Here's an interesting story over at Discover regarding bacteria in the high Arctic - Ellesmere Island, to be precise - and what they might bring to the search for extraterrestrial life.
Mike Price, the author, just graduated from ASU with an honors degree in Journalism and is heading off to the prestigious science journalism program at Johns Hopkins. Mike did his honors thesis with me on coverage of the Kitzmiller case.
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I'm currently on a committee that's investigating whether to switch to an honor code system for academic honesty issues, and possibly social violations as well. This is about as much fun as it sounds like.
As a new blogger here at Book of Trogool I'd like to thank Dorothea for the opportunity to share in the discussion of evolving issues in technology, libraries, research, and scholarly communication.
From NPR this morning:
Today is Memorial Day in the US, which is a holiday to honor the dead of our various wars. It's also the traditional start of summer-type activities, and most people spend it at cookouts and parades and that sort of thing.
It would be nice if they could get samples from inside the snow bank away from any sunlight, eliminating any photosynthetic bacteria that contribute to ecosystem near the surface. I wonder if there are any ice caves that intersect the sulfur springs?
http://www.ibiblio.org/astrobiology/index.php?page=interview09
Cavers have always been interested in astrobiology. Or is it the other way around.