Tavishi 2016 was the year the world was graced with the artistic masterpiece: PPAP, or pen pineapple apple pen. To this day, I cannot...

Tavishi In the last post, I discussed eukaryotic histology. And while it may seem that histology is fairly straightforward: color some...

Tavishi Despite what the title of this post may communicate, I am actually very fond of histology; rather, I intend to make a pun about...

Tavishi Serine is my friend James's favorite amino acid. He may be wrong, but he also left this blog, so he is not permitted an opinion....

Tavishi Phocine distemper virus, or PDV, is a morbilivirus causing infection and mortality within pinnipeds. PDV is very, very similar to...

Tavishi If you've ever seen a stray cat running in the dark, their eyes have appeared mostly a shiny, glowing green due to the presence...

Tavishi The most well known seal is the ringed seal: perhaps not by name, but rather by face. The undisputed mascot for all pinnipeds...

Tavishi NSAID stands for non steroidal anti inflammatory drug- essentially, anti-inflammatory drugs usually used for pain management...

Tavishi Yesterday, I witnessed (and helped with!) my very first echocardiogram on a fluffy little dog with a heart murmur. Also, when I...

Tavishi Pinnipeds are a clade composed of seals, sea lions, and walruses. But one group within Pinnipedia is often forgotten: the fur...

Tavishi Seals, like any other animal, need to eat. And like any other animal, seals don't always get the nutrition they need. The primary...

TAVISHI Saturniids are some of the most well known lepidopterans, or the clade of moths and butterflies. Saturniids are some of the...

Tavishi The ringed seals at Osaka Aquarium have long captured the attention of the internet. Take Yuki, the most famous ringed seal from...

TAVISHI I've been reading the Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson lately, and I've found myself much appreciating the in book animals- for...

TAVISHI I recently went through the pleasure of rewatching Lord of the Rings with my brother, Yash, and I have found myself, once again,...

TAVISHI I love nudibranchs, as any other ocean enthusiast would. Nudibranchs are incredible in color, shape, and more. While their color...

Tavishi When I was younger, I really enjoyed swimming. In my head, I'd always imagine myself as a seal. Of course, there were significant...

Tavishi The silverfish: a home pest and Minecraft mob. In Minecraft, they are hostile mobs, and in real life, they are treated like...

I've been trying to figure out the verb form of apoptosis. To apoptote? The cell apoptoted?The cell will apop? The cell had apoptated. I...

TAVISHI My friend, James, hates penguins with a burning passion. My friend, Russell, (actually, he's a member of our team! Check out his...