tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9377933.post4606952148766799227..comments2023-11-05T03:48:31.411-05:00Comments on James Maxey - Jawbone of an Ass: We Shall All be HealedJames Maxeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927848864775293278noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9377933.post-85656107127846083762009-07-01T21:03:02.752-04:002009-07-01T21:03:02.752-04:00Ras, thanks for the link to the article. It's...Ras, thanks for the link to the article. It's interesting that the RNA fragments were discovered in the course of looking for a gene they were positive existed, and not finding it. This is the real strength of science: We really learn things when reality fails to conform to our theories. It points they way to the truth. Failure is the first step toward knowledge.James Maxeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927848864775293278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9377933.post-39102024155389747892009-07-01T11:04:33.841-04:002009-07-01T11:04:33.841-04:00I came across a rather interesting article on the ...I came across a rather interesting article on the cancer research effort <a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/High-Hopes-for-a-New-Kind-of-Gene.html" rel="nofollow">at Smithsonian.com</a>.<br /><br />To an uninformed layman like myself, it seemed to describe exciting breakthroughs at the frontiers of research, although perhaps to those closer to the front, it may not seem as rastronomicalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16475251545087211066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9377933.post-58786543263751597442009-06-28T23:02:14.586-04:002009-06-28T23:02:14.586-04:00Loren, I've never heard of them until now, but...Loren, I've never heard of them until now, but I'll be sure to check them out. They sound like the sort of stuff I enjoy.James Maxeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927848864775293278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9377933.post-58508498264517505862009-06-28T18:16:12.577-04:002009-06-28T18:16:12.577-04:00Since you mentioned the Mountain Goats, I wonder i...Since you mentioned the Mountain Goats, I wonder if you'd like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlFP2CBOhDs&feature=related" rel="nofollow">16 Horsepower</a>. They combine a sort of <i>avant-garde</i> folk with apocalyptic biblical imagery. Fascinating stuff.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.com