'Godzilla' Crocodile Had Head Of A Dinosaur, Fins Like A Fish

I love when they find new, terrifying creatures! I can't wait to see this bad boy mounted in the museum. Grrrrrrrrr!
Fossil Find: 'Godzilla' Crocodile Had Head Of A Dinosaur, Fins Like A Fish "Researchers have discovered evidence of an ancient sea creature that would have made Tyrannosaurus rex, think twice before stepping into the ocean. At the southern tip of South America, they found fossils of an entirely new species of ancient crocodile -- one whose massive jaws and jagged teeth would have made it the most fearsome predator in the sea."

(Photo Credit: Food Chain originally uploaded by somebonnie)

I Love Meeces to Pieces!

Mice are amazing! If you don't think so, check out these recent articles on the super powers and love prowess of our furry little friends.

Mighty Mice Regrow Organs
By Kristen Philipkoski
"A strain of genetically altered rodents can grow new skin, toes, tails and even organs. Are humans next?"

Mice Sing In The Presence Of Mates, Researchers Discover
"Scientists have known for decades that female lab mice or their pheromones cause male lab mice to make ultrasonic vocalizations. But a new paper from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis establishes for the first time that the utterances of the male mice are songs. This finding adds mice to the roster of creatures that croon in the presence of the opposite sex, including songbirds, whales and some insects."

(Photo Credit: Life Size Mousetrap Halloween, originally uploaded by Laughing Squid)

Knitting, Nuns, and DNA!

Ok, so you never thought these things could actually go together. Well, they do thanks to recent posts on Boing Boing and Wired! As a native New Yorker, educated by nuns in denial of Vatican II, not to mention my being a Nursing student who has survived A&P I and II (the latter in the Summer session!,) I've got two out of three down pat. But for the knitting trifecta I must turn to my wife Angi. She is a knitting knitter, I mean she can knit anything...she can knit a satellite dish, or a chair, or enui! Do you get the sense that given my previous post, I haven't gotten any sleep in a looong time. Well you're right! Here are the links!

Catholic Schoolgirls Unravel DNA Led by a nun with a passion for science, high-school students at the Sacred Heart Academy in Connecticut join top genetic scientists at the cutting edge of research into the roots of osteoporosis. By Michael O'Neill.

This is a knitted model of DNA

Hey, here's more fun with knitting & science!
The Knitted Digestive System

(Photo Credit: zombie nun, originally posted by cakeyvoice)