DigitalBio RSS feed
The snake rescuer
Snake in your yard? Call the snake rescuers.Posted on May 1, 2008 2:07 PM • 10 Comments •
Discovering Biology in a Digital World
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.
Profile
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).
Search this blog
Learn about DNA with molecular models
Subscribe to Geospiza Education News
e-mail digitalbio at gmail.com
DigitalBio Favorites
Recent Posts
- Workforce shortages in biotechnology, part I. Why is this a problem?
- Would your class like to clone and sequence plant genes?
- You tell 'em Arnold!
- The Genetic Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) is passed by the House
- The snake rescuer
- A molecule for May
- A vaccine against lung cancer?
- Comparing mutant and wild type structures
- The Personal Genome discussion
- The wonders of webinars
Recent Comments
- Deepak on Workforce shortages in biotechnology, part I. Why is this a problem?
- Jan Miernyk on Would your class like to clone and sequence plant genes?
- Brian M. on Workforce shortages in biotechnology, part I. Why is this a problem?
- PA on Workforce shortages in biotechnology, part I. Why is this a problem?
- Deepak on Workforce shortages in biotechnology, part I. Why is this a problem?
- Martin Robbins on Workforce shortages in biotechnology, part I. Why is this a problem?
- Sandra Porter on Workforce shortages in biotechnology, part I. Why is this a problem?
- Becca on Workforce shortages in biotechnology, part I. Why is this a problem?
- Sigmund on Would your class like to clone and sequence plant genes?
- Christopher Smith on The Genetic Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) is passed by the House
Archives
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
Categories
Rotating Blogroll
Science Education Groups
Science Blogs School Fundraiser
Keep up to date
Biology (Macroscopic ):
I eat genomes for breakfast
And so do you.Posted on April 4, 2008 12:45 PM • 21 Comments •
Biologists hunt Washington cougars - and make a video
Conflicts between predators like cougars and coyotes and human companions like pets and small children are becoming more common as people move into areas that used to be wildlife habitat. The Seattle Times has a great story this morning about biologists in Washington who are studying cougars to learn if cougars and people can coexist. The biologists think most of...Posted on March 16, 2008 11:42 AM • 0 Comments •
Little monarchs, little monarchs, where are your trees?
Your canopy is disappearing, you're likely to freeze. NASA's Earth Observatory reports that over 1,110 acres of forest were illegally logged, during the past four years, in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in central Mexico. Monarch butterflies travel here from all over the United States and Canada. Images from the Ikonos satellite tell us though, that future migrating butterflies are...Posted on March 11, 2008 10:04 AM • 5 Comments •
If you have free time over winter break...
You can get a jump on the Darwin Day festivities. Once again the Alliance for Science is sponsoring an essay contest for Darwin Day. If you download their suggestions for good essay writing, you can get your essay done over winter break and have a good crack at winning on those cash prizes! The Alliance for Science is pleased to...Posted on December 20, 2007 9:29 AM • 0 Comments •
Did she or didn't she? Genetic testing and virgin birth
If we suspected a virgin birth, how could we prove it?Posted on December 3, 2007 9:00 AM • 13 Comments •
Scientists in Utah make transsexual worms
Sexual attraction is all in your brain. At least if you're a nematode....Posted on November 19, 2007 12:20 PM • 2 Comments •
Does anyone know this jellyfish by name?
A reader from the UK sent me these lovely photos that he took of a jellyfish and asked for my help in identifying it. Unfortunately, while I'm pretty good with bacteria, plants, and tropical fish, my taxonomy skills don't go much farther unless I have a sample of DNA. These photos were taken at La-Manga off the coast of southern...Posted on September 13, 2007 11:34 AM • 4 Comments •
Grants for kids to study beetles
Charles Darwin was so fascinated by beetles he paid people to help him build his collection. The Coleopterists Society and the Smithsonian Institute want to help kids explore the wonders of beetles, too. They're providing grants for kids, in grades 7-12 to work on beetle biology. Applications are due by November 15, 2007....Posted on August 23, 2007 3:00 PM • 1 Comments •
The X-ray method for pest control
Some maggots have gotten good press lately because of their helpful ability to clean out wounds by consuming dead tissue. Screwworms however; also known as Cochliomyia hominivorax, will never be welcomed in an operating room or anywhere else. USDA Agricultural Research Service These are the creatures of nightmares. During part of their lives, they live and travel as flies, and...Posted on August 8, 2007 2:53 PM • 0 Comments •
Summer time and the mosquitoes are biting
What do malaria, sleeping sickness, yellow fever, and dengue virus have in common? Sure, they're all tropical diseases, but there's something else. All of these diseases have some kind of insect vector. image from the Public Health Library tags: tropical disease, yellow fever, sleeping sickness, insect control, malaria...Posted on August 2, 2007 9:27 AM • 3 Comments •
Seattle's wild kingdom
tags: crows, intelligence, birds We don't have the sorts of wild kingdom experiences in Seattle, that they have in Alaska, but we do see nature taking its course, from time to time, right out on our city streets. This morning, while walking the dog, I heard a gawdawful noise coming from around the corner. Naturally, the dog and I had...Posted on May 10, 2007 4:46 PM • 1 Comments •
MeSH part I. Where can you find the meaning of "life"?
The best place for biology words.Posted on February 9, 2007 11:58 AM • 3 Comments •
What is a gene? My definition is better
In the effort to help us define a few basic concepts, PZ started out by giving us a nice simple definition of a gene, but as he, rightly noted: I tell you right now that if I asked a half dozen different biologists to help me out with this, they'd rip into it and add a thousand qualifiers, and it...Posted on January 21, 2007 3:44 PM • 7 Comments •
In the movies: fighting flies and lobbing lobsters
And a mutation that makes males flies fight like a girlPosted on January 21, 2007 1:41 PM • 0 Comments •
Home, home on the range, where the deer and the catteleo play
It's true. Chimeras are out and walking among us. These aren't quite the chimeras that RPM is obsessed with, but they're certainly bothersome to some. From Genome Technology Online, we have a report that James Derr, at Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine, wants to sequence the genome from a real buffalo, but those buffalo are hard to find. To...Posted on January 9, 2007 12:28 PM • 3 Comments •
Just in time for Christmas: a virgin birth!
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 on December 21, 2006 2:43 PM • 3 Comments •
