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Busting Marine Myths: Sharks DO Get Cancer!

Busting Marine Myths: Sharks DO Get Cancer!

Nov 09 2009 | 29 comment(s)

There are a lot of myths out there about the marine world, but by far the one that bothers me the most is the notion that sharks don't get cancer. This simply untrue statement has led to the slaughter of millions of sharks via the industry for shark cartilage pills, which are sold to desperate cancer patients under the false pretense that they can help reduce or cure their illness.


A Marine Biologist's Story

A Marine Biologist's Story

Nov 02 2009 | 7 comment(s)

I figured that the first step in starting fresh somewhere is introducing myself. So, this is a post about my life. It was originally posted at my other blog, Observations of a Nerd, but it's just so good I had to re-post it here. So here's my life, in a blog post: