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Whale Fall

Normally, the term “dead whale” reminds me of long, tedious hours slogging through Moby Dick or sad images of beached or slaughtered animals, but a “whale fall” is a whole ‘nother beast. When dead whales fall to the bottom of…

Badass Biology: The Pistol Shrimp

“Wtf, shrimp!!? I make it all the way to this website from who knows what part of the internet, and I see ‘Badass Biology’. Man, Kevin, you flip my brain out with possibilities of flying sharks, rabbits of doom, or…

Celebrate DNA Day with a Chocolate Smoothie!

Happy DNA Day!!!! So, it’s April 20th and you want to celebrate DNA day, but aren’t sure how?  What about making chocolate smoothies in honor of Alfred Hershey and Barbara Chase, the rockin’ scientists whose experiment finally convinced everybody that…

Cholera cookies, delicious or gross?

  Every December the Georgia Tech School of Biology has a holiday party with one of those never ending gift swaps.  Most of the presents are silly, and you never know if you are going to wind up taking home…