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A review of The Ancestor’s Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution, by Richard Dawkins
By James Brookfield, February 24, 2006
The Ancestor’s Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution,by Richard Dawkins, Mariner Books, 2005, $16, ISBN 0-618-61916-X (paperback)
Darwin: An exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History
By Walter Gilberti, February 15, 2006
Exhibition runs until May 29, 2006. AMNH, located at Central Park West at 79th Street in Manhattan, is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
New version of Google Desktop threatens user privacy
By Mike Ingram, February 14, 2006
The announcement last week of a new version of the popular Desktop utility from Google has provoked criticism from privacy groups and stern warnings to users from the digital rights advocate, the Elec...
Google’s China censorship sets dangerous precedent
By Mike Ingram, February 7, 2006
Google’s decision to abide by Chinese censors in the launch of its new google.cn search service is a blow against democratic rights and free speech that sets a dangerous precedent both in China ...
British scientist challenges pharmaceutical company over research paper
By Chris Talbot, January 28, 2006
A British scientist, Dr. Aubrey Blumsohn, has criticised a major pharmaceutical company’s “unethical behaviour” for putting forward a research paper in his name without giving him pr...
University of Michigan evolutionary theme semester
Geneticist Svante Pääbo speaks on chimpanzee genome
By Daniel Douglass, January 18, 2006
In the latest of several major advances in the field of biology and genetics, Svante Pääbo and his fellow researchers in Germany have performed a comparative analysis of the chimpanzee and human gen...
US secures continued control of Internet naming system
By Mike Ingram, November 23, 2005
A last-minute agreement reached November 15 on the eve of the UN-sponsored World Summit on the Information Society left control of the Internet’s naming system in the hands of the United States,...
Order broadens surveillance of Internet users
By Mike Ingram, October 26, 2005
In a serious attack on democratic rights, the US government has greatly increased the scope of legislation introduced in 1994, regarding the electronic monitoring of telecommunications providers.
Microsoft and RealNetworks settle antitrust case
By Mike Ingram, October 14, 2005
Microsoft and RealNetworks announced October 11 a settlement to their antitrust case and the creation of a new partnership worth $761 million to RealNetworks.
Microsoft anti-phishing software raises Internet privacy concerns
By Mike Ingram, September 17, 2005
A phishing filter developed by Microsoft and to be included in the next release of the Windows operating system has raised concern amongst privacy advocates.
A scientific milestone: mapping of rice genome
By Frank Gaglioti, September 13, 2005
The publication of the near complete map of the rice genome in the August 11 issue of Nature will enhance the ability of agricultural science to produce new crop strains that not only increase product...
An extraordinary feat: NASA probe sent plunging into comet
By Frank Gaglioti, August 8, 2005
In earlier centuries, the rare arrival of a comet in the heavens was often seen as a portent of doom. Now scientists are able to undertake scientific expeditions to determine the make-up, chemical and...
