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Alex Merz πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

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"There are no answers; only choices." – S. Lem I choose one [o] or two-cell [8] organisms and dissonant music. Professor of Biochemistry @ UW-Seattle. Any coincidence of my opinions with my employer's is coincidental.

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Haahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhaahhahhahhahaahahaaa <dies wheezing>

07.03.2026 03:29 πŸ‘ 1582 πŸ” 176 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 6

Please check out our new preprint! Using single cell analysis paired with HCR to visualize transcript localization we have identified cell and tissue-specific expression of various genes encoding tubulins, kifs, and dyneins during neural crest development!

07.03.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
New Zealand bellbird shaking off the water

New Zealand bellbird shaking off the water

Sugaree πŸͺΆ

06.03.2026 06:20 πŸ‘ 258 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

I need you to come over to my office with your BFC and get better pictures of this guy. bsky.app/profile/merz...

07.03.2026 06:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Current administration notwithstanding, recalls are GOOD, actually. It's when there are no recalls that you have a bigger problem. That means no one is watching.

07.03.2026 06:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He left OHSU and joined UCSF Epi/Biostat, improving both departments.

Disclosure: I got my PhD at OHSU.

07.03.2026 05:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There are arguments that those designs are not actually more rigprous.

07.03.2026 05:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Seriously. Read the replies to this thread.

07.03.2026 05:54 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No, I cannot, because I would not fucking do it.

07.03.2026 05:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He is not fit to suck my farts

07.03.2026 05:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Too legit to quit.

07.03.2026 05:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes.

07.03.2026 04:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That little fucker just won’t fucking quit. He is my fucking role model, fuckers.

07.03.2026 04:37 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Long shot of defiant little bastard hummingbird

Long shot of defiant little bastard hummingbird

Crop of defiant little bastard hummingbird

Crop of defiant little bastard hummingbird

This little bastard hummingbird has been holding the top of the scrawny tree outside my lab window for about a year now. I am in absolute awe of that defiant little shit.

07.03.2026 04:34 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

#notallamericans are dipshits

07.03.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not (by far) most important, but the data *are* in.

07.03.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

<empty set>

07.03.2026 04:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hegseth deserves a fate no gentler than that of the most unfortunate of his victims.

07.03.2026 04:06 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Vast stupidity, however, has *immense* explanatory power.

07.03.2026 04:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Even that is insufficient as an explanation.

07.03.2026 04:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Phenotypic diversity is caused by non-linear genetic interactions between two SNAREopathy genes - Molecular Psychiatry Molecular Psychiatry - Phenotypic diversity is caused by non-linear genetic interactions between two SNAREopathy genes

SNAREs *always* have more tricks up their sleeves… not all of them pleasant.

07.03.2026 04:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Clearly. The bizarre thing is that they profess to hate the PRC and yet are doing everything possible to hand the entire world to them.

07.03.2026 03:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Is this intentional? The consequences are obvious enough; is there any other plausible explantation?

07.03.2026 03:04 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

The Trump administration is intentionally sabotaging American science in a treasonous effort to hand global leadership in science and technology to the Peoples's Republic of China.

07.03.2026 03:03 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a black and white photo of a man in a tuxedo sitting in a chair . ALT: a black and white photo of a man in a tuxedo sitting in a chair .
07.03.2026 00:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce you to Vinay Prasad, M.D.

07.03.2026 00:34 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

tell us again why you voted to confirm this guy, @cantwell.senate.gov ?

06.03.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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DOOCY: It sounds like the Russians are helping Iran target and attack Americans--


TRUMP: That's an easy problem compared to what we're doing here. What a stupid question that is to be asking at this time. We're talking about something else.

06.03.2026 22:58 πŸ‘ 2031 πŸ” 570 πŸ’¬ 311 πŸ“Œ 274
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Tesla sued after Austin shooting suspect allegedly assaulted co-worker A 65-year-old woman says the automaker ignored warning signs before Ndiaga Diagne, the suspect in Sunday’s mass shooting, assaulted her. She sued Thursday.

the Austin mass shooter was a Tesla employee who assaulted a coworker during a company-allowed prayer break late last year

the company refused to give the victim her assailant's name so she could press charges, and he went on to become a mass shooter

www.statesman.com/business/art...

06.03.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 4957 πŸ” 1804 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 135

The banality of evil.

06.03.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1