Alison Campbell
on the shoulders of giants - BioBlog
Jan 13, 2010 •
One of the things that sets science apart is the way that it operates, building on the work of others and accepting, rejecting or altering understandings as new data come to hand. The idea that science is so open to change...
the science of lolcats - BioBlog
Jan 12, 2010 •
By now, my readers, you have probably cottoned on to the fact that I enjoy lolcats :-) But it's OK - because they're scientific! (For some reason the cats appear to be more into physics than biology...)I actually quite like...
saying a lot about little – another example of how not to use statistics - BioBlog
Jan 11, 2010 •
Ben Goldacre has written an interesting post on a 'news' item comparing pay scales for UK workers in the public & private sectors. The original story drew a number of comparisons between the two, several of which turn out, on...
cauliflory (but not with cheese) - BioBlog
Jan 10, 2010 •
Plants have a fascinating array of adaptations that function to maximise the odds of successful reproduction. Flamboyantly shaped & coloured flowers spring to mind, not to mention nectar rewards & attractive scents (which are not necessarily pleasant to the human...
a wide froggy mouth – but not on a frog - BioBlog
Jan 08, 2010 •
When I was an undergraduate a joke about wide-mouthed frogs went the rounds...Frog mouths are quite interesting, actually. Look into that gape & you'll see a tongue (which is rooted at the front of the mouth, allowing it a greater...
trees on stilts - BioBlog
Jan 04, 2010 •
And no, I'm not talking about triffids here. More a part of the continuing series on plant root adaptations. I've mentioned mangroves in passing before (to do with their pneumatophores), but the thing that stood out for me about the...
misleading medical-science stories – & why most published research findings are false - BioBlog
Dec 28, 2009 •
It's been pointed out to me that this post could be construed as dissing the EPP drug & its producers. This was not in any way my intention - the post was about the fairly poor reporting around a couple...
australian red beech - BioBlog
Dec 27, 2009 •
We saw this lovely tree on the shoreline at Cape Tribulation. The flowers last just a day before their petals fall. I took this particular photo because I liked the way the fallen petals exposed the colourful reproductive structures -...
what researchers really mean - BioBlog
Dec 26, 2009
From xkcd - & thanks to Orac where I saw it first.I wouldn't mind a hovercar...guess I'm not in the right area :-)...
may your christmas be filled… - BioBlog
Dec 25, 2009
... with good things:wonderful companypleasant surprisesand good foodbut perhaps not too much of that last one - you don't want to end up like Winston: ...