All posts; Tags Include "Adaptation"
- February 3, 2010
- 10:53 AM
- 433 views
Story behind the science: #PLoS Genetics "Evolutionary mirages" paper
by Jonathan Eisen in The Tree of Life
So there is this cool new paper out in PLoS Genetics: Evolutionary Mirages: Selection on Binding Site Composition Creates the Illusion of Conserved Grammars in Drosophila Enhancers. and I have wanted to write about it for a week or so. You see, the paper is about something I have been interested in for most of my career - how the particular processes by which mutations occur can sometimes be biased (i.e., some types of mutations are more common than others) and that these biases can create high........ Read more »
Lusk, R., & Eisen, M. (2010) Evolutionary Mirages: Selection on Binding Site Composition Creates the Illusion of Conserved Grammars in Drosophila Enhancers. PLoS Genetics, 6(1). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000829
- November 8, 2009
- 01:28 PM
- 445 views
I’m so tired of coping: Self regulation, executive functions and chronic pain
by Adiemusfree in Healthskills: Skills for Healthy Living
Changes take energy – that’s nothing new, I know, but perhaps something as clinicians we might forget when we work with people who have chronic pain. I was thinking about this as I’ve had a week away from regular blogging so I could focus on writing and some self care. Things are busy and [...]... Read more »
Solberg Nes, L., Roach, A., & Segerstrom, S. (2009) Executive Functions, Self-Regulation, and Chronic Pain: A Review. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 37(2), 173-183. DOI: 10.1007/s12160-009-9096-5
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