Research Notes from the Illustrated Lab

Research Notes from the Illustrated Lab

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100 Notes From the Field
It’s time for the annual 100 day project!
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Grab it
This week we’re looking at the extrinsic muscles of the hand (the ones that come from your arm).
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Intrinsic Muscles of the Hand
A quick and lazy overview of how you make careful, delicate hand movements.
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Fun fact: an octopus has three hearts
Octopuses* are way too smart for our own good. And as creatures of the sea, there is a lot of weird wonderfulness about them that I am going to relay to…
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On Tatties, briefly
One hot potato that changed the world.
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Better Bee-Lieve It..
Is there a better bee pun for this? Probably. But still it’s a fun fact about bees.
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Neep
Alright, I wasn't angling for a heated discussion when I started writing this but I fear it might start one, so here goes. What’s a neep, team? 'Cause…
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A bit of a boob
Sometimes, you just feel like a right tit.
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I Feel it in My Gut
I feel it in my liver, I feel it in my small intestine, I feel it in my greater omentum, and so the feeling grows.
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Research Notes from the Illustrated Lab
Research Notes from the Illustrated Lab
An illustrator with an enthusiasm for knowledge learns how our world works by illustrating a regular dose of wonderful things, mostly about science, nature, and living on our planet.
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