Science Is Badass!

A semi-regular blog by Tim Barribeau, of all the science news he can't find a buyer for.

Semi-Regular Science: “Artificial Life”

This week I had the pleasure of writing up one of the most impressive scientific achievements in recent memory — the creation of a synthetic genome which controlled a bacterium.

I also wrote about supernovae being the cause of calcium, which is [...]

Semi-regular Science: The Genetic Advantages Of Tibetans

I write this thing, it gets published! Woop woop! Over [...]

Semi-regular Science: Gin and Genetics

Sleepiness and alcohol, how your body might be trying to protect you. Up now, [...]

It's True, Your Parents Have Screwed You Up... But Not As Badly As We Feared

Family genome time!

The first family’s genome has been sequenced (no, not THAT first family). A family of four (mom, dad and their two children) had their entire genomes sequenced and the results are now out in the online edition of Science. This particular family was chosen because their children both have two very, and I [...]