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The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois Celebrates Afro-Indigenous History with Genealogy – No DNA Needed

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Du Bois , I thought the book was a tribute to the famous Black historian, sociologist, scholar, and civil rights activist. Although excerpts of his writings open chapters, the book is sweeping historical fiction – perhaps the best I’ve ever read. The book has earned well-deserved accolades. The Love Songs of W.

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The Dawn of Molecular Genetics: A Glimpse of History in a Textbook from 1952

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Treasure from 1952, Just Before Watson and Crick’s Paper A pile of old biology books to me is like a toy store to a child. I went to Shaun’s the next morning, flipped through a few books, and without hesitation loaded them all into the trunk of my car. Published by W.H. Beautiful black and white sketches adorn the pages.

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“Ordinary Soil” Revisits the Weedkiller and AgBiotech Story, While Feeding the Scientist-As-Nerd Stereotype

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The title Ordinary Soil alone would have drawn me to this book, for years ago, a dear botanist friend admonished me for using “dirt” and “soil” interchangeably, although dictionaries do so. Although the book is based on this very distinction, towards the end, “dirt” dominates.

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Transmissible Alzheimer’s Disease? Long-Ago Growth Hormone Treatment and a Legacy of Cannibalism and Mad Cows

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Recombinant DNA technology has since provided a pure source of the hormone. The story is one of my favorites in all of biology; I’ve told it in several books. Long-Ago Growth Hormone Treatment and a Legacy of Cannibalism and Mad Cows appeared first on DNA Science. “Kuru” means “to shake.”

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Why I’m Not Worried that ChatGPT Will Replace Me as a Biology Textbook Author

PLOS: DNA Science

As genetics morphed into genomics, artificial intelligence stepped in, layering the combinatorial information of comparative genomics onto DNA sequences. Train an algorithm on the DNA sequences of a known disease-causing gene, then search for identical or highly similar sequences in cells from other individuals to assist diagnosis.

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Empowering scientists in the genomic revolution

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Book your tailored demo This further translates to reduced amount of plastic waste. Do you want to learn how firefly can work for you? Our team of scientists and engineers are always on hand to listen and understand your current challenges, so we can provide a demonstration tailored to your specific needs.

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Breeding Better Butternut Squash – and a Thanksgiving Recipe

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Here at DNA Scienc e a few years ago, I shared The Peaceable Genomes of Pumpkins. The situation is a little like reading a book review or CliffsNotes (yes, they still exist) to get the main plot points (QTLs) compared to reading the entire book (the genome sequence). But I’m still a biologist at heart.

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