My thoughts on biology, teaching, life, and exploring the living world via the digital one. Only my opinions are represented by these postings, they do not represent the viewpoints of any funding agency or Geospiza, Inc.
I am a microbiologist and molecular biologist turned tenured biotech faculty turned bioinformatics scientist turned entrepreneur. My passion is developing instructional materials for 21st century biology (Geospiza Education).
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December 31, 2006
Category: Science Art
When two different people sent me this link, I realized that it had to be shared. The Eye of Science gallery has all kinds of pictures taken by microscopists. I am a great fan of microscopic crystals. Here are crystals of every shape and kind - with some lovely views of snowflakes. Plus, there are wonderful pictures of bacteria (E....
Posted by Sandra Porter at 5:01 PM • 2 Comments •
December 30, 2006
Category: Microbiology
Part III in a multipart series on antibiotic resistance.
Posted by Sandra Porter at 5:30 PM • 5 Comments •
December 26, 2006
Category: Microbiology
In case you missed it, the December edition of Animalcules is posted at Aetiology. Look for lots of enjoyable reading about our invisible friends....
Posted by Sandra Porter at 10:04 AM • 0 Comments •
December 22, 2006
Category: Microbiology
Bacteria can cause other epidemics, why not obesity? Is there a relationship between our body weight and our bacterial inhabitants?...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 8:00 AM • 0 Comments •
December 21, 2006
Category: Climate change
Yes, indeed the DVDs are now available on a first-come, first serve basis. The NSTA has a link to the DVD giveaway page. And the NABT (National Association of Biology Teachers) has written about it, too. From the NABT:...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 4:52 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: Biology (Macroscopic )
Her name is Flora and she is a single parent. Born in Miami, Flora moved to Chester, UK, as a toddler. Now, she's almost 8 years old and starting a family, all on her own. Literally....
Posted by Sandra Porter at 2:43 PM • 3 Comments •
December 11, 2006
Category: Science education
Watch "Why don't we do it in our sleeves?" and find out how you rank on the safe coughing scale....
Posted by Sandra Porter at 7:03 PM • 3 Comments •
December 8, 2006
Category: Miscellany
Laurie David claims that National Science Teachers' Association (the NSTA) is inconveniently hooked up with big oil because they won't spend the money to send out 50,000 copies of the "An Inconvenient Truth" DVD. If I do the math and estimate that it costs $4 to mail each DVD, that includes packaging, mailing, the costs of hiring a distribution center,...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 7:13 PM • 12 Comments •
December 7, 2006
Category: Bioinformatics
Who infected the children with HIV: Using the data to solve the puzzle.
Posted by Sandra Porter at 6:33 PM • 2 Comments •
December 1, 2006
Category: Bioinformatics
A quick guide for the omically challenged.
Posted by Sandra Porter at 1:35 PM • 18 Comments •
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