To catch a fallen star

I just obtained my first three meteorites! It's amazing. Just last week I didn't know ordinary people could obtain meteorites. I thought that they were just for the very rich or the very lucky (who happened to be at the right place and the right time when a meteorite fell). With the internet, ingenuity, and the help of a small but very dedicated group of scientists, meteorite hunters, and hobbyists; meteorites have become much more widely available. These are the first three I've added to my collection. I have several more on their way, but I can barely contain my excitement with these. I love holding them in my hands and thinking about their origins in outer space.

My very first meteorite is called "Vaca Muerta". That means "Dead Cow" in Spanish. What can I say? You know I have to start things off with something colorful and peculiar. Here are some links to my collection in the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. You'll have to scroll down to "Noel Darlucio Pura" to see my actual pictures.


Vaca Muerta:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/index.php?code=24142

Sikhote-Alin:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/index.php?code=23593

NWA 869:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/index.php?code=31890

My meteorite collection:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/MetBullFindphoto.php?credit=Noel+Darlucio+Pura

Gene Regulatory Networks

A special feature from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the gene regulatory networks that control animal development. These systems regulate the expression of thousands of genes in the course of embryonic development and have been evolving for billions of years.

http://www.pnas.org/cgi/collection/gene_reg

This page has a useful link to the 50 most-read and most-cited PNAS articles.

My paper on Bicoid-depending anterior-posterior patterning can be found here.

Anybody home?

Not sure yet.
Just testing the waters.
Not exactly sure what I'm doing here, but I'm suddenly awash in memory.
Don't feel like starting all over exactly, but this place needs an entirely different approach.