What’s Wrong with Evolution

John Hawks gets down on common misconceptions about evolution:
I looked at the website where the Texans for Better Science Education lay out examples of the “weaknesses” that should be taught. They’re pretty weak, all right. I think that most of these could be included in a science course as “common myths about evolutionary theory.”
There’s some [...]

Depressed? Try Some New Brain Cells

It may sound like science fiction, but the idea of growing new brain cells to treat depression just may work.
Antidepressants appear to stimulate the birth of new neurons indirectly, via a number of different mechanisms. Their neurogenic properties were discovered by chance only very recently, long after they came into use. With this in mind, [...]