The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1943. "for his work on the use of isotopes as tracers in the study of chemical processes" George de Hevesy (1885 - 1966) received the 1943 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on tracing the synthesis of biological molecules using radioactive isotopes, such as 32P. He was able to show, for example, that 32P is readily incorporated into phosphatides (lipids)

 Richard Dawkins was not included in Richard Dawkins' book: The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing. The reason for the omission is obvious, so I rectify the "oversight" by including him in my list of good science writers. I don't always agree with what Dawkins writes but there's no controversy about his ability to explain biology to the general public. He has a clear, crisp style that's easy

 Today's molecule is not a specific molecule but rather a type of molecule. You have to identify the type of molecule shown here. There's a connection between today's molecule and a Nobel Prize. The clue is the red "P" atom in the molecule. The Nobel Prize was awarded for discovering where that red "P" came from and how quickly this type of molecule was produced. Similar studies were done with

 This is a snapshot of an animated picture of a "species-scape." The size of the organisms represent their relative abundance on Earth. See Species-Scape on the Cornell University website. Another version is shown on Christopher Taylor's blog Catalogue of Organisms [The Species-Scape Picture]. Notice how insignificant mammals are, yet one particular species of mammal has the potential to ruin

 I'm at the Chautauqua Institution this week where the theme is The Ethical Frontiers of Science. Today's speaker was Arthur Caplan Professor of Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania. His topic was "Is it Immoral to Want to Live Longer, Be Smarter and Look Better?" The answer is no, it is not immoral. There's nothing wrong with wanting to take advantage of modern scientific advances to

 Sean B. Carroll is Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin (USA).1 His research interests focus on evolution and development, mostly in fruit flies and other insect. Carroll is one of the leading advocates of a new approach to evolution arising out of what we have learned from animal development ("evo-devo"). (See the official Sean B.

 Eugenie C. Scott has been the Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) since 1987. She is a physical anthropologist who taught at several universities prior to becoming director of NCSE. Scot has published dozens of articles on evolution and creationism in the popular press and she is a frequent guest on television and radio broadcasts. She is one of the world's

 The latest issue of Tangled Bank is up at Greg Laden's Blog [The Tangled Bank #109: LOL Evolution!]. Welcome to the One Hundred and Ninth Edition of The Tangled Bank, the Weblog Carnival of Evolutionary Biology. This is the LOL edition of the Tangled Bank.... If you want to submit an article to Tangled Bank send an email message to host@tangledbank.net. Be sure to include the words "Tangled Bank

 Flatfish are strange looking animals that live sideways. One of their eyes has migrated to one side of the fish so that when it lies on its "side" at the bottom of the ocean both eyes point upwards. This is an interesting example of the evolution of a change in development. Fossil relatives of modern flatfish have recently been described and they confirm much of what was surmised about the

 Jacques Monod (1910 - 1976) received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1965) for his work on the regulation of the lac operon (with François Jacob). While best known as a biochemist, Monod was also well respected for his many articles on politics and philosophy. Dawkins didn't select anything from Monod for The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing because his selections were limited

 Thanks to PZ Myers for finding an important new website called Darwin Conspiracy. It highlights the three faltal flaws in the Theory of evolution. You have never read about any of these fatal flaws before. Evolution scientists know about these flaws, but they have successfully covered them up with the help of a worldwide Darwin Conspiracy that actively suppresses the fact that Darwinism is not

 Last year the McGill Journal of Education published a special issue on teaching evolution. One of the most interesting articles was by Craig Nelson on TEACHING EVOLUTION EFFECTIVELY: A CENTRAL DILEMMA AND ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES. Nelson points out that much of the blame for the evolution/creation controversy stems from poor teaching of evolution in the high schools. The two most obvious failed

 What is this protein doing and what is its name? You don't need to identify the species. There's a direct connection between today's molecule and a Nobel Prize. The prize was awarded for discovering this molecule and recognizing that its function was exactly what had been long predicted. The first person to correctly identify the molecule and name the Nobel Laureate(s), wins a free lunch at

 Richard "Dick" Lewontin (1929 - ) is Alexander Agassiz Research Professor at Harvard University (Boston, USA). He is a well-known geneticist and the discoverer of extensive variation in organisms at the molecular level, with John Hubby [Citation Classic]. (See The Cause of Variation in a Population.) Lewontin is also one of the authors of the textbook Modern Genetic Analysis. It's impossible to

 Niles Eldredge ranks as one of the best science writers among professional scientists, in my opinion.1 What I like about Eldredge is that he does not disguise his biases by ignoring all those who disagree with him. Instead, he tries to explain why his view of biology is correct. In this sense he is like Richard Dawkins, although he differs significantly from Dawkins because he (Eldredge) is