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Natural technologies: six old news
Non-random analogies. Why the sperm whale possesses such a large head filled with a peculiar substance. Ode to a parasite. Examples of the beneficial influence of parasites. Cuckoo-style virtual reality. Cuckoo chicks employ auditory and visual signals to manipulate their foster parents. Information...
Cloning and its vicinity
And you will be a baobab for a thousand years... The DNA of a deceased person can be implanted into a tree. The weakest link. A person can make a mistake in any situation. Genetic “cuckoos”. On the transplantation of cells of the germ line. Untitled (One of the medical …
Rapid and slow evolution, body remodeling of pythons, and the selfish DNA of infusoria
Evolution in action, or Don't open your mouth to someone else's loaf. The spread of agi in Australia leads to the evolution of the local fauna. Slow immortality. In the thickness of oceanic sediments, bacteria remain alive for millions of years. And why do you need such a big liver? …
Genetic miscellany (from the definition of life to the influence of happiness on genetics)
It is hard to be a god. On the development of minimalist artificial life. Genetic expression. Gene chips in gene granules. Shall we train on dogs? Genetic passports. So far for dogs. Is happiness in money? The speed of telomere shortening depends on the feeling of happiness. Green informants. DNA …
Another five “evolutionary” old news
Vernanimalcula — the first of us. When the chemistry of water began to favor the development of organisms with hard coverings, the amount of dissolved oxygen increased and the dominants of the Vendian period disappeared; relatives of vernanimalcula started experimenting with body plan architecture. We …
Five news items about sex and development
Hard problems of sex. Determination of sex in fish under the influence of human hormones. When sex is not a joy. On the sex ratio in viviparous lizards. Precocious children. Influence of artificial lighting and television on child development. Oh you, crooked face! On the connection of fluctuating asym...
"Monkey processes" and brainwashing
New primate process. The image of “scientificity” allows creationists to claim the presentation of their views in secular institutions. Clerical mimicry. Scientific truth is not sought in sacred texts. Religious truth does not need to be proven: it is given in Revelation. Overcoming the energetic...
Six news items on human evolution
Step towards the resurrected Neanderthal? On the restoration of the genome of extinct species. An era of change. Why did humans appear on Earth when it was "feverish"? Halfway to the superhuman. On the study of the evolution of modern humans. Bipedalism – a bug? Bipedalism may be a consequence …
Four old news items about stem cells
With a stem and a kind word… There is a chance that stem cells can be obtained by sampling amniotic fluid (amniocentesis) — a well‑established diagnostic procedure, sometimes required after the third month of pregnancy. A new elixir of youth. How such technologies work...
Peri‑medical old news
Learn topology! The basis of human anatomy. Is man the measure of all things? Internal analgesic. Crocodile blood. Blood substitute made from crocodile blood. We are glad to be deceived. There are tasks that mentally ill individuals solve better than healthy ones. Soap instead of condoms. Soap can kill HIV. …
Six old news items about our relationships with other animals
Become the way I want. The toy must be harmless. And it is clear that the best toy is a living one. War with the toad. Humanity is ready to start a genetic war with one of the animal species. Do not go, children, to Africa for a walk! «In …
Five news items about extraterrestrials
And on the eighth day did the Creator create aliens? Some commentators assume that such statements by a high‑ranking priest‑scientist may reflect some data available to the Vatican about extraterrestrial life. Cosmic walks. Thus, one might suppose that representatives of all t...
On human evolution
The origin of humans: where is the beginning of that end, which concludes the beginning? About the endless searches for the “intermediate link”. Ten thousand generations of ancestors. The earliest finds of representatives of our species.
About the man of Flores Island
Other people. The most dissimilar representatives of our genus. Homo floresiensis. Tell me, who is your enemy… Knowing which enemies the people we are interested in defended themselves against, we can guess what was going on in their heads. Hobbits or Morlocks? Could this be an example of degeneration?
On the psyche of other organisms
Chicken brains. Birds are capable of many things, but the most astonishing is what the African grey parrot Alex learned. How else can one understand you? Do other animals experience pain? Kindred spirits. What images do macaques prefer? Adult films. Why are pandas shown adult videos?
On Animal Behavior
On word order in a sentence. Starlings can analyze the order of "words" in a "sentence". Alarm! Among the most complex vocal signals of vervet monkeys are predator-warning calls. Reflections of your voice… Dolphins can orient themselves using echolocation…
A Couple of News Items About Wine and Resveratrol
In vino valetudo. Imagine that a day will come when your absent-mindedness begins to catch the eye of others more and more often. Innocent jokes about questions repeated several times will be replaced by anxiety about your ability to find your way home, cope with a door lock, turn off …
Has Evolutionary Theory Been Refuted? 4. What Is the Human Being?
Part 4. What Is the Human Being? (Has evolutionary theory been refuted? Part 4. What is the human being? // Biology. No. 4, 2004.)
Brain restoration and a rich inner world
Reflections on miraculous recoveries. Tomography showed that the damaged areas of the brain did not regenerate: instead, other areas formed in their place. Today the world is a computer, and God (or evolution) is the programmer. But who said that the development of our explanations must stop at the current …
Two evolutionary articles
Darwin in open access. About the Internet archive of classic texts by Darwin and his contemporaries. In search of the arrow shooter. Genocentric myths and the epigenetic theory of evolution.