Want scientific immortality? Name a sea worm (AP)

Jeff Goodhartz holds an image of a new species of Belize Featherworm while sitting in a science classroom at Granite Hills High School, where he is currently teaching, in El Cajon, Calif., on Wednesday, June 4, 2008. Goodhartz bought the naming rights for the worm from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, which unveiled its name-a-species program earlier this year. This modern twist on taxonomy is a way to raise research money, and many groups have been doing it. (AP Photo/Sandy Huffaker)AP - Jeff Goodhartz is single and has no children. But he wanted to ensure the family name would live on after he’s gone.


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