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Book Review: Carl Zimmer's Microcosm
Tue May 6, 2008 9:53 AM EDT
Today marks the release of Carl Zimmer's latest book, Microcosm: E. Coli and the New Science of Life. Yesterday, I published an interview with the author - who was kind enough not only to agree to an interview but to send me an advance copy of the text.
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Interview: Carl Zimmer, Author of Microcosm
Mon May 5, 2008 10:26 AM EDT
Readers of this column know that from time to time I seed stuff by science writer Carl Zimmer. I discovered his blog, The Loom, a while back and I've been reading his stuff ever since.
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Romance Is An Illusion
Seeded on Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:02 PM EST (TIME)
Carl Zimmer waxes romantic in this piece for Time. It's a look at the evolutionary origins of Romance. It's pretty cursory, but also really accessible - give it a read if you've ever wondered what science has to say about candle lit dinners and moonlit walks.
In Praise of Yeast
Seeded on Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:45 AM EDT (ScienceBlogs)
Carl Zimmer, on how we can learn about evolution and genetics from yeast.
The Loom : Parasites as Neuropharmacologists
Seeded on Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:12 AM EDT (ScienceBlogs)
Carl Zimmer on toxoplasma. This @!$%# is cool if you've never heard of it - the parasite can only reproduce within cats. When a rat/mouse is infected with it, the animal lose its fear of the smell of cats.
We Only Use 10% of our Brains? The truth!
Seeded on Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:46 AM EST (loom.corante.com)
Carl Zimmer just tracked down the old meme that we only use 10% of our brains. In a sense, he says, it's true.
Evolution: The Sixty-Million-Year Virus (Or, More Evidence for the Primate Concestor)
Seeded on Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:40 AM EST (loom.corante.com)
Carl Zimmer writes a fascinating little blurb about retroviruses fused into our DNA and how we can use them to trace genetic lineages.
Carl Zimmer's thoughts on the recent Feline Evolution stuff
Seeded on Fri Jan 6, 2006 12:21 PM EST (corante.com/loom)
Everything you ever wanted to know about the evolution of cats.
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