The Alliance for Science is running an essay contest for high school students, on the subject of Darwin. The top four winners will get cash prizes, plus a couple books, including one of mine, Microcosm. Spread the word!
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Carl Zimmer writes about science regularly for the New York Times and magazines such as Discover, where he is a contributing editor and columnist.
He is the author of six books, the most recent of which is Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life. His website is carlzimmer.com and his address is [ blog at carlzimmer dot com ].
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September 22nd, 2008 at 2:02 pm
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