<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="2.0"><channel><title>JoeUser Forums » RSS Feed » Biology Posts</title><link>https://feeds.feedburner.com/Stardock/JoeUser/forum/310</link><copyright>© 2006 - 2026 Stardock Corporation. All rights reserved.</copyright><description>Recent Posts In Biology</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 2:55:45 PM -0400</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 2:55:45 PM -0400</lastBuildDate><docs>http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html</docs><generator>Stardock Rss Generator v1.0</generator><managingEditor>info@stardock.com</managingEditor><webMaster>kwilas@stardock.com</webMaster><item><author>Phil Osborn</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/386892</comments><description><![CDATA[I kept forgetting to write this blog - for years, in fact.&nbsp; I came up with the basic theory in the early '80's and assumed that some paleontologist or evolutionary theorist would derive it independently, or someone would shoot it down.&nbsp; So far as I know, neither has happened and more evidence in its favor is accumulating, while I, in turn, have become incrementally more knowledgeable, as well.&nbsp; So, before I lose it to Alzheimer's or a stroke, etc., I figured I better get this in p...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/386892</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/386892</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 1:11:24 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2010-07-12T13:11:24-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Why the Dinosaurs Died</title></item><item><author>Draginol</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/362928</comments><description><![CDATA[I’m on the plane on my way to Seattle so i don’t have the book in front of me but I’m reading an interesting book by the same author of the Singularity who outlines his belief that if we can live until around 2024 that we’ll enter an age where dying becomes very rare.    His position is that between now and 2024 we’ll reach a level of biotechnology where the big killers – cancer and heart disease will be well on their way out thanks to our exponentially increasing understanding of our living s...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/362928</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/362928</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 9:47:05 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-09-09T21:47:05-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>So do you want to live forever? Maybe you can apparently</title></item><item><author>Draginol</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/362964</comments><description><![CDATA[For years I thought I understood what causes heart attacks. The arteries narrow due to cholesterol build up and such until they get so blocked that eventually a blood clot gets stuck and voila.    While that does happen, apparently in most cases apparently it’s inflammation that does us in.&#160; Specifically, cholesterol and such coat the arteries which then get covered by the body’s natural defense. Eventually, this will swell a bit and burst, releasing a substance that causes the blockage r...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/362964</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/362964</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 9:13:59 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-09-09T21:13:59-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>So this is how heart attacks happen?</title></item><item><author>Leauki</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/352125</comments><description><![CDATA[In a reply to an article about fake evolution linked to above...  &nbsp;  I think the "question" should not be "Why is evolution so important to some people?" because that is easily answered. ("It's science.")  The question should be "Why is fake evolution so important to some people?" whith "fake evolution" being whatever lie Creationists can tell about what evolution is.  Is it really so difficult for people "critical" of evolution at least to write an article about the subject that do...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/352125</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/352125</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 3:20:52 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-06-19T15:20:52-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Why is fake evolution so important to some people?</title></item><item><author>EventHorizon</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/352453</comments><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As there seems to be an ongoing debate on Joeuser about evolution, I've decided to write a little article which clears up a few common mistakes, and answers a few objections against it.  &nbsp;    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1   .    What is Evolution?    Evolution is a scientific theory which accounts for the diversity and change in populations of organisms over time. Or, in the words of noted Evolutionary Biologist Dr. Douglas Futuyma:      "Biological evolution i...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/352453</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/352453</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 9:52:46 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-05-19T09:52:46-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Reversing the Mutations</title></item><item><author>Leauki</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/351847</comments><description><![CDATA[ Evolution is not about and has nothing to do with:    1. Theism or atheism.    2. The origin of the universe.    3. The origin of life.    4. One species turning into another.*     5. Christianity.    6. Religion.    7. Politics.    8. Abortion.**    9. Morality and ethics.**    10. Eugenics .***   11."Micro-evolution" and "macro-evolution".****   Any article mentioning any of those as having anything to do with evolution is not about evolution.  &nbsp;  *Species br...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/351847</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/351847</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 2:25:15 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-05-18T14:25:15-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>What Evolution Is And Isn't</title></item><item><author>Leauki</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/334809</comments><description><![CDATA[According to the theory of evolution one species does not turn into another species. How one species can evolve into two species without ever crossing a "species border" is apparently more difficult to understand than I thought.  When I first learned about the theory of evolution, understanding how different species evolve was no problem for me. I didn't know it was difficult for others. It is.  If you don't understand evolution (for example, if you believe that evolution is about one specie...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/334809</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/334809</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 9:29:30 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-03-30T09:29:30-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Creationism and Linguistics</title></item><item><author>Leauki</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/331346</comments><description><![CDATA[May 14 2008 Religion    Theories and Fairy Tales    As was mentioned many times before, the evolution of one species into two can be observed in the lab. I believe they usually use fruitflies.  The theory of evolution says that what works in the lab explains what happened in the real world as well. There is no reason to assume that fruitflies (or any animal) stop reproducing just before two populations stop being compatible enough to interbreed (definition of species).   Read more...  ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/331346</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/331346</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 7:54:23 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-11-28T07:54:23-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Evolution Blog Posts Collection</title></item><item><author>Leauki</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/322411</comments><description><![CDATA[A lot has been made off the so-called controversy between Creationism and biology.  And ever interested in controversy I have decided to give an example of Intelligent Design.  &nbsp;  When I entered the office this morning I noticed a strange construction (I thought), which looked like two rooms with double doors that opened when I pressed a button. The rooms were not immediately obvious to me since the doors failed to open until quite some time after I pressed what looked like the doorbe...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/322411</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/322411</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 8:15:54 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-09-18T08:15:54-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Evidence for Intelligent Design</title></item><item><author>Draginol</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/83545</comments><description><![CDATA[It never ceases to amaze me how blinded some people are by their religion.&nbsp; They seem to be completely unaware of how their religion has biased them taking a more open-minded approach to scientific research.  Let me give you a tale of two theories.   Evolution  is a theory that stipulates a set of principles on how life on earth changes (evolves) over time.&nbsp; It has a great deal of documented evidence to support it.&nbsp; However, because evolution contradicts the bible, many religi...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/83545</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/83545</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 5:04:41 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-06-27T05:04:41-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Evolution vs. Gravity</title></item><item><author>KFC Kickin For Christ</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/312014</comments><description><![CDATA[ I got this from a friend and before posting this I checked it out with a reputable Scientist I know......  and he said....yes this is true.&nbsp; Thought it was interesting and wish I was able to post a picture but since I'm a complete idiot about such things I'll leave it up to....SC where are you?&nbsp;        A couple of days ago I was running (I use that term very loosely) on my treadmill, watching a DVD sermon by Louie Giglio...and I was BLOWN AWAY! I want to share what I learned....but ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/312014</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/312014</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 9:31:25 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-05-15T09:31:25-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>The Glue That Holds Us Together</title></item><item><author>Zoologist03</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/308817</comments><description><![CDATA[Okay, I'm just going to outline a few things that creationists can't seem to grasp about the evolutionary process.  &nbsp;  When they bring up the "lighning striking a mud puddle" argument and the first appearance of life-that's not evolution.&nbsp; It has nothing to do with evolution.&nbsp;Life from nonlife is addressed in theories about  abiogenesis. &nbsp;(Click the link there, read about it.)  Evolution starts with a pre-existing lifeform and seeks to describe how it as a species chang...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/308817</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/308817</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 9:09:25 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-04-18T21:09:25-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Abiogenesis and Astrophysics</title></item><item><author>stubbyfinger</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/303291</comments><description><![CDATA[   This is so cool, the future is looking up.  &nbsp;                  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/303291</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/303291</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 1:03:56 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-03-09T13:03:56-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Forth Generation bio fuels and beyond</title></item><item><author>Zoologist03</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/173744</comments><description><![CDATA[ Found this site:   http://skeptoid.com/  &nbsp;and here's a nice little transcript from it that I came across.&nbsp; This is&nbsp;written/spoken by Brian Dunning.&nbsp; It's good.          &nbsp;       Some creationists may be concerned that some of their standard arguments against evolution sound dismissive or patronizing. This is probably true: in any debate, it's common to frame your opponent's arguments in a weak light. Sometimes this is done deliberately to make evolution sound ridiculou...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/173744</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/173744</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 4:27:03 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-02-21T16:27:03-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Fabulous Bit about Evolution</title></item><item><author>OckhamsRazor</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/174469</comments><description><![CDATA[   Recent genetic research has uncovered that all blue eyed people share a common ancestor, so leave me a note if you have blue eyes.  We're family!   Article on the subject    ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/174469</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/174469</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 1:53:12 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-02-13T13:53:12-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Do You Have Blue Eyes?  Then we're family!</title></item><item><author>SanChonino</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/169122</comments><description><![CDATA[   If there's one thing you need to know about me, I have no patience for stupidity.  In fact, it's one of the most infuriating things I encounter on a regular basis.  Few things will cause me to fly off on someone quicker than their foolishness.  Now, usually in person, I hide this absolute contempt beneath a veneer of niceties; I maintain my cool, and keep from getting out of control.  (If there's one thing I can do better than most anyone, it's keep my cool – just ask Cedarbird, because it ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/169122</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/169122</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 6:34:50 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-12-07T06:34:50-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>The benefits of Eugenics.</title></item><item><author>Zoologist03</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/168183</comments><description><![CDATA[  Nova   : "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial"  Watch it. Total smackdown of creationism/intelligent design with heaps of evidence.&nbsp; It's a beautiful thing when logic prevails.  This special addresses the conflict between evolution and intelligent design/creationism (They're the same thing)&nbsp; in Dover, Pa. and the lawsuit that went along with it:  Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District   Evolution theory holds up again.&nbsp; 150 years and still going strong.    Here's...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/168183</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/168183</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 1:25:58 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-11-28T13:25:58-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Intelligent Design/Creationism is Crap</title></item><item><author>Draginol</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/83536</comments><description><![CDATA[What exactly is evolution? Evolution is a theory. It is not a hypothesis.&nbsp; A theory is a set of scientific principles that is supported by observable facts. A hypothesis, by contrast, is a statement not backed up by facts.&nbsp;   The theory of evolution is as follows:  Fact #1: Random mutations occur in nature.  Fact #2: Mutations tend to be passed onto off-spring.  Fact #3: If one organism is genetically different enough from another organism then they will not be able to reproduc...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/83536</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/83536</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 7:11:58 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-11-20T07:11:58-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Theory of Evolution primer</title></item><item><author>Zoologist03</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/150736</comments><description><![CDATA[   My professor, David Lindquist,(in case there are any copyright issues here) emailed this to me today, so I thought I'd share with anyone out there who likes tomatoes.     Tips on Growing Large Productive Tomato Plants   1. Obtain an indeterminate variety tomato plant such as “Better Boy” or “Brandywine”. Determinate or bush varieties such as “Roma” or “Celebrity” are unsuitable since they produce only one crop of tomatoes and then stop. For really big plants, consider growing indetermi...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/150736</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/150736</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 1:57:00 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-06-27T13:57:00-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>A little tomato growing advice from my chemistry professor.</title></item><item><author>Xythe</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/131287</comments><description><![CDATA[   According to Science News, even when in the same body; the sexes battle for dominance:  When two of these small, speckled sea worms meet to mate, there's no taking turns. Each worm, 2 to 6 centimeters long, wields its pair of side-by-side penises like a weapon. One worm tries to fertilize the other by ejaculating anywhere on its partner's body, splashing it with sperm in a cocktail that dissolves flesh. After the brew eats a hole through the skin, the sperm work their way through various ti...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/131287</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/131287</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2006 9:30:28 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2006-09-27T21:30:28-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Sperm Eats Through Skin!</title></item><item><author>Phil Osborn</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/117685</comments><description><![CDATA[   Yeah, sure, I know that Demos are supposed to be a buncha wimpy Republican wannabees. However, with this group - you might be really SURPRISED! Members of the Patrick Henry group include a lot of the major Green Party people and other local activists, mostly KPFK fans. This time, they are going to have a real star performer on tap.  Greg Benford is both a noted physicist and a top-ranked sf writer.  He is also a professor of physics at UCI.  AND, he was on the two big federally sponsored pane...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/117685</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/117685</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2006 7:41:58 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2006-05-16T07:41:58-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Important Talk on Global Warming next Week in the OC</title></item><item><author>Clonmelchat</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/106015</comments><description><![CDATA[   Primetopic of the day: Scientists at the University of Dublin have found a way to break down styrofoam, the bane of recyclers/composters everywhere. This could be a great step towards sustainability, but it does require the styrofoam to be heated first." Unfortunately, eating the styrofoam causes the bacteria to shit lead. Dublin University continues to develope and inspire new innovations which may lead to healing the planet. Mankind has destroyed it's mother and now like an obident son must...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/106015</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/106015</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 7:01:13 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2006-04-27T07:01:13-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>University of Dublin have found a way to break down styrofoa</title></item><item><author>NixonMcJinx</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/92318</comments><description><![CDATA[Discuss  )]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/92318</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/92318</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2005 6:09:23 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2005-12-06T06:09:23-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Chickpeas are neither "Chicks" nor "Peas"</title></item><item><author>relswick</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/83350</comments><description><![CDATA[   Funny how Star Wars used the Clone Wars in Episode II used Clones for fighting a war and here we are in 2005 and a mouse, dog and sheep have now been successfully cloned!  What next?  Well, unlike the Star Wars clone development, where the clones come out of the factory at an adult age, our clones have to follow the normal age progression from birth - youth - adult - elderly - death.  So, the next time there is a prolonged World War, will some nation start their own little Cloning program...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/83350</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/83350</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2005 1:08:39 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2005-08-12T13:08:39-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Clones and WW3 (thanks Star Wars...)</title></item><item><author>Phil Osborn</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/79563</comments><description><![CDATA[   Ok, so we've got this information packet called a virus.  It inserts itself into the DNA of a cell and uses the cellular machinery to make lots and lots of copies of itself.    But, suppose there already is another virus in the cell, doing the same.  Things can get confused real easily, which is apparently how these new flu strains move from duck to pig to human.  It isn't generally a simple mutation by the original virus, but rather a mix-up of genes from another virus already adapted to t...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/79563</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/79563</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2005 5:44:09 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2005-06-26T17:44:09-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>The Viral Network - Turbocharging Evolution?</title></item></channel></rss>