They came from space

Ectothermic telomeres: it's time they came in from the cold

We review the evolutionary ecology and genetics of telomeres in taxa that cannot elevate their body temperature to a preferred level through metabolism but do so by basking or seeking out a warm environment. This group of organisms contains all living things on earth, apart from birds and mammals. One reason for our interest in this synthetic group is the argument that high, stable body tempera...

Did they get what they came for? Evaluating teachers’ learning

"They want to know where they came from": population genetics, identity, and family genealogy.

This paper discusses the changing relationship between population genetics, family genealogy and identity. It reports on empirical research with participants in a genetic study who anticipated that personal feedback on the analysis of their donated samples would elucidate aspects of their own family genealogies. The paper also documents how geneticists, building on the practices of offering per...

Oncosomes – large and small: what are they, where they came from?

Oncosomes Á large and small: what are they, where they came from? Dear Editor, Terminology matters. After all this is the basis of the formal code that allows investigators to communicate, compare notes and use computational tools to access molecular databases. If the same term is assigned different or inconsistent meanings, or different terms are used to describe the same entity, communication...

Components: What If They Gave a Revolution and Nobody Came?

T here have been three great revolutions in computing technology during the past 50 years: the stored-program computer, high-level languages, and component-level programming. Although working programmers are well aware of this last revolution, it seems to have escaped the notice of most everyone else. Academic researchers are doing little or nothing that touches the subject, and apart from trad...