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Former Nutmegger. Chemistry major and science nerd. Educator. Classical music lover. Patriots/Celtics/UConn fan. "Judge less. Read more." —Kate Good
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New preprint is out where we report a new obligate (?) methylotrophic bacteria with diel cycle of methanol dehydrogenase transcription in surface seawater, with implications for marine lanthanide and carbon cycling. Where the methanol comes from is a mystery! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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A propos of nothing: I've been visiting someone in the hospital over the last few days. They have some sort of notification system whose bell sounds a lot like "I am the very model of a modern major general," to the point i have to stop myself from belting it out.

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Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...

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I am increasingly convinced that Black American English tends to have a dactylic rhythm, MEANING that a very interesting translation of Homer could and should be done in our dialect.

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Heaven help us all

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So, if I understand this correctly, a gay Christian conservative in the Trump administration fired another Christian conservative . . . for being anti-woke?

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