Nice timing: Our paper on the Darwin's Finch genome is out today on Darwin's birthday
Birthday party for Darwin in 2009
Well, I assume this was on purpose from the folks at Biomed Central but not sure. Our paper on the genome of one of Darwin's Finches is out today in BMC Genomics: BMC Genomics | Abstract | Insights into the evolution of Darwin's finches from comparative analysis of the Geospiza magnirostris genome sequence.
There is a long long long story behind this paper. Too long for me to write up right now. I wrote up some of the story for a Figshare posting of the genome data last year.
“Darwin’s Finches” are a model system for the study of various aspects of evolut...
Source: The Tree of Life - February 12, 2013 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Jonathan Eisen Source Type: blogs
How Not To Write A Guest Post
Warning: This post is dripping with sarcasm and should only be read by people who vehemently disagree with the phrase, “Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit”
It also has minimal self development value, unless that is you’re a self development blogger, then it’s a must read.
So if you’re still interested and not looking to be offended, read on!
I usually get sent between 5 and 10 guest posts per month and I turn the vast majority down for reasons such as:
Covering topics I have already covered in depth
Not adhering to my guest post guide lines.
Offering little or no real value to you the reader...
Source: Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : - January 30, 2013 Category: Life Coaches Authors: Tim Brownson Tags: Any Other Business Blogging career coach guest posts Source Type: blogs
Hugo Chávez’s Last Days
Juan Carlos Hidalgo
Venezuela’s Vice President Nicolás Maduro announced last night from Havana that Hugo Chávez suffered new complications from his fourth cancer surgery. Rumors abound on the true condition of the president, but it now looks certain that Chávez won’t be able to return to Venezuela by January 10th to be sworn in for a new six-year term.
Unfortunately, Hugo Chávez has been the defining figure of Latin American politics in the last decade. His authoritarian populism doesn’t differ much from other Latin American leaders, but his influence on regional politics, buoyed by almost one trilli...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 31, 2012 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Juan Carlos Hidalgo Source Type: blogs
