Truly Fascinating Places You Won't Believe Are in the United States From lunar-like landscapes to European-style castles.

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Scientists rethink DNA after discovering it can be built from scratch in a process they call 'doodling' Scientists show DNA polymerases can build long, patterned DNA without a template called "doodling," opening new paths for synthetic biology.

Scientists rethink DNA after discovering it can be built from scratch in a process they call 'doodling': www.earth.com/news/scienti...

Imagine trusting science to bring astronauts to the moon and back but not trusting science to develop safe vaccines.

A photo of a sign next to a pond and wildflowers, with trees in the background, saying: Developers see 'unused land'. Wildlife sees the last place to stay alive.

Yes, human use is not the only use - and all uses are interdependent.

The Five Stages Of MAGA Grief As MAGA voters turn on Trump, they’re reckoning with loss in a classic, recognizable pattern

Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance. As MAGA voters reckon with Donald Trump's increasingly deranged behavior and betrayals of his core campaign promises, their reactions fit neatly within the five stages of grief. This piece looks at what that shift may mean and what could come next.

The Moon is tidally locked so one side always faces us.
From that side, Earth is a permanent fixture in the sky 13 times larger and 43 times brighter than the Moon appears from Earth.
Four humans photographed this.
Every crater in this frame is older than any life on land.

Artemis II

I can't stop admiring this photo by the Artemis II crew made of the moon. (Nikon D5 shot at f 7.1 at 800th of a second on 400 iso at 80 mm)

The Boundary Waters is not a place to experiment with mining Proposed copper mining near the Boundary Waters: Has this ever actually been done without pollution? The answer is no.

"There is no documented example, in the United States or anywhere in the world, where sulfide ore copper mining has operated without pollution over time," writes Ward Brehm in Community Voices. www.minnpost.com/community-vo...

'Not the moon that I'm used to seeing': Artemis II astronauts describe seeing the far side In an interview with NBC News from the Orion capsule, the crew described seeing the moon from a new angle, feelings of awe and humility and their very human concerns in space.

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Best Week of the Year!

Antimicrobial resistance: a concise update Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious threat to global public health, with approximately 5 million deaths associated with bacterial AMR in 2019. Tackling AMR requires a multifaceted and cohesive...

The overview of AMR that you always wanted (someone else to write) - amazing!

Truly brilliant paper with great figures! @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social

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Black and white image of several pale, rough-hewn cubes scattered randomly on a dark grey background. The larger cubes appear to have irregular geometric niches carved into the center of their faces.

This is what fine table salt looks like magnified 150 times with an electron microscope.

Credit: Todd Simpson​/​UWO Nanofab

Well, it's always been me. I strive to never be unkind. But I am certainly different. And after many years, I guess I am okay with that.

Long-Awaited Netflix Action Sequel 'The Old Guard 2' Finally Gets Release Date Our patience has finally paid off.

Finally!!! 😍🥰🥳
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Bacteriophages Lurk In Your Bathroom, But Don’t Worry Researchers found hundreds of viruses that prey on bacteria on toothbrushes and showerheads. They’re unlikely to pose a threat to humans.

Bacteriophages are viruses that prey on bacteria. Scientists found a lot of them on toothbrushes.

Yes! Saw Moon Boots in Minneapolis a few years ago and it was amazing!

Structure-guided discovery of viral proteins that inhibit host immunity Large-scale, structure-guided computational pipeline sifts through millions of phage proteins to identify those that bind and antagonize host immune proteins. Detected proteins are shown to inhibit no...

Our paper out @CellCellPress: Structure guided discovery of viral proteins that inhibit host immunity

Congrats Erez Yirmiya, Azita Leavitt, Gil Amitai, our collaborators at the Kranzusch lab, and coauthors

A 🧵 1/10

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Definitely 2

Time to improve my mood and get cracking and work! I need to change from #3 to #1.

I need to break the cycle. By talking MOAR about microbiology!!!!!!’

Truer words...

Been here a few months now. I guess it's time to actually post and use this thing. Hey Bsky!