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'Rare' Genetic Variants Are Surprisingly Common, Life Scientists Report

Tue, 22 May 2012 03:05:05 -0700
A large survey of human genetic variation, published recently in the online version of the journal Science, shows that rare genetic variants are not so rare after all and offers insights into human diseases.By Stuart Wolpert
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Chossat's Effect in humans and other animals

Tue, 22 May 2012 04:21:13 -0700
This post was originally published on April 09, 2006 . This April 09, 2006 post places another paper from my old lab (Reference #17) within a broader context of physiology, behavior, ecology and evolution. The paper was a result of a “communal” experiment in the lab, i.e., it was not included in anyone’s Thesis. My advisor designed it and started the experiment with the first couple of birds ...
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University of Tennesse scientist elected to National Academy of Sciences

Wed, 02 May 2012 13:08:33 -0700
( University of Tennessee at Knoxville ) Daniel Simberloff, distinguished professor and the Gore-Hunger Professor of Environmental Science in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievements in research. Simberloff is considered one of the world's leading scientists on invasive species and a ...
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Winners and Finalists Named in the New York Academy of Sciences' 2012 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists Competition

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:00:00 -0700
NEW YORK, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Academy of Sciences' Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists competition has named nine winners and two finalists in its 2012 competition. These eleven ...
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Behind the TIME Cover: Most Human Societies Don’t Get Our Breastfeeding Hang-up | The Crux

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:01:51 -0700
Eric Michael Johnson has a master’s degree in evolutionary anthropology focusing on great ape behavioral ecology. He is currently a doctoral student in the history of science at University of British Columbia looking at the interplay between evolutionary biology and politics. He blogs at The Primate Diaries at Scientific American, where this post originally appeared .   “Attachment (with respect ...
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Emiquon science lecture set Sunday at Field Station

Tue, 08 May 2012 08:23:35 -0700
The next installment of the Emiquon Partners Science Lecture Series will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 13. This presentation is titled "Not Just Pretty Flowers: Restoration in the Age of Global Change."
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Science Cafe goes batty in final meeting until September

Sun, 20 May 2012 01:17:09 -0700
Timothy Gaudin, a professor in the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, spoke at the final Dalton Science Cafe of the season recently at the Freight Depot. He presented a recent examination of bat fossils found in caves in the Chattanooga area.
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New Science Building at SIUE is addressing a big campus need

Thu, 03 May 2012 22:00:00 -0700
EDWARDSVILLE • With an additional 14,235 students, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville reached its largest overall enrollment in the school's history last fall, representing a nearly 1 percent increase over a year earlier.
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Bloggings on Immigration Law

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:44:50 -0700
The Department of Homeland Security has included additional degrees to the list of Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) codes.
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Lecture on prairie plants

Sun, 06 May 2012 14:07:32 -0700
 The next installment of the Emiquon Partners Science Lecture Series will be at 2 p.m. Sunday.
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