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  1. There are 3 germ layers: ectoderm, mesoderm & endoderm. Various factors control subdivision & differentiation of mesoderm. http://tr.im/EPJJ
  2. The various mechanisms by which embryonic cells move and contort to form the mature organism. http://tr.im/EPJA
  3. Very technical piece on trypanosomes' flagella, needed by the parasite to infect tens of millions & kill tens of thousands http://tr.im/Dfw5
  4. Want a genome sequence fast? Use Shotgun Sequencing, which is a rapid and powerful technique. Read the procedure at http://tr.im/Df3F
  5. A brief history of Leishmania species, which cause awful ulcerative lesions in their millions of victims. Poor volunteers! http://tr.im/Depa
  6. I did extensive figures for my discussion of how the Drosophila (fruit fly) embryo establishes its anterior-posterior axis http://tr.im/CGLg
  7. Three figures and a brief description of body plan determinants, factors that define the undifferentiated embryo. http://tr.im/CyXP
  8. http://tr.im/CqFF The division of an egg after fertilization is shaped by the yolk distribution. Tons of figures of different yolk distros!
  9. The egg must provide the female's genome in addition to nutrients for the embryo plus factors determining the body plan. http://tr.im/CgmV
  10. Sperm deliver the male's genetic info to the female's egg. This fertilizes the egg and creates a complete genome. http://tr.im/Cgk7
  11. A clear layout of gametogenesis, the formation of sperm (spermatogenesis) and ovum/eggs (oogenesis). Includes a figure! http://tr.im/CgdS
  12. Organisms used in dev biology and their pros/cons: drosophila (fruit fly); mice; chickens; zebrafish; and xenopus frogs. http://tr.im/BQY3
  13. The 1st step of my quest to visit every Spanish Mission in the USA! Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, dedicated 1798 http://tr.im/BPWS
  14. More interested in history? I wrote bits on Rhodesian Sleeping Sicnkess http://tr.im/BPuG and Gambian Sleeping Sickness http://tr.im/BNft
  15. African Sleeping Sickness causes death and dementia in humans and livestock. Learn about the parasite Trypanosoma brucei http://tr.im/BPuq
  16. Why is subsaharan Africa lush? Trypanosoma brucei brucei! It prevents grazing cattle from surviving. Its history/discovery http://tr.im/BNfs
  17. Quick bites: one-paragraph tidbits on how Trypanosoma evansi http://tr.im/BMwe and Trypanosoma sanguinis http://tr.im/BMw8 were discovered.
  18. A succinct compilation of Mesoamerican cultures of the Pre-Columbian Period. The start of my research into Latin America! http://tr.im/BA1e
  19. Xenodiagnosis is a 19th cent technique for diagnosing infectious disease involving blood meals, gestation and microscopy. http://tr.im/B2kf
  20. This NPR piece is one of the best stories I ever found. RT @whybird Boy Lifts Book; Librarian Changes Boy's Life http://tumblr.com/xjg3dyw4j