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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Lines not written about paleoanthropology
Scientists bicker as vigorously as any other group, but rarely about the right to share and publish the data on which their research depends – Michael Specter, “The Deadliest Virus” The New Yorker, 3/12/12 The article, like most writing I’ve … Continue reading
Government DNA databases
The NY Times has an article today on New York state’s efforts to create a genetic database covering all individuals convicted of a crime, felony or misdemeanor, within the state. This is a growing trend nationally and internationally, but New … Continue reading
Teaching “Introduction to Biological Anthropology”
Holly Dunsworth has a great post outlining her approach towards teaching the Biological Anthropology introductory course (Human Origins, at her current institution). As she describes it, her approach is a “naturalist’s approach in the molecular age,” and acknowledges the reality … Continue reading
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Tagged Introduction to Biological Anthropology
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Entering the age of global weirdness
Two years ago, Wellesley broke a record by receiving more than 18 inches of rain in the month of March, largely the result of two “100-year” storms separated by just a week (here is Wellesley’s five-year weather record, courtesy of … Continue reading
Paleoanthropology Society Meetings
The Paleoanthropology Society has released its finalized schedule of talks for the upcoming annual meetings. My spring conference travel money will be taking me to the AAPA annual meetings in Portland this year rather than the Paleo meetings, but looking … Continue reading
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Forensic Anthropology at work
The BBC has a news blurb on a mass burial found in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas. When the remains were discovered last week, there were questions as to whether or not these remains, approximately 167 individuals, were a … Continue reading
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Tagged cranial deformation, forensic anthropology
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Australopithecine morphology song
While I was away, I also missed this awesome YouTube Australopithecus song: Australopithecus morphology song (H/T Daniel Lende, Neuroanthropology)
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Go, go, Gorilla genome
Nature published the results from the first full-genome sequencing of Gorilla this week. As with any new genome sequencing project, this initial publication is the result of an immense amount of work (the author list on the paper runs to … Continue reading