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There is lots to be thankful for this year, including Barack Obama's big win, the completion of the LHC, and of course the ever-tasty Meleagris gallopavo. But here at Seed we're most thankful for one thing—our readers! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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• The Science of Turkey
  No, not the policy of science hating Turkey, but rather an LA Times special on the science of all things poultry.
• Papercraft Turkey Dinner
  For the ethical objectors, the creatively crafty, or perhaps the politically disinclined: a perfectly tasteless (how unfortunate) turkey. (via boingboing)
• Give Thanks? Science Supersized Your Turkey Dinner
  Bred (more like engineered) for their size, increasingly giant turkeys seem to have been plucked from the very beginning. Plus, how do they manage to breed all those turkeys?
• Does Eating Turkey Make You Sleepy?
  Don’t blame your post-prandial somnolence on the bird and its not-so-unusual tryptophan content, because it’s actually the booze and mashed potatoes that seem to take the greatest toll on your wakefulness.
• Velociraptor was just a scary turkey, say scientists
  Just imagine if they were around today! Who’d be plucked then?

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There is lots to be thankful for this year, including Barack Obama’s big win, the completion of the LHC,  and of course the ever-tasty Meleagris gallopavo. But here at Seed we’re most thankful for one thing—our readers! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Originally published November 26, 2008