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PhD/molecular biology = I might actually know something about DNA/Proteins
Lipids, Sugars, not so much
Liberal, but very unhappy with most bigshot liberals who appear to do mostly clickbait

Like to do dayhikes in the White Mountains of NH
Jew from Brooklyn

Simple Math is goodDon't be innumerate

supposedly #mastodon is about choice and freedom and so forth

me personally, my choice is that I want to block any one whose avatar is animated , eg
https://vis.social/@pantasy@pantsfree.cc

of course, people with animated avatars are free to make fun of me, or block me, or both

pantasy (@[email protected])

Not a bot

@Namnezia
I actually know this
:)
eg cold is not a problem if freezing is prevented, say thru use of trehalose or something like that

but since it doesn't say how is one to know
also the recommended storage temp requires use of AC or other $$ first world things

@enirenberg

that is what I was trying to get to with "nobel level"
if 5 Nobel prize winners hold a press conf, it is hard for the press to ignore it
at least for the first few weeks; after 15 or 20 weeks, maybe

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Shut The Fuck Up Friday y’all 😂

@cyrilpedia

my son is an assistant district attorney in a large city
and he says, it is astonishing how many suspects fall for the most obvious lies of the police, like the old "I can't help you if you don't tell me what happened"

@enirenberg

In late 2020, I said that the US/Euro MD/PhD community had failed utterly in comms by not holding a weekly presser, where 10 Nobel level scientists would update the press

I stand by that

@enirenberg

The early Beckmann sequencer had a paper tape, about 6 inches wide, and you punched holes in it and the tape controlled the sequencer just like a player piano

needs to be stored close to "room temp"

so what about shipping: if it arrives here in Boston in teh winter and sits on my doorstep for 4 hours at -10oF, is it ok ?

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