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Daily Archives: August 6, 2008
Hairs and spikes
Here are two beautiful caterpillars I photographed in my backyard recently. I believe they were attracted to the large amount of Virginia Creeper growing on one side of the yard. Eight-spotted Forester Caterpillar (Alypia octomaculata) Common Buckeye Caterpillar (Junonia coenia)
A Glimpse into the RNA World
A recent ScienceDaily article summarized a July 18 paper in the journal Science that described the mechanism by which a type of RNA is able to regulate gene expression in some bacteria. It was already known that this RNA, cyclic … Continue reading