Dan Shain, associate professor of zoology and biology at Rutgers Camden, specializes in the study of segmented worms, including leeches. One of his more unusual projects was finding a mate for what may be a new species of leech found in New Jersey.
He was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to study leech cocoons, which have withstand extremes of heat and pressure. Coccon fibers might lead to breakthroughs in biomedical and other technical research.
Read more about Shain and his leeches in the latest issue of Rutgers Magazine. See the full-text of "Dr. Worm" by John T. Ward here.
Friday, October 06, 2006
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