Comments on: Carrying Ancient History In The Gut http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2007/09/27/carrying-ancient-history-in-the-gut/ Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:13:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: greg groff http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2007/09/27/carrying-ancient-history-in-the-gut/#comment-5970 greg groff Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:19:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2007/09/27/carrying-ancient-history-in-the-gut/#comment-5970 very interesting i in the camp of the may have developed early but also can change there make up rather quickly compared to higher organisums as needed this i belive is why they have these blank spots or empty areas in there stuctures so they may use it like a fresh peice of drawing paper to aclimate to new surroundings. why guesss at the future and be wrong when you can have a broad base with more possiblities then a limted blueprint to work with survival is a very strong driving force for all life. are bodies don`t change fast but are minds do so very rapidly and with some very perverse out comes to get what we want. very interesting
i in the camp of the may have developed early but also can change there make up rather quickly compared to higher organisums as needed this i belive is why they have these blank spots or empty areas in there stuctures so they may use it like a fresh peice of drawing paper to aclimate to new surroundings. why guesss at the future and be wrong when you can have a broad base with more possiblities then a limted blueprint to work with
survival is a very strong driving force for all life.
are bodies don`t change fast but are minds do so very rapidly and with some very perverse out comes to get what we want.

]]> By: Bob Phillips http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2007/09/27/carrying-ancient-history-in-the-gut/#comment-5969 Bob Phillips Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:44:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2007/09/27/carrying-ancient-history-in-the-gut/#comment-5969 In September of this year I was subjected to a bout of Giardia infection. It was horrible. At the same time I came down with C. diff. It was determined that both were a result of something from the Maryland State Fair. I did find some humor in it when I was finally cured. So I wrote a post for my Blog. Thank you. In September of this year I was subjected to a bout of Giardia infection. It was horrible. At the same time I came down with C. diff. It was determined that both were a result of something from the Maryland State Fair.

I did find some humor in it when I was finally cured. So I wrote a post for my Blog.

Thank you.

]]> By: Your Yeasty Network | The Loom | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2007/09/27/carrying-ancient-history-in-the-gut/#comment-5968 Your Yeasty Network | The Loom | Discover Magazine Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:35:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2007/09/27/carrying-ancient-history-in-the-gut/#comment-5968 [...] study joins a growing list of cases in which scientists are discovering the simple history of our complicated biology. I just [...] [...] study joins a growing list of cases in which scientists are discovering the simple history of our complicated biology. I just [...]

]]> By: David Marjanović http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2007/09/27/carrying-ancient-history-in-the-gut/#comment-5967 David Marjanović Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:33:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2007/09/27/carrying-ancient-history-in-the-gut/#comment-5967 <blockquote>But most recent studies of the eukaryote tree find those five branches all seem to burst from the tree's base all at once.</blockquote> That's only what it looks like on most depictions. We have next to no idea where the base is. We can't root the tree because the closest known relative, Archaea as a whole, is so far away. Something like 5 suggestions exist in the recent literature...

But most recent studies of the eukaryote tree find those five branches all seem to burst from the tree’s base all at once.

That’s only what it looks like on most depictions. We have next to no idea where the base is. We can’t root the tree because the closest known relative, Archaea as a whole, is so far away. Something like 5 suggestions exist in the recent literature…

]]> By: Torbj http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2007/09/27/carrying-ancient-history-in-the-gut/#comment-5966 Torbj Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:24:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2007/09/27/carrying-ancient-history-in-the-gut/#comment-5966 Oops. <a href="http://genomicron.blogspot.com/2007/07/junk-and-genomes-in-scientist.html" rel="nofollow">evolutionary biologist TR Gregory of <i>Genomicron</i> describes "primitive"</a>. Oops. evolutionary biologist TR Gregory of Genomicron describes “primitive”.

]]> By: Torbj http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2007/09/27/carrying-ancient-history-in-the-gut/#comment-5965 Torbj Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:22:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2007/09/27/carrying-ancient-history-in-the-gut/#comment-5965 Ah, this post made much more sense than the press release. <blockquote> The deepest branches might be more primitive than newer ones, not having acquired the full eukaryote package of traits. </blockquote> Okay, the current use of "primitive" seems fraught with danger as the "ladder" idea of species seems to prevail in public. The neutral idea should as I understand it indicate a more ancestral like organism. evolutionary biologist TR Gregory of <i>Genomicron</i> describes it as: <blockquote> "Primitive" does not mean "less complex" or "less advanced", it means "more like the last common ancestor of the groups being compared". </blockquote> That is perhaps equivalent with "deepest branches". On the other hand, and a bit confusingly referenced to, these branches may have already acquired "the full eukaryote package". The sentence refers to a specific hypotheses among the possible ones, I think. Ah, this post made much more sense than the press release.

The deepest branches might be more primitive than newer ones, not having acquired the full eukaryote package of traits.

Okay, the current use of “primitive” seems fraught with danger as the “ladder” idea of species seems to prevail in public. The neutral idea should as I understand it indicate a more ancestral like organism. evolutionary biologist TR Gregory of Genomicron describes it as:

“Primitive” does not mean “less complex” or “less advanced”, it means “more like the last common ancestor of the groups being compared”.

That is perhaps equivalent with “deepest branches”.

On the other hand, and a bit confusingly referenced to, these branches may have already acquired “the full eukaryote package”. The sentence refers to a specific hypotheses among the possible ones, I think.

]]> By: King Aardvark http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2007/09/27/carrying-ancient-history-in-the-gut/#comment-5964 King Aardvark Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:25:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2007/09/27/carrying-ancient-history-in-the-gut/#comment-5964 Do you know what happens if you remove one of the two nuclei? Is the organism able to survive ok or are both required for some reason? Do you know what happens if you remove one of the two nuclei? Is the organism able to survive ok or are both required for some reason?

]]> By: David Bradley http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2007/09/27/carrying-ancient-history-in-the-gut/#comment-5963 David Bradley Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:48:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2007/09/27/carrying-ancient-history-in-the-gut/#comment-5963 Don't talk to me about Giardia! Our new puppy came down with a dose of that within a few weeks of our getting her, then when the drugs seemed to have worked killing off that pest, she got a Campylobacter infection, and while we were treating her for that the Giardia came back. Thank goodness for pet insurance. Dave B PS She's fine now, by the way... Don’t talk to me about Giardia! Our new puppy came down with a dose of that within a few weeks of our getting her, then when the drugs seemed to have worked killing off that pest, she got a Campylobacter infection, and while we were treating her for that the Giardia came back. Thank goodness for pet insurance.

Dave B

PS She’s fine now, by the way…

]]> By: inaki http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2007/09/27/carrying-ancient-history-in-the-gut/#comment-5962 inaki Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:37:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2007/09/27/carrying-ancient-history-in-the-gut/#comment-5962 Nice writing. The root of the eukaryotic tree is indeed a fascinating story and Giardia perfectly exemplifies the difficulties of scientist on determining it. Congratulations on you blog! Nice writing. The root of the eukaryotic tree is indeed a fascinating story and Giardia perfectly exemplifies the difficulties of scientist on determining it.
Congratulations on you blog!

]]> By: David B. Benson http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2007/09/27/carrying-ancient-history-in-the-gut/#comment-5961 David B. Benson Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:40:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2007/09/27/carrying-ancient-history-in-the-gut/#comment-5961 The one time I contracted <i>Gardia</i> was when I made the mistake of drinking the water in the high Rockies. Seems that sheep graze there, unbeknownst to me. The doctor treated me as soon a symptoms appeared. 'Cured" it. That was in 1976. However, I had a reoccurance about 2 years ago. The only suspect was mistakenly drinking some tap water which had sat in a plastic drinking bottle for many, many months. I'd say those nasty little critters are highly evolved... The one time I contracted Gardia was when I made the mistake of drinking the water in the high Rockies. Seems that sheep graze there, unbeknownst to me.

The doctor treated me as soon a symptoms appeared. ‘Cured” it. That was in 1976.

However, I had a reoccurance about 2 years ago. The only suspect was mistakenly drinking some tap water which had sat in a plastic drinking bottle for many, many months.

I’d say those nasty little critters are highly evolved…

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