Biology is Life

I am a graduate student studying microbial evolution in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. My advisor is Jeffrey Lawrence.

Publications (PubMed listing):
University of Pittsburgh (2003-present)

• Retchless AC, Lawrence JG., Temporal fragmentation of speciation in bacteria.. Science. 2007 Aug 24;317(5841):1093-6.

Sequel Genetics Inc (now Spectra Genetics). (2000-2002)

• Telmer CA, Retchless AC, Kinsey AD, Conley Y, Rigatti B, Gorin MB, Jarvik JW., Detection and assignment of mutations and minihaplotypes in human DNA using peptide mass signature genotyping (PMSG): application to the human RDS/peripherin gene. Genome Res. 2003 Aug;13(8):1944-51. 

• Malehorn DE, Telmer CA, McEwen SB, An J, Kinsey AD, Retchless AC, Mason C, Vieta WM, Jarvik JW.  Detection of cystic fibrosis mutations by peptide mass signature genotyping. Clin Chem. 2003 Aug;49(8):1318-30.

Carnegie Mellon University (1996-2000)

• Evolution of Bacterial Genomes; A group term paper for my class "Molecular Biology of Prokaryotes" with Peter Berget in 1999

• Plants in motion (videos)
• Lyrebird song and dance (video)
• Octopus camoflague (video)
• Swarm Behavior | National Geographic Magazine

• Storm photos, from a storm chaser
• Atmospheric optics (rainbows, halos, etc.)

• Science on the Solstice | Nature: A composite description of scientific activities all over the world.
  

• Absolute Zero: A Sense of Scale | PBS:NOVA 

• Inaccurate NH Polls, The Madness is in the Method | Daily Kos

• Herbert Simon archives (I had the honor of meeting him twice)
• Albert Einstein archives
• E.O. Wilson & James Watson on Charles Darwin | Charlie Rose
• 25 Greatest Science Books of All Time | Discover Magazine

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