Weaver Honore

In discussing arguments which tend to dismiss risk, we identify the hidden premises needed to support these claims. Differences between a prudential model and a scientific model are considered. A ‘reductio ad absurdum’ objection, and fallacies of ambiguity, where ‘insignificant risk’ may be confused with ‘inconsequential risk’, are also discussed.…[Lees meer]

Although boron (B) is an element that has long been assumed to be an essential plant micronutrient, this assumption has been recently questioned. Cumulative evidence has demonstrated that the players associated with B uptake and translocation by plant roots include a sophisticated set of proteins used to cope with B levels in the soil solution.…[Lees meer]

A study of 3,500 children in the UK shows that data on socioeconomic background and previous educational achievements can better predict how students will perform at school than genetic data. © 2020, Janssens.FANCI FANCD2 monoubiquitination is a critical event for replication fork stabilization by the Fanconi anemia (FA) DNA repair pathway. It…[Lees meer]