Some one of my LJ friends recently posted about bat penises. Summary: they are Large. In further bat penis news, fruit bats commonly engage in fellatio. No other adult animals other than humans have been observed doing so, apparently. And apparently your dog licking himself for the hell of it doesn't count.

Skeleton described as "more important than Lucy" has features unlike either humans or modern apes.

TED Talk on bacterial intercommunication, and its applications in the natural and medical worlds. Also, glow-in-the-dark squid! Thank you, tugger!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Geological_time_spiral.png

Can you find the humans?

Ever had a creationist tell you that watch parts will never spontaneously assemble into a working watch? Someone did the experiment. If watches get to mutate and reproduce under selection pressures, then, yes, they will.

It's about a ten-minute video, worth watching. If anyone finds this in article form, please provide the link.

Thanks, smarier.

Lying is not evidence of faith. Whole linked article on lying to promote creationism highly recommended. Also the tertiary link to "Dawkins's infamous pause".

Piece on the relationship of creationism to racism. Highly entertaining.

Macaque genome mapped, and they turn out to do fine with some mutations that badly damage humans.

Another breakthrough in understanding and potentially treating diabetes (and maybe several other conditions as well), by blocking erroneous nerve messages.

Set of genes found that work together to affect breast cancer metastasis.

Gonorrhea is now ( Read more... )

When Engineers' Genes Collide--thoughts on the rising prevalence of autism & Asperger's, and the role of those traits in our gene pool.

meowse sent me a link to the lyrics for Cat Faber's song "God's Word". She and I used to be in the same SCA household. I've heard him sing it, didn't know it was another one of hers.

http://www.echoschildren.org/CDlyrics/WORDGOD.HTML