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 'coyne'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:32:28 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2299141&cid=t_232938_136_f&fid=36070&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnetwork.nature.com%2Fpeople%2Fbasanta%2Fblog%2F2009%2F03%2F27%2Fjerry-coyne-and-evolution Following a friend’s advise (thanks Simon!), for my trip to a meeting organised at Cold Spring Harbor I brought and started reading Jerry Coyne’s book Why evolution is true. The book is interesting and makes an enjoyable read (unless you are a creationist, that is). The first chapter summarises the modern view on evolution. According to Coyne it all boils down to the following statement: Life on Earth evolved gradually beginning with one primitive species – perhaps a self replicating molecule – that lived more than 3.5 billion years ago; it then branched out over time, throwing off many new and diverse species; and the mechanism for most (but not all) of evolutionary change is natural selection. Coyne’s six main components of evolution are : evolution, gradua... Cancerevo: Evolution and cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2299141 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:35:09 +0100 2299141 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2182389&cid=t_232938_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2Fwhy-isnt-this-just-aid-in-dying-too.html A Canadian man is under arrest for assisted suicide in the death of his wife. She had no apparent illness. The couple were apparently suffering from very hard economic times, but precise details are not yet known. From the story:A 46-year-old Waterloo, Ont., man is scheduled to appear in provincial court Tuesday to face an assisted suicide charge after police found the body of his wife in a Thunder Bay motel Friday.Peter Bernard Fonteece has also been charged with criminal negligence causing death after his wife Yanisa Fonteece, 38, was found dead in a room at the motel shortly after 6 a.m. Peter Fonteece called 911, police said. Thunder Bay police released the name of the couple after it failed to locate Yanisa Fonteece's next of kin. The couple was unemployed and travelling west, possibl... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2182389 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:17:00 +0100 2182389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1779337&cid=t_232938_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F09%2F08%2Flet-elizabeth-in%2F ITEM:  Greens can’t participate in leaders’ debates, networks rule - Defiant May won’t rule out legal challenge  Here’s the story from cbc.ca and there’ll be no shortage of reactions 1 I’m so angry I can’t describe it. While I can understand Stephen Harper’s objections - everything from arrogance to misogyny - Jack Layton’s are more selfish but [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1779337 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:41:07 +0100 1779337 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1775609&cid=t_232938_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F09%2F08%2Flet-elizabeth-in%2F ITEM:  Greens can’t participate in leaders’ debates, networks rule - Defiant May won’t rule out legal challenge  Here’s the story from cbc.ca and there’ll be no shortage of reactions 1 I’m so angry I can’t describe it. While I can understand Stephen Harper’s objections - everything from arrogance to misogyny - Jack Layton’s are more selfish but [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1775609 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:45:09 +0100 1775609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1442693&cid=t_232938_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F05%2Fwords-to-ponder-about-culture-of-death.html Recent events have me recalling the best and most succinct description of why we are slowly succumbing to the culture of death. They are from Canadian journalist and commentator, Andrew Coyne, who, reacting to the widespread public support for Robert Latimer, who murdered his daughter Traci because she had cerebral palsy, wrote:A society that believes in nothing can offer no argument even against death. A culture that has lost its faith in life cannot comprehend why it should be endured.(Andrew Coyne, "The Slippery Slope That Leads to Death," Globe and Mail, November 21, 1994.)Yes, I am in a bad mood. (Source: Secondhand Smoke) Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1442693 Wed, 14 May 2008 20:40:00 +0100 1442693