9:08 am - Wed, Feb 15, 2012
So tiny.  So very tiny.
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So tiny.  So very tiny.

11:01 am - Thu, Oct 13, 2011
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I saw news headlines about naked mole rats and how scientists had figured out their genomes.  I was like, “Why bother?”  But then I read the articles… NMRs can live for like 20+ years which is much longer than other rodents their size They live in colonies like ants or bees where there is one big queen who makes all the babies They are not warm blooded They don’t really get cancer Their skin does not feel pain Their lips are behind their teeth so they don’t get dirt in their mouths while digging They live in a low oxygen environment so they have slow metabolisms, small lungs and blood that is super awesome at using oxygen Babies are nursed by the queen for about 1 month and then workers feed them FECES until they are old enough to eat solid food. When they aren’t eating their own crap, they eat giant tubers that they find underground.
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I saw news headlines about naked mole rats and how scientists had figured out their genomes.  I was like, “Why bother?”  But then I read the articles…

  • NMRs can live for like 20+ years which is much longer than other rodents their size
  • They live in colonies like ants or bees where there is one big queen who makes all the babies
  • They are not warm blooded
  • They don’t really get cancer
  • Their skin does not feel pain
  • Their lips are behind their teeth so they don’t get dirt in their mouths while digging
  • They live in a low oxygen environment so they have slow metabolisms, small lungs and blood that is super awesome at using oxygen
  • Babies are nursed by the queen for about 1 month and then workers feed them FECES until they are old enough to eat solid food.
  • When they aren’t eating their own crap, they eat giant tubers that they find underground.

(Source: rochester.edu)

9:53 pm - Mon, Aug 15, 2011
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10:55 am - Thu, Aug 11, 2011
Breaking Science News: J.K. Rowling basically comes up with the cure for the common cold or some junk. Click the picture to read about how scientists at MIT have harnessed the awesome power of DRACO to kill all viruses. 
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Breaking Science News: J.K. Rowling basically comes up with the cure for the common cold or some junk.

Click the picture to read about how scientists at MIT have harnessed the awesome power of DRACO to kill all viruses. 

10:51 am - Wed, Aug 10, 2011
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My co-worker told me a story about a porcupine eating the siding on her brother’s summer home.  This prompted immediate Google research. Here are some awesome things I learned about porcupines: They have a reputation for being irritable. They are rodents. They smell like old sawdust. Baby porcupines are born with soft quills that harden when exposed to air. They are born facing down and in their placental sack so they don’t wreck their mothers on the way out.  Their Latin name means “quill pig” The North American species is the largest of all porcupines (typical-thanks McDonalds)

My co-worker told me a story about a porcupine eating the siding on her brother’s summer home.  This prompted immediate Google research.

Here are some awesome things I learned about porcupines:

  • They have a reputation for being irritable.
  • They are rodents.
  • They smell like old sawdust.
  • Baby porcupines are born with soft quills that harden when exposed to air.
  • They are born facing down and in their placental sack so they don’t wreck their mothers on the way out. 
  • Their Latin name means “quill pig”
  • The North American species is the largest of all porcupines (typical-thanks McDonalds)
9:40 am
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Whale shark skin can be up to 10 cm thick, which makes it the thickest skin in the world.

But we can still get our feelings hurt :(

(Source: sharks-world.com, via ohyeahfacts)

10:52 am - Tue, Jul 5, 2011
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Lilith.: The 'Lilith' Kickstarter Campaign and the First Teaser Online Now!

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So it’s officially started. The Lilith Kickstarter campaign towards creating the highest-quality possible art book has gone live.

As promised, an unofficial trailer for Lilith can be seen on the Kickstarter page. It’s a little dark (thank you, Kickstarter player - play it fullscreen and you’ll…

1:33 am - Fri, May 6, 2011
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12:26 pm - Thu, Nov 4, 2010
Make out party!!!!!
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Make out party!!!!!

2:32 pm - Fri, Oct 29, 2010
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Love connection.

(Source: thefrisky.com)

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