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Origin of the Immune System

monado wrote 6 months ago: Science 1 May 2009: Vol. 324. no. 5927, pp. 580 – 582 DOI: 10.1126/science.324_580 On the Orig … more →

Tags: Science, Genetics, Molecular Evolution, Behe blunder, Research, Immune system

Not all mosquitoes are the same

Bug Girl wrote 7 months ago: Welcome to the second day of World Malaria Day [week] at the Bug Blog! I’ve talked several tim … more →

Tags: Entomology, Insects, malaria, Mosquitoes, Science, Disease, Research, variation, Vector

New malaria research1 comment

Bug Girl wrote 7 months ago: So much new and interesting malaria research has been coming out lately, I thought I’d post so … more →

Tags: Entomology, Insects, malaria, Mosquitoes, Science, Research

This is your bee on cocaine6 comments

Bug Girl wrote 11 months ago: Ok, this is one of the weirder holiday news releases: Honey bees on cocaine dance more Your first qu … more →

Tags: Science, Entomology, Bees, Insects, Altruism, cocaine, octopamine

DNA Repair During Spermatogenesis: Gimme a Break!1 comment

barn owl wrote 11 months ago: Although we often tend to attribute infertility to dysfunction of the female reproductive process, a … more →

Tags: animal disease models, Mus musculus, mammals, reproductive biology, PLoS ONE@Two

Sericulture Biocontrol: Trichopria khandalus...fighting parasites with parasites

Cheshire wrote 11 months ago: To fully understand the context of this article, you probably need to read this article over at my o … more →

Tags: General Entomology, Parasitology, Science, biocontrol, Butterflies/moths, diptera, Entomology, Hymenoptera, Hyperparasitism

Teaching Tuesday: Theatrum Anatomicum

barn owl wrote 12 months ago: No, it’s not a bar on Bourbon Street, but rather a novel medical teaching facility at Ulm Univ … more →

Tags: Anatomy, Medical Education, Academia

Nightmare? That's a Horse Seeing Different Colors!1 comment

barn owl wrote 12 months ago: Most of us are aware that cats, dogs, and many different wild mammals, birds, and reptiles have bett … more →

Tags: horses, mammals

To Equine Things There is a Season

barn owl wrote 1 year ago: This article originally appeared as a guest post on Coturnix’s “A Blog Around the Clock … more →

Tags: horses, mammals

China Month 2. Satellite Tracking of Siberian Cranes

barn owl wrote 1 year ago: Siberian Cranes (Grus leucogeranus) are critically endangered birds that breed in northern Russia, a … more →

Tags: Bird Behavior, Endangered Species, Conservation Biology, China

Predicting the Risk of Intermediate Syndrome in Organophosphate Poisoning1 comment

barn owl wrote 1 year ago: Organophosphate (OP) compounds, such as chlorpyrifos (Dursban), diazinon, dichlorvos, and malathion, … more →

Tags: Pesticides, neurotoxicology, Anatomy, environmental contaminants, developing world

Classic Papers: Otocephaly in the Guinea Pig, Wright (1933)1 comment

barn owl wrote 1 year ago: Although mice and rats are far more commonly used animal models in biomedical research, we still ref … more →

Tags: animal disease models, Mus musculus, branchial apparatus, mammals, EMBRYOLOGY, classic science papers

Get Off Your High Horse: Lightning Injuries and Equestrians3 comments

barn owl wrote 1 year ago: In New Jersey this week, two humans and six horses were struck by lightning at a polo match (from As … more →

Tags: horses, Anatomy

BBC World Service | World Update with Dan Damon | Happy Holiday

Bergryc wrote 1 year ago: Happy Holiday It's a bit like a holiday not getting up before 5am, as I usually do. I'm work … more →

Tags: zodiaco, Bird Behavior, Bird Boxes and Nesting, Bird Species and Information, Genetic modification, Natural History, Organisations, organizational development, Statspack

Toxics Thursday: Bisphenol A and Early Oogenesis

barn owl wrote 1 year ago: Last week, I discussed the effects of the estrogenic polymer, bisphenol A, on comb development and s … more →

Tags: Mus musculus, environmental contaminants, plastics, mammals, EMBRYOLOGY, bisphenol A, reproductive biology

Toxics Thursday: Rooster Combs and Bisphenol-A5 comments

barn owl wrote 1 year ago: Bisphenol-A (BPA), a plastic compound used in dental sealants and to coat food and drink containers, … more →

Tags: environmental contaminants, Gallus gallus, plastics

Spotted Owls and Barred Owls: Whoooo Has Malaria?3 comments

barn owl wrote 1 year ago: In the US, we’re often concerned about invasive and range-extending species entering ecosystem … more →

Tags: Natural History, Bird Behavior, Endangered Species, owls, Conservation Biology

Fish on Friday: Good Day, Sunfish2 comments

barn owl wrote 1 year ago: The Ocean Sunfish, members of the family Molidae, are related to pufferfish, and possess a number of … more →

Tags: Natural History, Fish, Evolution, Molidae

Anatomy Week: Brain Heaters in Marlins and Sailfish

barn owl wrote 1 year ago: Like many children, I was fascinated with the ocean and its wildlife, whether along the beach and je … more →

Tags: Natural History, Anatomy, Fish, Evolution


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