If ever a scientist had a God complex it's Jim Watson, but even he is humbled by Francis Crick.
This whole "junk DNA" thing has gotten a little old. Why do people assume that just because scientists don't know exactly what something does right...
Worms, definitely worms. They're very cool. C. elegans (my favorite worm) even survived the last space shuttle disaster. There is tremendous...
The genetic difference in skin colors is no more significant than the genetic diference between people who have blue eyes and people who have brown...
amused I neglect this forum for a month and a half and this is what happens. tisk tisk. I do recall when I first starting reading here that WCF...
I think there's an important possibility that you are neglecting. Perhaps those not remaining in Africa lost the skin pigmentation that was present...
birhtday wishes happy birthday Wes. Don't play too many video games. Besides, you're not old. -Insert cliche about how you're only as old as...
I would recommend you don't take the GRE until you have had a chance to study thoroughly and prepare. Some schools will look at all scores from each...
mice I will probably switch for my post-doc, but I don't know if I'll go to mouse or not. I've done some mouse work and not liked it very much....
worm girl It's short for worm girl, since my reserach is on the small soil nematode C. elegans. You know, the worm that survived the space...
What is your end goal? What do you hope to accomplish by going to grad school? Do you want to be a professor, do you want to do research? These...
lab work I'm pretty cautious, I wear gloves when I should etc. If I put all the work into doing something, I don't want my laziness to ruin its...
credentials Either way, an attack is an attack. Though I'd much rather be arrongant than unreliable. :rolleyes: And actually, I wasn't...
no worries Oh, don't worry about. I'm probably just overly sensitive about this since lately I've come under attack, though those things have all...
Well, since I am the only one in this thread who has been posting information that could be cited, I will take that as a comment about me. I don't...
chances I wouldn't rule out your chances of getting in to a Grad School. Reserach experience is a real bonus. I would say pretty much all...
Lysosomes are definitely suicide bags. They are what is so dangerous about high fevers. When the temperature in your brain gets too high, they...
grad school I was afraid when I clicked on this thread it was giong to be someone else bashing me for my arrogance. Sigh. This is a question I...
slightly off topic OK, since this is about Metallica covers, did you all see Jim Brewer at the MTV Icon thing for Metallica sing "If you're happy...
digestion I don't buy that eating fruit after you've eaten meat will cause it to stay in your stomach and rot. The pH in your stomach is so low and...
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