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#SciAmBlogs Thursday - sponges, cell shape, extremes of synthetic biology, and doing the right thing.

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Another amazing day on the network. I hope you liked our little two-day series on #SciAmFriends - I will try to put together a full compilation for you tomorrow.

- Eric Michael Johnson - Social Networks Matter: Friends Increase the Size of Your Brain

 


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- Jennifer Rohn - What the alien auto aficionados can teach us about cell shape

 

- Jessica Morrison - Science on a Mission: Engineering a Sustainable Future for Haitians without Homes

 

- John R. Platt - Amazing Neptune’s Cup Sponge Rediscovered in Singapore

 

- Jennifer Frazer - Sponges: The Original Animal House

 

- Charles Q. Choi - Visions: Laws of Ideal Masses

 

- Carin Bondar - Submissions for the Cyberscreen Science Film Festival are now OPEN!

 

- DNLee - Hip Hop Evolution Files: What about your friends?

 

- Kalliopi Monoyios - The SciArt Buzz: Hubble-Inspired Art, Linneaus’ Illustrations and…

 

- Scicurious - SfN Neuroblogging: PTSD in twins

 

- Alex Wild - Nature Publishing Group’s New Journal

 

- Kate Clancy - What Does it Mean to Do the Right Thing? Time to #OccupyNPG

 

- Christina Agapakis - Death and Life as the Stuff of Design

 

- John Matson - Funds Restored to Build the James Webb Space Telescope

 

- Jennifer Ouellette - Of Granular Material and Singing Sands

 

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