Paul Knoepfler, who runs his own research lab at University of California, Davis, will receive specialrecognition by the Genetics Policy Institute for his advocacy of stem cell research via the blog that he’s beenhosting since 2009. Readers of my Forbes blog may recognize Knoepfler’s name, as I’ve often reported his views on stem cell papers and aspects of… Continue reading Paul Knoepfler: Stem Cell Researcher–and Advocate
A recent slew of ENCODE Consortium publications, specifically the article signed by all Consortium members, put forward the idea that more than 80% of the human genome is functional. This claim flies in the face of current estimates according to which the fraction of the genome that is evolutionarily conserved through purifying selection is under… Continue reading Fisking ENCODE
My post at Forbes, on the recent University of Iowa panel on Islam and Science. I’ll be posting video from the event soon.
I had fun with this post at Forbes. Included a video of my instructor from the Malkin Athletic Center at Harvard.
My post at Forbes on Pope Benedict’s recent founding of a new institute dedicated to examining the implications of science for philosophy–and theology. I think this is really good news. (Now, if I can just get some of the key players to talk about it some more …)
