Introducing Sex, Drugs and Rockin' Venom: Confessions of an Extreme Scientist by Dr. Bryan Grieg Fry, the venom biologist!
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I'm guessing it's only a matter of time before this guy gets a show on cable. Bryan Fry is a biologist at the University of Melbourne in Australia, and he spends a lot of his time doing this sort of thing--messing with animals you really really shouldn't mess with. In addition to being telegenic,…
dang! He already has 8 followers after 9 posts.... what the heck am I doing wrong! LOL! :D