Seymour Benzer, a founder of the field of modern genetics, died from a stroke on Friday, November 30, at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena. He was 86. An emeritus professor at the California Institute of Technology, Benzer’s lasting impact on modern-day genetics can be seen in continuing work whose foundations he helped lay. Studies in gene […]
Evolution and Racial Superiority
Evolutionary principles are sometimes used to justify racial prejudices. While no rigorous scientific study has yet proven one race to be inferior to any others it should be recognized that it is in principle impossible to prove racial superiority/inferiority and hence no study ever will. Firstly a note on the meaning of ‘more evolved’ and […]
World’s hottest chile pepper is discovered in Assam, India
Researchers at New Mexico State University recently discovered the world’s hottest chile pepper. Bhut Jolokia, a variety of chile pepper originating in Assam, India, has earned Guiness World Records’ recognition as the world’s hottest chile pepper by blasting past the previous champion Red Savina. In replicated tests of Scoville heat units (SHUs), Bhut Jolokia reached […]
RNSAT, St. Toni’s win in UP Gimpong Brainwars
The first-year anniversary of UP Gimpong, the organization of UP alumni and currently enrolled students, culminated with the Brainwars Inter-High Schol Quiz Bee last October 30 at the St. William’s Gymnasium. Participating High School students were categorized into two: Category A for 1st and 2nd year, and Category B for 3rd and 4th […]
GOV. DIASEN GRACES REGIONAL COOP MONTH CELEB
By Marciano Paroy Jr. The Regional Cooperative Development Council (RCDC) held its Regional Cooperative Month celebration here in the province on October 26-27. The two-day affair culminated with the recognition of outstanding cooperatives and individuals who contributed significantly in the pursuit of cooperative principles. It was an enlightening affair. Once again, we were […]
Consequences of Relativity in Evolutionary Biology
My recent articles have argued for a relativistic approach to aspects of biology. One consequence of relativism is that biology has spatial and temporal dimensions as in physics. Secondly it suggests a new definition of fitness and fitness’s relation to mutation. This new definition will suggest a measurement technique for fitness and defuse some of […]