MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'carl zimmer'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:58:29 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803203&cid=t_104788_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fyou-are-more-virus-than-human.html – Viruses have been a part of our lives for so long, in fact, that we are actually part virus: the human genome contains more DNA from viruses than our own genes. Meanwhile, scientists are discovering viruses everywhere they look: in the soil, in the ocean, even in deep caves miles underground. A Planet of Viruses by Carl Zimmer, out now. Selected from the latest science stories to hit DB’s virtual desktop @sciencebase. Related Posts:Turkish H5N1Bird Flu Between PeopleCoughing and splutteringBird Flu TestPox Virus Undressed to Make its EntryYou are more virus than human is a post from: Sciencebase Science Blog (Source: Sciencebase Science Blog) Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803203 Mon, 09 May 2011 15:17:36 +0100 4803203 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420679&cid=t_104788_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgnxp%2F%7E3%2FBfjUETUdeok%2F Compliments back at you Ms. Kirshenbaum. Short time no see! Now let’s get the party started. I’ll let Carl go first, since he’s a wild-man. (Source: Gene Expression) Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420679 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:35:59 +0100 3420679 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2085103&cid=t_104788_88_f&fid=38203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprecordialthump.medbrains.net%2F2009%2F01%2F06%2Fso-much-for-true-love%2F In the world of tropical medicine and parasitology “true love” is best exemplified by the eternal spooning embrace between male and female schistosomes (blood flukes). Or maybe not… According to Carl Zimmer, Even Blood Flukes Get Divorced. (Source: AEQUANIMITAS) AEQUANIMITAS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2085103 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:19:56 +0100 2085103 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486421&cid=t_104788_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F102813755%2F Science writer Carl Zimmer of The Loom has done the count and arrived at 18,308 genes in the human genome. The pie shows that we’re now down to just 18,308 genes. That’s over 8,000 genes fewer than six years ago. Many sequences that once looked like full-fledged genes, capable of generating a protein, now don’t make the grade. Some genes turned out to be pseudogenes–vestiges of genes that once worked but have been since wrecked by mutations. In other cases, DNA segments that appeared to be parts of separate genes have turned out to be part of the same gene. At this rate, we won’t be much better than fruit flies as the gene count continues to be refined. Carl’s organism of choice, E. coli, stands at 3200 genes on one chromosome. Tags: carl zimmer, genet... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486421 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:35:33 +0100 486421