Comments on: Google Earth for The Tree of Life http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/02/09/google-earth-for-the-tree-of-life/ Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:13:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Genetic Google « Strider’s Web Info http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/02/09/google-earth-for-the-tree-of-life/#comment-9837 Genetic Google « Strider’s Web Info Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:26:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/02/09/google-earth-for-the-tree-of-life/#comment-9837 [...] out of it, according to this NY Times story. The Daily Galaxy also mentioned the article, as did Discover Magazine and quite a few others. This is one field where the data and evidence is overwhelming, in the [...] [...] out of it, according to this NY Times story. The Daily Galaxy also mentioned the article, as did Discover Magazine and quite a few others. This is one field where the data and evidence is overwhelming, in the [...]

]]> By: Feelin’ small at Tête-à-Tête-Tête http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/02/09/google-earth-for-the-tree-of-life/#comment-9836 Feelin’ small at Tête-à-Tête-Tête Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:29:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/02/09/google-earth-for-the-tree-of-life/#comment-9836 [...] hat tip for this image goes to Carl Zimmer at The Loom, posting about Google Earth as an analogy in his new article that discusses how phylogenies between [...] [...] hat tip for this image goes to Carl Zimmer at The Loom, posting about Google Earth as an analogy in his new article that discusses how phylogenies between [...]

]]> By: Mel http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/02/09/google-earth-for-the-tree-of-life/#comment-9835 Mel Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:23:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/02/09/google-earth-for-the-tree-of-life/#comment-9835 There is the further complication that the definition of a species in the prokaryotic world is even more contentious than it is for the eukaryotic world, plus the fact that there has really been so little exploration of the extent of the diversity in the prokaryotic world. We have been very limited due to technology and technique in the past, and have only recently begun to realize just how much diversity there is in those two other domains. As a consequence, just how much we can tree out with confidence is much more limited than it is in the Eukaryotic domain. There is the further complication that the definition of a species in the prokaryotic world is even more contentious than it is for the eukaryotic world, plus the fact that there has really been so little exploration of the extent of the diversity in the prokaryotic world. We have been very limited due to technology and technique in the past, and have only recently begun to realize just how much diversity there is in those two other domains. As a consequence, just how much we can tree out with confidence is much more limited than it is in the Eukaryotic domain.

]]> By: Anurag Sethi http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/02/09/google-earth-for-the-tree-of-life/#comment-9834 Anurag Sethi Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:17:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/02/09/google-earth-for-the-tree-of-life/#comment-9834 @Duggie: Actually, I believe that the most diversity occurs in the bacterial and archaeal branches of life. The Hillis lab has just shown the tree of life with very few bacterial/archaeal species. It is because of our eukaryotic centric view of life - diversity one recognizes is that which can be seen on a day to day life and also because we human beings are eukaryotic. @Duggie: Actually, I believe that the most diversity occurs in the bacterial and archaeal branches of life. The Hillis lab has just shown the tree of life with very few bacterial/archaeal species. It is because of our eukaryotic centric view of life – diversity one recognizes is that which can be seen on a day to day life and also because we human beings are eukaryotic.

]]> By: Keith Clarke http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/02/09/google-earth-for-the-tree-of-life/#comment-9833 Keith Clarke Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:46:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/02/09/google-earth-for-the-tree-of-life/#comment-9833 That's a nice tree. I also really like the hyperbolic trees as used at the <a href="http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/Jepson_conifers.html" rel="nofollow">Jepson Herbarium</a>. That’s a nice tree. I also really like the hyperbolic trees as used at the Jepson Herbarium.

]]> By: Duggie http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/02/09/google-earth-for-the-tree-of-life/#comment-9832 Duggie Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:27:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/02/09/google-earth-for-the-tree-of-life/#comment-9832 I never realised that bacteria were so unimportant, thanks for clearing that up google. I never realised that bacteria were so unimportant, thanks for clearing that up google.

]]> By: Richard http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/02/09/google-earth-for-the-tree-of-life/#comment-9831 Richard Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:16:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/02/09/google-earth-for-the-tree-of-life/#comment-9831 That is one of the most stunning charts of the 'Tree of Life' that I've ever seen. I don't know the details of every single branch, but it seems to be democratic, in that everyone is treated equally. My little tiny human, 'Masters of the Universe' branch hardly shows at all. That is one of the most stunning charts of the ‘Tree of Life’ that I’ve ever seen. I don’t know the details of every single branch, but it seems to be democratic, in that everyone is treated equally.

My little tiny human, ‘Masters of the Universe’ branch hardly shows at all.

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