So, Who’s Really Anti-Science?
Christine Quinn, a board member of the National Institute for Reproductive Health and a former Democratic politician, recently appeared on a CNN TV show with host Chris Cuomo (brother to Andrew Cuomo, the governor of…
Did Speedy Horses Evolve Only Recently?
The study compared genetic diversity between fossil horses and living ones, including our domesticated varieties (of which there are around 600, all belonging to the same species). And what they found was that genetic diversity…
Forget Your Nose. You Also Smell with Your Tongue
A popular science article summarizing the research explains, Until now, taste and smell were considered to be independent sensory systems that did not interact until their respective information reached the brain. . . . Using…
New Species of “Bat-Wing” Dinosaur Uncovered?
Be Careful When Reading Popular News Reports! Dr. Gabriela Haynes, a paleontologist who works with our research department, analyzed the scientific paper, published in the journal Nature. Dr. Haynes said when she first read one…
Simple Tube Anemones? Think Again.
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA, located in the mitochondria of the cell and not the nucleus) is usually found in a ring shape, but in the tube anemone, it’s found in linear fragments. And the tube anemone…