The common disease, common variant hypothesis (CD/CV) stated that a few common allelic variants could account for the genetic variance in disease susceptibility, whereas the rare variant (CD/RV) hypothesis stated […]
A “housekeeping” gene is a gene which is constitutively or constantly expressed and is necessary for basic cellular functions. “Contingency” genes, on the other hand, produce gene products which are, […]
There was a recent article in The New Yorker titled, “Steamrolled by Big Data,” which reminded me of the trend occurring now in the Life Sciences. Even though, unlike Google, […]
Let’s face it. Exons get all the glory. They’re the star players of the game, the quarterbacks, the offensive line. Meanwhile, introns and other intergenic regions play a more defensive […]
Mosaicism: indicates the presence of two or more populations of cells with different genotypes in one individual who has developed from a single fertilized egg [1]. For some time, layperson […]
“[The ENCODE scientists have] . . . reported the elephant in the room and then chosen to otherwise ignore it.” ~Prof. John Mattick, Director of the Garvan Institute of Medical […]
Hello, folks. Back in September, a seminal group of works were published in Nature and Science which revealed that contrary to our once-protein-centric view of genetics, the majority of gene […]
An Overview of Hybridization in Birds
My family and friends living with me.....and chronic illness
Neuroscience writer
The ILAE Genetics Commission Blog
In biology, all roads lead to RNA ...
Scientists changing science
[ek-suh-bish-uhn-ol-uh-jist] -noun: Person who studies and reviews exhibitions, then blogs about them.
BI-WEEKLY POSTS ON SCIENCY TOPICS
A site discussing autism related issues
BI-WEEKLY POSTS ON SCIENCY TOPICS
An exploration of the debate
Notes and opinions focused on the intersection of science, education, politics, and diversity.
BI-WEEKLY POSTS ON SCIENCY TOPICS
BI-WEEKLY POSTS ON SCIENCY TOPICS
Autism from the view of the self taught immunologist, neurobiologist, psychologist, gastroenterologist, geneticist.
The elephant in this jungle!
Just like the horse whisperer - but with more pages
Science Over a Cuppa 
You must be logged in to post a comment.