As noted by, well, everybody, The Scientist is assembling a list of the bioblogosphere’s best. Here is my list of favourite blogs — this isn’t exhaustive, however, as there are many that I read regularly in addition to this (see my blogroll for more). These are just the ones that I follow most closely.
- Pharyngula — PZ Myers’s monster chimaera between hardcore objective science and stinging anti-theism.
- Sandwalk — Online home of Larry Moran, everyone’s favourite curmudgeonly Canuck.
- The Loom — Proof courtesy of Carl Zimmer that science writing can be consistently top-notch.
- Evolution…Not Just a Theory Anymore — Although I don’t care for the name (evolution will always be both a fact and a theory), Greg Laden continually offers excellent insights.
- ERV — Sarcastic, merciless, and never boring, and she knows a heck of a lot about ERVs and HIV.
- John Hawks Weblog — Interesting, accessible discussions about things anthropological.
- Aetiology — Tara Smith’s launching pad for discussions on evolution and health.
- Evolgen — Thoughts on evolutionary genetics from a grad student who knows his material.
- Laelaps — Home of Brian Switek, one of the hardest working bloggers around, who produces top quality essays on important topics in evolutionary science.
- The DNA Network — A great collection of blogs on the subjects of genetics, genomics, and medicine. Features great blogs like Eye on DNA, My Biotech Life, and ScienceRoll.
- Sex, Genes & Evolution — John Logsdon’s blog about, well, sex, genes, and evolution; great stuff, and I wish there were more frequent posts.
- Interrogating Nature — High end contributions from Chris Harrison, a bright, young scientist-in-training.
- The Tree of Life — Genomics plus opinions from Jonathan Eisen, good stuff.
- Barcode of Life Blog — Superb clearinghouse by Mark Stoeckle on information regarding the ever-expanding Barcode of Life initiative.
- EvolutionBlog — Plenty of interesting insights from Jason Rosenhouse on evolution.
By the way, if you like this blog, please be sure to post a comment about it on The Scientist‘s site!
Thanks for overlooking my paltry number of posts lately Ryan.
You spelled favorite wrong, by the way.
: )
I beg your indulgence, as I come from that obscure region known to you Yanks as “the rest of the world”. 🙂
Thank you for the link, Ryan! I definitely was surprised to find myself mixed in with such other distinguished blogs. I definitely appreciate the kind words, and please keep up the excellent work here on Genomicron as well.
Gracias for the kind words, Ryan. Jonathan Badger and I have formed a pact of sorts to blog more often. Bravo to you for your efforts of keeping things going!
Brian — recognition well deserved.
John — That’s great. The only reason T. taxus wan’t mentioned is that I wasn’t sure if it was still active!
Every time we talk about genome sizes in class, I think of Genomicron!
And John Dennehy!!
You two have single handedly improved my grade by several percentage points 🙂
Yes… it was “just a theory” and now it is not “just” a theory, but ALSO “just” a theory. Any more. Get it?
It’s like a take off on … “Da Nile… not just a river in Egypt Any More” and so on.
Nice list.
GTL
I’m also a huge fan of Steven Novella’s blog: http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php
His show is also good, and I suggest checking it out: http://theskepticsguide.org
Also, I like Orac’s Respectful Insolence blog: http://scienceblogs.com/insolence
I beg your indulgence, as I come from that obscure region known to you Yanks as “the rest of the world”. 🙂
Silly Canadians think we Texans are considered Yanks!
Right, right. Only two things come from Texas as I recall from a famous movie line, and Yanks ain’t one.
😛
It’s my honor to be included in this list! Thank you!
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