Exciting new discovery – a new way to cycle carbon
A new paper in Science describes the discovery of a fundamentally new carbon cycling pathway in an extreme salt-loving archaea. Check out this summary of the paper for a quick morning microbe fix. I...
View ArticleScience by the Pint – Tonight
Those of you living in Bosto-Camber-ville* might be interested in attending tonight’s Science by the Pint. Our featured speaker is Alex Bradley – the author of the guest post critiquing the Arsenic...
View ArticleWhy I Love Science by the Pint
… because I love science and I love beer, obviously. I had a great time moderating Science by The Pint last night! It is always awesome to be reminded how enthusiastic non-scientists often are about...
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“artificial, engineerable, animal chloroplasts”: coming soon to a laboratory...
As many of you are no doubt aware, both mitochondria and chloroplasts are thought to have come to us via microbial endosymbiosis (that is one cell living within another) with prokaryokes. Some...
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What can climbers teach us about #elevatorgate?
I’ve refrained from commenting on #elevatorgate snafu, mostly because I feel like I can’t add anything original and neither side is making any sense any more. Or at least, the extremests on both sides...
View Articlesubunits of DNA found in meteors
Dear Readers, I have been more absent than usual from this blog, which is something I regret. However, the time constraints of preparing for my upcoming qualifying exam necessitate this. I decided to...
View ArticleAllergies, Asthma and Eczema – New SITN Flash
The latest issue of the Science in the News “Flash” is out now about the connections between atopic disorders – namely allergies, asthma and eczema. Itchy, watery eyes, and a drippy nose. Constricted,...
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Test post infinity
I’ll just leave this post up and edit it as needed when I need to check the features… don’t mind me. Picture: This is a picture of a buff dude climbing
View ArticleFriday Link Dump
Science - There’s a new flu strain running around in China. As is often the case, Maryn McKenna over at Wired has the most important piece to read. - Allie Wilkinson’s piece in Ars Technica about a...
View ArticleList of links/phone #s for people in need of help (or offering help)...
Not going to report, since the facts will probably change before I hit publish, but these links should remain useful: Google people finder - for folks that can’t get in touch with friends/relatives...
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