Open Lab '08 Announced!

Well, the time has come folks - The Open Laboratory 2008 winners have been announced. The Open Laboratory is a publication of the best of scientific blogging throughout the year. After a long and arduous process, the judges have narrowed the extensive list of entries down to a mere 50 blog posts to publish. And guess what?

OBSERVATIONS OF A NERD MADE THE CUT!!

That's right! My post, Having some fun with evolution is to be published among the best of them. Not to be too nerdy, but...

W00t!

So I guess the year isn't starting off too badly over here. Happy 2009 and cheers to another year of science and blogging!

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