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Author Stephen Matheson
A truly human-specific gene, not merely a human-specific version of an animal gene or a mammal gene or a primate gene — that is something particularly interesting.
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Quintessence of Dust
Quintessence of Dust explores science, society, and human nature, focusing on genetics, development, evolution, neuroscience, systems biology, and topics related to scientific literacy. I occasionally discuss intelligent design, creationism, science denial, and other political/social influences on scientific literacy. Additional topics: philosophy, baseball, scientific culture, and Shakespeare. My main theme is scientific explanation.
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Author Stephen Matheson
The Notch signaling pathway is a golden oldie of genetics in two ways.
Published
Author Stephen Matheson
Recently I was reading a superb review article [doi] on the subject of a famous and important cellular signaling pathway called the Notch pathway.