FACT: We study evolution in nematodes by constructing trees out of their penis size. Ok, well a “penis” in male nematodes is actually a hard copulatory…
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Don’t try to learn marine taxonomy from SpongeBob SquarePants
At some point someone had sent me this video as a joke – according the SpongeBob SquarePants, this is what nematodes do in the deep…
View More Don’t try to learn marine taxonomy from SpongeBob SquarePantsTGIF: Friday Fashion Finds
I’ve been suspiciously quiet on the blogging front lately. The reason: I’ve just completed a cross-country move in the middle of the holiday season (its…
View More TGIF: Friday Fashion FindsScientists, what’s YOUR story?
If there’s one thing I learned at ScienceOnline2011 (a gathering of journalists, writers, and scientists), it’s that science communicators should tell stories, not just facts.…
View More Scientists, what’s YOUR story?Biodiversity crisis-a call to arms for scientists?
Dr. M’s article in Wired truly stirred something in me this morning. We need to put names on things. I’m a scientist who has always…
View More Biodiversity crisis-a call to arms for scientists?Tide Pool: Cool Seeps, Parasitic Nematodes, and Magnetic Sea Animals
An occasional series where we briefly report 3 new studies and tell you why they are cool! Olu et al. in PLoS One examine the…
View More Tide Pool: Cool Seeps, Parasitic Nematodes, and Magnetic Sea AnimalsSo big I could pet it
While sorting through my deep-sea Gulf of Mexico samples this morning I found this freakin’ huge nematode. Isn’t it awesome???? Usually its only the parasitic…
View More So big I could pet itHow Many Deep-Sea Nematodes Are There & Why We Many Never Know
A professor once told me that if you removed everything from earth and just left the nematodes you would still recognize the outlines of everything.…
View More How Many Deep-Sea Nematodes Are There & Why We Many Never KnowInvisible But Not Forgotten
I’m sure you’ve noticed by now how much the media loves tug-on-the-heartstrings images of oiled birds, dead fish and mile-wide slicks. But have you heard…
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