A recent study by the National Institutes of Health found a staggering amount of microplastics of recently deceased cadavers. The brains, however, were the biggest shock: They had 10 to 20 times more microplastics than the other organs studied.
A new study measuring microplastics in organs of the recently deceased found that about two dozen brain samples were 0.5% plastic by weight.
Hard to overstate how pleased I am that the FlyWire consortium converted our FAFB ("Full Adult Fly Brain") EM volume into a connectome, and that the resulting science has been (and will be) so impactful. Thanks to everyone involved. #neurosciencewww.nature.com/immersive/d4...
Artificial intelligence and human expertise meet to generate a map of all the connections in the fly brain. The resource is already being used by experimentalists and theoreticians to further our unde...
Just realized that I have not done anything high-key for my 2024 self-portrait challenge. So here is #38. 14 more to go. #photography 📷
Gov. Abbott and AG Paxton are bragging about having “scrubbed” the voter rolls—and the deadline to (re)register is Oct. 7. CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION TODAY. teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/MVP/mvp.do
Black shirt on black background for #37 of my 2024 self-portrait challenge. You may or may not see the subtle difference between the shirt and the background, depending on how (or whether) your display is calibrated. #photography 📷
#36 of my 2024 self-portrait challenge. Another one loosely inspired by the movie "Blade Runner". #photography 📷
#35 of my 2024 self-portrait challenge is actually from a test shot I took before a recent headshot session for a client. (I don't always look this relaxed on the job.) #photography 📷
Here's #34 of my 2024 self-portrait challenge. Very loosely inspired by the movie "Blade Runner". #photography 📷
