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Science Corner: I-9, Two Forms of Identification, and Your Genome

March 15, 2017 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

Photo of a hand composited to show it holding a twisted ladder DNA schematic.

"Of course he became a supervillain; his name was Victor von Doom." Such sentiments are common about (and among) fictional characters; naturally Remus Lupin is the one who got bit by a werewolf, not James Potter, and of all people only Otto Octavius would wind up with four extra limbs. In real life, our future choices and the events that transpire around us aren't so easily foretold--but that doesn't always stop us from trying. We believe we could use our time and money so much more efficiently if we only knew from day … [Read more...] about Science Corner: I-9, Two Forms of Identification, and Your Genome

Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: forgiveness, genetics, genome, privacy, redemption, science, science corner

Science Corner: You’ve Got A Lot of Nerve(s)!

August 19, 2015 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

Photo of octopus

It's been a while since we had some real science news in this space. My favorite recent story is the sequencing of the octopus genome. I've shared previously my fascination with ants; octopuses (not octopi, as it turns out, since octopus is Greek, not Latin) are rapidly joining them among my favorites. Did you know that octopus tentacles are capable of independent sensory processing, even if they are severed? The genome sequence reveals a number of interesting genes involved in nerve cell function, including genes not … [Read more...] about Science Corner: You’ve Got A Lot of Nerve(s)!

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Science Tagged With: American Scientific Affiliation, ASA, genome, Nexus forum, octopus, science, science corner, survey

Science Corner: Viral Frenemies

April 22, 2015 by Andy Walsh 8 Comments

It's hard not to think of viruses as our enemies in some fashion. Whether it's fictional pathogens like the one in  Contagion or real ones like ebola, most of us only encounter or think about viruses when they are making us sick. And viruses do make lots of people sick, sometimes fatally, so that impression is not entirely unjustified. As a result, a finding like this one about a virus making a constructive contribution to human embryonic development may be difficult to accept. Admittedly, the "puppet master" language … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Viral Frenemies

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Science and Faith Tagged With: developmental biology, genome, microbiome, science, science corner, virus

Science Corner: Genome Shuffle

October 1, 2014 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

Microscope image of unicellular Oxytricha trifallax

Usually I try to pick items with broader philosophical or theological implications, or something with a practical application, in the hopes that everyone can find something they can connect with. But there are days when you just need to stare directly into the mind-melting bizarreness of the world and go 'huh.' Meet Oxytricha trifallax. Where you and I have 23 chromosomes (in duplicate), these guys have 16,000. Then they have a second copy of their genome that's scrambled in some way; the article describes it as … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Genome Shuffle

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Science Tagged With: complexity, genome, science corner

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