These Pictures Show PAS (purple/pink) And GMS (brown/blue) Staining Of A Lymph Node Biopsy From A Canine

plasmodial slime mold consuming a Trametes fungus by Michael Harz

Microbiology!

[ID: a banner made of emojis of microscopes, bubbling flasks, and DNA, with different bacteria emojis from a combo emoji scattered between them. /End ID]

by TheMicrobiology09 on yt

millipedes eating Tubifera ferruginosa

by Bea Leiderman

This NPR interview with with Angela Saini about how race science never really left the global scientific consciousness is super interesting! I’m gonna read her book!

Enzyme Function Prediction from Amino Acid Sequence: How AI is Leading the Way

New AI tool 'CLEAN' predicts enzyme functions from amino acid sequences, even for unstudied or poorly understood enzymes.

An innovative artificial intelligence program called CLEAN (contrastive learning–enabled enzyme annotation) has the ability to predict enzyme activities based on their amino acid sequences, even if the enzymes are unfamiliar or inadequately understood. The researchers have reported that CLEAN has surpassed the most advanced tools in terms of precision, consistency, and sensitivity. However, a deeper understanding of enzymes and their roles would be beneficial in a number of disciplines, including genetics, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, medicine, and industrial materials.

The scientists are using the protein language to forecast their performance, similar to how ChatGPT uses written language data to generate predictive phrases. Almost all scientists desire to comprehend the purpose of a protein as soon as they encounter a new protein sequence. Furthermore, this tool will aid researchers in promptly recognizing the suitable enzymes needed to manufacture chemicals and materials for various applications, be it in biology, medicine, or industry.

Continue Reading

Cell Junctions

– there are three types of junctions:      – tight      – desmosome      – gap

– tight junctions seal epithelial cells to one another

– desmosomes have “spotted” seals, where keratin filaments anchor the two cells

– gap junctions have channels to allow the passage of ions and molecules

Coelastrum, a microalgae. 

Microglossum viride