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Cardiology task force

Cardiology task force

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Maen. K. A. (talk) 23:41, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

• Those were the days! --JWSchmidt (talk) 04:05, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

PCDH19 mutations that cause epilepsy

Yeah, that article you linked to should probably be included on the GEFS+ page. I haven't read it particularly closely, did they surmise how mutations in PCDH19 might lead to epilepsy? I'm not particularly familiar with that family of proteins. --Dpryan (talk) 19:04, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Gene Theory

You wrote to me: "I think the reason we seldom hear "gene theory" these days is that everyone assumes it is just a fact that genes are the basis of inheritance in living organisms. There was a time in the past when there were debates about "gene theory", for example see this: The Embryological Origins of the Gene Theory."

JW, I have read this through this essay because it is basically the ONLY reputable reference to this idea on the web. Scott Gilbert is using the phrase informally and whatever it may have meant 100 years ago, it was never adopted as a formal theory in the way that the cell theory, evolution, and gravity have been. Gilbert does not mean for the word "theory" to be taken in that sense.

The problem with introducing a novel theory and calling it "gene theory" is two-fold. First of all, it is not a part of the lexicon of biology. Second, because it has no formal roots, anyone can define it anyway they like, which is what I am seeing here and elsewhere. But as far as I can tell, the root of the problem is here on this page. People are picking up the idea from this Misplaced Pages entry that there is a formal scientific theory called "gene theory" and as far as I can tell, there is not and has never been. This thing needs to be eradicated before ever more students and teachers are confused. Eperotao (talk) 05:18, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

I have responded to your note on my talk page. Cheers. Eperotao (talk) 14:37, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your helpful note. I will give Biology, some attention. "In this age of specialization there does not seem to be many people who are willing to take on the task of caring for pages that cover such a broad subject." I happen to be a specialist in general biology, if that makes any sense. I'll see what I can do.

Regarding Gene Theory, I have looked at several modern biology textbooks, including the two top selling textbooks for college biology majors in the United States--Campbell (1200 pages) and Purves (1200 pages)--plus Starr & Taggart, Tobin & Dusheck, Mader, Postelthwaite, and Hoagland--and no "gene theory" anywhere. Also just to be even more sure, I checked two college genetics textbooks and a four-volume encyclopedia of genetics. Nothing.

Cheers, Eperotao (talk) 19:14, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

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this diff. At the time it was about where the conversation ended. Daniel Case (talk) 23:15, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

For more information on this editor, I'd suggest reviewing the deleted revision at User talk:Ramaanand, particularly this one. I felt that the editor in question had been given too quick a block and offered to guide his contributions. He proceeded to repeatedly spam, promote homoepathy, lie about sockpuppeting whilst slinging bad-faith accusations...generally disrupting the slow progress at one of our more difficult articles. This person has been a general source of frustration for over a year now. — Scientizzle 23:29, 8 June 2009 (UTC)