Lucre Snooker
@lucresnooker.bsky.social
Read my stuff on https://www.glunkerstew.com/
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A recent preprint definitively settled the question of the Y chr of Jewish priests (Cohanim).
Around 45% of Cohanim from all Jewish diasporas share a Y chr. The common ancestor was a Middle Eastern man living ~3000 years ago, i.e., during the first temple period.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Around 45% of Cohanim from all Jewish diasporas share a Y chr. The common ancestor was a Middle Eastern man living ~3000 years ago, i.e., during the first temple period.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
December 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
A recent preprint definitively settled the question of the Y chr of Jewish priests (Cohanim).
Around 45% of Cohanim from all Jewish diasporas share a Y chr. The common ancestor was a Middle Eastern man living ~3000 years ago, i.e., during the first temple period.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Around 45% of Cohanim from all Jewish diasporas share a Y chr. The common ancestor was a Middle Eastern man living ~3000 years ago, i.e., during the first temple period.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Incredible festive card from @rachelwarnock.bsky.social and colleagues at FAU - hope everyone has wonderful holiday season!
December 19, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Incredible festive card from @rachelwarnock.bsky.social and colleagues at FAU - hope everyone has wonderful holiday season!
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“A process which led from the amoeba to man appeared to the philosophers to be obviously a progress - though whether the amoeba would agree with this opinion is not known"
- Bertrand Russell, 1976.
Time-lapse video of Vampyrella lateritia eating Spirogyra algae from Science Source/Oliver Skibbe. 🦠
- Bertrand Russell, 1976.
Time-lapse video of Vampyrella lateritia eating Spirogyra algae from Science Source/Oliver Skibbe. 🦠
December 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
“A process which led from the amoeba to man appeared to the philosophers to be obviously a progress - though whether the amoeba would agree with this opinion is not known"
- Bertrand Russell, 1976.
Time-lapse video of Vampyrella lateritia eating Spirogyra algae from Science Source/Oliver Skibbe. 🦠
- Bertrand Russell, 1976.
Time-lapse video of Vampyrella lateritia eating Spirogyra algae from Science Source/Oliver Skibbe. 🦠
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We’re excited to share the entries from our annual Photo Competition 📸
👨🔬 Here's a stunning image by Shuo-Ting Yen from the PoL Campàs lab @campaslab.bsky.social
Caption: Developing zebrafish retina from the zebrabow line, captured with a Zeiss LSM980 confocal microscope using an oil paint filter.
👨🔬 Here's a stunning image by Shuo-Ting Yen from the PoL Campàs lab @campaslab.bsky.social
Caption: Developing zebrafish retina from the zebrabow line, captured with a Zeiss LSM980 confocal microscope using an oil paint filter.
December 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
We’re excited to share the entries from our annual Photo Competition 📸
👨🔬 Here's a stunning image by Shuo-Ting Yen from the PoL Campàs lab @campaslab.bsky.social
Caption: Developing zebrafish retina from the zebrabow line, captured with a Zeiss LSM980 confocal microscope using an oil paint filter.
👨🔬 Here's a stunning image by Shuo-Ting Yen from the PoL Campàs lab @campaslab.bsky.social
Caption: Developing zebrafish retina from the zebrabow line, captured with a Zeiss LSM980 confocal microscope using an oil paint filter.
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Fun DNA fact:
Five main nucleotide bases are A, G, C, T & U:
A - Adenine - 'ADEN' is Greek for "gland", found in pancreas
G - Guanine - found in bird GUANO
C - Cytosine - calf thymus, but named for CELLs
T - Thymine - Also isolated from calf THYMUS.
U - Uracil - isolated from URINE crystals.
Five main nucleotide bases are A, G, C, T & U:
A - Adenine - 'ADEN' is Greek for "gland", found in pancreas
G - Guanine - found in bird GUANO
C - Cytosine - calf thymus, but named for CELLs
T - Thymine - Also isolated from calf THYMUS.
U - Uracil - isolated from URINE crystals.
the word dna is displayed on a screen with a glowing background .
Alt: the word dna is displayed on a screen with a glowing background and double helix animation behind it.
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June 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Fun DNA fact:
Five main nucleotide bases are A, G, C, T & U:
A - Adenine - 'ADEN' is Greek for "gland", found in pancreas
G - Guanine - found in bird GUANO
C - Cytosine - calf thymus, but named for CELLs
T - Thymine - Also isolated from calf THYMUS.
U - Uracil - isolated from URINE crystals.
Five main nucleotide bases are A, G, C, T & U:
A - Adenine - 'ADEN' is Greek for "gland", found in pancreas
G - Guanine - found in bird GUANO
C - Cytosine - calf thymus, but named for CELLs
T - Thymine - Also isolated from calf THYMUS.
U - Uracil - isolated from URINE crystals.
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Giant squid dissection.
December 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Giant squid dissection.
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Featured image with Allan Carrillo-Baltodano
This is an image of a larva of a phoronid worm. To swim, the larva propels itself using cilia 💃
Find out about @allancarbal.bsky.social and his #EvoDevo research on marine annelids:
thenode.biologists.com/featured-ima...
This is an image of a larva of a phoronid worm. To swim, the larva propels itself using cilia 💃
Find out about @allancarbal.bsky.social and his #EvoDevo research on marine annelids:
thenode.biologists.com/featured-ima...
April 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Featured image with Allan Carrillo-Baltodano
This is an image of a larva of a phoronid worm. To swim, the larva propels itself using cilia 💃
Find out about @allancarbal.bsky.social and his #EvoDevo research on marine annelids:
thenode.biologists.com/featured-ima...
This is an image of a larva of a phoronid worm. To swim, the larva propels itself using cilia 💃
Find out about @allancarbal.bsky.social and his #EvoDevo research on marine annelids:
thenode.biologists.com/featured-ima...
Are there good examples of adult cell types that are homologous across species but emerge via different progenitor trajectories? like, different developmental processes to reach the same end state
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Are there good examples of adult cell types that are homologous across species but emerge via different progenitor trajectories? like, different developmental processes to reach the same end state
fun fact people might not know: there are *two* ancient alphabetical orders
November 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
fun fact people might not know: there are *two* ancient alphabetical orders
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LOOK AT THAT THING GO!
November 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
LOOK AT THAT THING GO!
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Happy Ctenophore Day!
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October 4, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Happy Ctenophore Day!
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super cool study found human artifacts in Bearded vulture nests, incl. "weaponry like a crossbow bolt and wooden lance, decorated sheep leather, and parts of a slingshot....a shoe made from twigs and grass is ~675-years-old." link to paper: doi.org/10.1002/ecy..... www.popsci.com/environment/... 🧪🌍🦉
Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts
Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.
www.popsci.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
super cool study found human artifacts in Bearded vulture nests, incl. "weaponry like a crossbow bolt and wooden lance, decorated sheep leather, and parts of a slingshot....a shoe made from twigs and grass is ~675-years-old." link to paper: doi.org/10.1002/ecy..... www.popsci.com/environment/... 🧪🌍🦉
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Sea urchin metamorphosis is maybe one of the most radical event in developmental biology. In just about an hour, these little pluteus larvae completely reorganize their entire body plan.
Very happy that this video got awarded an honorable mention by #NikonSmallWorld 😃
Very happy that this video got awarded an honorable mention by #NikonSmallWorld 😃
September 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Sea urchin metamorphosis is maybe one of the most radical event in developmental biology. In just about an hour, these little pluteus larvae completely reorganize their entire body plan.
Very happy that this video got awarded an honorable mention by #NikonSmallWorld 😃
Very happy that this video got awarded an honorable mention by #NikonSmallWorld 😃
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Great News!
The Ricardians are one step closer to recreating Richard III’s unique brand of halitosis!
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www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The Ricardians are one step closer to recreating Richard III’s unique brand of halitosis!
🏺
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The oral microbiome of King Richard III of England
Metagenomic investigation of archaeological dental calculus has provided insights into the changing oral health, disease, and diet of past human societies, but little is known about the oral microbiot...
www.biorxiv.org
September 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Great News!
The Ricardians are one step closer to recreating Richard III’s unique brand of halitosis!
🏺
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The Ricardians are one step closer to recreating Richard III’s unique brand of halitosis!
🏺
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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When I correct someone and they say “I bet you’re fun at parties,” I explain what a terrible bet that would be.
September 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
When I correct someone and they say “I bet you’re fun at parties,” I explain what a terrible bet that would be.
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#OTD 19 September 1991, walkers in the high Ötztal alps on the Italian border, found a body melting out of the ice. It turned out to be the remains of a c.5200 year old man preserved with all his kit.
Of course, it was essential to replicate him in Playmobil.
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#PlaymobilÖtzi
#PlaymobilInfestation
Of course, it was essential to replicate him in Playmobil.
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#PlaymobilÖtzi
#PlaymobilInfestation
September 19, 2025 at 9:18 AM
#OTD 19 September 1991, walkers in the high Ötztal alps on the Italian border, found a body melting out of the ice. It turned out to be the remains of a c.5200 year old man preserved with all his kit.
Of course, it was essential to replicate him in Playmobil.
1🧵
#PlaymobilÖtzi
#PlaymobilInfestation
Of course, it was essential to replicate him in Playmobil.
1🧵
#PlaymobilÖtzi
#PlaymobilInfestation
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L + Ratio + I don't have that intuition + I have the opposite intuition + I have an error theory for your intuition
September 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
L + Ratio + I don't have that intuition + I have the opposite intuition + I have an error theory for your intuition
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I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
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Reconstructing long-range axons from dense brain images is tough.
This study introduces a novel method that separates axon identification from global statistical rules, showing big improvements over existing tools for mapping neuronal projections.
buff.ly/o7QmH4B
This study introduces a novel method that separates axon identification from global statistical rules, showing big improvements over existing tools for mapping neuronal projections.
buff.ly/o7QmH4B
September 19, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Reconstructing long-range axons from dense brain images is tough.
This study introduces a novel method that separates axon identification from global statistical rules, showing big improvements over existing tools for mapping neuronal projections.
buff.ly/o7QmH4B
This study introduces a novel method that separates axon identification from global statistical rules, showing big improvements over existing tools for mapping neuronal projections.
buff.ly/o7QmH4B
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In the same way some people are thrill seekers, I'm a relief-from-fear seeker, always craving the next hit of relief from fear.
September 16, 2025 at 6:10 AM
In the same way some people are thrill seekers, I'm a relief-from-fear seeker, always craving the next hit of relief from fear.
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When your flagellum has had enough of your shit
Most striking, in some instances of spontaneous flagellar detachment, the flagellum can glide on its own - mercilessly leaving the cell body behind, stabbing it on the way if need be (don't do this at home).
September 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When your flagellum has had enough of your shit
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The long & limbed King Rag, or Alitta virens. Isn't he beautiful?
But they have two large pincer teeth that can deliver a severe bite.
#InsertAnInvert2024
📸 Both Alexander Semenov
But they have two large pincer teeth that can deliver a severe bite.
#InsertAnInvert2024
📸 Both Alexander Semenov
April 13, 2024 at 7:27 AM
The long & limbed King Rag, or Alitta virens. Isn't he beautiful?
But they have two large pincer teeth that can deliver a severe bite.
#InsertAnInvert2024
📸 Both Alexander Semenov
But they have two large pincer teeth that can deliver a severe bite.
#InsertAnInvert2024
📸 Both Alexander Semenov
is it at all doable to vibe-code a SAMap comparison of salamander and mouse pallia on a rainy Sunday? I guess I’ll have to see
September 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
is it at all doable to vibe-code a SAMap comparison of salamander and mouse pallia on a rainy Sunday? I guess I’ll have to see