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Carl Zimmer is a science writer. His articles appear in the New York Times and many magazines. He is also the author of six books about science. Send messages to blog/ at/ carlzimmer/ dot/ com
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"...among the joyous, heartless, ever-juvenile eternities, Pip saw the multitudinous, God-omnipresent, coral insects, that out of the firmament of waters, heaved the colossal orbs. He saw God's foot upon the treadle of the loom, and spoke it; and therefore his shipmates called him mad."
--Moby Dick
December 29, 2006
Category: Evolution
One reason I love writing about biology is that it has so many levels. Down at the molecular scale, proteins flop and twist. Higher up, cells crawl and feed and divide. They organize into animals and plants and other big...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 10:10 AM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 27, 2006
Category: General
Fellow scienceblogger Coturnix is assembling some posts about science for an anthology. He's been asking for people to contribute suggestions. I've been meaning to thumb through my old posts in order to send one over, but it's been more of...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 10:53 AM • 23 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 25, 2006
Category: Brains
All I want for Christmas is a lying frog and a bubble-sniffing mole. For those who want to head for the original papers, check out: 1. "Why Animals Lie: How Dishonesty and Belief Can Coexist in a Signaling System" (free...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 11:47 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 18, 2006
Category: Microcosm: The Book
The manuscript clock is still ticking, and so, in lieu of true blogging, let me direct your attention to another article of mine. This time it's the cover story in the December issue of Discover. Discover chose Jay Keasling as...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 5:18 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 15, 2006
Category: Evolution
My radio silence is the result of a perfect storm--reporting trips, upcoming holidays, and the minor matter of my deadline for turning in my book at the end of the year. Any free moment gets gobbled up before I can...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 10:24 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 4, 2006
Category: The Parasite Files
Thanks to PZ Myers for calling attention to this superb video of Corydceps, a parasitic fungus that drives its insect host up a plant before growing a spike out of its head. Leave it to David Attenborough, master of the...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 9:30 AM • 19 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
