NewsBlog: ?Why do people get sick? Science close to answer? Posted by Tabitha M. Powledge [Entry posted at 28th October 2005 11:17 PM GMT] Yeah, right. That?s the assessment on the just-published hapmap papers from a headline writer at NorthJersey.com, the Web site for several newspapers in the region. And the headline writer is not alone; the story that follows is pretty uncritical too. This reflexive applause?and there... Click to continue Comment on this blog NewsBlog: Return of the Return of the Hobbit Posted by Tabitha M. Powledge [Entry posted at 13th October 2005 07:49 PM GMT] A nice thing about being a blogging journalist is that it gives me a place to put selected juicy bits and ruminations that there?s no space for in the "real" article. So here is some Supplementary Information on my most recent piece about the Hobbits, those minuscule possible-humans who seem to have survived on the Indonesian island of Flores nearly into the Holocene. Where did the Hobbits (officially designated Homo... Click to continue Comment on this blog

Tammy's blog Tabitha M. Powledge Location: Hollywood. Maryland, that is - near Washington DC, USA Who am I? Freelance writer/editor specializing in genetics, neuroscience, and science policy Previous months >>   January 2006 >>   December 2005 >>   November 2005 >>   October 2005 >>   August 2005