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The Natural Philosopher
The High Seas, Genetics, and the Natural World
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The Tachyon
The Tachyon
After my fishing debut upon the Ingrid and subsequent departure I set about looking for other boats to work on. Little did I know that…
Jon Eilers
Dec 13, 2018
The Tavern
I made my choice. The next day the captain probably found the note I left on the sink. I wonder what happened next. Was he pissed…
Jon Eilers
Apr 4, 2018
A fisherman’s tale
A fisherman’s tale
Prologue
Jon Eilers
Mar 12, 2018
A Crabtastic Life
A Crabtastic Life
The worst part of being an observer is not the crab shell measuring or living at sea for weeks on end. It is the paperwork. By the end of…
Jon Eilers
Dec 2, 2017
A good deed undone
A good deed undone
I am in Kodiak. One of Alaska’s larger “cities” nestled on the northeastern end of the Kodiak archipelagos several hundred miles southwest…
Jon Eilers
Dec 2, 2017
There and going back again
There and going back again
I am packing my belonging tonight. Tomorrow morning my mother and I drive to Portland, Oregon where we will spend the day shopping and…
Jon Eilers
Dec 2, 2017
The Meta in Metagenomics
In the subfield of Biology called genetics a discipline has emerged. It is called Metagenomics. I use the term discipline specifically…
Jon Eilers
Nov 29, 2017
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