Tag Archives: biology
travelings and yeast genocide
So my life has taken and interesting (and welcome) turn lately. I’m applying to grad schools for PhD programs in bioinformatics/genomics/etc, and have found a few schools that have programs that seem perfect. One of those schools is WashU in … Continue reading
a simple model of selection
(re-posted from coster3.com, the joint blog I share with my brothers) Inspired by Dawkins’ METHINKS IT IS LIKE A WEASEL program (hereafter just weasel) described in his book “The Blind Watchmaker,” and wanting to practice my blossoming C++ skills, I decided to write my … Continue reading
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Weasel Progress
[UPDATE: I fixed a bug that reduced the average mutations by 1 and I also made it so that you can rerun the same scenario or change the settings before a run.] I’ve finished the beta version of my METHINKS … Continue reading
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rabies!
While going through all of my old school stuff from the UofC and uploading it into gmail, I came across the poster project I did for an immuno class at the end of my third (I think) year. It’s saved … Continue reading
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hiliarious ID satire
Found on RichardDawkins.net, two guys† wrote a paper on the origins of a novel speices, dubbed the Nudleous dubleous. the Abstract is as follows: Penne Rigate will spontaneously insert itself into Rigatoni (order pasta) under liquid to gas transition conditions … Continue reading
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standard creationist silliness: a response
So I got a comment today on one of my old evolution posts that annoyed me at first and then made me sad. The author throws out a few creationist “arguments” without actually calling them arguments, and so I felt … Continue reading
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my obligations are finished!
Though this only refers to my TAing obligations. I just finished grading the last of my 63 students’ final papers, with only brief ventures into shock and/or insanity. Actually, they were generally quite good and I was impressed with the … Continue reading
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emoticules
As I was chatting with the GF this morning (while she should have been paying attention to lecture) in gchat, I was fiddling with the little animated emoticons and suddenly had this idea: Emoticules! You know how old-timey biologists called … Continue reading
asking when life begins: a pointless exercise
While tag surfing, I came across a well-written post discussing Obama and McCain’s answers to the question “When do you think life begins?” asked by some (probably famous) religious figure. Apparently McCain’s answer was, predictably, “at conception,” while Obama’s answer … Continue reading
Dear Immune System,
Your time is up, and I am not pleased. I first got this disease on Friday, five days ago today. It started with frequent trips to the bathroom and angry bowels. Then it got better the next morning of its … Continue reading
