CRISPR Was Already On Thin Fucking Ice As A Serious Name For A Biotech Technique And Now They Made Up

Did you know! Elephant Seals are negatively buoyant, which means that they sink naturally in the water, but have to use energy to swim back up. This means that they are able to save 18-24% of their energy on a dive compared to having to actively swim down. This descent is so effective that they can actually fall asleep on the way down! They are also officially described as "falling like a leaf". Have a look at the cool diagram below that I pulled from one of my university lectures that I went to a few years ago.

ID: a diagram of the descent pattern of an elephant seal. There are three axes (depth, distance west and distance south) showing the distances from the release point in metres. There is a coloured scale showing the speed of the descent, and a spiral made up of coloured dots that show the route.

the lichen knowledge iceberg i have constructed on request

I'd love to know the story behind whoever left their wedding album in the spring cleaning pile next to my lab.

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Y'all, I just won €400 in a Science Slam competition that is going toward my research, and I want to thank all of you for being my audience for the last few years. Without this space where I can practice my science communication and my bad lichen jokes, I wouldn't have done nearly as well. Much love to you!

See me here looking extremely uncomfortable to be perceived by others

Super tiny Mycena Roseoflava.

Photographed by cyanesense

Stemonitopsis gracilis by Eric Cho