«Kera» oh my, cleavage
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·StellarWind· This is how much of a geek I am.
·StellarWind· I read 'cleavage' and I wonder following/before which amino acid.

Too many proteases on me. Yup.

The occipital lobe is the sight-linked area of the brain. It's also the lower-rear area of it. Which is why teachers often say they have eyes in their back. Next, we shall discuss the connection between sound and time travel. Hint, both are related to temporal manipulation.

Imperfect recognition of Exam Question Sequences induces formation of bullshitosomes on processed cellulose medium.

Results are still inconclusive.

In our corner "Things that are not yet PokeMon but certainly should be!" we've already discussed the rather Grass-Type-like symbiosis of Salamanders and algae and of the Kleptoplasty phenomenon by which the sea slug Elysia chlorotica yoinks chloroplasts from its prey and utilizes them to photosynthesize. Today we will cover something I never ( Read more... )

Bacteria first species observed to use arsenic-laced DNA backbone.

ALTERNATIVE BIOLOGY. IT IS HAPPENING.

I am getting sick and tired of people whining about how all the grass starters are reptiles and how uncreative it is ( Read more... )

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So. Running through the internets I stumbled upon a bunch of biology (usually) rap parodies by a guy named Tom McFadden. Some of these are fucking brilliant. So I figured I'd share them with the more scientific-humor-inclined of you guys. That's... what. Four of you? xD

3.5 Billion 'til InfinityA parody of "'93 til Infinity" by Souls of Mischief. ( Read more... )

This (not quite) just in: Spotted Salamanders are real-life Grass-types.Algal symbionts. ALGAL FUCKING SYMBIONTS. Well, it was known that the algae have a form of symbiosis with Salamander embryos, but it was thought that it's an external thing. As it turns out - the algae also live INSIDE the salamander and they seem to link up with the ( Read more... )

"When you hold someone in your arms, the good feeling is you feel the body heat. That's the infra-red radiation, that radiates at about 100 Joules per second. 100 watts. An electric blanket is only 50 watts. So a partner is about twice as effective as an electric blanket. Maybe also more fun ( Read more... )