Comments on: Faecal diet gives bumblebees defensive bacteria that protect them from parasites

By: DennyMo

DennyMo — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:53:12 +0000

Comment on the slide show:
Ironic that health/medical developments intended to address acute problems (infant/maternal mortality and food sanitation) have created their own set of chronic problems. Once again, the Law of Unintended Consequences rears its head.

By: Ed Yong

Ed Yong — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:49:57 +0000

Thanks Chris. There’s one on animal eyes and one on spiders. I may do more as time permits. Glad to know that you like them.

By: cfarnsworth

cfarnsworth — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:32:15 +0000

Ed, Awesome article and slide show. I must have missed the original post. I teach middle school science in MA and always use your site (and others) to get my kids interested in how cool science is. Are you still doing these overviews? Is there a title or link to them?? I don’t recall seeing any others but I’ve been hoping someone would kind of collate by topic so if a teacher was covering “cells”, say. they could easily find a treasure trove of amazing information.
Chris.

By: jld

jld — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:25:28 +0000

It’s been known for ages: “Eat shit 100 millions flies can’t be wrong”
The bumblebees are late to the game…