PinnedSam Westreich, PhDThe Most Interesting Biology Questions, AnsweredDr. Sam Westreich writes about biotech, Silicon Valley, and answers fascinating questions about science.Sep 23, 20212Sep 23, 20212
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Sam Westreich, PhDinSharing ScienceMusings on Buffalo Fish, and Other Uses of “Buffalo”The fish named by an eccentric French genius, and (probably) unrelated to the town, or the big cowJun 13Jun 13
Sam Westreich, PhDinSharing ScienceFor Millions of Years, Earth Was Dominated by a Single Vertebrate GenusIt’s not humans. How the lone survivor of a super-extinction repopulated our planetJun 619Jun 619
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Sam Westreich, PhDinSharing ScienceThe Truth Behind the Myth of Boiling FrogsSometimes we’ll put up with anything. Sometimes it takes brain damage.May 619May 619
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