http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2009/07/08/a-tapeworm-to-call-my-own/ A science salon hosted by National Geographic Magazine Sat, 25 May 2013 04:21:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2-alpha http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2009/07/08/a-tapeworm-to-call-my-own/#comment-30014 The Race To Create The Best Antiviral Drugs » » Controversial ShitControversial Shit Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:39:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/07/08/a-tapeworm-to-call-my-own/#comment-30014 [...] the tapeworm named after [...]

]]> http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2009/07/08/a-tapeworm-to-call-my-own/#comment-30013 FRIDAY, 11/4: books that tickle the neurons, a celebration of patchen, and ferlinghetti + hirschman - Litseen Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:52:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/07/08/a-tapeworm-to-call-my-own/#comment-30013 [...] to Radio Lab and This American Life and the only writer after whom a species of tapeworm has been named—for the love of science!—will be at the swap, engaging in conversation and talking about one of [...]

]]> http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2009/07/08/a-tapeworm-to-call-my-own/#comment-30012 Booksmith Bookswap: Science Edition! | BayAreaScience.org Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:02:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/07/08/a-tapeworm-to-call-my-own/#comment-30012 [...] written the award-winning blog, The Loom.  He is, to his knowledge, the only writer after whom a species of tapeworm has been named. Read more about [...]

]]> http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2009/07/08/a-tapeworm-to-call-my-own/#comment-30011 What’s In A Name? | Goob Is Goofy Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:15:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/07/08/a-tapeworm-to-call-my-own/#comment-30011 [...] Apparently there are tens of thousands of tapeworm species still to be named! They’re already named 6,000 of them, so I figure all the leading parasite and tapeworm scientists already have a few species named [...]

]]> http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2009/07/08/a-tapeworm-to-call-my-own/#comment-30010 Respect For the Fungus Overlords | The Loom | Discover Magazine Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:18:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/07/08/a-tapeworm-to-call-my-own/#comment-30010 [...] parasites face many threats to their survival these days. Just as overfishing may wipe out my dear namesake tapeworm, I worry about the rampant deforestation of tropical forests, which may wipe out not just trees, [...]

]]> http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2009/07/08/a-tapeworm-to-call-my-own/#comment-30009 The World's Strangest Scientific Names | Surprising Science Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:40:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/07/08/a-tapeworm-to-call-my-own/#comment-30009 [...] a scientist may honor you with, say, a spider, a la Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi, or the tapeworm Acanthobothrium zimmeri, recently named for science writer Carl [...]

]]> http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2009/07/08/a-tapeworm-to-call-my-own/#comment-30008 Christina Viering Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:30:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/07/08/a-tapeworm-to-call-my-own/#comment-30008 So creepy!

]]> http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2009/07/08/a-tapeworm-to-call-my-own/#comment-30007 Julie Simon Lakehomer Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:44:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/07/08/a-tapeworm-to-call-my-own/#comment-30007 My comment didn’t take the first time. Trying again to compliment your tapeworm on excellent evolution.

]]> http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2009/07/08/a-tapeworm-to-call-my-own/#comment-30006 Monado Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:46:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/07/08/a-tapeworm-to-call-my-own/#comment-30006 There’s another A. rodmani–Agaricus rodmani, a mushroom.

]]> http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2009/07/08/a-tapeworm-to-call-my-own/#comment-30005 Monado Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:41:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/07/08/a-tapeworm-to-call-my-own/#comment-30005 Congratulations! This is a nice reward for the author of your excellent book Parasite Rex.

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