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a pack of kittens closes in a a large dog standing on a chair
David Attenborough [whispering]:
“As the predators close in on their helpless prey, we can only watch in silent horror, for it is not man’s role to interfere in the hierarchy of nature.”
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Just a reminder - Please Register for the 3rd Codon Usage Conference in Montreal, Canada from May 31- June 3, right after the RNA Society Meeting.
Even if you can't go, please share! #RNA #RNAsky #RNAbiology
sites.google.com/view/codonus...
Alternative periodic system of chemical elements (source: Wikimedia)
This periodic table shows the origins(!) of chemical elements: The carbon in your bones was created under extreme conditions within dying stars. The iron in your blood comes from exploding stars & the gold in your teeth from neutron stars. We are literally made of star stuff. #science #sagan #stars
Scientists: for a new story, I have one big question—>
What is a “good day” in the lab?
I’m looking for epic examples of the best day ever to general criteria for what constitutes a “good day” compared to a nothing-burger day.
Ping me if you have examples to share!
Re-posts appreciated!
The best days is when I get a fresh batch of data, I start exploring and analyzing it, and I realize there really is something interesting going on and I'm the only person in the world who knows about it for a little while
So strange how none of these FAQs are "how many experience points do I need to stop taking this quiz every year"
FAQ 8: Can I lose XP? Generally, XP remains with you once earned. However, if your admin decides to reset or clear the slate, then you'll lose all the XP earned.
Absolutely no user has ever asked this question upon learning about this system. None.
A screenshot of FAQs for XP Answer to some common questions about XP. 1. What are Experience Points (XP)? Experience Points (XP) are rewards you earn by completing learning activities on the platform. They reflect your progress, track engagement, and help you unlock new learning levels. 2. How can I earn XP? You earn XP by completing a variety of learning learning activities, such as courses, videos, audio books, journeys, skill benchmarks, updating role, focus skills, and more... 3. How do I move from one level to another? Each level has a defined XP requirement. As you accumulate XP, you automatically advance to the next level once you meet the threshold... 4. How can I stay on top of the XP leaderboard? To rise on the leaderboard, consistently complete learning activities and particpate in ongoing programs or challenges... 5. What's the benefit of earning XP? XP helps measure your learning momentum and recognize your effort. It also contributes to attaining achievements, maintaining certifications, and discovering new learning opportunities within the platform.
"we've added this new feature to the online training system, so let's answer some frequently asked questions about whether there's any point to it at all. sneak preview: no"
it's a level tree for the university's online learning system. it is a series of icons and XP points, with zero additional details or branches. it does not go to 11.
cannot wait until I get to level 4 and unlock the... blue triangle over the white oval
Also I really should be unlocking some new skills in my tech tree considering how many times I've passed the radiation safety quiz.
A screenshot of the university of colorado "information security awareness" required course. The top right has an orange badge reading "EARN 60 XP"
Well this is new.
Now I want to know how many times to I have to take the university's IT security awareness quiz before I level up.
Why do I have to pretend that I'm going to print something in order to save it as a PDF. Why do I have to engage in a little ruse.
you can tuck him in a bucket in the corner there
either round or square
Increasingly the stories sound like the stories about tourists picked up in Iran or Russia, for trivial or inexplicable reasons. How long before we start to read them and say, like Russia and Iran, "well, they really should have understood the risks of visiting the United States."
Dogs and a handler from the Nome serum run
I’ll pack the sled
This is so cool someone should do kindergarten teachers next
Heard someone say 'hemogoblin' yesterday, and I think I will be keeping the word for a long time, potentially forever.
Sporophytes, on a farm wall, catching the late evening light.
County Clare, Ireland.
Cormacscoast.com walking tours
How consistent are your input lengths? When we do protocol optimization for direct RNA seq, especially short read heavy stuff, we run everything on a Tapestation prior to nanopore adapter ligation so that we can think in moles and not nanograms.
Movie description of the B horror move Death PhD. Gawdawful movie.
Now this is a movie plot!!! Someone understands grad school.
Ever notice that when one gene is disrupted, its orthologs get upregulated? This phenomenon, known as transcriptional adaptation, has been controversial and mysterious - glad to see that we are starting to learn how it works.
I have been using Claude Code recently, and I’m now convinced that LLM coding agents can solve one of the biggest problems in neuroscience: technical debt.
Labs generate tons of low-quality code bc the incentive structure rewards short-term productivity over longer-term concerns like 1/
How could a simple self-replicating system emerge at the origins of life? RNA polymerase ribozymes can replicate RNA, but existing ones are so large that their self-replication seems impossible. Could they be smaller?
Excited to share our latest work in @science.org on a new small polymerase.
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Happy birthday to Charles Darwin,
patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.
17 squares packed into a larger square. It looks dumb. But it's not.
I remade an old render with a more exact version. The most efficient packing possible of 17 squares into a larger square. I use it as an inspiring example: just because something looks stupid doesn't mean it's not the best that you can do.
The ghosts in the machine of Christmas past, present, AND future
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Rep. Kelly Morrison, is a practicing M.D. Her description of conditions in the Whipple detention facility are horrifying.
Here is a rough transcript of the video she just posted. @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social
Page 2 of last week's "The Week": This week's big news section covers "Anti-ICE protests across US," with subheaders: What is ICE? How have people responded ot ICE? What happened in Minneapolis? How did people react? and What will happen next?
Page two of this week's "The Week Jr." This week's big news section is titled Clashes escalate in Minneapolis, with subheaders Why is ICE in Minneapolis? What did federal agents do? What have government leaders said? How have people in the city reacted? and What will happen next.
The best thing I did for two different precocious 9/10 year olds in my life last year was sign them up for The Week, Jr., a kids news magazine that is just banging out unbiased reporting in between cool facts about the winter olympics and the world's longest living lemur as we live through history.