[NatureNS] New research on bird genetics

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No, not intentionally. Sorry if I've offended you (are you a molecular
biologist?). Taxonomy is a science fraught with lumping, splitting and other
recategorizing. I'm hoping that one day we'll get it right, but there is a
lot of see-sawing (even before the molecular folks came on line), so when
someone claims to now *know* the answer, or summarily dismiss someone else's
work, I'm sceptical.

Molecular biology is a powerful tool, I'm collaborating with more than one
in my own work right now.

Randy


2008/6/28 Stephen Shaw <srshaw@dal.ca>:

> I guess you're just being provocative, Randy?
> Steve
>
>
> Quoting Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com>:
>
>> Y'know, we hear this every few years, especially since the molecular
>> people
>> ("gene jockeys") got their hands on birds' DNA.
>>
>> "Second, much of bird classification and conventional wisdom on the
>> evolutionary relationships of birds is wrong."
>>
>> Possibly so. But that doesn't mean that what these authors are proposing
>> is
>> correct. Or even better. Just wait...in two years, a new technique will
>> come
>> on board and we'll have another complete revision.
>>
>> Randy
>> Antigonish Co.
>> 2008/6/27 Wild Flora <herself@wildflora.com>:
>>
>
>
>


-- 
Randy
_________________________________
RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.

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<div>No, not intentionally. Sorry if I&#39;ve offended you (are you a molecular biologist?). Taxonomy is a science fraught with lumping, splitting and other recategorizing. I&#39;m hoping that one day we&#39;ll get it right, but there is a lot of see-sawing (even before the molecular folks came on line), so when someone claims to now *know* the answer, or summarily dismiss someone else&#39;s work, I&#39;m sceptical.</div>

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<div>Molecular biology is a powerful tool, I&#39;m collaborating with more than one in my own work right now.</div>
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<div>Randy</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">2008/6/28 Stephen Shaw &lt;srshaw@dal.ca&gt;:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">I guess you&#39;re just being provocative, Randy?<br>Steve 
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<div class="Wj3C7c"><br><br>Quoting Randy Lauff &lt;randy.lauff@gmail.com&gt;:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Y&#39;know, we hear this every few years, especially since the molecular people<br>(&quot;gene jockeys&quot;) got their hands on birds&#39; DNA.<br>
<br>&quot;Second, much of bird classification and conventional wisdom on the<br>evolutionary relationships of birds is wrong.&quot;<br><br>Possibly so. But that doesn&#39;t mean that what these authors are proposing is<br>
correct. Or even better. Just wait...in two years, a new technique will come<br>on board and we&#39;ll have another complete revision.<br><br>Randy<br>Antigonish Co.<br>2008/6/27 Wild Flora &lt;herself@wildflora.com&gt;:<br>
</blockquote><br><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Randy<br>_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS. 

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