Monthly Archives: October 2013

Unidentified Lepidopterans

Posted on October 30, 2013 by SubOptimist
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250 Angstroms. Keep your books.

Posted on October 26, 2013 by SubOptimist

How long is the adenovirus fiber shaft? Internet: 1 hour of clicking through primary literature: nothing.  Lots of mentions of protein sizes, number of repeats, sizes in base pairs, but very little mention of how long the damn structure is. … Continue reading →

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Dolichovespula maculata

Posted on October 18, 2013 by SubOptimist

Formerly trapped in our window

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In orbit around the Sun

Posted on October 13, 2013 by SubOptimist

There is a magical period of time during sunrise when you are still in the moments before it, but up above it has already happened.  Proof that the Earth is deliciously curved. This is when it’s rotation feels more obvious to … Continue reading →

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Vultures: our best defense against the damned geese

Posted on October 12, 2013 by SubOptimist

Browsing Promed-mail this morning I saw an article documenting some botulism duck die offs in Idaho, and that led to something really cool (IMHO).  You can always tell when I am avoiding work or a stressful situation – tunneling through literature … Continue reading →

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