A Photo Of A Rhondrophyta Tetrasporophyte Under A Microscope From My Botany Class

Virophages are such a wild concept. It’s a teeny virus that infects a bigger virus. What a genuine flex of natural selection.

One of the funniest posts by a catholic on here I've ever seen

look at that inflammatory process!!

this is a intestinal polyp slide. also check out that hemossiderosis in the hemorraged vessel to right!

biology is like the self discovery journey of a bunch of cells

Neil Druckmann - HBO's The Last of Us Podcast: Episode 5

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.

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

Let’s use antibiotics safely and responsibly, please.

your bulldog isn’t being quirky it’s actively trying not to die every 10 seconds

"Pelomyxa are giant amoeba, capable of growing as much as 5 millimeters in length. So it doesn't seem like they should be that difficult to find. In fact, Jame--our master of microscopes--found hundreds of them filling up his pond tank, completely visible without the help of a microscope. They were so large that he actually took one and touched it. So, if you would like to know what it feels like to pet an amoeba, he is now an expert. He says, "It's squishy.""

Journey to the Microcosmos- The Microbe That's Big Enough to Pet

Images Originally Captured by Jam's Germs

Quote Voiced by Hank Green