Author Archives: Cath@VWXYNot?

About Cath@VWXYNot?

"one of the sillier science bloggers [...] I thought I should give a warning to the more staid members of the community." - Bob O'Hara, December 2010

B(academia) to the Future

Posted on October 21, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I have a new job! As of November 5th, I will be back in the academic institute where I did my postdoctoral research (different department, same building.) It’s a new position whose main role is to help increase the amount … Continue reading →

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Bonus Friday Primate

Posted on October 19, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

C’mon Jonny and the boys! You can do it! Just don’t leave it ’til the last minute this time, I don’t know if my heart can stand it. _____________________ Update: I’m too excited to focus properly on what I’m doing. … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Primate (Blog) Party

Posted on October 19, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Today’s Primate Party features a gem of a blog that I came across earlier this week. Bonobo Handshake describes the current field research of Vanessa Woods and her colleagues at a bonobo sanctuary in Congo. It’s full of amazing stories … Continue reading →

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Viral Sneakiness

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Viruses are fascinating little buggers. They sneak into cells and take over their entire machinery and pathways for their own use, sometimes with as few as three genes. The amazing thing is that every virus has evolved a different way … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Primate Party

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I shouldn’t really call this a party, given the subject matter of the article in question, but for the sake of consistency… AllAfrica.com reports that Mauritius is exporting macaque monkeys at $70 a head for research in the US, UK … Continue reading →

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My New Blogging Heroes

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Infophilia, for a very welcome lesson on how to host a blog carnival. Those puzzles are going to torment me for days to come.and The Digital Cuttlefish, for providing poetic responses to many of Pharyngula‘s posts. This is a very … Continue reading →

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Mendel’s Middleman

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Call me crazy, but I’ve signed up to host the November edition of the Mendel’s Garden blog carnival. If you’d like to join in the fun, submit an article or contact me directly via my Profile page.If you’ve already contributed … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Primate Party

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

What is it about monkeys and flying? Here’s a story from the Times of India: “That India’s airports desperately needs modernisation became evident when a monkey caused operations to be stalled for a few hours at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi … Continue reading →

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Feeling the love

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I love being a skier, because this and this make me feel better about this*.I love my new bike.I love David Attenborough. He’s always been my hero! (via Pharyngula).*This may not make sense, depending on your local date and time. … Continue reading →

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Watch a movie, use Google, get published

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

or “Stop that, it’s silly”.There’s been too much silliness around here. I mean, some daftness is necessary in life, but I realised today that the entire first page of this blog is curently made up of posts with the silliness … Continue reading →

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