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The Selection of Traits – Can Evolution Hit a Small Target?

June 7, 2020by Emily Casanova Leave a comment

Darwinism and the 20th century Modern Synthesis placed considerable emphasis on gradualism — the descent of species by slow, constant, often laborious modification. It’s an idea that’s been sold so […]

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Ancient Autism Genes

June 10, 2019by Emily Casanova 16 Comments

We recently published an article in Autism Research reporting that autism genes are extremely ancient compared to other genes in the human genome. Illustration by Alexander Glandien. Courtesy of Spectrum News. […]

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The Absurdity of “Just So Stories” in Explaining Evolution

May 22, 2016by Emily Casanova 13 Comments

And the Camel said ‘Humph!’ again; but no sooner had he said it than he saw his back, that he was so proud of, puffing up and puffing up into […]

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Change Is Coming – Lessons from Geology on Extinction Events

May 1, 2016by Emily Casanova 12 Comments

I’ve been reading the second edition of Michael Benton’s, When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time, which tells of what we know of the Permian extinction […]

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The Roots of American Anti-Intellectualism

January 10, 2016by Emily Casanova Leave a comment

Though most of us in America are pretty familiar with a sense of anti-intellectualism and anti-science that pervades our culture, we’re often only familiar with the more recent iterations of […]

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Breaking News: Scientists Are Human After All

December 20, 2015by Emily Casanova 4 Comments

It’s true. Contrary to all expectations, scientists are in fact human. Once believed to be a separate species, Homo scientia, we now know that scientists are not just a closely […]

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The Theory of Evolution, the French Revolution, & Modern American Society

August 9, 2015by Emily Casanova Leave a comment

During the height of the French Revolution, about 3,000 Parisian revolutionaries held an entire country (30,000,000 people) hostage. The economic class from which they primarily derived was the up-and-coming educated […]

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Anti-Copernicanism in Modern Day Scientific Culture

August 2, 2015by Emily Casanova 19 Comments

“… science is a complex and heterogeneous historical process which contains vague and incoherent anticipations of future ideologies side by side with highly sophisticated theoretical systems and ancient and petrified […]

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The Science of Salt Lake City Continued…

May 17, 2015by Emily Casanova 9 Comments

My trip in Salt Lake City, Utah, continues this week and I have more photos to share, exploring reptilian, dinosaur, and mammalian evolutions. Following our trip to the Natural History […]

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The Science of Salt Lake City

May 10, 2015by Emily Casanova Leave a comment

This week my husband and I are in Salt Lake City, Utah, for the upcoming International Meeting of Autism Research (IMFAR). Since we had a little free time this weekend, […]

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Neuroscientist, developmental biologist. I primarily focus on autism and connective tissue disorders, but am fascinated by all things biology. Science is my work, my passion, and my hobby. I relish reading history, especially as it relates to the development of the sciences. I am also a hobby-paleontologist, enjoy antique collecting and a bit of photography, love a good strong black tea, knitting, and spending time with my family (both the human and furry varieties).

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My family and friends living with me.....and chronic illness

Mo Costandi

Neuroscience writer

Bowiesattva

Beyond the Ion Channel

The ILAE Genetics Commission Blog

The RNA Underworld

In biology, all roads lead to RNA ...

Ballastexistenz

Future of Research

Scientists changing science

the Exhibitionologist

[ek-suh-bish-uhn-ol-uh-jist] -noun: Person who studies and reviews exhibitions, then blogs about them.

Heretic, Rebel, a Thing to Flout

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A site discussing autism related issues

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Notes and opinions focused on the intersection of science, education, politics, and diversity.

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it is NOT junk

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Autism from the view of the self taught immunologist, neurobiologist, psychologist, gastroenterologist, geneticist.

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The elephant in this jungle!

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