Natural Science Forum / Biology / Evolution / November 2006

Where can I find a list of species that
do and species that don't have
magnetite in their bodies? Preferably
(in the case the former) with a

I am curious about the different reasons why one allele of a gene
may be dominant and another recessive.
One explanation I have seen is:
   A dominant allele may code for a product that has some

Psychologist Zajonc urges interdisciplinary research on massacres,
genocide
BY KATHLEEN O'TOOLE
What you saw today on CNN is only a small fraction of what the world

Now I'm wondering if in the phrase 'origin of life', we
should omit origin. Dictionary says, "the point or source
or cause from which a thing begins its existence."
Yet for me it is clear that life is not a beginning, its

I'm curious. I've had an interest in "canalization" for three or four
years but don't know much about it. I've even posted on the subject in
past s.b.e. postings. So I assume canalization is the unknown
development mechanisms that reduce phenotypic variation. Is science any

Guy A Hoelzer hoelzer@unr.edu wrote:-

March 2005
The Darwinian Interlude
Biotechnology will do away with species. Good: cultural evolution is
better than natural selection.

Note: I've read genetically we are closer to the Bonobo than to the
chimpanzee yet in our behavior we are more like the chimpanzee. If this
is correct (and I'm not saying it is) what accounts for this? Another
thing to consider is the Bonobo obviously didn't develop language

This was in the Sun tabloid and the article is garbage. It makes one
wonder what the agenda "Dr." Curry has up his sleeve. Here's evolution
for the dum masses. However, I wouldn't be surprised if a few on s.b.e.
subscribe to some of it:) Confirming Tim Tyler's belief "men will have

We were asking if anyone had found undersea life that
seemed completely clear of the sun's influence:
Otherworldly Bacteria Discovered Two Miles Down
Washington, D.C. – Researchers have discovered an isolated,

Wilson, Edward O. On Human Nature Harvard University Press, Cambridge,
MA 1979 [abridged- 3020 words] [abstract- 360 words] - on human
aggression
  Are human beings innately aggressive?