Natural Science Forum / Biology / Evolution / November 2008

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"Biological systems are often cited as supreme examples of complexity in
nature, and it is not uncommon for it to be assumed that their
complexity must be somehow of a fundamentally higher order than other

Human Genes: Alternative Splicing Far More Common Than Thought
ScienceDaily (Nov. 4, 2008) - Scientists have long known that it's possible
for one gene to produce slightly different forms of the same protein by
skipping or including certain sequences from the messenger RNA. Now, an ...

Scientists unwrap the elements of life
Researchers at Newcastle University have taken a step forward in our
understanding of how the fundamental building blocks of life are put
together.

I believe humans have evolved a period in childhood development that, like language, sets up a pattern for the rest of that person's life. And that once set , the pattern of behavior is very very hard to alter - even for the better. That pattern is hard to change because it has ...

This is a good presentation on the origin of life
http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/evonet07/bada/
Tom Hendricks
(editor of the 16 year old zine Musea)