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365 days of Darwin: December 1, 2009

December 1, 2009 Andrew Thaler

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“I’ll be the judge of that!”

365 days of Darwin: November 30, 2009

November 30, 2009 Andrew Thaler 2 Comments

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the HP Mini is the perfect size for Charlie

365 days of Darwin: November 29, 2009

November 29, 2009 Andrew Thaler 3 Comments

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Charlie is not impressed.

365 days of Darwin: November 28, 2009

November 28, 2009 Andrew Thaler

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Charlie checks out the winner of the Great Darwin Beard contest.

365 Days of Darwin: November 27, 2009

November 27, 2009 Andrew Thaler

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Charlie ponders the trilobite. Sadly, this one cannot fly.

365 Days of Darwin: November 26, 2009

November 26, 2009 Andrew Thaler

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Charlie is thankful for Mendelian Genetics.

365 days of Darwin: November 25, 2009

November 25, 2009February 7, 2010 Andrew Thaler

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Charley and Rebecca study the latest findings in evolutionary biology

Charlie and Me – 365 Days of Darwin

November 24, 2009February 7, 2010 Andrew Thaler 1 Comment

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The die is cast, the votes are in, and the winner and grand Champion of the Great Darwin Beard Challenge is the affable, notable, not-quite-quotable (in polite company) Kevin Zelnio of Deep Sea News. It was a tough fight all around, and the three survivors put out some impressive beards, but it was Kevin by a chop. Congratulations Mr. Z, you are the fittest.

Blood and Brains – can vampires survive a zombie apocalypse?

October 30, 2009April 21, 2010 Andrew Thaler 42 Comments

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The scenario is familiar to us all – Some sort of disease begins in a small town or large city, it spreads rapidly, infecting everyone in its wake, the infected become mindless, murderous creatures, hellbent on consuming or converting everyone they encounter, the walking dead. Finally, through some heroic effort, the survivors either turn back the tide or find a stronghold from which the human race can be rebuilt. It is the Zombie Apocalypse.

The Serpent and the Platypus

April 19, 2009February 6, 2010 Andrew Thaler 17 Comments

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Longtime readers know that I get really excited by clear (or not so clear) cases of convergent evolution. Pound for pound, convergence is the most persuasive evidence for the truth of evolution out there; different lineages finding novel paths to the same solution. While I mostly talk about convergences in morphology, genetic convergence is often even more fascinating. Enter the bizarre case of the serpent and the platypus.