as someone who has collected water samples of thriving cells and failed to get them to reliably reproduce in laboratory conditions optimized for cell growth

I am shocked that the ancient frozen worm is reproducing

this means ass stabbing was a viable strategy

that’s wild. plants are so weird.

that is completely understandable and I have resorted to that before for my lactose intolerance, most often when there’s a language barrier

yes I’m sure your Polish grandma’s cheese torte is mind blowing but I require enzyme supplements and guaranteed toilet access to “enjoy” dairy. and sometimes. i just. don’t want. to fart for hours 😭

i enjoy seitan and extra springy bread and do in fact regularly purchase vital wheat gluten lol

FUCK i typo

edit: fixed it. thanks (╥﹏╥)

poppy seed (singular) cake

as someone who considers tulips ugly I’ll never understand how the hype got so outta control

I refuse to eat one without a soft tortilla on the outside to contain the inevitable fractured mess

Among animals, there exists a single known example of an apparently freely rotating structure, though it is used for digestion rather than propulsion: the crystalline style of certain bivalves and gastropods.[19]: 89  The style consists of a transparent glycoprotein rod which is continuously formed in a cilia-lined sac and extends into the stomach. The cilia rotate the rod, so that it becomes wrapped in strands of mucus. As the rod slowly dissolves in the stomach, it releases digestive enzymes.[19] Estimates of the speed of rotation of the style in vivo vary significantly, and it is unclear if the style is rotated continuously or intermittently.[20]

Weird, kinda gross, and fascinating!

Everyone cites Hugh Laurie as the best UK-born imitator of the American accent, and I completely agree, but I also think it’s fucking hilarious that now a lot of UK actors trying to do an American accent also end up imitating Hugh Laurie’s gravelly voice.

The Fauxmerican Accent is now Grumpy Doctor Voice, 11/10 comedy

make tea with the barley

eat the pepper raw as a snack while I boil pasta and steam frozen broccoli in the microwave

I also use QUIK and love all its features, most especially the minimal and very customizable UI

possibly, though if they did it was likely accidental

I looked at some of the TEM photos and it certainly looks to me like what they’re describing is all there (or not there). The prep and imaging looks high quality also, so I personally doubt it’s a prep or imaging artifact. But I’m far from an expert, just know a bit of cell TEM from the one project I did a few years ago

It is possibly part of a separate fourth domain of life, Parakarya.

I used to research weird algae that don’t fit in so well phylogenetically speaking, and I’m kinda annoyed by the philosophy of making everything its own group, so I read the above and thought, “yeah right”

Now that I’ve read the article… yeah this thing is REALLY, REALLY weird. Why does it only have 1 nuclear membrane!? What the fuck are filamentous chromosomes!? WHERE IS ITS CYTOSKELETON!? HOW DOES IT DO ANYTHING WITHOUT A CYTOSKELETON!?

(i have a STEM degree and work for a catering company lmao)