Evolution and Bioinformatics

I am proud to announce that I have graduated from UVU with a BS in Integrated Studies with Emphasis in Computer Science and Biology!  Sure, ...

Today I presented my Snapshot "Phylogenetics: From GenBank to Trees" project at UCUR at Weber State University.   Down load my pow...

Used Snapshot Phylogenetics to generate baetidae datasets.  Download them here

I just read Stephen Hawking's new book, The Grand Design over the weekend.  I was excited to read it but I have to say that I was thorou...

In the Aug 5th issue of nature discusses the recent publication of the A. queenslandica genome.  Sponges are among the very simplest multice...

I just got done with my evolution class for the summer semester and for my final project, I wrote a paper reviewing the literature about phy...

Most natural selection is purifying selection, that is it weeds out harmful random mutations.  For the most part, natural selection actually...