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The Illinois state microbe, or how to fight the Nazis
I live in Illinois, and like other US states, it has many state symbols. These include: flower, violet; fossil, Tully monster; fungus, giant puffball; insect,…
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What is a weed?
A weed, according to the Penguin Dictionary of Plant Sciences and the Wordsworth Dictionary of Botany, is a “plant growing where it is not wanted.”…
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Goodreads review: ‘The Book of the Jaguar’
The Book of the Jaguar by Victor Ladis Schultz My rating: 5 of 5 stars Full disclosure: I met the author, talked with him about…
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Goodreads review: ‘Hybrid Heart’ by Iori Kusano
Hybrid Heart by Iori Kusano My rating: 4 of 5 stars This novella is the polar opposite of the movie KPop Demon Hunters. The movie…
Semiosis 