July 17, 2013

#SciAmBlogs Wednesday - surviving climate catastrophe, HIV vaccine, pipetting Twitter instruction, and more.

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- Brian Malow - Insect Paparazzi: Eye of the Dragon

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- Bryan Bumgardner - Bizarre New “Texas Longhorn” Dinosaur Bolsters Controversial Theory of Dino Diversity

- Arielle Duhaime-Ross - Anatomy of One of Canada’s Worst—and Most Costly—Natural Disasters

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