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"Lucky" Pictures of Sky May Reveal DesignDavid H. Rogstad, Ph.D.Scientists don't take kindly to the notion that luck plays a large role in achieving good results. It is well-thought-out experiments and plain hard work, not unpredictable luck that produce the best repeatable science. But even scientists might admit that with a new technique for taking high-resolution pictures of the sky, luck is the whole ballgame. Dubbed Lucky Imaging,1 this method could revolutionize the capability of ground-based telescopes. An earlier Connections article discussed the value of having telescopes operating in space, free from atmospheric distortions.2 But, with the slow demise of the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers will no longer be able to take pictures at visual wavelengths from space. The follow-on James Webb Space Telescope, scheduled to be launched in 2013, will work best at longer wavelengths. In anticipation, telescope builders have been working on a technique called adaptive optics to overcome this atmospheric problem for ground-based telescopes, but success has been limited. Enter Lucky Imaging!
Adultery Gene? You guys called it. Several previous Average Joe posts explored the question of whether there was a genetic connection to homosexuality (here, here, and here). To paraphrase some of your responses, it didn't matter if science eventually detected a genetic origin for homosexuality: the biblical injunction stands. After all, science has uncovered a genetic connection to alcoholism, and might yet divulge a genetic basis for behaviors like fornication or adultery. Swedish researchers report (Marital Crisis? Blame It on Male Genes) that a gene variant... Read more » » » |
Email Alerts / Announcements Subscribe | Unsubscribe Functional DNA amid Piles of JunkFazale 'Fuz' Rana, Ph.D.Sometimes my daughters' bedrooms are unbelievably messy. Junk everywhere. It often looks like a clothes bomb detonated. I have no idea how they can find anything in the aftermath of such devastation. Like a teenager's sloppy bedroom, evolutionary biologists regard the genomes (the entire genetic makeup) of organisms as a mess—with functional DNA sequences buried amidst piles of "junk" DNA. This seemingly useless DNA varies from organism to organism, ranging from 30% to nearly 100% of the genome.1 New work, however, indicates that researchers have overlooked a significant amount of functional DNA in genomes, mistaking it for genetic rubbish.2 NEW ! Cell's Design Podcast Updated Weekly 
Cutting-edge techniques have revealed startling features inside the cell that force only one reasonable conclusion-a supernatural Agent must be responsible for life. In The Cell's Design: How Chemistry Reveals the Creator's Artistry, biochemist Fazale Rana, Ph.D., highlights the powerful scientific evidence for creation. Going far beyond irreducible complexity, Rana shows how the molecular ... More » » » |
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