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Major in reproductive biology. </p> </blockquote> https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/notes-towards-a-sex-realist-feminism 2026-01-24T04:24:16Z kawcco https://ln.ht/~kawcco <p> via: https://nebula.tv/videos/notdavid-are-men-actually-lying-about-heights-on-dating-apps/</p> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eipZ4hVV1R4 2026-01-19T23:01:39Z kawcco https://ln.ht/~kawcco <blockquote> <p> Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’ </p> </blockquote> <p> Seems like we don’t know what we’re doing on the microplastics front.</p> https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/13/microplastics-human-body-doubt 2026-01-19T01:53:50Z tmfnk https://ln.ht/~tmfnk <p> This article provides a comprehensive overview of mitochondria, explaining their structure, function as the “powerhouse of the cell” (ATP production), and their crucial roles in cellular life, health, and disease.</p> https://www.asimov.press/p/mitochondria 2025-10-24T13:15:46Z kawcco https://ln.ht/~kawcco <p> via: https://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/networks_santa_fe/</p> https://sbgn.github.io/ 2025-10-18T02:02:38Z smps https://ln.ht/~smps https://www.amaliah.com/post/65325/dhikr-somatic-therapy 2025-10-13T12:54:53Z nioobers https://ln.ht/~nioobers <p> “Google for DNA sequence”</p> https://metagraph.ethz.ch/ 2025-10-11T10:25:25Z 2097 https://ln.ht/~2097 <blockquote> <p> Many families of lizards have independently evolved limblessness </p> </blockquote> <p> They preferred crawling around in the mud! 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