Passing of Cesare Marchetti
…Cesare in New York City, and he reciprocated with marvelous hospitality in Monteloro. Our joint efforts included: C Marchetti, JH Ausubel. Quantitative Dynamics of Human Empires [Color Booklet Version, 52…
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Genome Web article
…the “air genome†in New York City. An October 17 2005 story in Genome Web reports good progress in the project, which was announced in a March 2005 press release….
Some taxonomists worry when DNA barcodes highlight unfinished taxonomy
In Cladistics 25 Sept 2007, Steven Trewick from Massey University, New Zealand applies mtDNA to help sort out endemic flightless grasshoppers in genus Sigaus, which are restricted to mountainous alpine…
COI solves leech mix-ups
…from incorporating mtDNA analysis into routine practice. In May 2005 Conservation Genetics 6:467 researchers at the American Museum of Natural History analyze morphology, mitochondrial COI, and nuclear ND-I sequences of…
Indomalayan All Birds converge in Singapore
…India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and individuals from European and North American museums with active collaborative research programs in this region. The Indomalayan biogeographic region spans a…
Lounsbery Political Attitudes
The Richard Lounsbery Foundation sponsored a new survey of political attitudes of American professors by Neil Gross (Harvard) and Solon Simmons (George Mason U.). Jesse offered opening remarks on behalf…
Energy Density AAPG
We post Jesse Ausubel’s centennial address to the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG). The address, Density: Key to Fake and True News about Energy and Environment, will appear in…
Leishmaniasis: DNA helps ID vectors, parasite, control agent
…cause of Charles Darwin’s ill health in late life). Depending on the species involved, leishmaniasis manifests as illness ranging from non-healing cutaneous or mouth ulcers (CL) to sometimes fatal visceral…
How to make an indentification machine
Successful automation often involves machines that carry out tasks differently than persons. For example, a Coulter counter (developed by Wallace H. Coulter, an American engineer), analyzes blood cells by electrical…
Recognizing invasive insects threatening forests
…thereby creating a new silk-producing strain with improved disease resistance (for history, see US Forest Service page). The experiment failed (not surprising given moths are from different families), the colony…