.issuesinbiology.com/why-is-biology-interesting/ Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:40:00 GMT http://www.issuesinbiology.com/another-apology/ Sorry folks, I'll be back with more soon. I have no excuse http://www.issuesinbiology.com/another-apology/#comments http://www.issuesinbiology.com/another-apology/ Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:41:00 GMT http://www.issuesinbiology.com/stunning-photography/ Check out these stunners over at Wired.com http://www.issuesinbiology.com/stunning-photography/#comments http://www.issuesinbiology.com/stunning-photography/ Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:44:00 GMT http://www.issuesinbiology.com/new-evolution-books/ Books like Jerry A. Coyne's "Why Evolution is True" and the upcoming "The Greatest Show on Earth" by Richard Dawkins shouldn't have to exist. In a rational world, there would... http://www.issuesinbiology.com/new-evolution-books/#comments http://www.issuesinbiology.com/new-evolution-books/ Sat, 23 May 2009 04:36:00 GMT http://www.issuesinbiology.com/psychedelic-frog-fish-classified-as-new-species/ Discovered a year ago, this amazing looking fish bounces along the sea floor and uses its fins to manoeuvre itself along the bottom. Histiophryne psychedelica - picture from National Geographic... http://www.issuesinbiology.com/psychedelic-frog-fish-classified-as-new-species/#comments http://www.issuesinbiology.com/psychedelic-frog-fish-classified-as-new-species/ Sun, 17 May 2009 10:32:00 GMT http://www.issuesinbiology.com/apologies-to-readers/ My sincerest apologies to anyone following this site. I know I haven't put anything up lately, but I'll be doing so very soon (probably this week, in fact). Stay tuned! http://www.issuesinbiology.com/apologies-to-readers/#comments http://www.issuesinbiology.com/apologies-to-readers/ Tue, 12 May 2009 01:20:00 GMT http://www.issuesinbiology.com/the-genitalia-of-callosobruchus/ Callosobruchus is a genus of beetles known for their genitalia, which include some very unpleasant looking pieces of kit. The sexual organs of males are covered in spines, and these... http://www.issuesinbiology.com/the-genitalia-of-callosobruchus/#comments http://www.issuesinbiology.com/the-genitalia-of-callosobruchus/ Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:46:00 GMT