by Captain Skellett | Apr 8, 2011 | Recent Research, Sex and Reproduction
When Brian Foy returned home to America from a field trip in Senegal, Africa, he didn’t know he was infected with the mosquito spread Zika virus. But just a few days later he was sick with extreme fatigue and joint pain, and so was his wife Chilson. A new study...
by Captain Skellett | Jun 22, 2009 | How Things Work
Following on from the theme of biological errors and the noise of life, I thought I’d talk about sickle cell anemia, quite a common ailment inherited Mendelian fashion through recessive genes. If you’re new (very new) to genetics, then check out a picture...
