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Carl Zimmer


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The Tangled Bank: “The Best”–E.O. Wilson

The Loom | July 2nd, 2009 in The Tangled Bank | 19 Comments »

Radio: The Takeaway Learns to Speak Firefly

The Loom | June 30th, 2009 in Talks, Writing Elsewhere | 3 Comments »

Fireflies: The Invertebrate Opera

The Loom | June 29th, 2009 in Evolution, The Tangled Bank, Writing Elsewhere | 10 Comments »

Genomes In Newsweek: Futures Near and Far

The Loom | June 28th, 2009 in History of Science, Medicine, Writing Elsewhere | 4 Comments »

Sex and “Sex”

The Loom | June 26th, 2009 in Evolution, Writing Elsewhere | 2 Comments »

Congratulations Are In Order

The Loom | June 25th, 2009 in Meta, Microcosm: The Book | 1 Comment »

Book (P)review #1: Life Ascending, The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution

The Loom | June 24th, 2009 in Book Preview, Evolution, The Tangled Bank | 10 Comments »

Viruses That Make You Fly, Bacteria That Keep You On the Ground

The Loom | June 22nd, 2009 in The Parasite Files | 1 Comment »

The Three Faces of Life [Science Tattoo]

The Loom | June 21st, 2009 in Science Tattoo Emporium | 6 Comments »

John Hodgman: I Hear They’re Going to Make Evolution Legal

The Loom | June 20th, 2009 in Evolution, General | 9 Comments »

Visiting Scholar a k a The Wandering Blogger

The Loom | June 19th, 2009 in General, Meta | 7 Comments »

A Big Prize For Finch Beaks

The Loom | June 19th, 2009 in Evolution, The Tangled Bank | 4 Comments »

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    • About The Loom

      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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