Ed Himelblau

I posted this 2017 cartoon in my (free) science cartoon newsletter after listening to @erictopol.bsky.social interview Matthew Cobb about the achievements and flaws of Francis Crick, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA.
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Cartoon showing a scientist intensely writing on tiny tubes with a sharpie. Caption, "Her passion for science and her passion for writing have merged into a passion for labeling."

New post about tiny writing. See the full post and sign up for my (free) science cartoon newsletter: himelblau.substack.com

Ugh! Should have proof read this post. Hopefully the basic info shines through. 😬

A guy naps on the couch in front of a big pile of dirty dishes.

Neuroscience cartoon inspired by a interview by a @erictopol.bsky.social interview. In my latest (FREE) newsletter, learn how the brain gets washed while you sleep. Also, exciting reports about the potential of brain-drain-expanding surgery to combat dementia. himelblau.substack.com/p/brain-washed

Congratulations to @bradguigar.com for making it onto the cover of the New Yorker!

Need some big data of your own? Check out the link in my latest issue of my FREE science cartoon newsletter:
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One of about 50 cartoons I drew for my book, The Teaching Assistant's Guide. www.thetasguide.com/cartoons

Ah, one proton more or less... does it really matter? :)

The curcumin molecule, which gives turmeric its distinct color, looks like a cute crab. Here a turmeric-themed post from my FREE science cartoon newsletter: himelblau.substack.com/p/trendy-tur...

Comic image of a computer technician and a lab researcher

Will virtual cells move biology research out of the lab and into the computer? Newsletter post (and cartoons) inspired by @erictopol.bsky.social Ground Truth Podcast. open.substack.com/pub/himelblau

Researchers are discovering new organelles all the time. Collaboration with Shannon O'Dell. (from my FREE science cartoon newsletter: himelblau.substack.com)

In 1980, when Joy Division sang, “Love will tear us apart again,” they were thinking about cytokinesis when two “daughter cells” are pinched apart by strong molecular forces. Read the full newsletter post: us9.campaign-archive.com?u=6da1485294...

Open your sock drawer, yank a pair of socks apart, and put each in a separate drawer. Now repeat that with every pair. Not only have you created a wardrobe headache for yourself, you’ve also demonstrated the main event of anaphase. Read the full post: us9.campaign-archive.com?u=6da1485294...

drawing of snowmen in a laboratory.

In lab, proteins called enzymes to do important jobs like sequencing DNA and building new genes. Enzymes need to be kept cold. Read the full post here: us9.campaign-archive.com?u=6da1485294...

In the kitchen, you follow a recipe. In lab, you follow a protocol. I was a graduate student in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Wisconsin. My background was in biology. Many of my peers had a chemistry background. Guess whose experiments worked better.

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My cartoon in The New Yorker this week. See more at himelblau.com. This is the first cartoon I ever sold to the magazine (March 2021).

Cartoon in the New Yorker this week.

Who doesn’t love poems about mitosis? New post from my FREE science cartoon newsletter:
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Mitosis limericks… part 1 or4. Join my FREE science cartoon newsletter for more.
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I’m excited to bring back these two from New Yorker Caption Contest 860 for a NEW caption contest for wordsbelow.app Here’s the twist–all captions must be ABOUT THE NEW YORKER CAPTION CONTEST (It’s very meta…)
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If you like the Caption Contest, you’ll appreciate all the data you get from WordsBelow.

Nice to be here. I’m a biologist and cartoonist. Check out my FREE newsletter. A new science cartoon every few weeks: www.himelblau.com