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Category Archives: Aliens! I Seen ‘Em!
Jellyfish, UR DOING IT WRONG!
Say hello to the New England Aquarium’s upside down jellyfish: I think it’s fascinating that the jellyfish pulse, even though they’re not swimming. Very hypnotic.
Posted in Aliens! I Seen 'Em!, Museums etc.
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Rick Perry’s Texas Miracle Has a Slight Documentation Problem
Republican Texas governor and presidential hopeful Rick Perry has touted Texas’ economic growth and job creation. Just one little problem (boldface mine): •Of jobs created in Texas since 2007, 81 percent were taken by newly arrived immigrant workers (legal and … Continue reading
Posted in Aliens! I Seen 'Em!, Conservatives, Racism
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A Question About ‘Olive Americans’
Looks alien to me. Space alien.
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Posted in Aliens! I Seen 'Em!, Conservatives
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I, For One, Welcome Our Gammaproteobacterial Arsenic-Using Overlords: Why Old School Microbiology Still Matter
This paper demonstrates the need for culturing organisms. That’s something we should emphasize when we train students and post-docs.
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Posted in Aliens! I Seen 'Em!, E. coli, Ecology, Genomics, Microbiology, Microbiome, NASA, News Media
Sheila Bair, Geithner, and the Acceptance of Male Hysteria
The girl was smarter than the scared boys.
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Posted in Aliens! I Seen 'Em!, Big Shitpile
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Gromia sphaerica: It’s a Cool…Macrobe?
What do you call a single cell that is larger than a frog?
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Posted in Aliens! I Seen 'Em!, Amoeba, Microbiology
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How the Bush Administration Makes Tinfoil Helmet Terrority Seem Sane
Anthrax–this exemplifies how the Bush Administration drives the country insane: we don’t even have a good grasp on what qualifies as the surreal anymore.
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Best Time Waster EVAH!
They’re back. I warned you….
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Giant Antarctic Invertebrate Critters!
Jellyfish, starifish, and crinoids, oh my!
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Posted in Aliens! I Seen 'Em!, Arthropods, Microbiology
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What a Tangled Web They Weave
First, rock snot. Now, giant spider webs that cover acres. One more screwy thing, and I’m stocking up on canned goods.
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Posted in Aliens! I Seen 'Em!, Arthropods
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