And clearly based on the intense response you win the controversial statement award

Laser is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation, and yet we all pronounce it “lay-Zer” not “lay-Ser”

polyamory is an alternative to monogamy, so if you think a community about monogamous relationships should be NSFW then I guess, but I think that might be a stretch.

What possible evidence would there be to “prove” this negative? Maybe if we happened to find the exact source animal to test? Since that is unlikely, all we have to go is the genome of the virus compared to similar viruses in the wild and similar viruses in published research. And that wouldn’t be proof enough for you.

I am somehow still surprised at how many of my intelligent, educated healthcare coworkers believe in the purposeful bio weapon theory despite there being no evidence of human-made genetic manipulation. We can analyze whole genomes now, there’s no need to make shit up.

“Gain of function” is an extremely broad category that is an absolutely necessary part of molecular biology research.

Pair it with sci-hub so you can actually read the whole articles and not just abstracts.

ooh I AM in the market. Ty!

I’m pretty sure there’s still relationship drama in polyamorous relationships.

Farmed honey bees can actually harm local pollinators through competing for resources.

T cells.

“Most studies on COVID-19 vaccines have focused on neutralizing antibody (NAb) responses, with little emphasis on cellular immunity. However, accumulating data suggest that T cell responses play an important role in vaccine protection against severe COVID-19 disease, particularly against viral variants that partially escape from recognition by NAbs. These insights have implications for using current COVID-19 vaccines and for developing next-generation vaccines against COVID-19 and other infectious diseases”

science

Finally, something at my level.

I’ve only known the hike “as many different trails as possible” method but am intrigued by the “make one trail your own” method.

I like to imagine you huddled over an ice field, stirring water in a pot until it turns to the perfect slushy consistency for your fresh homemade ice.

I never see this mentioned but Darknet Diaries is actually a really informative and entertaining podcast about hacking, the dark web, physical penetration testing (gone wrong), nation-state cyber attacks.

Ironic that a podcast covering cults has its own cult following. /s Their cult episodes are my absolute favorite.

Opening arguments is also a good legal/political podcast for fans of 5-4

For times when you want to do nothing but watch youtube, learn to knit or crochet so you can feel a little better about doing something.

Outdoor gardening is surprisingly easy to get into and it is super cool to see how big plants can get with a little water and care. Also it’s like a pet in that it helps you get out on the bad days since they need tending.

You also went to college presumably during COVID. So I’m sure that didn’t help.