Episode #525
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week – longest interior echo
Interview with Kevin Folta
- https://gmoanswers.com/experts/kevin-folta
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Scientists have created the first artificial ribosome, which is able to manufacture proteins. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150729215735.htm
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Item #2
Fiction
In an extreme case of convergent evolution, DNA analysis indicates that the East African golden jackal is actually more closely related to lions than to jackals. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150730130727.htm
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Item #3
Science
Researchers have released a new variety of peanut that has a shelf life 10 times that of current varieties, with greater disease resistance and a healthier fatty acid profile. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150717092303.htm
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
“Science has taught me (Science warns me) to be careful how I adopt a view which jumps with my preconceptions, and to require stronger evidence for such belief than for one to which I was previously hostile. My business is to teach my aspirations to conform themselves to fact, not to try and make facts harmonize with my aspirations.” - Thomas Huxley