…and I think I’m in love.
Probably one of the strangest videos I’ve seen in awhile. Not as strange as the Residents…but still good enough to for this guy to give it thumbs up.
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Florida Dengue Outbreak
Posted on November 14, 2009 by Cheshire
Here’s an interesting story out of Florida…it seems they have a widespread outbreak of Dengue fever.
Dengue is an interesting virus…it’s an arbovirus, which means it’s a virus spread by arthropods. In this case, it’s a mosquito.
So…let’s talk about Dengue.
What is it, what vectors it, how does it reproduce inside the vector and what can we [...]
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My new theme song…
Posted on November 13, 2009 by Cheshire
And it’s by Bad Religion.
Coincidence? Not really.
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I want one of these badly…
Posted on November 9, 2009 by Cheshire
A New York Times article discusses how to rig your cellphone into some damn nifty tools:
“We convert cellphones into devices that diagnose diseases,” said Aydogan Ozcan, an assistant professor of electrical engineering and member of the California NanoSystems Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, who created the devices. He has formed a [...]
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It’s been awhile since I posted: What’s up with Cheshire?
Posted on October 28, 2009 by Cheshire
Well…it’s been a long road so far.
I’ve been working in a lab three days a week on top of a 17-hour credit schedule.
I’ve been applying to graduate schools.
Oh…and I totaled my car. Hit another car at 75 miles per hour. Not exactly fun. Gotta figure out how to pay for a new car now.
Other than [...]
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College and work
Posted on September 30, 2009 by Cheshire
Bug Girl has a post about where to find jobs in school. It’s a great list, but I’m gonna kind of pull a Kanye here and point something out.
Jobs around campus aren’t difficult to find if you know where and how to look. However, if you have special circumstances (in my case, child support), this [...]
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Updates
Posted on August 7, 2009 by Cheshire
Blogging will be sparse this semester, for many reasons.
I’m in the middle of some legal proceedings…civil, not criminal. Don’t worry. Those should be wrapped up by October at the latest.
I’m also studying for the Graduate Record Exam and looking at graduate school prospects. I’m wanting to study medical entomology…diseases and insects that spread them. It’s [...]
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Mayflies invade Dubuque
Posted on July 9, 2009 by Cheshire
Mayflies have an interesting relationship with folks who live near rivers. Hexagenia mayflies are very common in Iowa rivers and they tend to emerge in huge swarms which cover nearly everything in sight. The swarms can be so big that they’re occasionally picked up on weather radar. They can cover bridges in such numbers that [...]
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LOL…altie-med emergency room.
Posted on July 4, 2009 by Cheshire
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More fun with bees and fruit…guess what keeps them from stinging you?
Posted on July 3, 2009 by Cheshire
Awhile ago, I wrote a post about honeybee attack pheromones. It’s a strange coincidence that the chemical that makes things taste like bananas cues bees into attack. Well, in this issue of Medical Entomology (which has some other cool articles that I might blag about), some scientists looked a chemical that keeps bees from attacking.
I’m [...]
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