The Biologist Is In

For someone interested in breeding plants, that some plants often don't produce seeds can be a major barrier. A breeder would be limite...

In 2013 I grew a batch of mixed bed (4ft x 6ft) of several carrot varieties, including a range of different colored forms. I had never gr...

In my first blog post , I examined a small biology puzzle: the classical model of squash shape genetics (at left) didn't seem to matc...

My studies in biology have been aided by a solid grasp of mathematics.   I will often mathematically model some system I am working with, t...

As children, many people colored white carnations by putting food coloring into the water used to keep the flower fresh.   The technique to...

This mysterious biological structure turned up in the Amazon in the summer of this year. It was discovered by grad student Troy S. Alexa...

[1] Photos of this structure have been bouncing around the web, leading to rampant speculation as to what constructed them. The structu...