By: Jim Virkler; ©2014 Dealing with each of the three topics in this post title with any degree of thoroughness could be an exercise in futility. Each topic, however, has…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 The concept of soulishness in animals other than humans has become a source of personal study and fascination. In several posts during the past few years,…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Our unusual title is suggested by the treasured black walnut tree in our northwest Illinois front yard. Over the years this tree has provided our family…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Our reference to the flow of genetic information is summarized by the famous biological flowchart DNAà RNA à Proteins. This representation is the essence of truth…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Biology textbooks summarize the flow of genetic information as follows: DNAà RNAà Protein. Our two previous posts dealt with the first two elements of this basic…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Many of man’s construction strategies originate from our knowledge of what takes place in the nucleus of living cells. The human DNA molecule, present in virtually…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 The current blitz of 17-year cicada publicity brings to mind the desire of journalists to explain and justify their stories. What research did they access? What…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 The tall trees on the stately lawn of my grandparents’ farmstead supplied unmatched opportunities for children to collect spent “dog day” cicada shells. This common cicada…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Recently my treasured wristwatch disappeared. It belonged to my father who passed to eternal life in 1999. I had claimed this watch as my own and…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Discovery Channel has broadcast the first of its newest nature blockbusters. North America highlights 110 different North American species with startling HD photography. Three years in…
