Infrapink@kbin.social to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhy are people talking about flying a flag upside-down?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down111
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Infrapink@kbin.social to Science@beehaw.org · 10 months agoYour brain finds it easy to size up four objects but not five — here’s whyplus-squarewww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkYour brain finds it easy to size up four objects but not five — here’s whyplus-squarewww.nature.comInfrapink@kbin.social to Science@beehaw.org · 10 months agomessage-square2fedilink
Infrapink@kbin.social to Science@beehaw.org · 10 months agoLaser mapping reveals hidden structures in Amazon—with hints at thousands moreplus-squarewww.science.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down10
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkLaser mapping reveals hidden structures in Amazon—with hints at thousands moreplus-squarewww.science.orgInfrapink@kbin.social to Science@beehaw.org · 10 months agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squareInfrapink@kbin.socialtoScience@beehaw.org•The furry puss caterpillar's venom packs a painful punch. Now new research shows it came from an unlikely sourcelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoIt’s usually mediated by viruses. A virus infects an organism, picks up some host genetic material, and later jumps to a different host. At some point, the viral DNA is incorporated into the host genome and stays there, bringing the DNA from the previous host with it. This is how mammals got placentas. About 8% of the human genome is made of viruses that got stuck there linkfedilink
minus-squareInfrapink@kbin.socialtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•What's some really unpopular opinion you have?linkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoHuman life begins at some point after conception but before birth. Therefore, there comes a point in pregnancy at which abortion ends a human life. linkfedilink
minus-squareInfrapink@kbin.socialtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•What are your "weirdest" pizza toppings or other weird food combos?linkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoMango works surprisingly well. linkfedilink
minus-squareInfrapink@kbin.socialto/kbin meta@kbin.social•How do we call kbin users?linkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoI vote for kbinauts linkfedilink
It’s usually mediated by viruses. A virus infects an organism, picks up some host genetic material, and later jumps to a different host. At some point, the viral DNA is incorporated into the host genome and stays there, bringing the DNA from the previous host with it. This is how mammals got placentas. About 8% of the human genome is made of viruses that got stuck there