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"Nye said science education is more important than ever to counter the denial of climate change that is rampant in Washington, D.C., mostly among Republicans."
Bill Nye sounds alarm on climate change deniers - Plymouth Independent
Bill Nye, known for the long-running public television series “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” told attendees at the 4th annual Plymouth Blue Future conference Thursday that science is under siege. “People...
www.plymouthindependent.org
October 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Third Era of Phylogenetics!

1️⃣ Era 1: Morphology 🦴
2️⃣ Era 2: Sequences 🧬
3️⃣ Era 3: 3D Structures ⚛️

Solving deep evolutionary puzzles like never before. Our new review in GBE explores what's next in #phylogenetics

academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...

#structuralbiology #evolution #AlphaFold #SciSky
Protein Structural Phylogenetics
Abstract. Protein structural phylogenetics is an interdisciplinary branch of molecular evolution that (i) uses 3D structural data to trace evolutionary his
academic.oup.com
August 22, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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We are excited to announce APSPM 2026 - the SMBE Australasian Protein Structural Phylogenetics Meeting!

🗓️ 15-18 Feb. 2026
🌏 Brisbane, Australia

🔗 biosig.lab.uq.edu.au/strphy26/

📄 Abstract submission: 28.11.2025
✈️ Travel grant application: 28.11.2025
✏️ Registration: 15.01.2026

#StrPhy26
APSPM 2026: Structural Phylogenetics Meeting
A pivotal SMBE regional meeting in Brisbane on the interface of protein structure, function, and evolution.
biosig.lab.uq.edu.au
October 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Joe Felsenstein just posted this link pandasthumb.org/archives/202...
to a YouTube video featuring Jason (The Failures of Mathematical Anti-Evolutionism) Rosenhouse, a math professor at James Madison University. Felsenstein calls it, "A demolition of creationist information theory."
Mathematician Debunks Creationist Information Theory
YouTube video by Phil Halper (aka Skydivephil)
youtu.be
October 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial. We're marking the occasion with a #ScopesSunday post a week. First up, a brief introduction from @aclu.org: www.aclu.org/documents/st...

#ScopesTrial #HistorySky
State of Tennessee v. Scopes | American Civil Liberties Union
In March 1925, the Tennessee state legislature passed a bill that banned the teaching of evolution in all educational institutions throughout the state. The Butler Act set off alarm bells around the c...
www.aclu.org
January 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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"Teaching Evolution Has a Bright Future in the U.S.," by yours truly, in Scientific American, on the day before Dobzhansky's 100th birthday. So close!
Teaching Evolution Has a Bright Future in the U.S.
A century after the Scopes trial, hopeful prospects beckon for teaching the unifying principle of the biological sciences in the U.S.’s classrooms
www.scientificamerican.com
January 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM