Distribution of fitness effects of mutations? permlink
Category: Genetics
Haven't had a time to check this paper out, but looks real interesting, Assessing the Evolutionary Impact of Amino Acid Mutations in the Human Genome: Although mutations are known to cause varying degrees of harmful effects, it is difficult to...
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Posted by Razib Khan at 2:47 PM • 3 Comments •
Category: Blog
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Posted by Razib Khan at 12:37 PM • 1 Comments •
First Greenlanders left no descendents? permlink
Category: Genetics
Here's another example of how genetic methods can shed light on archaeological questions, Paleo-Eskimo mtDNA Genome Reveals Matrilineal Discontinuity in Greenland: The Paleo-Eskimo Saqqaq and Independence I cultures, documented from archaeological remains in Northern Canada and Greenland, represent the earliest...
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Posted by Razib Khan at 8:41 PM • 6 Comments •
Measuring the age of white supremacy permlink
Category: History
I'm getting into an exchange with Luis below about the rise of European domination. Unfortunately with historical questions I can't "prove" my case as in mathematics, nor can I cite an empirical result that is extremely generalizable as in much...
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Posted by Razib Khan at 3:13 PM • 8 Comments •
Short Guide to the Human Genome permlink
Category: Genetics
Just got a copy of Short Guide to the Human Genome, put out by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. It's a fun little review; appropriate for browsing during your "in-between" time. As the title emphasizes this guide is characterized by extreme...
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Postgrad education vs. Biblical literalism, nonlinear? permlink
Category: Culture
A good critique of my posts which explored the correlates of Biblical literacy. It isn't surprising that some transformations make the relationship clearer.......
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Posted by Razib Khan at 10:11 PM • 5 Comments •
The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria permlink
Category: Culture
Five years ago Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek's International Edition editor, splashed onto the public intellectual scene with The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad. It's somewhat heterodox, at least for the mainstream, observation that liberal democracy is more...
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Posted by Razib Khan at 8:31 AM • 9 Comments •
Category: Culture
My two posts on religion & IQ/education are getting a lot of attention. I didn't spend more than 30 minutes on both entries combined, so the attention to unit time invested ratio is rather out of wack. Doing some digging...
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Posted by Razib Khan at 3:33 AM • 5 Comments •
New recommended levels of Vitamin D? permlink
Category: Evolution
Current Vitamin D Recommendations Fraction Of Safe, Perhaps Essential Levels For Children: The current recommended daily allowance (RDA) of vitamin D for children is 200 International Units (IUs), but new research reveals that children may need and can safely take...
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Posted by Razib Khan at 10:19 AM • 7 Comments •
Category: Technology
Via Reihan, Instapaper. Need to not get behind on my Tech Crunch feed.......
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