VACCINATE YA KIDS FFS

‘aBiogenesis’ Reimagines the Primordial Soup Theory in a Mesmerizing Animation by Markos Kay

Reasons to love tardigrades!

They have little eyes.

i got to work with some HeLa cells today!

as cool of an experience as this was and as interesting as these things are, it’s always important to acknowledge the bad along with the good. Henrietta Lacks’ cells revolutionized so many areas of research, but she deserved so much better.

working with these cells today just really reminded me of the duality of many scientific developments. many things have come with great cost and harm and i think that’s something important to keep in mind.

if you aren’t familiar with the story of Henrietta Lacks, i highly recommend looking her up. there’s a book about her live (the immortal life of henrietta lacks) that’s very illuminating.

Journey to the Microcosmos:  Tardigrades: Chubby, Misunderstood, & Not Immortal

Images originally captured by Jam’s Germs

Thank you @airyearthgirl for inspiring me to gif these amazing lines

fruitie punches

“Here I am, trying to stop my grandma from taking amoxicillin for headaches.”

Let’s use antibiotics safely and responsibly, please.

why do you and others like vaccines so much?

not dying of preventable diseases is actually one of my favorite hobbies

A door full of opportunities

you can read the study here