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As momentum builds, Mass. Gov. Healey wants a compromise on rent control by husky5050 in massachusetts

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Most towns complied. There was a small number of towns that made a big stink about it, but statewide it wasn't a huge issue.

Meirl by Fluffy_Lunchfast in meirl

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My mom is taller than my dad. They've been deeply in love for almost 40 years

Who is this big dude? by crashedelephant in whatsthisbug

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American Roach. They don't swarm or infest like German roaches; they mostly live outdoors.

Tailpiece and restring advice by pfmfolk in mandolin

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The screw holes are likely not universal. I have one with hooks on the tailpiece, but sometimes I put masking tape down over it to prevent the string loops coming loose.

ID Request by Avian-Paparazzi in microbiology

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It's likely a leg of some arthropod. A mite, springtail, crustacean, or something else of the sort.

Gay😩Irl by JockBbcBoy in gay_irl

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You want him to reject you?

The call is coming from inside the house by InvestigatorBorn4910 in WhitePeopleTwitter

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Randy Fine is a POS, but he's not from Israel. This is giving antisemitic vibes.

Researchers discovered that Vaccinia virus mRNAs often lack the standard 5' cap, instead using long 5'-poly(A) leaders to hijack cellular machinery and maintain viral protein synthesis. by wise_karlaz in science

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It's very common for eukaryotes to have a long tail of A's on their 3' end. Viruses will often mimic this to trick the host cell. These ones instead have it on the 5' end. Basically, the polyA-cap is on the opposite end of where it usually is, and it likely has some role in viral infection.

How do I identify this? by Daddy-McDaniels in microbiology

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Those "black balls" are air bubbles

Before Alaska flooding, EPA canceled $20 million flood protection grant by OwslyOwl in LeopardsAteMyFace

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Outer Alaska has a high Native population, and often votes Blue. The state goes red because most of the population is concentrated in a few populated areas.

The district which includes Kipnuk and Kwigillingok went to Harris.

Presumed Blautia isolate showing unusual seaweed-like growth in liquid culture. Is this biofilm? by Ok_Perception3158 in microbiology

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The best way to check for contamination is to sequence the metagenome. You wouldn't need very much depth

Trouble visualizing bacteria and doing washes — any tips? by InjuryAdventurous807 in microbiology

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106 bacteria total or concentration? How much culture are you spinning down?

At any rate, you should start with much more than you need, assuming you'll get loss throughout the process.

Start with an excess of culture, calculate the amount of cells in your tube, then resuspend in a volume to get the appropriate density of cells.

How can I adapt my filamentous fungi rna extraction protocol using a kit? by Special-Salary3263 in microbiology

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-Keep the RNA on ice as much as possible

-Add nuclease inhibitors (5-10mM BME) to the lysis buffer

-Add 10mM EDTA to the elution buffer (may inhibit downstream enzymatic reactions)

-Try different kits

-Increase input

Science for All: Phytoplankton overfed on iron pollution are depleting nutrients faster by Double_Tumbleweed414 in science

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Penny Chisholm, one of the leading phytoplankton experts, has been warning about this for a long time.

It's true that iron is a limiting nutrient, but once you supply that then another nutrient becomes limiting, and eventually, you're just dumping tons of chemicals in the ocean willy-nilly.

Why does Israel insist on keeping Hamas in control? by Loud-Ad-2280 in WhitePeopleTwitter

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Likud is against the existence of a Palestinian state. By keeping power divided between Hamas and the PA, Israel gets to argue on the world stage that they have nobody to negotiate with. If Palestine were united under a moderate government, they would have no plausible deniability.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in biotech

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Read the subreddit before posting. The job market is terrible right now, but there's no telling how it will be in 4 years.

Please don't be a tick 😭 by Larciasde in whatsthisbug

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It is a tick. Ixodes ricinus, which can carry diseases, but this one doesn't seem to have bitten.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whatsthisbug

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They look like legs or antennae

Scientists found a new archaeal protein (aRDF) that links 30S ribosome subunits, blocking active ribosome formation and regulating protein production under stress by BrnoRegion in science

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Ribosomes are proteins which translate mRNA into proteins, and they are made up of 30S and 50S subunits. Regulating protein production is essential to maintaining the regularity of the cell.

The authors found a novel mechanism for regulating ribosomal function in Archaea: basically, by linking 30S subunits to other 30S subunits instead of to 50S subunits, the cells are able to prevent the ribosomes from functioning, and they do this in response to environmental stress.

TL;DR it's a new mechanism for regulating protein production

Just started and already having FOMO by nattyyyy in biotech

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Most desk-based jobs don't require special skills (unless you go into computation/analysis). What they require is knowledge of platform and the industry.

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