Short and sweet version of my dissertation
Bacteria produce toxins which kill other bacteria, called bacteriocins. Close relatives of the toxin-producing bacteria have a gene which gives them immunity from the toxin. This means all the clones […]
Category Archives: Strange Science
Death by Sex : why would an animal mate itself to death?
A study published last month described several species of small mammals partaking in “suicidal reproduction”. That is, mating which is so energetic and stressful that animals die as a result. […]
Parasites and Films
Just working on an article about how parasites control the behaviour of their hosts and just had to share this video of the creatures that burst out of their host […]
Gotta recognise ’em all?
Pokemon combined with state-of-the-art brain imaging could be a new tool for understanding how we recognise faces! Scientists at Indiana University found that when shown pokemon characters, kids who played a […]
Hagfish slime : new super-strong biomaterial?
Hagfish slime : new super-strong biomaterial? Apparently the slime that hagfish make by the bucketload could be made into a mega strong and sustainable fibre. Mmmm fish slime armour…. Here’s […]
