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sidebarphoto.jpg bioephemera is art + biology - anything and everything from representations of science in art and literature to the neuroscience of aesthetics. Along with lots of other stuff that's just plain interesting.

Jessica Palmer is a biologist & artist currently based in Washington, DC. She spent the last few years teaching at a small state college out West, and now plays with science policy. Her homepage includes the bioephemera archives & a gallery of her work.

Note: the contents of this blog are the personal opinions of the author, completely independent of any organizations with which she is affiliated.

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February 24, 2008

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February 23, 2008

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