Jules of Nature
shark vs the universe
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Kaledo Art
occasionally subtle
Mike Driver
Stranger Things
todays bird
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Game of Thrones Daily
Love Begins
#extradirty
let's talk about Bridgerton tea, my ask is open
Misplaced Lens Cap
祝日 / Permanent Vacation
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Janaina Medeiros
if i look back, i am lost
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@lakeladie
i think one of my fave shark facts is this thing that some species of sharks do where they sorta peek their heads out of the water to see whats above the surface…..its called spyhopping and great white sharks do it all the time
This gave me so much serotonin for some reason.
They look like they forgot they can breathe underwater and think they’re drowning
This is me in the natural world just wondering what's going on. How lovely to now this❤️
we’reくコ:彡 entering squid territory
くコ:彡 くコ:彡 くコ:彡 くコ:彡 くコ:彡 くコ:彡 くコ:彡
I know I’m following the right people when I see this kinda stuff on my dash
Atolla Jelly
Atolla wyvillei
The Atolla Jelly is a fiery, red jellyfish that has an extraordinary display of bioluminescence. When the jelly is attacked, it uses bioluminescence to produce thousands of vibrant, blue flashes; the blue flashes act as an alarm, which draws in bigger predators and warns prey. The jelly can be found at depths between 600 m to 1500m, and it also has a long hypertrophied tentacle that aids in reproduction.
Photo credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atolla_jellyfish
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atolla_jellyfish
Squat lobster? More like bench-press lobster, look at those crabulous arms!
Also known as pelagic red crabs, tuna crabs or even lobster krill, these crustaceans are neither crabs nor krill! They belong to the infraorder Anomura, which includes squat lobsters, hermit crabs and sand crabs—you know, the not-so-crabby “crabs.” Pelagic red crabs are vertical migrators, and tend to appear near the surface just after sunset. Like many organisms at the bottom of the food chain, the pelagic red crab plays a critical role in its ecosystem as an abundant food source. So the next time you admire a speedy tuna or an elegant whale, think of the contributions of the small but mighty pelagic red crab.
Los pequeñines sostienen las amplias cadenas tropicas y permiten la diversidad de vida que habita el planeta. Salve camarón rojo pelágico!
Ver "Deep-sea soft robots" en YouTube
Aprender de las propiedades, desarrollos y solventuras de la naturaleza es una cualidad humana admirable.
yeah i’m thinking about shrimp again, and what about it
talking about superpowers!
Sea Slugs Heart Lockets For Your Sea Slugs Heart Lockets Needs
@rasairui
Linus Pauling was born #OTD in 1901. He’s best known for his work on chemical bonding and the electronegativity scale that bears his name, for which he won a Nobel Prize. Just don’t mention the vitamin C years 😉 https://ift.tt/3uFpNkF https://ift.tt/3r4nm98
Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella)
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Can you feel his/her calmness <3 ?
The hoarders and wasters, Gustave Dore
hi
Hoy en día es vital ser consciente del peso que se decide llevar, no para llevar algo ligero sino para llevarlo con dignidad.
Bellicidia incompta (syn. Bacidia incompta)
Sap groove lichen
This lichen forms a granular or mealy crust of pale gray, green, or fawn in the wonded and sap-tracked areas of elm trees in Eurasia, with smaller populations in Tunisia and North America. Currently, European elm populations are being absolutly desimated by Dutch elm disease–caused another, less friendly fungus, Ophiostoma novo-ulmi. Fewer elms means fewer species that rely on elms for survival, such as B. incompta. In a lot of ways, that’s just how the system of natural selection works, but that doesn’t mean we have to feel nothing about it, or that we shouldn’t investigate what is happening and figure out our part in it, and mitigate the destruction where possible. All those things can exist at once and that’s just what it means to live on this planet.
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DEJA
que pose mis pupilas en tus torneados senos y acariciar tus mejillas.
Hundir mis dedos en tu larga y fresca cabellera negra y oprimir tus manos.
Encontrar tus labios con los míos para darte mis besos penetrantes, embriagarme con tu aliento y quemarte con el calor ardiente de mi cuerpo. Saciarme de ti hasta volverme loco y palidecer; cerrar tus bellos ojos, caer desvenecido y morir para volver a vivir en ti.
Siempre te quiero cuando la noche es blanca e inmensa las estrellas sobre el cielo.
Cuando te veo tumbar una almendra y te sonries conmigo, Cuando la espuma es azul sobre las olas y no te siento la tristeza. Te quiero a deshoras. Siempre te quiero en las horas nocturnas de tu ausencia, en la permanente vigilia de tus besos.
Es a veces tan de otro mundo amor quererte que el universo se llena de canciones y tu transparencia angelical me pertenece.
- Eliecer Vasquez Q. (1984). Poeta panameño.
I, a universe of atoms, an atom in the Universe
A poem by Richard Feynman in his address to the National Academy of Sciences: There are the rushing waves mountains of molecules each stupidly minding its own business trillions apart yet forming white surf in unison Ages on ages before any eyes could see year after year thunderously pounding the shore as now. For whom, for what? On a dead planet with no life to entertain. Never at rest tortured by energy wasted prodigiously by the Sun poured into space. A mite makes the sea roar. Deep in the sea all molecules repeat the patterns of one another till complex new ones are formed. They make others like themselves and a new dance starts. Growing in size and complexity living things masses of atoms DNA, protein dancing a pattern ever more intricate. Out of the cradle onto dry land here it is standing: atoms with consciousness; matter with curiosity. Stands at the sea, wonders at wondering: I a universe of atoms an atom in the Universe.
B. Moderno
Que afortunados somos de respirar un día más! Que afortunada la vida por vernos otra vuelta al sol. Que siga! que siga!
IIusiones
Quiero soñar que estaremos juntos. Quiero soñar que despertaré cada día a tu lado. Que seré quien sabe donde estas; Aquello por lo que estés pasando.
Quisiera ser tu guardiana de secretos, efímera, constante. Guardiana de intimidades. De los pensamientos que te avergüenzan, De tus gemidos de media noche.
Muchos anhelos... Para una posición que en este momento ya ocupo. El privilegio más dulce, el que me has ofrecido.
No consigo rimar una sola de mis letras! No consigo librarme de ti en cada idea, Te deseo obsesivamente. Cada paso es una risa de alguna picardía compartida contigo. Con tu risa, con tus cuentos, Con tus pequeños deseos.
Que deleite era verte de lejos. ¡Pero Dios mío! Que regalo es tenerte tan cerca, Sentir tu cuerpo junto al mío Rosar tu mejilla contra la mía Escuchandome cantar alaridos de placer.
Disculpa, que se me va la mano cuando es sobre ti.
Aveces me hablas con distancia precavida Y luego al unísono brincamos a abrazarnos. Me complica ese ritmo. Y ahora! En lo único que puedo pensar es en el aroma de tu cuarto, de tus sabanas; tu cuerpo. En cuanto me encanta, en cuanto lo extraño. Y como reaccionarás cuando te encuentre Mañana o para siempre.
No quisiera engañarme Pero aveces creo que ya lo he hecho Y en otras ocasiones Lo veo imposible Cuando se trata de ti.
- VA.
How the gut influences neurologic disease
A study published in Nature sheds new light on the connection between the gut and the brain, untangling the complex interplay that allows the byproducts of microorganisms living in the gut to influence the progression of neurodegenerative diseases. Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) have been using both animal models and human cells from patients to tease out the key players involved in the gut-brain connection as well as in the crosstalk between immune cells and brain cells. Their new publication defines a pathway that may help guide therapies for multiple sclerosis and other neurologic diseases.
“These findings provide a clear understanding of how the gut impacts central nervous system resident cells in the brain,” said corresponding author Francisco Quintana, PhD, of the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases at BWH. “Now that we have an idea of the players involved, we can begin to go after them to develop new therapies.”
The new research focuses on the influence of gut microbes on two types of cells that play a major role in the central nervous system: microglia and astrocytes. Microglia are an integral part of the body’s immune system, responsible for scavenging the CNS and getting rid of plaques, damaged cells and other materials that need to be cleared. But microglia can also secrete compounds that induce neurotoxic properties on the star-shaped brain cells known as astrocytes. This damage is thought to contribute to many neurologic diseases, including multiple sclerosis.
Brigham researchers have previously explored the gut-brain connection to gain insights into multiple sclerosis. Although some studies have examined how byproducts from organisms living in the gut may promote inflammation in the brain, the current study is the first to report on how microbial products may act directly on microglia to prevent inflammation. The team reports that the byproducts that microbes produce when they break down dietary tryptophan - an amino acid found in turkey and other foods - may limit inflammation in the brain through their influence on microglia.
To conduct their study, the research team examined gut microbes and the influence of changes in diet in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis. They found that compounds resulting from the breakdown of tryptophan can cross the blood-brain barrier, activating an anti-inflammatory pathway that limits neurodegeneration. The researchers also studied human multiple sclerosis brain samples, finding evidence of the same pathway and players.
Activation of this same pathway has recently been linked to Alzheimer’s disease and glioblastoma. The Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, of which Quintana is a part, brings experts together to accelerate treatment for these diseases, as well as multiple sclerosis Parkinson’s disease and ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease).
“It is likely the mechanisms we’ve uncovered are relevant for other neurologic diseases in addition to multiple sclerosis,” said Quintana. “These insights could guide us toward new therapies for MS and other diseases.”
Quintana and his colleagues plan to further study the connections to neurologic diseases, and are also optimizing small molecules as well as probiotics to identify additional elements that participate in the pathway and new therapies.
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