Whales and dolphins can sleep with one brain hemisphere at a time, keeping the other alert for breathing and movement. Rest is not always disappearance: sometimes it is a careful negotiation with the world.

Whales and dolphins can sleep with one brain hemisphere at a time, keeping the other alert for breathing and movement. Rest is not always disappearance: sometimes it is a careful negotiation with the world.
This half-millimeter animal shrugs off things that would kill nearly anything else. Tardigrades have survived the vacuum of space, radiation 1,000x lethal to humans, and 30 years without water — by drying into a 'tun' and pausing life itself. #Biology #Microscopy #DidYouKnow
One of my recent little obsession is the 3D structure of genomes. Another little obsession of mine are cephalopods.
So, yes, I squeaked...
Eberhard-Karls-Universitat Tubingen (@unituebingen.bsky.social) is hiring:
PhD Position in Regulation of Pattern Scaling in Plant Stem Cell Niches
Why does Tennessee now have wild hogs in about 80 of its 95 counties when they were confined to a handful a few decades ago? #Science #Biology #tennessee #wildhogs #boarintroduction #northcarolina #animalmigration
University of Helsinki (@helsinki.fi) is hiring:
Doctoral Researcher (PhD) in Protein Synthesis
Higher-order assembly and emergent persistence in biology
#biology #SystemsBiology #MicroSky
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Today we have the pleasure of welcoming Prof. Benjamin Tu from the Department of Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX to our Department Seminar
#unifrbiology #biology #biologyseminar #departmentseminar #seminar #fribourg
Blood Cells From an 80-Year-Old Transformed into Young Brain Cells #Science #Biology #CellBiology #brainregeneration #lifespanresearch #celltransformation #agingstudies #neurobiology
An experimental drug kills fat cells, rather than shrinking them #Biology #Innovation
The Fossil Record May Be Missing 200 Million Years of Animal History #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #fossilrecord #mongolia #evolutionaryhistory #microscopicorganisms #paleontology
Every second, your body makes about 25 million new cells — roughly 2 trillion a day. You're quietly rebuilding yourself, one cell at a time. #Biology #Science #DidYouKnow
Fossil Armored Fish from China Bridges Primitive and Advanced Jawless Lineages #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #devonianfish #galeaspid #paleontology #fossildiscovery #yunnanpaleontology
Tampere University is hiring:
Postdoctoral Researcher in Photoacoustic Aerosol and Black Carbon Measurements
These New Snails Can Slam Shut Their Shells Like Doors #Science #Biology #snails #marinebiology #shellbehavior #nautilus #biodiversity
High salinity selects for halotolerant gut microbiota in the mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus #micropublication #biology #data #caltechlibrary #Other #InteractionData #NewFinding https://micropublication.org/journals/biology/micropub-biology-002267
Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology is hiring:
Ph.D. Student in Enzyme Sensors and Chemical Probes
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➡️ Ein Bakterium, das Kohlendioxid bindet und zugleich Schadstoffe (wie Xylol) aus seiner Umgebung abbaut, von Wissenschaftlern im Gelben Meer vor China entdeckt […]
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➡️ Ein Bakterium, das Kohlendioxid bindet und zugleich Schadstoffe (wie Xylol) aus seiner Umgebung abbaut, von Wissenschaftlern im Gelben Meer vor China entdeckt
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