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How to protect yourself from Zombie Dolphins without violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act

Posted on April 1, 2014March 31, 2014 By Andrew Thaler 3 Comments on How to protect yourself from Zombie Dolphins without violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act
Science

They rise from the deep with gnashing teeth and hissing blowholes. They stagger through the shallows, hunting for human flesh, piercing the air with their high pitched moan. They are dead but not dead. They are Zombie Dolphins.

And you can’t fight them, because they are protected.

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Blood and Brains – can vampires survive a zombie apocalypse?

Posted on October 30, 2009April 21, 2010 By Andrew Thaler 42 Comments on Blood and Brains – can vampires survive a zombie apocalypse?
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This post was chosen as an Editor's Selection for ResearchBlogging.org

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.

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