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soulfisting:

ishipthat:

radetzkymarch:

alexds1:

geneticist:

Merry Christmas, Nerds! Here’s some Christmas fungus on a petri dish.

Let it grow, let it grow, let it grow

Single cells, single cells,
See how they divide!
There was one on Christmas Day
But now they’ve multiplied

Single cells, single cells,
Nothing much to do!
But sit around in a petri dish
Dividing into two!

#morgan loves this

OH YOU!!!

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mothernaturenetwork:

The Flavr Savr tomato was the first commercially grown genetically engineered food to be granted a license for human consumption. By adding an antisense gene, the California-based company Calgene hoped to slow the ripening process of the tomato to prevent softening and rotting, while allowing the tomato to retain its natural flavor and color.
 
The FDA approved the Flavr Savr in 1994; however, the tomatoes were so delicate that they were difficult to transport, and they were off the market by 1997. On top of production and shipping problems, the tomatoes were also reported to have a very bland taste: “The Flavr Savr tomatoes didn’t taste that good because of the variety from which they were developed. There was very little flavor to save,” said Christ Watkins, a horticulture professor at Cornell University.
12 bizarre examples of genetic engineering

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nationalpost:

Mystery of oldest recorded supernova solved. In 185 A.D., Chinese astronomers noted a “guest star” that mysteriously appeared in the sky and stayed for about eight months. By the 1960s, scientists had determined that the mysterious object was the first documented supernova. Later, they pinpointed the object, known as RCW 86, as a supernova remnant located about 8,000 light-years away but remained puzzled at how the star’s spherical remains were larger than expected.

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xtineboo:

fuckyeahlovesicksteen:

WOAH.

 WTH..theres soo much I didnt know… o_O

itsayetti:

yerawizardharry:

Our solar systems movement between February 22nd to March 5th, 2011

Wow this is amazing :D

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