I’ve been quiet for a while, trying to finish the first draft of my novel, almost dreading the moment it would be finished, because then – like all novelists- I face that dreaded Armageddon of Self-Belief when I have to write the synopsis. Many would say I’m now returning to the blog only because IContinue reading “Writing The Damn Synopsis!”
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Something Odd I Learned About DNA
Researching the book, I learned something new about DNA modification. Even the simplest bacteria can do it. All this time, we thought it was hard. There is a soil bacteria called Agrobacterium Tumefaciens, which sounds like a Greek playwright, but which has in fact been performing genetic modification of food for millions of years. WhatContinue reading “Something Odd I Learned About DNA”
What’s Really Happening With Wind Power
Researching the new novel, I had to look at the current state of UK’s electricity generation, because one of the main characters is building windmills. ‘Energy’ is an industry I worked in back in the Eighties and Nineties. I am well out of date, but once I’d read some of the research and the statistics, itContinue reading “What’s Really Happening With Wind Power”
More on the DNA Mystery
Another thought struck me today. It relates back to my previous post and it’s this: If evolution depends on random chance (i.e. on random mutations of genes which are preserved when they provide a positive effect), then what you need is a lot of those random trials, and the way to have a lot of those randomContinue reading “More on the DNA Mystery”
A Question of Tense – part 3
If you’ve read Parts 1 and 2 of this blog title, you’re probably sick of hearing about verb tenses by now. I’m going to start thinking about something else, I promise, but here’s the last thing I’ve got to say on the subject. Suppose, we are sitting having a drink in a cozy pub andContinue reading “A Question of Tense – part 3”
