Abstract Variations in the sequence of mitochondrial DNA can be used to identify human lineages and mark human migration patterns.  In 1987, mtDNA samples from 147 women were compared and […]

  Photo: NASA Abstract: The Universe began in a hot and dense state. After ten minutes or so, the elements had formed, and for the next few hundred thousand years […]

Elon Musk: Man With a Purpose We asked Science Circle students what topics they would like to hear and Elon Musk was one request. Well, I was curious also, so […]

Elon Musk: Man With a Purpose We asked Science Circle students what topics they would like to hear and Elon Musk was one request. Well, I was curious also, so this coming Saturday your request is granted! Elon Musk is one of the richest and most powerful men in the world. Who is he and […]

Photo Wikipedia "Updating Darwinian Evolution Part I: Insights from Genes and Genomes" Darwin's Theory of Evolution was a landmark event in science, providing an explanation for the origin of the diverse lifeforms on the Earth. Notably, it was largely a construct of deduction from observations. In the over 150 years of the existence of this […]

  Abstract: Organic chemistry tends to follow certain rules. Starting in the 1950’s, we began to find ways that transition metals (e.g. chromium, iron, nickel, rhodium, gold and many others) could bend the rules of classic organic chemistry and facilitate chemical transformations which would otherwise be onerous. One example of the utility of transition metals […]

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