Comments on: Our closest relatives – a visual tour of the primates http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/03/17/our-closest-relatives-a-visual-tour-of-the-primates/ Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:00:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Simone http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/03/17/our-closest-relatives-a-visual-tour-of-the-primates/#comment-11048 Simone Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:17:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=4076#comment-11048 Brilliant Stuff Brilliant Stuff

]]> By: Stephen http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/03/17/our-closest-relatives-a-visual-tour-of-the-primates/#comment-11047 Stephen Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:39:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=4076#comment-11047 In the 70's, bird DNA was studied by splitting strands and mating them with other species. Heat the result until they come apart. The higher the temperature, the more closely related they are. Some surprises such as vultures are storks, and English house sparrows are finches. In retrospect, one sees similarities in behavior & form. DNA studies are incredibly powerful. But the hybridizations are news to me. Awesome! If you just sample a small portion of DNA, maybe 'DNA test' is overstated and you need to say 'DNA quiz'. In the 70′s, bird DNA was studied by splitting strands and mating them with other species. Heat the result until they come apart. The higher the temperature, the more closely related they are. Some surprises such as vultures are storks, and English house sparrows are finches. In retrospect, one sees similarities in behavior & form. DNA studies are incredibly powerful. But the hybridizations are news to me. Awesome! If you just sample a small portion of DNA, maybe ‘DNA test’ is overstated and you need to say ‘DNA quiz’.

]]> By: Jonas http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/03/17/our-closest-relatives-a-visual-tour-of-the-primates/#comment-11046 Jonas Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:44:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=4076#comment-11046 "A gland on the inside of their elbows secretes a poison that smells a bit like sweaty socks; the loris licks this gland, which gives it a toxic (and agonising) bite." Sort of proves that evolution sometimes doesn't make any sense, doesn't it :P I'd wonder how the creationists would explain that. Did god find it funny to have Lorises lick their elbows? Are we humans supposed to be jealous because most of us can't lick ours? “A gland on the inside of their elbows secretes a poison that smells a bit like sweaty socks; the loris licks this gland, which gives it a toxic (and agonising) bite.”

Sort of proves that evolution sometimes doesn’t make any sense, doesn’t it :P I’d wonder how the creationists would explain that. Did god find it funny to have Lorises lick their elbows? Are we humans supposed to be jealous because most of us can’t lick ours?

]]> By: Michael Meadon http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/03/17/our-closest-relatives-a-visual-tour-of-the-primates/#comment-11045 Michael Meadon Sat, 19 Mar 2011 07:48:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=4076#comment-11045 Very enjoyable and educational, thanks, Ed. Very enjoyable and educational, thanks, Ed.

]]> By: kumasama http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/03/17/our-closest-relatives-a-visual-tour-of-the-primates/#comment-11044 kumasama Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:36:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=4076#comment-11044 There's a mistake in your DOI link. It should be dx.doi.org, not dx.doi/org. There’s a mistake in your DOI link. It should be dx.doi.org, not dx.doi/org.

]]> By: Alex Samaras http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/03/17/our-closest-relatives-a-visual-tour-of-the-primates/#comment-11043 Alex Samaras Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:08:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=4076#comment-11043 Small nitpick, but your DOI link is incorrectly formatted. It links to dx.doi/org , which should be dx.doi.org . Notice the dot vs the slash. Anyway, thanks for the heads up. Looking forward to reading the paper. :) Small nitpick, but your DOI link is incorrectly formatted. It links to dx.doi/org , which should be dx.doi.org . Notice the dot vs the slash.

Anyway, thanks for the heads up. Looking forward to reading the paper. :)

]]> By: Ed Yong http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/03/17/our-closest-relatives-a-visual-tour-of-the-primates/#comment-11042 Ed Yong Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:50:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=4076#comment-11042 The tree is in the paper, which is open access. When you see it, you'll understand why I didn't bother turning it into one of the images in the slide! The tree is in the paper, which is open access. When you see it, you’ll understand why I didn’t bother turning it into one of the images in the slide!

]]> By: Blackbird http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/03/17/our-closest-relatives-a-visual-tour-of-the-primates/#comment-11041 Blackbird Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:16:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=4076#comment-11041 Great idea! and fantastic show, I can't wait to see the actual tree... Great idea! and fantastic show, I can’t wait to see the actual tree…

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