Biodiversity… Happy Darwin Day 2017 11 Feb 2017 Happy Darwin day! For Darwin Day 2017. I bet you did not know that Darwin studied planarians too! He did, and the above quote is just a small sample of…
Biochemistry… A few biological mysteries that really baffle me 22 Feb 2015 Biology is a part of science that does not lack mystery. In fact, I think that the less "mathematical" a branch of science is, the more mystery is bound to…
Biology… Some exceptions in biology: Poisonous birds 24 Aug 2014 Credit: snakebuddies.net The drawing above is a rather accurate representation of a saying that I read a few months ago: "If you bite it and you die, it’s poisonous. If…
Biology… My daily moment of extreme nerdiness: Of Hallucigenia, velvet worms and water bears 19 Aug 2014 I am experiencing sheer, pure nerdiness, and I am loving every minute of it. Before I get into topic, I want to categorically state that I am a proud nerd.…
Biology… The Biodiversity of the Universe 5 Apr 2014 I am fully aware that life as we know it, as it is manifested on Earth, is by far represented by microorganisms. Bacteria and related organisms are the ones that…
Biology… To model a flock of birds or a school of fish – The real thing? 27 Dec 2012 One of the most beautiful and awe-worthy show in nature is to observe a school of fish or a flock of birds, with their exquisite coordination between all its members…
Biology… Plantimals 26 Oct 2012 For reasons that we are not getting into right now (if you are curious, is because of the second law of thermodynamics), all living organisms need energy, no exceptions. This…
Biology… She says ‘periwinkle’, I say ‘blue’… 15 Sep 2012 She says ‘periwinkle’, I say ‘blue’ (The invasion of the tetrachromats) The way we perceive our world is a mere representation of reality (for an example, see this) that our…
Biology… I am getting annoyed at all those "-omes" and -"omics"! 7 Sep 2012 I am very, very sorry, but I am sick of all those "-omes" and -"omics"... I have said more than once that nature, especially the biology part, is majestic. In…
Biology… BOOK REVIEW: The Brain: Big Bangs, Behaviors, and Beliefs 13 Aug 2012 Rob DeSalle, Ian Tattersall, Patricia J. Wynne (Illustrator). Yale University Press (2012). ISBN: 978-0300175226 This is an ambitious book. The brain is probably one of biology's "ultimate frontiers" and one…
Biology… BOOK REVIEW – Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist 12 Aug 2012 This is a review originally posted by me at amazon.com. --- Dr. Koch is a biophysicist by training who works primarily in computational neuroscience, with special interest in consciousness; he…
Biology… Hermit Crabs and Humanity – The Ultimate Evolutionary Convergence 1 Aug 2012 This post is very speculative (a true scientist's way of saying "it is fun to think about these things"). Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that with respect to evolutionary theory,…
Biology… Autistics: The Original Holy People? 29 Apr 2012 I think a lot about autism (actually, I just think a lot about a lot of things, period). Anyway, I guess I think a lot about it because it is…
Biology… Of planaria and . . . Elephants? 11 Feb 2012 I love the world wide web. For better or worse, today it is easier than ever to obtain information. This is especially important for science, because in science, information is…
Biology… Intelligent Design my … behind 15 Jan 2012 Right off the bat, I want to apologize for the title of this post. I do not usually swear nor use this type of language, but this is exactly how…
Biology… Of planaria and cocaine 8 Oct 2011 In my last post, I introduced you to one of my favorite kind of critters, the planarians, and went over some aspects of the changes in behavior that are induced…
Biology… Playing with wormies 23 Sep 2011 In a recent entry, I talked about animal models in biomedical research. I would like to share with you one of my favorite research subjects, a particular type of invertebrates…
Biology… Evolution and Biomedical Research 25 Jul 2011 Evolution: of theories and Theories Evolution is often dismissed as a mere “theory”; well, it is a theory, or rather, it is a Theory. Confused? You are not alone. The…
Biology… The neuronal worm 10 Dec 2010 The neuronal worm. The human brain is frequently hailed as the most complex structure that we know of, and rightfully so. It is responsible for everything that we do, all…
