–You may have heard it said that our genome is “99% chimpanzee”. As surprising as this may sound to some, what is even more shocking is that more than 90% of “our” cells are actually bacteria.
How is this possible? Read on to find out more! Continue reading Our Microbial Organ

–Whale watching in the Boston area is an incredibly popular activity. Last year, almost 1 million people went whale watching off the coast of New England. After all, what is there not to love? The whales are charismatic wonders themselves – mammoth yet gentle, showy yet elusive – and the whole adventure, which takes only a few hours, is jam-packed with a kind of romance hard to find nowadays. Continue reading In Support of Whale Watching; An Opinion Piece