If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate.

The bacteria will eventually be revived in one way or another, and it’s just hanging out around our poles right now. So getting information about the microbe seems like a better idea than waiting for it. Not only is it not anticipated to be a human pathogen (only 5/37 of known Psychrobacter species are pathogenic), but it may also contribute to the reduction of antibiotic resistance thanks to its ~600 novel genes.

“The researchers found almost 600 genes with unknown functions, suggesting a yet untapped source for discovering novel biological mechanisms. Analysis of the genome also revealed 11 genes that are potentially able to kill or stop the growth of other bacteria, fungi, and viruses.”

Nevertheless, BSL III & IV labs are remarkably secure. However, pathogenic psychrobacter is an opportunistic pathogen that requires an immunocompromised individual. So sure, it is not entirely risk-free, but the fact it’s unlikely to be pathogenic and wouldn’t be a significant issue if it were makes it worthwhile to uncover information about this ancient species. Especially if this research unveils new methods for killing other pathogens and having some breathing room regarding antibiotic resistance.

This is a solid list, made me realize I need to give Disroot some loot, you’re a boss!

I’ve always donated to Signal, Bitwarden, and KDE. Lemmy got added to the list this year, plus I always try to support a quality project that’s between a rock and a hard place. I gave to the Oregon State University open source lab this year when I heard about their struggles. They’re why Mozilla is a thing along with many other foundational components of the open internet.

Not sure what’s up with Nature’s website on your end, but here’s the link that’s working for me to access the paper, which was published today (10-3-25): https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43018-025-01054-6

Nonetheless, a paper from 6 years ago studying a receptor found on almost half of immune cells should have more current information available by now, if not already. In science, we build on the shoulders of giants and try to expand on the knowledge they helped us understand. Additionally, the older study examines SLAMF6’s function across health and disease, so it’s much more generalized. The new study aims to provide additional context for the earlier findings and focuses on acute myeloid leukemia in particular. I have a PhD in immunology, and it’s astonishing how little we actually understand about the subject. All in all, we understand the ocean better than the immune system, even though there’s more we don’t know about the ocean than we do. Even crazier is that most of our current understanding in immunology is actually for a rat’s immune system and not humans! But you’re not wrong to be cautious, all research papers should be read with a healthy amount of scrutiny. A wise man told me in undergrad that half of what we’d cover in the course would be incorrect, we just don’t know which half.

1/4 of all mammals are bats 🤯

Well said! It’s soo blatant that in most cases I’d assume they were aiming to hide it in plane sight…but this team isn’t smart enough to try and have that be their game plan.

SoundCloud is pretty cool, especially when compared to Spotify. I’ve been really liking the https://sc.maid.zone/ SoundCloud frontend recently, makes it more private and you can download the songs on the same page you can listen to them. But all in all, it really just comes down to your opinion regarding if you should talk positively about it.

Yep, cellulose is a beta pleated sheet, unlike carbs/sugars, which are alpha helices. We’re always ready to breakdown the alpha helices form of sugar, but due to the molecular structure of cellulose, we need help. This is were these enzymes come in from our microbiome. All this also ties into how in Western countries, most folks tend to be unable to breakdown cellulose due to the lack of the specific bacteria in our biome capable of producing this enzyme. However, in African and Asian countries, these bacteria are common place, so these cultures have been able to digest cellulose for ages!

While Nebula is a creator‑owned ad‑free video service, it’s truly just a conventional centrally‑hosted platform collecting user data like most sites. So while ad‑free, it has no focus on privacy as its privacy policy shows standard analytics and tracking typical of most subscription services. This being the case, it’s not a privacy respecting alternative to YouTube like Peer Tube much at all unfortunately.

Well said!!

While both are referring to the same molecule, effervescent indicates a specific delivery method which can improve absorption and just be easier for some folks to use.

Cookies do not directly communicate your IP address, they’re just bits of data about your visit. Logging out of LinkedIn and closing your browser should clear them, unless they’re persistent cookies.

Using a VPN to create a new Spotify account maskes your actual IP address. Meaning spotify wont know your home IP address. But, if Spotify uses cookies from your previous sessions or if you log in with the same credentials, it may still serve targeted ads based on your previous activity.

So while cookies don’t transmit your IP address, they still influence the ads you see based on your browsing history and/or account information. For enhanced privacy, it’s usually recommended to set cookies to be wiped when you close the browser. I have a handful of sites I like to keep cookies for, but everything else is gone after each session.

Right! I’ve also always been blown away knowing their DNA is circular. Probably since they don’t have a nucleus, but not totally sure.

The fact she see’s this as a marketing opportunity is repulsive. Truly makes me loath those with power in the US government. Even Arizona seeing as this lady believes this BS would be well received there.

C’est la vie, especially these days. All you can do is come to terms with knowing we each have an expiration date and just live it up until that inevitable day.

For anyone new to the Linux world, I can’t recommend Learn Linux TV enough. He has a video walking through this exact process, here’s an Invidious and YouTube link for it.

As far as dual booting goes, issues can arise after updates. I recall this happening a few months back due to a Windows update. So just be aware of this possibly happening down the road. I need Windows for work at times too, but I strictly use a VM. I’ve hated Microsoft since Windows 8, their amount of user tracking is bonkers and a big part of why I just use a VM. This is just food for thought though.

JMP Chat works in the US even though they’re based in Canada. I highly recommend the service, it’s absolutely fantastic!

Definitely checkout JMP Chat, they’re actually based in Canada and offer super affordable alternative phone numbers. Using their Cheogram app even lets you incorporate it fully into your phone, so when you call, it’ll ask which number you’d like to use for the call. Calling has limited minutes each month, but the overage charges are very reasonable. It comes with unlimited texting as well. They encrypt everything on their end and it’s fully open source!

The add-on’s are solid. They have an elaborate curated list, plus you can access any of the mobile extentions by just searching for em.