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I Love Tasmanian Devils – I Hate Cancer

by podblack on January 1, 2010

Just wanted to mention it in passing. Because every step towards curing cancers of all sorts… is fantastic, as far as I’m concerned. The paper is in Science — “The Tasmanian Devil Transcriptome Reveals Schwann Cell Origins of a Clonally Transmissible Cancer“. There’s three Tasmanian Devils at the zoo in my city, all brothers (because [...]

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Sharks In Perth

by podblack on December 28, 2008

Sorry about the incredibly light blogging activity recently – consider it a trickle-over effect from the more recent ‘week of holiday’ and the news about a shark attack in Perth. On Christmas Day, we gave my father-in-law a Mythbusters DVD about sharks. It is believed the shark was last seen swimming south towards Fremantle. The [...]

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Little Kitten – WWF Australia

by podblack on April 26, 2008

Quiet Saturday at home, with all of my paperwork on the table. I’ve got a new, exciting prospect on the horizon that I’ll tell you about later! In general, I’m tying together some research on international measures of superstition. Some of it will be of use when looking at superstition and business. Got some items [...]

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Smart Bitches, Not Meerly Sex

by podblack on January 19, 2008

I have to admit, since it’s only the 19th of January, it’s pretty cool to see the ‘sexiest plagiarism scandal of 2008′ erupt so soon! And all because of animal sex and romance fiction! Hawt. I’ll admit upfront and proudly that I’m a fan of romance novels. Yes, from the trashy ones to the ones [...]

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