Suspending Life. "If almost every species on Earth was killed some 250 million years ago, how did our ancient ancestors survive and evolve into us?"
posted on Apr 18, 2008 - View this thread

The Meaning of Life. "We create life, we search for it, we manipulate and revere it. Is it possible that we haven't yet defined the term (PDF)?" [Via The Loom.]
posted on Sep 6, 2007 - View this thread

In Games, an Insight Into the Rules of Evolution. Carl Zimmer writes about Martin Nowak (previously mentioned here), a mathematical biologist who uses games to understand how cooperation evolved. [Via MindHacks.]
posted on Aug 11, 2007 - View this thread

The Encyclopedia of Life project will create a compendium of every aspect of the biosphere. It aims to compile data on all of Earth's 1.8 million known species on one Web site, and will include species descriptions, pictures, maps, videos, sound, sightings by amateurs, and links to entire genomes and scientific journal papers. E. O. Wilson is getting his wish. [Via BB.]
posted on May 9, 2007 - View this thread

Cancer Cure Patented A group of researchers claim that they are patenting a possible cure for cancer involving nothing more than sugar and short-chain fatty acid combination.
posted on Jan 4, 2007 - View this thread

Obesity and Diabetes - another free supplement by Nature
posted on Dec 15, 2006 - View this thread

Nature has a somewhat technical but free supplement on stem cells (alongwith a podcast and related blog).
posted on Jul 2, 2006 - View this thread

The Promise and Perils of Synthetic Biology
posted on Jun 16, 2006 - View this thread

Eat less, live more - maybe.
posted on Apr 21, 2006 - View this thread

Obesity: Epidemic or Myth?
posted on Nov 16, 2005 - View this thread

The Inequality Taboo - Charles Murray defends his ideas, published in the controversial book The Bell Curve.
posted on Sep 5, 2005 - View this thread

Who are YOU?
posted on Aug 7, 2005 - View this thread

Dr Hugo's Museum of the Mind - Synaesthesia
posted on Jan 20, 2005 - View this thread

The Human Genome.
posted on Dec 28, 2004 - View this thread

"We have [a substance] that extends the life of every species it's given to. We're 50 years ahead of where I thought we would be 10 years ago." While Harvard Medical School rules prevent David Sinclair from recommending product, "I know a number of scientists who think [it] is their best shot. Others satisfy themselves with a glass of red wine," which contains the compound. Too good to be true?
posted on Oct 6, 2004 - View this thread

Analysis Uncovers Critical Stretches of Human Genome.
posted on May 11, 2004 - View this thread

Genesis. "Life" from inorganic mixture. Full PDF paper : Spontaneous Formation of Cellular Chemical System that Sustains Itself far from Thermodynamic Equilibrium.
posted on Apr 27, 2004 - View this thread

The Tree of Life.
posted on Apr 26, 2004 - View this thread

Play with a virtual ecosphere. [Flash].
posted on Oct 31, 2003 - View this thread