Gary Conkling Life Notes

Mostly whimsical reflections on life

Tag Archives: DNA

When Collectivism and Dumb Luck Mutate

It turns out we are not rugged individualists, just collectivists to the core. As shocking as this may be for the Freedom of Whatever groups out there, the story of … Continue reading

January 23, 2016 · Leave a comment

Biology of Time

We all know we have a body clock. We just never realized how many. Circadian scientists tell us our bodies are full of clocks – regulating our glands, managing our … Continue reading

March 27, 2015 · Leave a comment

Sherlock, Pudd’nhead and Jessica

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created the ever-observant Sherlock Holmes because he grew tired of police stories where the bad guy was caught on a hunch or by good luck. If … Continue reading

February 11, 2014 · Leave a comment

Cavorting Around the Cave

Don’t like the boy your daughter dragged home from a date? How do you think caveparents felt when their daughters took up with men from another species. New DNA studies … Continue reading

November 22, 2013 · Leave a comment