Colossal Biosciences, a biology research company which describes itself as the “world’s only de-extinction company,” announced the rebirth of the dire wolf, a species that has been extinct for over... continue reading

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Sam Harris speaks with Matt Ridley and Alina Chan about the origins of the COVID pandemic. They discuss the evidence of a lab leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, media and academic censorship of... continue reading

posted by eric3579 2 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 276 views • 58:27

The insane biology of bioluminescence

posted by eric3579 2 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 143 views • 15:28

Fascinating stuff about how and why a plant becomes a meat eater

posted by eric3579 3 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 56 views • 16:11

Axolotls are one of science’s most studied animals. Why, you ask? These extraordinary salamanders are masters of regeneration: they can flawlessly regenerate body parts ranging from amputated limbs and... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 6 months 1 week ago • 230 views • 5:22

The human immune system is the most complex biological system we know, after the human brain, and yet, most of us never learn how it works. Or what it is. Your immune System consists of hundreds of tiny... continue reading

posted by eric3579 3 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 726 views • 10:48

After women complain about a biological man walking around naked in the women's locker room, the employees say the person is transgender and there's nothing they can do about it.

posted by bobknight33 3 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 944 views • 3:45

Here I describe direct biological connections between our breathing, our brain and our heart rate. This can be used to quickly de-stress or to increase energy and alertness. -yt

posted by eric3579 4 years 4 weeks ago • 569 views • 2:13

Thanks eric3579!

posted by ant 4 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 104 views • 18:03

The Insane Biology of: The Octopus

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YouTube description: There’s something you probably heard a lot in biology class. And no, it's not “mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell”...

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 10 months 1 week ago • 57 views

Scientists from UVM and Tufts repurposed living cells scraped from frog embryos and assembled them into entirely new life-forms. More: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1zVG8wptOOI https://youtu.be/XLI7VtjgOyk ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 5 years 3 months 1 week ago • 171 views • 57 secs

"Ant venom delivery captured, for the first time, in slow-motion (1,000fps) & up-close video. The ants (and stingers) featured in this video are the Florida harvester ant Pogonomyrmex badius and the trap-jaw... continue reading

posted by ant 5 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 700 views • 3:31

YouTube description: Who would have thought baby electric eels would be so cute? I record their electric pulses and think about future research. Catania, K.C., 2015. Electric eels concentrate their... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 665 views • 3:27

YouTube description: Duh, except for the sky… and the ocean… Among living things, the color blue is oddly rare. Blue rocks, blue sky, blue water, sure. But blue animals? They are few and far... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 608 views • 8:27

YouTube description: This is how we go from single cells to people. EVO-DEVO Huxley B. Mac. Oh Carroll, Carroll Gould, Stephen Jay yeah D-D-D-D-Davidson and Peter See One cell divide and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 923 views • 4:46