Pharyngula is doggedly plowing through Creationist Behe’s latest book “The Edge of Evolution”, and discovered that much of it is using malaria and evolution of chloroquinine resistance as an example of how improbable evolution is. Huh?
OMG. I was thinking I had time to polish up my DDT/Malaria debunking post that I’ve been whittling at for a week now, and I see that this piece of shit has moved to #3 on the most popular list for the New York Times. Sheesh. This article was written by a guy who, [...]
One of the most common questions I get is “I saw an awesome butterfly–what was that?”
Here’s a great resource: Moths and Butterflies of North America
In addition to photos of most adults and larvae, you can even find what species are in your county! Nifty!
It also gives you info on larval host plants, for your garden [...]
Insect saliva may contain clues to disease transmission
Scientists are looking at ways to examine immune response to insect saliva to quantify risk of infectious disease transmission. “This approach, based on the studies of malaria transmission by mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles and human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) by Glossinia species or tsetse flies, revealed [...]
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