Dr. Rob Dunn is a professor in the department of applied ecology and senior vice provost of university interdisciplinary programs at North Carolina State University. He’s the author of eight books, including A Natural History of the Future and Never Home Alone. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Teamwork Between Species Is The Key To Life Itself
“The Call of the Honeyguide” traces the mutualisms found throughout nature, from hunting pairs to the microbes all around us.
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How An African Bird Forged A Relationship With Humans
The greater honeyguide learned to lead humans to beehives, luring them with the promise of honey so they’d unlock the wax the birds eat.
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What Microbes Are Hiding In Your Home?
From slime in your shower head to fungi in your drywall, there’s no escaping the microbiome of the great indoors.
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Monster Microbiology, 101
If werewolves and other ghouls existed, they’d surely have microbiomes.
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Monster Microbiome Mash
Just in time for Halloween, scientists Rob Dunn and Amanda Hale imagine what the microbiomes of werewolves, vampires, and other monsters might entail.
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Tales of Broken Hearts
In “The Man Who Touched His Own Heart,” Rob Dunn writes of the creative—and sometimes tragic—ways that scientists and surgeons have sought to mend the maladies of the heart.
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How a Bar Fight Paved the Way for Heart Surgery
An excerpt from “The Man Who Touched His Own Heart.”
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Having a Dog May Mean Having Extra Microbes
Houses with dogs had more types of bacteria, say researchers who surveyed surfaces in 40 homes.