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Phosphorus-free diet? Column in KompyuterrOnline #42
History shows that over time the relative importance of resources changes. Perhaps we should not think about conserving current resources, but about accelerating the transition to a phase when they …
Surrogates of environmental protection. Column in ComputerreOnline #43
When consumers of “organic” products and other “bio‑food” convince themselves that they are saving the planet, they merely waste the soulful energy that could have led to some positive changes …
Shishkin, 2006. Individual development and lessons of evolutionism
Shyshkin M. A. Individual development and lessons of evolutionism. Ontogeny, 2006, vol. 37, No. 3, pp. 179-198
Shyshkin, 1987. Individual development and evolutionary theory
Shyshkin M.A. Individual development and evolutionary theory // Evolution and biocenotic crises. Moscow: Nauka, 1987. - pp. 76–124.
Shyshkin, 1988. Evolution as an epigenetic process
M.A. Shyshkin. Evolution as an epigenetic process // Modern Paleontology. Methods, directions, problems, practical application: Reference manual: In 2 volumes. / Ed. V.V. Menner, V.P. Makridin. – M.: Nedra, 1988. …
Shyshkin, 1988. Patterns of ontogenetic evolution
M.A. Shyshkin. Patterns of ontogeny evolution // Modern Paleontology. Methods, Directions, Problems, Practical Application: Reference Manual: In 2 volumes. / Under the editorship of V.V. Menner, V.P. Makridin. – M.: …
Three Syntheses in Evolutionary Biology. Column in KompyuterraOnline #44
Many components of the Third Synthesis in evolutionary biology have already been developed. What remains is to isolate, from the particulars of circumstance, the primary signal reflecting the mechanism of …
Rautian, 1993. On the nature of the genotype and heredity
A complexly written yet undoubtedly profound article that elicits polarized evaluations (ranging from outright rejection to deep respect). Rauatian A. S. On the nature of genotype and inheritance // Journal …
Vorontsov, 1999. On the postulates of SET (according to the book 'Development of evolutionary ideas in biology')
In 1978-1980, Mykola Mykolayovych Vorontsov (1934-2000) made an attempt to systematize the main postulates of the STE (synthetic theory of evolution). In his last major work, published in 1999 (Воронцов …
Stöck et al., 2011. Simultaneous Mendelian and clonal genome transmission...
An unofficial working translation of a paper of considerable interest. Stöck M., Ustinova J., Betto-Colliard C., Schartl M., Moritz C., Perrin N. Simultaneous Mendelian and clonal genome transmission in a …
The Difficulties of Career Guidance. Column in KomputerraOnline #45
The most important thing in education is not the diploma, not the status that allows one to hold a certain position, not a specific set of knowledge. The most important …
The paradox of accelerated evolution. Column in ComputerreOnline #46
Could organisms arise in a fluctuating environment whose efficiency of producing new adaptations would be reduced—since they would inevitably be outcompeted by those that evolved more rapidly?