Tag: weird science

Scare the neighbors! Alarm your friends! Or they may all just squee all over the place, who knows? Green glowing kittens. Can puppies be far behind? When these green kitties were still twinkles in their parents’ eyes, scientists investigating a macaque gene thought to protect monkeys against feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) inserted it into cat Read More …

I love Ed Yong’s blog, Not Exactly Rocket Science. He’s joined Alton Brown as a charter member of my Geeky Crush Club. This one’s about parasites that influence the behavior of their hosts, including driving them to their deaths. At the top of its plant, the caterpillar liquefies. Its body almost seems to melt. As Read More …