Fossil Hunt and Naturalist Expedition

Palawan, Philippines- I am in Palawan this week to collect fossils in a nearby Batang batang River, the same river where I used to swim when I was a kid. I will also collect pictures of indigenous plants and animals in Palawan. I will post them in this blog next week.

Human Instinct

Beauty is defined by symmetry. Most of us adhere to that general concept. When looking for a potential mate my female friends prefer a handsome looking guy or an intelligent guy. The same goes with my male friends except that they are more critical  with the physical appearance. It is an animal instinct to look for a more superior trait in a potential partner to ensure reproductive success and be part of the ongoing evolution.

Phenotype or the physical appearance of an individual is dictated by what is encoded in the DNA sequence. Human being can sense good traits from a potential partner even at the first few seconds of encounter. We can gauge or seize up the person if he or she can be your partner or lover. It is indeed a human instinct.

Summer Professional Researcher

I've worked as a summer researcher of the Tissue Culture and Biotechnology of the International Rice Research Institute(April 15-May 30,2010). I worked again with iron transporter genes in rice. The experiment went successful.