SHOVELMONKEY'S TEST PIT

Saturday, June 18, 2005

Got a new link to the Archaeology Store. The big link is down the page in the Buy section. Check them out and tell them the Shovelmonkey sent you.

I have been looking in to liberated syndication for podcasting support. Lots of good podcasts on that system so if and when I get off my ass and get that working (by working I mean worth listening to).

Keep your thumbs opposable!!

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'Punctuated' evolution in the human genome. Researchers report today that regions of the human genome have been hotspots for acquiring duplicated DNA sequences [base ']Äì but only at specific time-points during evolution. It appears that long periods of genomic stasis, at least with regard to the accretion of duplicated DNA fragments, are "punctuated" by relatively brief episodes [Biology News Net]
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Dormant for 2,000 Years, an Ancient Seed Sprouts. Alex Chadwick talks with Ira Flatow, host of NPR's Talk of the Nation Science Friday, about a 2,000-year-old date seed that has recently begun to sprout in the Middle East. Israeli scientists excavated the seeds from an ancient storeroom found during an archeological dig. [NPR Topics: Health & Science]
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Evolution no longer parenthetical in Alaska. June 16, 2005: On June 11, 2005, the Anchorage Daily News reported that the treatment of evolution in Alaska's state science standards had been strengthened at the last moment by the Alaska State Board of Education. On June 10, the Board voted 9-0 to include the standard,

"A student should ... develop an understanding of how science ex ... [National Center for Science Education]
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AAUP issues statement on teaching evolution. June 17, 2005: In a press release issued on June 17, 2005, the American Association of University Professors announced that at its June 11, 2005, meeting, it adopted a statement in support of teaching evolution. The statement reads, in its entirety: The theory of evolution is all but ... [National Center for Science Education]
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Antievolution legislation in South Carolina again. June 17, 2005: On June 1, 2005, a bill modeled on the so-called Santorum language stripped from the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 was introduced in the South Carolina Senate and referred to the senate's Committee on Education. If enacted, S. 909 would require that: ... [National Center for Science Education]
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500 million years of errors: Brachiopod shells record shadow of arms race in ancient oceans. Hole drilled in the shell of a brachiopod. Photo courtesy Daniel Miller (University of Michigan).A study of fossils from the Paleozoic Era, collected across the world, reveals that ancient brachiopods were little bothered by predators. However, the rare predation traces left on brachiopod shells by unknown assailants coupled with a [Biology News Net]
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Ancient glass-making site found in Egypt. Ancient glass-making site found in Egypt. 17/06/2005. ABC News Online News Home Top Stories Just In World Australia/Local Business Politics Weather Sport Health Arts Sci-Tech Environment Rural Programs Back. [Archaeology - Topix.net]
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