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By Deborah Blum
Posted: February 16, 2011
Category: science communication, Speakeasy Science | Tagged Aeron Hawath, Ed Yong, Embargo Watch, Emily Anthes, Ivan Oransky, John Rennie, Maryn McKenna, Not Exactly Rocket Science, Public Library of Science, science blogs, science communication, Steve Silberman Neurotribes, Superbug, The Gleaming Retort, Tim Oleson, University of Manchester, Wonderland | 29 Comments

Calling Dr. Kane

By Deborah Blum
Posted: December 14, 2010
Category: arsenic, chemistry | Tagged aliens, arsenic, arsenic-based lifeforms, bacteria, Carl Zimmer, Dave Munger, David Duchovny, Ed Yong, Evolution, Mono Lake, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Not Exactly Rocket Science, Orlando Jones, ResearchBlogging.org, Seed, Slate, The Period Table of the Elements | 6 Comments
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