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Diwali: Then and Now
⌘ Picture a little girl, shaken awake in the pre-dawn darkness by her mother, shivering before a “head bath” with a pail of steaming hot water from the big copper water heater in the kitchen. Squeaky clean, her hair dried … Continue reading
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Diwali: Then and Now
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A Balancing Act
A Balancing Act Continue reading
How Hearing Happens
How Hearing Happens Continue reading
Pumping up Pumpkin Pie
My postdoctoral advisor, Carolyn Slayman, could strike fear into us by the deceptively mild statement..”Wouldn’t it be nice..?” We all knew what that meant. At least another couple of months of experiments, if we were lucky. Twenty years later, I … Continue reading
Fiddle-de-dee: The male fiddler crab is a fine example of how evolutionary pressure can select an exaggerated…
Fiddle-de-dee: The male fiddler crab is a fine example of how evolutionary pressure can select an exaggerated… Continue reading
A Part of the Puzzle: NHE9 and Autism
A Part of the Puzzle: NHE9 and Autism Continue reading
The Dance of Virulence
The Dance of Virulence Continue reading
RIP Kevin Staff
RIP Kevin Staff Continue reading
madame scientist's not-so-mad musings 