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Watch incredible moment white blood cells ATTACK a parasitic worm
New upload over on my YouTube channel! This one comes is timelapse over 80mins of the white blood cells of a mouse attacking a parasite via University of California San Francisco. There’s more detail in this article.
And the beginning of a new playlist, too. Your immune system is pretty cool.
How different surfaces effect blood spatter patterns
I wish I could say that I had put together this gif myself using our simulated blood powder, but I was pointed towards it on Twitter this weekend. It’s going to make a great prac in your classroom, though. Let me know if you need a blood powder top up. One sachet makes a litre so it lasts for ages.
9 Feb 2016
#scientistherdnames trends on Twitter and this guy wins
This morning I got up to find the nerds had united : #scientistherdnames was trending on Twitter.
Who thinks this stuff up? People much cleverer and wittier than me.
Many, many funny and smart tweets like these were flying around.
A menagerie of zoologists #scientistherdnames
— Kimberly Moynahan (@Kim_Moynahan) February 4, 2016
An avalanche of geologists. #scientistherdnames— Anthony J. Martin (@Ichnologist) February 4, 2016
A murder of pathologists #scientistherdnames
— Bill Barendse (@billbarendse) February 4, 2016
But for my money this guy wins the internet today:
A godsend of lab support staff#ScientistHerdNames
— Martin Stoermer (@MartinStoermer) February 4, 2016
Amen to that! Happy Friday, Vivsters!
5 Feb 2016