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Semi-retired biotechnologist and virologist, interested in making vaccines, lover of 70s rock and hard SF. And good red wine. Posts are both personal and professional, and may include music and/or strong opinions. And possibly zombies.
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Self plus Luna - and a good red, in our new lounge niche next to the fire. Courtesy of @anna-lisew.bsky.social

Schmooze then xxxxx, like a certain Orange Person, eh, Wordle 1,456 5/6? ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I think that EITHER: - I’m going to avoid ALL SoMe for a week or so OR: - block any posts that have Iran, IZrael, LA in them, in addition to the already-blanked Trump.

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

#AccidentalArt no. 147. Reflections in a coffee shop awning 😁

The Daughter - aka Manda Rybicka - is rapidly becoming a known ceramic artist in this neck of the woods. Here are two of her plates with single-line drawings of dogs and people, exhibited in Hermanus last weekend.

yep! unpaywalled:

For a change, other South African cartoonists dumping on our favourite foreign despot! www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

New #Archaea MAG with 238kbp genome, retaining essentially just its replication mechanism. Lots of ribosomal subunits, no ORC1 type replicator found from what I can see. I'm assuming the lack of 5S might be due to incomplete recovery? Fascinating! 🧪🧫🦠 #archaeasky

Spaceships by John Berkey, Chris Foss, George Wilson, and Robert McCall.

Evening clouds above my balcony, with Jupiter - from 27 May 😁

Oh, all right; from two days ago as well, then 😎

Oh, and another one; why not...😎

OK, my Big Camera's version of the Strawberry Daiquiri Moon of yestereve: beautiful it was, too! Spot the cloud halo and the seagull 😁