http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddwick/tags/honey/ Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:44:41 -0700 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:44:41 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm1.staticflickr.com/26/buddyicons/99287245@N00.jpg?1176248631#99287245@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddwick/tags/honey/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddwick/1039909856/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/oddwick/">Todd Huffman</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddwick/1039909856/" title="Lattice"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1338/1039909856_4c9056002e_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Lattice" /></a></p> <p>I was a 'visiting scientist' for a bit this summer at the Amdam lab in Norway, WHICH MEANS I GOT TO PLAY WITH BEES!<br /> <br /> But for serious, they are a great lab and I'm jazzed to be doing a little project for them. I pasted an excerpt from the lab website below to explain generally what they are doing.<br /> <br /> &quot;The making of a social insect – the regulatory architectures of social design<br /> <br /> The origins of social behavior in insects are sought by mechanistic and evolutionary approaches with the common goal of understanding the foundations of social life. The transitions from solitary to social living are studied at multiple levels of analysis ranging from molecular genetics and genomics to evolutionary theories of inclusive fitness and altruism. A fundamental focus of this research is to explain how complex social phenotypes can evolve from ancestral solitary forms. Our group addresses the same question using a battery tools to integrate insights on biochemistry, functional genomics, proteomics, physiology and behavior. We use the highly eusocial honey bee (Apis mellifera) as primary model organism, with particular emphasis on social life-history regulation – including aging.&quot;<br /> <br /> And for those more interested, a link to their articles.<br /> <a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;safe=off&amp;sa=G&amp;oi=qs&amp;q=amdam+author:g-amdam" rel="nofollow">scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;safe=off&amp...</a></p> Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:44:41 -0700 2007-07-16T14:42:40-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Todd Huffman) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1039909856 59.679842 10.770206 59.679842 10.770206 20100308 Lattice <p>I was a 'visiting scientist' for a bit this summer at the Amdam lab in Norway, WHICH MEANS I GOT TO PLAY WITH BEES!<br /> <br /> But for serious, they are a great lab and I'm jazzed to be doing a little project for them. I pasted an excerpt from the lab website below to explain generally what they are doing.<br /> <br /> &quot;The making of a social insect – the regulatory architectures of social design<br /> <br /> The origins of social behavior in insects are sought by mechanistic and evolutionary approaches with the common goal of understanding the foundations of social life. The transitions from solitary to social living are studied at multiple levels of analysis ranging from molecular genetics and genomics to evolutionary theories of inclusive fitness and altruism. A fundamental focus of this research is to explain how complex social phenotypes can evolve from ancestral solitary forms. Our group addresses the same question using a battery tools to integrate insights on biochemistry, functional genomics, proteomics, physiology and behavior. We use the highly eusocial honey bee (Apis mellifera) as primary model organism, with particular emphasis on social life-history regulation – including aging.&quot;<br /> <br /> And for those more interested, a link to their articles.<br /> <a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;safe=off&amp;sa=G&amp;oi=qs&amp;q=amdam+author:g-amdam" rel="nofollow">scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;safe=off&amp...</a></p> Todd Huffman nature insect bees social bee honey miel behavior aging honeybee colony abeille abeilles apis colonie apidae socialinsect alvéoles apilmellifera architectureofsocialdesign gettycall http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddwick/1039780502/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/oddwick/">Todd Huffman</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddwick/1039780502/" title="Bees!"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1430/1039780502_0a29a820f6_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Bees!" /></a></p> <p>I was a 'visiting scientist' for a bit this summer at the Amdam lab in Norway, WHICH MEANS I GOT TO PLAY WITH BEES!<br /> <br /> But for serious, they are a great lab and I'm jazzed to be doing a little project for them. I pasted an excerpt from the lab website below to explain generally what they are doing.<br /> <br /> &quot;The making of a social insect – the regulatory architectures of social design<br /> <br /> The origins of social behavior in insects are sought by mechanistic and evolutionary approaches with the common goal of understanding the foundations of social life. The transitions from solitary to social living are studied at multiple levels of analysis ranging from molecular genetics and genomics to evolutionary theories of inclusive fitness and altruism. A fundamental focus of this research is to explain how complex social phenotypes can evolve from ancestral solitary forms. Our group addresses the same question using a battery tools to integrate insights on biochemistry, functional genomics, proteomics, physiology and behavior. We use the highly eusocial honey bee (Apis mellifera) as primary model organism, with particular emphasis on social life-history regulation – including aging.&quot;<br /> <br /> And for those more interested, a link to their articles.<br /> <a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;safe=off&amp;sa=G&amp;oi=qs&amp;q=amdam+author:g-amdam">scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;safe=off&amp...</a></p> Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:28:36 -0700 2007-07-16T14:25:37-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Todd Huffman) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1039780502 59.679842 10.770206 59.679842 10.770206 20100308 Bees! <p>I was a 'visiting scientist' for a bit this summer at the Amdam lab in Norway, WHICH MEANS I GOT TO PLAY WITH BEES!<br /> <br /> But for serious, they are a great lab and I'm jazzed to be doing a little project for them. I pasted an excerpt from the lab website below to explain generally what they are doing.<br /> <br /> &quot;The making of a social insect – the regulatory architectures of social design<br /> <br /> The origins of social behavior in insects are sought by mechanistic and evolutionary approaches with the common goal of understanding the foundations of social life. The transitions from solitary to social living are studied at multiple levels of analysis ranging from molecular genetics and genomics to evolutionary theories of inclusive fitness and altruism. A fundamental focus of this research is to explain how complex social phenotypes can evolve from ancestral solitary forms. Our group addresses the same question using a battery tools to integrate insights on biochemistry, functional genomics, proteomics, physiology and behavior. We use the highly eusocial honey bee (Apis mellifera) as primary model organism, with particular emphasis on social life-history regulation – including aging.&quot;<br /> <br /> And for those more interested, a link to their articles.<br /> <a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;safe=off&amp;sa=G&amp;oi=qs&amp;q=amdam+author:g-amdam">scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;safe=off&amp...</a></p> Todd Huffman insect bees social bee honey miel behavior aging honeybee cadre colony apis apidae socialinsect alvéoles apilmellifera architectureofsocialdesign abielles http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddwick/1039780128/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/oddwick/">Todd Huffman</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddwick/1039780128/" title="Bees!"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1202/1039780128_3f05309726_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Bees!" /></a></p> <p>I was a 'visiting scientist' for a bit this summer at the Amdam lab in Norway, WHICH MEANS I GOT TO PLAY WITH BEES!<br /> <br /> But for serious, they are a great lab and I'm jazzed to be doing a little project for them. I pasted an excerpt from the lab website below to explain generally what they are doing.<br /> <br /> &quot;The making of a social insect – the regulatory architectures of social design<br /> <br /> The origins of social behavior in insects are sought by mechanistic and evolutionary approaches with the common goal of understanding the foundations of social life. The transitions from solitary to social living are studied at multiple levels of analysis ranging from molecular genetics and genomics to evolutionary theories of inclusive fitness and altruism. A fundamental focus of this research is to explain how complex social phenotypes can evolve from ancestral solitary forms. Our group addresses the same question using a battery tools to integrate insights on biochemistry, functional genomics, proteomics, physiology and behavior. We use the highly eusocial honey bee (Apis mellifera) as primary model organism, with particular emphasis on social life-history regulation – including aging.&quot;<br /> <br /> And for those more interested, a link to their articles.<br /> <a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;safe=off&amp;sa=G&amp;oi=qs&amp;q=amdam+author:g-amdam">scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;safe=off&amp...</a></p> Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:28:33 -0700 2007-07-16T14:21:10-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Todd Huffman) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1039780128 59.679842 10.770206 59.679842 10.770206 20100308 Bees! <p>I was a 'visiting scientist' for a bit this summer at the Amdam lab in Norway, WHICH MEANS I GOT TO PLAY WITH BEES!<br /> <br /> But for serious, they are a great lab and I'm jazzed to be doing a little project for them. I pasted an excerpt from the lab website below to explain generally what they are doing.<br /> <br /> &quot;The making of a social insect – the regulatory architectures of social design<br /> <br /> The origins of social behavior in insects are sought by mechanistic and evolutionary approaches with the common goal of understanding the foundations of social life. The transitions from solitary to social living are studied at multiple levels of analysis ranging from molecular genetics and genomics to evolutionary theories of inclusive fitness and altruism. A fundamental focus of this research is to explain how complex social phenotypes can evolve from ancestral solitary forms. Our group addresses the same question using a battery tools to integrate insights on biochemistry, functional genomics, proteomics, physiology and behavior. We use the highly eusocial honey bee (Apis mellifera) as primary model organism, with particular emphasis on social life-history regulation – including aging.&quot;<br /> <br /> And for those more interested, a link to their articles.<br /> <a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;safe=off&amp;sa=G&amp;oi=qs&amp;q=amdam+author:g-amdam">scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;safe=off&amp...</a></p> Todd Huffman insect bees social bee honey miel behavior aging honeybee colony abeilles ruche apis colonie apidae socialinsect alvéoles apilmellifera architectureofsocialdesign http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddwick/2229322675/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/oddwick/">Todd Huffman</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddwick/2229322675/" title="Lattice Redux"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2207/2229322675_939718ca82_m.jpg" width="222" height="240" alt="Lattice Redux" /></a></p> <p>I'm playing around with this photo for a possible logo.</p> Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:27:40 -0800 2007-07-16T14:42:40-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Todd Huffman) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2229322675 33.41425 -111.93586 33.41425 -111.93586 2504636 Lattice Redux <p>I'm playing around with this photo for a possible logo.</p> Todd Huffman nature insect bees insects social bee bumblebee honey miel behavior aging honeybee colony abeille abeilles apis colonie apismellifera apidae socialinsect alvéoles apilmellifera architectureofsocialdesign http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddwick/1804471883/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/oddwick/">Todd Huffman</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddwick/1804471883/" title="Wired!"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2209/1804471883_6b8378fd16_m.jpg" width="240" height="191" alt="Wired!" /></a></p> <p>My picture 'Lattice' was used in Wired Science. <br /> <br /> Wired:<br /> <a href="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/10/stop-flesh-eati.html">blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/10/stop-flesh-eati.html</a><br /> <br /> Original thread:<br /> <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/oddwick/1039909856/">flickr.com/photos/oddwick/1039909856/</a></p> Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:03:23 -0700 2007-10-30T11:03:23-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Todd Huffman) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1804471883 59.665844 10.777201 59.665844 10.777201 856767 Wired! <p>My picture 'Lattice' was used in Wired Science. <br /> <br /> Wired:<br /> <a href="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/10/stop-flesh-eati.html">blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/10/stop-flesh-eati.html</a><br /> <br /> Original thread:<br /> <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/oddwick/1039909856/">flickr.com/photos/oddwick/1039909856/</a></p> Todd Huffman macro nature magazine insect bee honey wired honeybee wiredmagazine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddwick/1039880762/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/oddwick/">Todd Huffman</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddwick/1039880762/" title="Searching..."><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1327/1039880762_d8a7f08259_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Searching..." /></a></p> <p>Looking for eggs and the queen.</p> Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:41:07 -0700 2007-07-16T14:40:25-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Todd Huffman) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1039880762 59.679842 10.770206 59.679842 10.770206 20100308 Searching... <p>Looking for eggs and the queen.</p> Todd Huffman nature insect social bee honey miel behavior aging honeybee colony abeille abeilles apis colonie apidae socialinsect apilmellifera architectureofsocialdesign http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en