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For any of my Wisco Madison suburb dwellers, we got a no Kings event this Saturday! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS Middleton, WI · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
www.mobilize.us
We believe healthcare is a right for every American.
But starting today, millions of people will be notified that they are being priced out of their insurance thanks to Republican policies.
Enough is enough. The GOP may shut down the government, but we will stand tall for YOU.
But starting today, millions of people will be notified that they are being priced out of their insurance thanks to Republican policies.
Enough is enough. The GOP may shut down the government, but we will stand tall for YOU.
The anthropologist was famous for her pioneering research with chimpanzees and her influence on conservation
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Atlantic killifish are robust little fish, but now @tblanchard.bsky.social & co reveal that fluctuating temperatures while the embryos are developing in the egg can have beneficial and damaging consequences
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
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On the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, I signed this letter of support for the FEMA dissenters. Please join me, friends!
The #FEMA36 didn’t stay quiet when lives were on the line. They spoke out & were punished for it.
Now it’s our turn to stand up for them. Sign your support here 👉
www.standupforscience.net/fema-katrina...
thanks @rbreich.bsky.social for amplifying!
#standupforscience #sufs #31daysofaction
Now it’s our turn to stand up for them. Sign your support here 👉
www.standupforscience.net/fema-katrina...
thanks @rbreich.bsky.social for amplifying!
#standupforscience #sufs #31daysofaction
Even Ars who are in the habit of talking up AI tools are struggling with this one. “The agent admitted mistakes” - nope. “Perhaps people shouldn’t use them” - indeed.
TIL two interesting things about horizontal gene transfer (HGT), typically conceptualized as bacterial sex 🧪:
1. It's often driven by mobile (selfish) genetic elements, and therefore might be more akin to infection than sex: cell.com/trends/genet...
1. It's often driven by mobile (selfish) genetic elements, and therefore might be more akin to infection than sex: cell.com/trends/genet...
Why do mobile genetic elements transfer DNA of their hosts?
The prokaryote world is replete with mobile genetic elements (MGEs) – self-replicating
entities that can move within and between their hosts. Many MGEs not only transfer
their own DNA to new hosts but...
cell.com
