Ronnie Bivins

"Problem solver. Alcohol nerd. Bacon buff. Twitter lover. Beer geek. Internet scholar. Hipster-friendly thinker."

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  It Takes Faith: Praying to end violence against children

  A prayer for children affected by violence Father, thank you for the opportunity to pause, stop, reflect...

  Ronnie Bivins December 28, 2018
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  Opinion: Pay-to-Play Publishing

  The Internet has enabled the dissemination of information at lightning speed. This information revolution has created tremendous...

  Ronnie Bivins April 25, 2017
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  Butterflies Weaponize Milkweed Toxins

  Monarch butterfly caterpillars have evolved the ability to store toxins known as cardenolides, obtained from their milkweed...

  Ronnie Bivins April 25, 2017
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  Borrowing Immunity Through Interbreeding

  Modern humans adopted innate immune genes responsible for recognizing invading microbes from Neanderthals and Denisovans, according to...

  Ronnie Bivins April 25, 2017
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  Bee Semen Can Protect Queens from an STD

  Male honeybees protect their queens from a sexually transmitted disease (STD) by fortifying their seminal fluid with...

  Ronnie Bivins April 25, 2017
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  Opinion: On Animal Emotions

  Do you love your dog? Does your dog love you? How do you know? Who can prove...

  Ronnie Bivins April 25, 2017
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  Prehistoric Chicken Terror

  Its official name is Anzu wyliei, but researchers studying a pile of fossilized bones unearthed a decade...

  Ronnie Bivins April 4, 2017
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  Females in Charge

  Like most sex-role reversed organisms, populations of insects called Neotrogla have aggressive, promiscuous females and males who...

  Ronnie Bivins April 4, 2017
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  A Mite-y Fast Arthropod

  A mite, Paratarsotomus macropalpis, was recently clocked at 322 body lengths per second, making the sesame-seed-size species...

  Ronnie Bivins April 4, 2017
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  RNA Determines Sex in Silk Worms

  The sex of a silkworm (Bombyx mori) is determined by a small RNA, not a protein as...

  Ronnie Bivins April 4, 2017