Category Archives: Biology

Morning Science: Sea Hare toxin

Neat story from C-90 The marine-dwelling sea hare converts pigment from its food into a chemical weapon….Some animals create noxious chemicals by building them in-house from bits of protein, others order toxins to-go, such as monarch caterpillars that eat poisonous … Continue reading

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Morning Neat

Just found this video, and its really cool!

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You Came to the Right Place

George sent me this story, because George knows me! The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $384,949 grant to Yale University for a study on “Sexual Conflict, Social Behavior and the Evolution of Waterfowl Genitalia”, according to the recovery.gov … Continue reading

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A Cure For Viruses?

NEAT!

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Morning SCIENCE!!

From Uncle Jesse: Just cool!

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Sorry For the Light Posting

Been a crazy few days. Lots of stuff going on, including pregnant wife, lots of things going on at work, and me not getting even remotely enough sleep. Also I’ll be out of town this weekend, so blogging has been … Continue reading

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“Gun Death” Giant Lizard

Now the question is, what is more important, human life, or the life of a protected species? A park official says two people have been hospitalized after being attacked by a giant komodo dragon that wandered into the office of … Continue reading

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WE HAD A TRUCE!!!!

Seriously, Nature? We have a little rule, after the Ides of March we call it quits with this snow crap! We have over 3″ on the ground and falling! Grahhh, I got a bunch of crap at work right now, … Continue reading

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MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS!!!

OMG SOFTNESS!! Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Watch More News Videos at ABC | Technology News | Celebrity News Good hands, dude! And I squee’d at the Police Escort! h/t DanielS

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My Baby is Blurry

So you all probably know now that the lovely Mrs. Weer’d is with child, and that is in part a reason why this blog hasn’t been getting the usual attention. So here are the first pix of the Weerdling. Man, … Continue reading

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