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The Great Influenza
The other day I finished re-reading The Great Influenza, which I originally read early in the century when I was still teaching. I had used influenza, the virus as a critical part of explaining the relationship between evolution, genetics and disease. This book addresses all of those issues. Influenza is an RNA virus, as is…
Looking for unusual birds
The other day Susan and I went out in search of Dickcissel and Henslow’s Sparrow, which we found along with a lot of other things. We stopped to look at Turkey Vultures in the road then we saw a doe with three fawns. We’re used to seeing lots of Northern Mockingbirds when we visit the…
Father’s Day 2026
Over the years I have known a lot of great fathers, some in my family, some were friends. Four high school friends who all live in or near Ann Arbor. Steve in the upper left, me in the upper right and the two Tom’s below. We graduated 57 years ago and have been friends since…
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