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Models of Evolution and Abiogenesis (Part 1 of 3)
Author: Paul Hancock
Added: 01/24/2003
Type: Tutorial
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A look at some simple Mathematical and Computational models of Evolution and Abiogenesis.

Plate Tectonics
Author: Jennifer Barlow
Added: 01/17/2003
Type: Summary
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Have you ever wondered why earthquakes and volcanoes occur? Did you ever think about what lies underneath the Earth's crust? Would you believe that the Earth's surface is moving under us? Read more about it here!

A Monkey's Guide to Evolution
Author: FZ
Added: 01/13/2003
Type: Summary
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Ever wondered about those questions of life? Befuddled by variation? Challenged by selection? This article explains some of the common questions, and no banana in sight....

An Introduction to Biomolecules: Carbohydrates
Author: Philip Mathew
Added: 12/29/2002
Type: Tutorial
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Remember that Rolling Stones' song "Brown Sugar"? Working on this article gave me a whole new perspective on it.

Diels-Alder Reaction Mechanism
Author: Ana Gamboa
Added: 12/23/2002
Type: Summary
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The Diels-Alder Reaction is considered to be one of the most interesting and useful reactions in the world of organic chemistry...

Is there a limit to Human Lifespans?
Author: Bruce J. Klein
Added: 12/18/2002
Type: Summary
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2000 years ago you'd be lucky to make it to your 20th birthday party. Today, if you live in the United States, you're probably going to live well past age of 70 and maybe even longer.

DNA and RNA - Strands of Life
Author: Jennifer Barlow
Added: 12/15/2002
Type: Tutorial
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What are DNA and RNA? How do they work? What are they composed of? Find out here!

Spin-Doctoring Science
Author: Michael Shermer
Added: 12/13/2002
Type: Summary
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What’s really going on in the “anthropology wars” over the Yanomamö people of Amazonia...

The Vertebrate Brain: A Crash Course in Brain Surgery
Author: Philip Mathew
Added: 11/26/2002
Type: Summary
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This isn't going to qualify you to perform neurology with whiskey and a coat hanger but at least it'll hopefully give you an understanding about the main parts of the brain.

The Rock Cycle
Author: Jennifer Barlow
Added: 11/06/2002
Type: Summary
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Sedimentary rocks, Igneous rocks, metamorphic rocks, and their relationship to one another.

Humans and chimpanzees, not as closely related?
Author: Guest Writer 2
Added: 11/04/2002
Type: Review
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Are humans and chimpanzees as closely related as previously thought? And what will the differences between our genomes tell us about ourselves?

Quasicrystal Quandary
Author: Jason Smestad
Added: 10/24/2002
Type: Summary
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What's a quasicrystal? What is it made of? What is it used for? Let's find out.

Men and women: like chalk and cheese. Sex differences in brain and behaviour.
Author: Lucy Maddox
Added: 07/17/2003
Type: Tutorial
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Men and women: completely different. They think differently, act differently, reason differently… it’s a wonder any relationship between them ever lasts. They might as well come from different planets. So the current pop psychological theories suggest. But is there any biological evidence for all of this?

Managing Biological Pollution from Transgenic Crops
Author: Jon Johnson
Added: 05/05/2003
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Transgenic crops, crops whose genes have been modified to be resistant to pests and disease, are a permanent part of worldwide agriculture...

"Building Bigger and Better Brains"
Author: Guest Writer
Added: 12/04/2002
Type: Summary
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Up until recently, it was thought that once neurons died a natural death they were never replaced. It has now been confirmed that certain parts of the brain retain the ability to generate new neurons throughout adult life...

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