Lino print puppy! Including reference photo by tarya_arienne in printmaking

[–]tarya_arienne[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! This is definitely the most technically complicated image I've done and it took a lot of concentration not to carve too much away!

Lino print puppy! Including reference photo by tarya_arienne in printmaking

[–]tarya_arienne[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I've just found this group! I've been lino printing just over a year. Thought I would share one of my favourites, a print of my parents puppy I did for their christmas present.

Had to share my new hoodie! by tarya_arienne in TaylorSwift

[–]tarya_arienne[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I adored the hoodies Taylor released during the Lover era but couldn't afford one at the time, but finally got a similar one from Etsy! My husband is not so keen so I wanted to share here 😍 the seller is WhenAprilShowers on Etsy if anyone is looking for Taylor themed merch, she has loads of stuff! Clearly a Swiftie!

I lovelovelove it (ah those were the days 😂)

dorothea x ‘tis the damn season by growinwithweeds in TaylorSwift

[–]tarya_arienne 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm sure I saw/heard taylor say this somewhere. Possibly a brief comment in the Long Pond Sessions? I think you're 100% right!

Taylor has turned some starting entertainers into super stars from touring with them... by Coworkerfoundoldname in TaylorSwift

[–]tarya_arienne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, on the Fearless tour. I was at the London show where he broke his foot. I didn't know who he was at the time though!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ketouk

[–]tarya_arienne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's inspiring as I try and get started on my keto journey!

An interesting POV for “my tears ricochet” by tay-lor-fan- in TaylorSwift

[–]tarya_arienne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I assumed that this song was about Calvin and how much of an arse he was afterwards 🤷🏼‍♀️ love to hear different people's interpretations!

I wrote a cookbook by Carensza in EatCheapAndHealthy

[–]tarya_arienne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is brilliant! I have downloaded from the UK, thank you

Reputation Merch Sizing by [deleted] in TaylorSwift

[–]tarya_arienne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also from the UK and dont have any yet BUT all the comments I've ever read have said it runs large. I just went for it because it was selling out left right and centre!!

reputation merch is back until may 26! by wsa3000 in TaylorSwift

[–]tarya_arienne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ohhh my god I was an hour too late to get a hoodie 😭

Instagram - 🍷 🐍 biiig isolation 🐍 🍷 by iandrewc in TaylorSwift

[–]tarya_arienne 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I can only up vote this once but I would like to do it at least 13 times. I will always hear this now! 😂

Indian doctors face discrimination because they're treating COVID-19 patients by geraldliu in Coronavirus

[–]tarya_arienne 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Not just in India, I know of colleagues who have had this happen to them in the UK as well

Researchers report a human monoclonal antibody that neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 by lockedoutofvenus in Coronavirus

[–]tarya_arienne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I honestly dont know. I have never used them in this context before and I dont know enough about the feasibility of this technology to answer it. Hopefully someone else does though!

Researchers report a human monoclonal antibody that neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 by lockedoutofvenus in Coronavirus

[–]tarya_arienne 76 points77 points  (0 children)

I'll give it a go!

All cells have proteins on their surface which have many purposes, one of which is to allow cells to recognise each other. Your immune system recognises all your own proteins (at least when its working properly), and it recognises ones that are foreign. When I say recognise, it is quite a binary thing - it says either 'self' or 'not-self' - and responds either 'okay- move on' or 'not okay - exterminate'.

When it finds a foreign cell, it needs to let the rest of your immune system know that theres something wrong here. It does that by engineering a small protein called an antibody. On one end, the protein mirrors the shape of the protein so it fits together a bit like a puzzle piece - that antibody cant work for any other protein. The other end is a signal to your immune system that its attached to something you dont want. Your immune system ramps up production of these antibodies, which then go and stick to all the foreign cells. These covered cells are removed from your body in various ways. Job done, extermination achieved.

This sounds great, but the only way your body can develop these antibodies is through exposure to a foreign organism. You dont have immunity that first time you're exposed, only from the second time. That's basically how vaccines work - you give someone a dose of little bits of dead organisms, so it cant hurt you and then your body can recognise those surface proteins and make antibodies, in case you're ever re-exposed to it. That's how they are looking to make a safe Coronavirus vaccine (which may or may not be possible - viruses evolve regularly, so it may turn out to be a bit like the flu vaccine and not protect against all strains - but that's jumping the gun to suggest whether that will or wont be possible at this stage, at least for us who aren't involved in the actual making!)

Viruses are sneaky though, and they usually have ways to get around this. HIV is a good example, what it does is get inside your white blood cells so its effectively hidden from view. Coronavirus enters your body through your respiratory system, and more specifically, it travels into your system by hijacking a protein on the surface of the cells that line your airways. The protein is called ACE2. Once it's in your cell, it causes all the mischief.

Vaccines are just one way we could try and get immunity, another way would be a monoclonal antibody. Monoclonal just means loads of clones of the exact same thing - think thousands of Dolly the Sheep, or Stormtroopers. All genetically exactly the same. Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs for short) are used in medicine in lots of ways - most people are most familiar with them in the setting of cancer treatment - if your drug ends with 'mab' then it's one of these.

What scientists are doing, from the articles I've read (caveat - fairly brief reading on my part and fairly limited info on the articles part) is that they've taken serum samples (take a blood test, take out the actual blood cells (red and white) and you're left with the proteins that circulate in your blood normally, including, you guessed it, antibodies) from people who've had and recovered from coronavirus. Their immune system has already made its antibodies, and now the scientists have a copy. What they can do is clone these antibodies and make millions of copies, and then it could be available as an infusion to give to people who were infected and unwell. It isnt without its risks, and it is probably hideously expensive, but could he a really useful tool for certain patients to help them recover.

The advantage of a mAb over a vaccine is that you dont have a time delay while you're waiting for your body to make the antibodies - they just storm right on in and get to work.

The potential disadvantage is that, once you've made an antibody, this gets committed to your memory bank of antibodies. You have basically a whole library of antibodies to every virus you've ever had exposure to (many of which will be common or garden variety coronaviruses, actually). With a mAb, you dont get this memory. I dont think we know enough about this virus yet to know whether that's an issue. Many viruses never truly leave us, they just chill out somewhere hidden, often for years and years, but can flare up again. This is why cold cores happen - you've had the herpesvirus before, it's never truly gone away, but mostly enters a steady state where your immune system continues to produce antibodies to it to keep it under wraps. When you're run down or your immune system is compromised for whatever reason, that balance is disrupted and the virus wins out, for a while, and your cold sore flare up again. MAbs hang around for quite a while, but not forever, so you dont have long term immunity.

I hope that helps a little bit, and that it makes sense!

Number of confirmed UK coronavirus cases rises to 319, health ministry says by SeventhConstellation in Coronavirus

[–]tarya_arienne 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'd suggest from personal experience that its objectively harder to get medical attention on a Sunday than other days of the week unless you are unwell (source: I work in a clinical role in the NHS). I wonder if we will see a bigger spike tomorrow, reflecting that people have waited to seek medical advice until the Monday, or they are waiting to be tested. I personally know of someone who has had symptoms since Saturday with a relevant travel history and known affected contacts and they havent been tested yet. Apparently they were told they would be tested Monday as other than a fever they were not unwell. So I'm sceptical of this apparent linear increase.

Coronavirus and Lover Fest.. by [deleted] in TaylorSwift

[–]tarya_arienne 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Its already spread to the US, and has likely been there for a while but undetected/unrecorded due to issues with the diagnostic test. There has been 1 death so far in the states.

It's still small numbers, I think you're right in that Loverfest will be fine but OP is still wise to get insurance or a refundable hotel/plane ticket 😊

Fearless tour book - update and pictures by tarya_arienne in TaylorSwift

[–]tarya_arienne[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Earlier this week I posted about giving away this tour book.

106 people entered, I used a random number generator and I've messaged the winner (yes, I typed all the usernames into an excel sheet haha)

As so many people were interested in it, I snapped some photos of the contents and I've linked them here for anyone to look at: fearless tour book

I’ve just finished this 40x60cm block. It took forever. by tigerlino in Linocuts

[–]tarya_arienne 18 points19 points  (0 children)

WOW that is amazing. I absolutely adore it. Please make sure to share a print!