Comments on: James F. Crow, 1916-2012 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/01/james-f-crow-1916-2012/ Human evolution, genetics, genomics and their interstices Sat, 26 May 2012 03:28:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kiwiguy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/01/james-f-crow-1916-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-116411 Kiwiguy Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:22:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=15263#comment-116411 ***Both men stayed really sharp too.*** Indeed, here Steve Hsu discusses a 2010 paper by Crow. http://infoproc.blogspot.com/2011/08/epistasis-vs-additivity.html ***Both men stayed really sharp too.***

Indeed, here Steve Hsu discusses a 2010 paper by Crow.

http://infoproc.blogspot.com/2011/08/epistasis-vs-additivity.html

]]> By: rich lawler http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/01/james-f-crow-1916-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-115237 rich lawler Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:41:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=15263#comment-115237 R.I.P. A great geneticist and a great thinker. He will be missed. R.I.P. A great geneticist and a great thinker. He will be missed.

]]> By: Amit http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/01/james-f-crow-1916-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-115187 Amit Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:02:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=15263#comment-115187 Back in 2005 I was flying out of the Milwaukee airport and I saw this older gentleman who I thought might be James Crow. (In a happy coincidence, days before I had seen a picture of him in a textbook or blog post, I can't remember) When the plane landed and I was in baggage claim, I somehow gathered the courage to walk up to him ask if indeed he was James F. Crow. He smiled and said yes he was, and I briefly introduced myself. I always enjoyed his Perspectives pieces in the journal Genetics, but always regretted not have been able to seen him give a talk. Back in 2005 I was flying out of the Milwaukee airport and I saw this older gentleman who I thought might be James Crow. (In a happy coincidence, days before I had seen a picture of him in a textbook or blog post, I can’t remember) When the plane landed and I was in baggage claim, I somehow gathered the courage to walk up to him ask if indeed he was James F. Crow. He smiled and said yes he was, and I briefly introduced myself. I always enjoyed his Perspectives pieces in the journal Genetics, but always regretted not have been able to seen him give a talk.

]]> By: JGB http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/01/james-f-crow-1916-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-115121 JGB Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:14:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=15263#comment-115121 I did get the chance to meet him as an undergrad about a decade ago. I'd describe him as Grandfatherly in all the best ways. Unfortunately, at that time I was not familiar with his contributions, so I did not make the best use of my chance to meet him. I did get the chance to meet him as an undergrad about a decade ago. I’d describe him as Grandfatherly in all the best ways. Unfortunately, at that time I was not familiar with his contributions, so I did not make the best use of my chance to meet him.

]]> By: Jason Malloy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/01/james-f-crow-1916-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-115120 Jason Malloy Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:03:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=15263#comment-115120 He didn't quite make the elusive Centenary Club like Ernst Mayr, but 96 is an impressive run (Sewall Wright almost made it as well, reaching his 99th birthday). Both men stayed really sharp too. The previous 10 years has seen the last of the Grand Old Men of evolution. He didn’t quite make the elusive Centenary Club like Ernst Mayr, but 96 is an impressive run (Sewall Wright almost made it as well, reaching his 99th birthday). Both men stayed really sharp too. The previous 10 years has seen the last of the Grand Old Men of evolution.

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