Praise be the Dick Rocket – Tragopogon, Bethany Nichols, AI protein prediction

This week we’re inspired by a giant dick rocket making its way into space (and also back for some reason). Before we go back to shopping online to fund the next space mission, we’re talking some awesome plant science. #inspiring

This week we’re inspired by a giant dick rocket making its way into space (and also back for some reason). Before we go back to shopping online to fund the next space mission, we’re talking some awesome plant science. #inspiring

The remarkable goat’s beard (and other members of the Tragopogon Genus)WikiPedia: Tragopogon@KaseyKPhamPlants are cool and data proves itDr Bethany NicholsFronds with BenefitsScience funders gamble on grant lotteriesResearchers unveil ‘phenomenal’ new AI for predicting protein structuresAlphaFold Protein Structure DatabaseDNA pulled from thin air identifies nearby animals.Wikipedia Tree That Owns ItselfScientists Discover The First Known Algae Species With Three Distinct SexesRat fact: Neural correlates of ingroup bias for prosociality in rats Rats prefer to help their own kind; Humans may be similarly wired 

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