#mutation
Parasite Anatomy.
German wallchart by Jung, Koch & Quentrell.
Found here.
January 3, 2012
Lifecycles
Lovely open-source ebook by Manvir Singh about the life cycles of various creatures.
free download on archive.org
December 8, 2011
Consider the kiwi. Arrived at by traditional selective breeding of the Chinese gooseberry and marketed aggressively by New Zealanders, it has become popular worldwide. Yet, as Israeli plant scientist Jonathan Gressel points out, “If the kiwi fruit had been genetically engineered, it would not be on our tables. A very small proportion of the population develops severe allergies to kiwi fruit with a wide range of symptoms, from localized oral allergy syndrome to life-threatening anaphylaxis, which can occur within minutes after eating the fruit.” (Peanuts, shellfish, wheat, dairy products, and other common foods also cause allergies; they—and the kiwi—could some day be made nonallergenic with genetic engineering, and should be. A nonallergenic GE peanut is already being developed at the University of Georgia.)
— Stewart Brand in the annotated Whole Earth Discipline, chapter 5 - Green Genes
November 14, 2011
November 4, 2011
the Ghost Trees of Pakistan
“Millions of spiders have crawled into trees in Pakistan to escape flood waters, shrouding them with their silky webs.”
“The tiny arachnids have sought refuge amongst the trees weaving beautifully intricate webs between the leaves.”
Daily Mail article, 28-05-2011
October 19, 2011
China’s latest craze: dyeing pets to look like other wild animals. Emily Lodish - CNN Blogs, Global Post
more photos here
