{"id":3315,"date":"2014-04-11T11:30:30","date_gmt":"2014-04-11T15:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/?page_id=3315"},"modified":"2025-06-23T10:46:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T14:46:37","slug":"biology-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/academics\/biology-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Bates Biology Department Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to the Biology Department&#8217;s Blog!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This blog is open to contributions from faculty, staff, and biology majors. Submissions should be sent to Greg Anderson (ganderso-at-bates.edu). Please limit photo submissions to a maximum of two per post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest Updates<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/2016\/01\/22\/winter-semester-biology-seminar-series\/\" aria-label=\"Winter Semester Biology Seminar Series\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2015\/08\/Dan-Levitis-mug-with-tits.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Dan Levitis\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2015\/08\/Dan-Levitis-mug-with-tits.jpg 399w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2015\/08\/Dan-Levitis-mug-with-tits-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/2016\/01\/22\/winter-semester-biology-seminar-series\/\">Winter Semester Biology Seminar Series<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2016-01-22T13:55:13-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 22, 2016<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Winter Semester Biology Seminar Series Announced For more information: Seminar and Events Jan 28, 2016 &#8211; Benjamin Wolfe, PhD &#8211;\u00a0 Tufts University Feb 11, 2016 &#8211; Jushua Halman, PhD &#8211; Vermont Department of Forests, Parks&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/2015\/05\/28\/pomeroy-scholarship-recipients-announced\/\" aria-label=\"2015 Pomeroy Scholarship Recipients Announced\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2015\/05\/Caduceus_yellow-2x2-e1432832367950.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/2015\/05\/28\/pomeroy-scholarship-recipients-announced\/\">2015 Pomeroy Scholarship Recipients Announced<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2015-05-28T12:56:23-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 28, 2015<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Harriet M. and Fred E. Pomeroy Fund Scholarship recipients for 2015 are Kristina Tobin &#8217;12 and Whitney Thomas &#8217;08. Several $5000 scholarships are awarded each year to alumni enrolled in health-related professional schools or&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/2015\/05\/26\/a-fond-farewell-to-four-friends-and-colleagues\/\">A Fond Farewell to Four Friends and Colleagues<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2015-05-26T14:34:31-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 26, 2015<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">As the academic year closes, the Biology Department will be losing\u00a0 four very excellent colleagues whose presence and contributions have enriched life both within the department and for our students.\u00a0 We will miss all of&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/2015\/03\/18\/4548\/\" aria-label=\"Biology Seminar Series\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2015\/03\/23007393-Funny-frog-cartoon-standing-on-its-hand-Stock-Vector-animal-287x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2015\/03\/23007393-Funny-frog-cartoon-standing-on-its-hand-Stock-Vector-animal-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2015\/03\/23007393-Funny-frog-cartoon-standing-on-its-hand-Stock-Vector-animal-862x900.jpg 862w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2015\/03\/23007393-Funny-frog-cartoon-standing-on-its-hand-Stock-Vector-animal-192x200.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2015\/03\/23007393-Funny-frog-cartoon-standing-on-its-hand-Stock-Vector-animal.jpg 1245w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/2015\/03\/18\/4548\/\">Biology Seminar Series<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2015-03-18T14:16:50-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 18, 2015<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Bates College Biology Department Invites the College Community to a Talk by Dr. Laura Ekstrom Wheaton College &#8220;Walking Stingrays and Hand-standing Frogs: Using Unusual Locomotor Systems to Probe Musculoskeletal Form and Function&#8221; Thursday, March&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/2015\/03\/09\/biology-seminar-series-4\/\" aria-label=\"Biology Seminar Series\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"381\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2015\/02\/Carcinus_maenas_L-381x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2015\/02\/Carcinus_maenas_L-381x300.jpg 381w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2015\/02\/Carcinus_maenas_L-200x157.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2015\/02\/Carcinus_maenas_L.jpg 813w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/2015\/03\/09\/biology-seminar-series-4\/\">Biology Seminar Series<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2015-03-09T10:08:56-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 9, 2015<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The College Community is Invited to a Talk by Dr. Joe Roman University of Vermont &#8220;Harboring Diversity: Genetic Variation, Propagule Pressure, and the Establishment and Spread of the Green Crab in North America&#8221; Thursday, MARCH12&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/2015\/03\/05\/biology-seminar-series-3\/\" aria-label=\"Biology Seminar Series\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2015\/03\/zebrafish.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2015\/03\/zebrafish.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2015\/03\/zebrafish-200x122.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/2015\/03\/05\/biology-seminar-series-3\/\">Biology Seminar Series<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2015-03-05T09:02:08-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 5, 2015<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The College Community is Invited to a talk by Benjamin King Mt. Desert Island Biological Laboratory &#8220;Conserved Gene Regulatory Circuits During Appendage Regeneration&#8221; March 5th, 2015 4:10 pm\u00a0 &#8211; Room 204 Carnegie Science Refreshments beforehand&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/2015\/02\/04\/biology-seminar-series-2\/\" aria-label=\"Biology Seminar Series\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"381\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2015\/02\/Carcinus_maenas_L-381x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2015\/02\/Carcinus_maenas_L-381x300.jpg 381w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2015\/02\/Carcinus_maenas_L-200x157.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2015\/02\/Carcinus_maenas_L.jpg 813w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/2015\/02\/04\/biology-seminar-series-2\/\">Biology Seminar Series<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2015-02-04T12:16:27-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 4, 2015<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The College Community is Invited to a Talk by Dr. Joe Roman University of Vermont &#8220;Harboring Diversity: Genetic Variation, Propagule Pressure, and the Establishment and Spread of the Green Crab in North America&#8221; Thursday, MARCH12&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/2014\/11\/18\/marine-organism-of-the-week-6\/\" aria-label=\"Marine Organism of the Week\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2014\/11\/evasterias-3-400x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2014\/11\/evasterias-3-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2014\/11\/evasterias-3-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2014\/11\/evasterias-3.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/2014\/11\/18\/marine-organism-of-the-week-6\/\">Marine Organism of the Week<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2014-11-18T10:30:01-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 18, 2014<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Sea Star-Associated Densovirus (SSaDV) &nbsp; Marine viruses play a huge role in regulating phytoplankton blooms and recycling nutrients in the ocean, but it is far less common for them to cause dramatic shifts in rocky&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/2014\/10\/10\/marine-organism-of-the-week-5\/\" aria-label=\"Marine Organism of the Week\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2014\/10\/Hawiian-Bobtail-Squid-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hawaiian Bobtail Squid, Euprymna scolopes\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2014\/10\/Hawiian-Bobtail-Squid-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2014\/10\/Hawiian-Bobtail-Squid-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2014\/10\/Hawiian-Bobtail-Squid.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/2014\/10\/10\/marine-organism-of-the-week-5\/\">Marine Organism of the Week<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2014-10-10T15:41:28-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 10, 2014<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Hawaiian Bobtail Squid, Euprymna scolopes The Hawaiian Bobtail Squid is a very small squid (only about an inch long as adults), and because squid do not have shells like most other mollusks, it is vulnerable&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/2014\/10\/09\/sem-demonstration\/\" aria-label=\"Scanning Electron Microscope Demonstration\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2010\/06\/Drosophila-head-x120-colorized-300x242.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Colorized fly head\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2010\/06\/Drosophila-head-x120-colorized-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2010\/06\/Drosophila-head-x120-colorized-600x485.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/files\/2010\/06\/Drosophila-head-x120-colorized.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/biology\/2014\/10\/09\/sem-demonstration\/\">Scanning Electron Microscope Demonstration<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2014-10-09T22:34:58-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 9, 2014<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Open house features SEM\/EDS demonstration for Parent&#8217;s and Families Weekend The College&#8217;s new JSM-7100 field emission scanning electron microscope will be demonstrated during an open house in the Laboratory for Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Biology Department&#8217;s Blog! 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