A blog about, well, science, society and stuff…
So, I’m sitting in the airport in Bogotá in Colombia. Naturally my flight from Paris got here late and I missed my connection to Medellin, so I have to wait another four hours for another flight. I have been on the go for about 20 hours at this stage.
I was woken this morning (seems […]
We have only 60 different mammal species in Ireland…or so we thought.
From RTÉ today…very exciting.
New mammal discovered in IrelandMonday, 28 April 2008 15:06A Belfast PhD student has discovered a type of shrew never before seen in Ireland.
It is the first time in 44 years that a new mammal species has been found in Ireland.
The discovery […]
Heading for Colombia in the morning for a few days. Back at the begining of next week. Speaking at a microbiology conference to mark the first meeting of the colombian society for Microbiology and the 50th anniversary of the department of microbiology at the university of Antioquia in Medellin in Colombia.
Have never been […]
In Palau in Micronesia, the coral release billions of sperm and eggs on cue every year for a short, but crucially important period of external fertilisation. This morning the BBC reported on this years event as documented by Andrew Luck-Baker here. Well worth a read.Subscribe in a reader reddit_url=\’[URL]\’reddit_title=\’[TITLE]\’
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For a couple of years, I shared an office with Dr. Jeremy Austin in London. Jeremy is an affable Australian with an interest in Ancient DNA - that is to say, DNA from species that are now extinct or at least DNA from the ancestors of some of today’s species.
He is busy these days […]
For those who don’t know what VOIP is, it is a way to make a phone call on the internet. This makes the calls cheap, or even free. Well, finally it seems that somebody ha shacked an application to make VOIP calls using the iPhone.
This means you just connect your iPhone to the […]
This woman lost her job in Texas because she would only teach science (evolution), rather than non-science, in a science classroom.
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600 points in the leaving cert? 1st class honours degree in immunology from Trinity?
Well, the obvious career path for you is this I guess.
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Bizzarely, the Irish Times this morning carries an article that is reporting the warning that there might be deaths due to starvation because of the rising cost of food.
The reason behind this shortage is essentially the cost of oil. We have a culture now that depends on energy and a lot of energy. […]
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