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John Gurdon (1933-2025) John Gurdon was a towering figure in developmental biology, respected and admired throughout the world. His discovery, made when he was a PhD student, that the nuclei of differentiated cells retain th...

"Gurdon..claimed not to like reading at all – not even the scientific literature...He suggested it was his inability to understand anything complicated that led to the clarity of thought for which he was renowned" And of course a Nobel Prize.. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Avoptosis -> avocodo toast?

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new toon!
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I have a position open for a Research Associate - Postbac opportunity.
For those with curiosity and tenacity, a chance to delve deeply into a project, learn new techniques, and publish papers, all in a friendly environment.
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A brown bodied bird on a rock with a darker colored tail and hind end. The head is naked and grey, like a vulture, with alert dark eyes looking at the camera from the side. From CuriousSpecies on Instagram

Meet the capuchinbird (Perissocephalus tricolor), native to the northeastern part of South America.

They're a large passerine bird with a head that resembles that of a vulture, in spite of not being closely related.

But let's take a minute to talk about Capuchin friars...

(📷: CuriousSpecies, IG)

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Pregnancy vaccine reduces baby hospital admissions for RSV by 80% A study confirms the vaccine gives excellent protection for babies against life-threatening chest infections.

Vaccines are humanity’s greatest scientific achievement.

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Very sorry to hear this sad news. Condolences.

What a nice way to start the day. 🤤

Exactly! The TEEHL guys are a bunch of beauties.

WAT
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Massive Attack / Tom Waits - Boots on the Ground YouTube video by Massive Attack

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Tom Waits

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photomontage short film about what we have become

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Local man tells post-secondary students money doesn't grow on trees and then picks private jet from private jet tree.

One of the pleasures of my life is playing hockey with a bunch of guys who tolerate my lack of skills. Happy to hand over the 2026 TEEHL Sportsmanship award to my good friend Vijay. 🏆🏒🥅

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I used to pour about 200g of white sugar on my puffed rice when we were out of Captain Crunch and Count Chocola. Probably super charged my ADHD too. 🤣

It was more fun getting jacked on sugar anticipating the prize at the bottom, then anticlimactic after you found it (and broke it).

So cool!

Checkmate

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I will always find it confusing that some people think a person riding a $2000 bike to commute is a privileged elitist but the guy in the $80k truck that costs $150 to fill is the working class average joe.

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Agree!

Absolutely!

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The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he’s Doctor Jesus.