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Lawrence Basil Slobodkin (1928-2009)
on Sep 17, 2009Larry Slobodkin, eminent ecologist, founding chairman of the Stony Brook University Ecology and Evolution Department, and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences passed away last... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for...
Phage Hunters
on Sep 10, 200918 freshmen students have enrolled in my Genomics Research Experience course aka Phage Hunters. This course is supported by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Science Education Alliance. My... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website f...
Bigfoot or Mistaken Identity?
on Jul 2, 2009Ecological Niche Modeling is a great tool for conservation biology, phylogeography and evolutionary biology. However, as Jeff Lozier and colleagues point out in a paper in Journal of Biogeography,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi...
Roald Dahl on Vaccines
on Jun 4, 2009When I was younger, my favorite book was James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl (also author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda). Turns out that book was dedicated to his daughter... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website...
Vaccine Wars: The Phantom Menace
on May 26, 2009It's been 9 months since I read Autism's False Prophets and participated in a discussion over at Science Blogs Book Club. The good news is that there is increased awareness of the overwhelming... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website f...
Scientia Pro Publica #4 - In Memory of Stephen Jay Gould
on May 19, 2009Stephen Jay Gould is my homeboy. True story, he grew up in my present hometown of Bayside, NY. I am honored to be included in a blog carnival in his memory: Scientia Pro Publica #4. I never met SJG,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we...