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Molecular biologist from Texas, here to share my meanderings on nature, science, history, politics, and zombies. Long threads a specialty.
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*That* guys are welcome here.
According to the research, corralled herds have preferences & a small number have clockwise preferences: 3 out of 37 consistently went clockwise.
I guess we're seeing the oddballs? The Bluesky of reindeer cyclones.
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Cat software, bird hardware.
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*boop*
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A rough day. Hope you're taking time for yourself.
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Yup. He's 81 years old. Bush is 78.
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Something something military-industrial complex. US arms sales is very big business.
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That's not true! This guy was forced to be a Fox News commentator for the rest of his life for his crimes.
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So say we all.
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Ah, I think I missed your math there!
Just Googling a bit:
Lisa Lu Yan is 98!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Lu
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The dirty looks you'll get from the dermatologist. 😬
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I'd call that a very successful trip.
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Amy from Futurama!
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That makes a lot more sense with dipping sauces! 😉
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I don't think it's supposed to look like that, Thomas.
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Boneless or bone-in?
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They built a launching pad on Paradise and then paved it over and blew it up.
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That is one sassy crow.
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He did have that period where he went around knocking the peaked parts off of mountains, just leaving the flat stump behind, though. He got sort of infamous for it, as I recall.
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Good reporting. Thank you.
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In fairness, boobs are pretty nice.
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I've come to call it Trump DEI: finding high-level jobs for the least qualified people so long as they have right-wing blogger credentials.
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Best wishes to both of you.
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Giant Fur Dragon.
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Two types of people.
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I know the administration has completely crossed the line when Dr. Malik is tired of pulling punches.
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Who am I to deny the people what they want? 😉
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Oh boy. The utility of rapid home tests for infectious disease. Accuracy is usually terrible (!), but people are a lot more likely to use them than something where they have to go submit a sample at a collection site.
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Did you know squids are vertebrates now?
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How dare you say something so true!
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My wife always forgets her forehead with sunscreen and ends up looking like a low-budget alien from the original Star Trek.
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Happy kitty face.
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The situation we all find ourselves in:
Rage + inability to do anything about it = ulcers? + shortened telomeres?
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It's good that humans can't do this, because if it were possible to leave a live, wiggling arm behind to escape certain meetings or overly-talkative neighbors, I absolutely could not be trusted with this responsibility. 😁
I'll leave you with this very cool three-tailed lizard:
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Lastly, there's the only mammals in the group: two species of African spiny mice (genus Acomys) are capable of autotomy.
They have prickly guard hairs like a hedgehog & if threat-triggered, can release hair, skin & cartilage from the body to escape.
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But outside of lizards & salamanders, there are other animals that practice autotomy: sea slugs can lose a tail, many species of octopus have specialized detachable sperm-filled arms used in reproduction.
Stone crabs & sea stars can often shed & regrow limbs, with differing levels of success.
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In most cases, the tail regrows; but the new tail may have cartilage instead of bone, may be shorter. Sometimes it even 'branches' at the self-cut site, as with this Western Fence Lizard.
Lizard tails store energy & can function in attracting mates so this decision is not without cost.
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Autotomy is from Greek "self" + "severing".
Muscles acting against the gaps between vertebrae rip the tail off, the skin contracts to reduce bleeding & the nerves in the tail cause uncontrolled contractions.
The predator/threat, now distracted by a wiggling tail, can be evaded easily.
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It will make a lovely debris field on Utopia Planitia.
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I have a thread on her:
"What the people want is very simple - they want an America as good as its promise."
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District 146 (southwest Houston) is today represented in the Texas House by Rep. Lauren Ashely Simmons, a strong progressive who champions labor, civil rights, LGBTQ+ causes.
I think Rep. Al Edwards would be proud.