Solving the mystery of life - April Fools'

1 Apr 2011

Marc Kirschner
Department of Systems Biology
Harvard Medical School

Abstract

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"

I will discuss the origin of Jabberwocks and other chordates from the perspective of hemichordate development.

References

• "Jabberwocky" in Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, by Lewis Carroll, 1872