i think part of the problem here(in this forum) is that most of our ideas are not our own(they came from textbooks, web-site links, etc)...we are simply rehashing them. then, when we do decide to speak/converse about them...we (ok..I) get bashed down. this forum needs to consider becoming a bit more tolerant and user-friendly. know what i mean? ...:bugeye:
let me see if i can paraphrase...what i am trying to say and so miserably..is that we are all up-to-date on the most current goings-ons in science, right? right. (most of us, that is) ..but, we are simply reading and reciting what researchers and scientists have spent long hours "discovering" ...know what i mean? what it boils down to here in this forum is that if someone makes a mistake about the name of a certain gene or the length of a particular dna strand then all the "experts" want to jump at the chance to tell the person just how wrong he/she is. i think this forum should be more nuturing...especially to the budding biologists out there...this should not be a forum that becomes intimidating to enter. does anyone understand what i am trying to explain...eh....i guess it doesn't matter. but, science questions should explained with not only expertise, but, a bit of empathy thrown in as well for the novice. we were all in grade-school science classes and attended science fairs...remember? so, i just want to suggest that the "experts" here not be so quick to cut someone down to size when information is seemingly in error.