this guy is excelling in a completely unique genre of his own creation that consists of extremely relatable humor steeped in twilight zone horror and i am here for it
Friendly reminder to not punish yourself for creating.
Can you elaborate on what you mean by this?
I have a tendency to beat myself up whenever something I make doesn’t meet my expectations (which is always). The result is that finishing something = bad feelings: I am effectively punishing myself for having created something. The natural reaction to this punishment is an aversion to creation, meaning that my perfectionism is harming me, not only by causing me to despise what I do make and by impeding the creative process, but by attacking even my desire to create.
Tissue chips, thumb-drive sized
devices that contain human cells in a 3D matrix, represent a giant leap in
science.
They can test cells’ response
to:
•stresses
•drugs
•genetic
changes
The Tissue
Chips in Space initiative seeks to better understand the role of
microgravity on human health and disease and to translate that understanding to
improved human health on Earth.
This series of
investigations to test tissue chips in microgravity aboard the International
Space Station is planned through a collaboration between the
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at the National Institutes for
Health (NIH)
and the National Laboratory
in partnership with NASA.
Many of the
changes in the human body caused by microgravity resemble the onset and
progression of diseases associated with aging on Earth, but in space, changes
occur much faster. Scientists may be able to use tissue chips in space to model
changes that take months or years to happen on Earth.
A tissue chip needs three
properties, according to Lucie Low, scientific program manager at NCATS. “It
has to be 3D,” she explained. “It must have multiple different types of cells,
and it must have microfluidic channels. Essentially, you get a functional unit
of what human tissues are like, outside of the body,” said Low.
As accurate models of
the structure and function of human organs, tissue chips provide a model for
predicting whether a drug, vaccine or biologic agent is safe in humans more
quickly and effectively than current methods.
This first
phase of Tissue Chips in Space includes five investigations.
An investigation of immune system aging is planned for launch on the SpaceX CRS-16
flight, scheduled for mid-November. The other four, scheduled to launch on subsequent
flights, include lung host defense, the blood-brain barrier, musculoskeletal disease
and kidney function. This phase tests the effects of microgravity on the tissue
chips and demonstrates the capability of the automated system.
All five investigations make a
second flight about 18 months later to confirm use of the model, such as testing
potential drugs on the particular organs. Four more projects are scheduled for
launch in summer 2020, including two on engineered heart tissue to understand
cardiovascular health, one on muscle wasting and another on gut inflammation.
Ultimately, the technology
could allow astronauts going into space to take along personalized chips that
could be used to monitor changes in their bodies and to test possible
countermeasures and therapies. That would be a major leap forward in keeping
astronauts healthy on missions to deep space!
Have you ever wanted to own a noodle horse dragon alien?? NOW IS YOUR CHANCE.
hey! dont just randomly adopt a greyhound, especially if theyre a rescue!! you need to do some research first. rescues are A LOT of work
greyhounds require DAILY exercise!! but they are sprinters, not endurance runners, they need a safe enclosed place to run around or extra long walks. however they can run into danger at great speeds unless in safe area
since greyhounds are sighthounds they will have a tendency to chase smaller animals (especially since these are former racers, they will be more inclined)
so PLEASE make sure you are suited to owning a greyhound before adopting one! they are lovely and very sweet animals and deserve to be happy in a perfect home!!
Reblogging this version since it contains further information that I should have included in my initial reblog. These dogs need homes but please make sure you do your research and don’t take on more than you can handle, both for the sake of yourself and the dog!
so the thing that fucks me up about elves is like, of course they’re great archers. they live several hundred years. you’d be good at anything if you could do it for several hundred years. but what really fucks me up is thinking about how elves go to war with humans and they’re like, looking at these dudes across the field and they nudge their elf friend and are like ‘oh my god Ch’adrick those dudes are like, twenty. they’re twenty Chad’rick. why are we fighting a bunch of babies’ and then they die because the babies can shoot arrows too. NOT GOOD, BUT THEY CAN.
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