Friday Cephalopod: TONMOCON is coming!

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Oh, my…the meeting looks very interesting, especially that one titled "Cephalopod Neurogenomics: Insights into the evolution of complex brains". Can I escape to Florida that early in the semester? Can I afford it? My schedule and my wallet are moaning "noooooo…"

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