Erik Andrulis paper "Theory of the Origin, Evolution, and Nature of Life"

[CapelDodger]

The work of a genius! A scientific Finnegans Wake. He knows exactly what he is doing... why is another matter.

Only a philistine would care why.

 

[CapelDodger]

Response from the editor of Life to the controversy around Andrulis's "paper".

All great enterprises require the sacrifice of others.

"... little explored, difficult and very exciting area of knowledge ..."

You have to feel for the poor guy, but no sacrifice, no Pyramids.

 

[Jeff Corey]

I wonder if the "gyres" could have any connection with Goethean science (see the references to "spirality" in the PS, and footnote 16, to this letter, although they seem to relate to plants).

Or "...did gyre and gimble in the wabe,"
Lewis Carrol
ETA: Scooped again, didn't read all the posts.

 

[bruto]

Or perhaps it is discovered that Yeats was really talking about entropy.....turning and turning in the widening gyre and all that?

 

[Aridas]

I think that this guy was anticipated by Lewis Carol:

Err... no. That wasn't the quote. I could quote the line from memory, but I figured that I'd add a link to confirm, so I'm just copying and pasting.

Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:

 

[fuelair]

For the very interested and a great source for updates, Derek Lowe's In the Pipeline chemistry and related blog has been following this story. For the interested (and feel free to read Derek on other stories - many of which are touched on her at JREF) :
http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2012/02/03/how_the_andrulis_paper_got_published.php which is his most recent (today) entry.

 

[bruto]

For the very interested and a great source for updates, Derek Lowe's In the Pipeline chemistry and related blog has been following this story. For the interested (and feel free to read Derek on other stories - many of which are touched on her at JREF) :
http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2012/02/03/how_the_andrulis_paper_got_published.php which is his most recent (today) entry.

Damn, I see someone beat me to Yeats too!