Genetic memory

The topic of genetic memory was always a difficult concept for students to grasp. Essentially, this refers to information that is passed from generation to generation and it required overlapping generations. Animals who do have have overlapping generations cannot have this. So in “lower” animals ants can have genetic memory, as well as honey bees,Continue reading “Genetic memory”

How much of the world is at war?

First, there are the wars raging in Africa. These seem to always miss making the major news media. There are conflicts currently in Somalia, Sudan, Congo, Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Ethiopia. These wars account for some 24 million people being displaced, becoming refugees. The major world conflict in the news for the past two yearsContinue reading “How much of the world is at war?”