James Lyons-Weiler, IPAK & IPAK-EDU I love science because we never stop learning. I’m teaching the full-semester course Biology of Immunology online next semester at
Category: Evolution
Ebola Two Years On: Mistakes We Must Not Repeat
WHEN THOMAS ERIC DUNCAN landed in the US and brought Ebola to Texas, infecting two nurses, one of whom was given then green light to
An Epiphanic Epitaph for the Coming New Reality of Science
Science sits on a threshold of a new reality, and while not begging special knowledge, the majority of scientists have seen it coming but only
The Evolutionary Arms Race Theory of Autoimmune and Pathogen-Derived Disease
WHEN EVOLUTIONARY EXPLANATIONS are invoked to explain the existence or persistence of specific traits, the normative causal reasoning invokes a benefit to the individuals carrying
Ebola Evolving: It’s Not the Rate of Evolution, It’s the Substitutions
A NUMBER OF STUDIES have reported results from the analysis of the genomic sequences of Ebola, acquired from patients in the 2014-2015 outbreak/epidemic. The authors suggest
Faith, Fear, Reason, Science, Belief, Dogma and Infectious Disease Policies on Ebola
The stench of the decaying bodies is no substitute for scientific knowledge.