Chris Scheil
@chrisscheil.bsky.social
Sorta Graphic designer. 3d print/laser cutter/ceramics/cooking enthusiast. Fusion360 guy. Biology/microscopy/ science follower. Bryophyte fan. Citizen science FTW.
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It's Minnesota State Fair time! It's time for Minnesotan folk art! Here, for example, is Saturn Devouring His Corn, in the seed art category!
August 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
It's Minnesota State Fair time! It's time for Minnesotan folk art! Here, for example, is Saturn Devouring His Corn, in the seed art category!
August 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
And the final product! Needs more sanding, but still pleased with the outcome.
July 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
And the final product! Needs more sanding, but still pleased with the outcome.
Alas, poor Yorick! 2nd section of 3d printed anatomical model. At the fine setting the layer lines are almost undetectable. Really pleased with this new printer! #3dprint #models #citizenscience #bambulabs
July 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Alas, poor Yorick! 2nd section of 3d printed anatomical model. At the fine setting the layer lines are almost undetectable. Really pleased with this new printer! #3dprint #models #citizenscience #bambulabs
Instead of 1 like=1 hot take, I think I'll just post my own and invite my mutuals to add theirs.
1. cold tap water is by far the best drink. Hot coffee (with real 1/2&1/2) is the close second.
2. Chilled cantaloupe is the best summer fruit. Sliced strawberries are second.
Ok, go!
1. cold tap water is by far the best drink. Hot coffee (with real 1/2&1/2) is the close second.
2. Chilled cantaloupe is the best summer fruit. Sliced strawberries are second.
Ok, go!
July 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Instead of 1 like=1 hot take, I think I'll just post my own and invite my mutuals to add theirs.
1. cold tap water is by far the best drink. Hot coffee (with real 1/2&1/2) is the close second.
2. Chilled cantaloupe is the best summer fruit. Sliced strawberries are second.
Ok, go!
1. cold tap water is by far the best drink. Hot coffee (with real 1/2&1/2) is the close second.
2. Chilled cantaloupe is the best summer fruit. Sliced strawberries are second.
Ok, go!
From Knowable Magazine: Super-resolution microscopes reveal new details of cells and disease | Knowable Magazine knowablemagazine.org/content/arti... Magazine
Super-resolution microscopes showcase the inner lives of cells
Advanced light microscopy techniques have come into their own — and are giving scientists a new understanding of human biology and what goes wrong in disease
knowablemagazine.org
July 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
From Knowable Magazine: Super-resolution microscopes reveal new details of cells and disease | Knowable Magazine knowablemagazine.org/content/arti... Magazine
After months of frustrating hardware and software breakdowns, I finally bought a new 3d printer. Bambu Labs A1 Mini with AMS filament changer for four color printing. This is the first print-a model of a tardigrade for an upcoming project. Rock solid, fast printing. Very happy! #3dprinting #science
July 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
After months of frustrating hardware and software breakdowns, I finally bought a new 3d printer. Bambu Labs A1 Mini with AMS filament changer for four color printing. This is the first print-a model of a tardigrade for an upcoming project. Rock solid, fast printing. Very happy! #3dprinting #science
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This Friday we will have lab equipment available! Come browse our large selection of microscopes, rotors, spectrometers, & more! Doors are open 8am - 3:30pm.
July 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This Friday we will have lab equipment available! Come browse our large selection of microscopes, rotors, spectrometers, & more! Doors are open 8am - 3:30pm.
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BEHOLD! One of Earth's greatest lineages of life: the lil wiggle arm guys, Meteora.
These single-celled critters, originally found in deep-sea sediments, are SO DIFFERENT from other lifeforms on Earth that they're likely in their own kingdom (as in, the Animal Kingdom, the Plant Kingdom etc). 🧪🌿
These single-celled critters, originally found in deep-sea sediments, are SO DIFFERENT from other lifeforms on Earth that they're likely in their own kingdom (as in, the Animal Kingdom, the Plant Kingdom etc). 🧪🌿
July 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
BEHOLD! One of Earth's greatest lineages of life: the lil wiggle arm guys, Meteora.
These single-celled critters, originally found in deep-sea sediments, are SO DIFFERENT from other lifeforms on Earth that they're likely in their own kingdom (as in, the Animal Kingdom, the Plant Kingdom etc). 🧪🌿
These single-celled critters, originally found in deep-sea sediments, are SO DIFFERENT from other lifeforms on Earth that they're likely in their own kingdom (as in, the Animal Kingdom, the Plant Kingdom etc). 🧪🌿
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Are these little aliens 👽 or baby moss plants🪴? 😄
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This collage is a great example of the power of plant regeneration. Each of these individual 7-day-old moss (Physcomitrium patens) plants was regenerated from a single protoplast (a plant cell with removed cell walls).
#microscopymonday #moss
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This collage is a great example of the power of plant regeneration. Each of these individual 7-day-old moss (Physcomitrium patens) plants was regenerated from a single protoplast (a plant cell with removed cell walls).
#microscopymonday #moss
June 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Are these little aliens 👽 or baby moss plants🪴? 😄
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This collage is a great example of the power of plant regeneration. Each of these individual 7-day-old moss (Physcomitrium patens) plants was regenerated from a single protoplast (a plant cell with removed cell walls).
#microscopymonday #moss
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This collage is a great example of the power of plant regeneration. Each of these individual 7-day-old moss (Physcomitrium patens) plants was regenerated from a single protoplast (a plant cell with removed cell walls).
#microscopymonday #moss
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Plant cells can be filled with chloroplasts, as shown in this image of moss gametophore phyllid ("leaf") cells. These cells have not been stained with fluorescent dyes; we only observe the autofluorescence of chloroplasts (green 🟢) and of the cell walls (magenta 🟣)
#microscopymonday #plantcell #moss
#microscopymonday #plantcell #moss
June 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Plant cells can be filled with chloroplasts, as shown in this image of moss gametophore phyllid ("leaf") cells. These cells have not been stained with fluorescent dyes; we only observe the autofluorescence of chloroplasts (green 🟢) and of the cell walls (magenta 🟣)
#microscopymonday #plantcell #moss
#microscopymonday #plantcell #moss
First tungsten wire microprobe. 2M KOH and 3 volts. Not as sharp as I would like, but a decent first try. 400x #microscopy #bryophytes #mosses #citizen_science #microscope
June 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
First tungsten wire microprobe. 2M KOH and 3 volts. Not as sharp as I would like, but a decent first try. 400x #microscopy #bryophytes #mosses #citizen_science #microscope
After many failed attempts and many steps (including learning to pull micropipettes over a propane torch), I can now manipulate individual moss spores! You can see the tip of my probe touching the spore wall in this image. 400X magnification. #microscopy #bryophytes #moss #citizenscience
June 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
After many failed attempts and many steps (including learning to pull micropipettes over a propane torch), I can now manipulate individual moss spores! You can see the tip of my probe touching the spore wall in this image. 400X magnification. #microscopy #bryophytes #moss #citizenscience
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Chinese researchers have developed PlantGPT, an Arabidopsis-based expert Q&A system for plant functional genomics, capable of delivering precise responses and specialized analyses in the field. The research has been published in the journal Advanced Science. (file pic)
June 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Chinese researchers have developed PlantGPT, an Arabidopsis-based expert Q&A system for plant functional genomics, capable of delivering precise responses and specialized analyses in the field. The research has been published in the journal Advanced Science. (file pic)
Caught my 1st tardigrade today. Baerman funnel ftw. Terrible picture but you can just make out its little claws.
June 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Caught my 1st tardigrade today. Baerman funnel ftw. Terrible picture but you can just make out its little claws.
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Dimorphos captured by DRACO - From Simeon Schmauß (stim3on.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2p5s7Xf
June 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Dimorphos captured by DRACO - From Simeon Schmauß (stim3on.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2p5s7Xf
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Quick drying cement with embedded thermochromic pigments. Blue to Clear at 31°C. Red to Clear at 45°C. Behold my magical rocks! Writeup in a few. Watch till end of video for slow transitions. 🪄🪨
June 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Quick drying cement with embedded thermochromic pigments. Blue to Clear at 31°C. Red to Clear at 45°C. Behold my magical rocks! Writeup in a few. Watch till end of video for slow transitions. 🪄🪨
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Phylogeny of eukaryotes 2023 #evolution
May 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Phylogeny of eukaryotes 2023 #evolution
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New paper from the lab: Our teeth arose as sensory organs on the outside of the body of ancient jawless fish.!! Congrats to Yara Haridy and the team!
Background and video: phys.org/news/2025-05...
Open Access Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
News and Views: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Background and video: phys.org/news/2025-05...
Open Access Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
News and Views: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Teeth first evolved as sensory tissue in the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish, fossil scans find
Anyone who has ever squirmed through a dental cleaning can tell you how sensitive teeth can be. This sensitivity gives important feedback about temperature, pressure—and yes, pain—as we bite and chew ...
phys.org
May 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
New paper from the lab: Our teeth arose as sensory organs on the outside of the body of ancient jawless fish.!! Congrats to Yara Haridy and the team!
Background and video: phys.org/news/2025-05...
Open Access Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
News and Views: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Background and video: phys.org/news/2025-05...
Open Access Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
News and Views: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Awesome that you can turn an Ender 3 3D printer into a microscope! This sort of thing would have been a big help during my PhD where I built a small surgical scope.
Great work @niamh-deburca.bsky.social et al!
Paper:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
HT: @liam-rooney.bsky.social
Great work @niamh-deburca.bsky.social et al!
Paper:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
HT: @liam-rooney.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Awesome that you can turn an Ender 3 3D printer into a microscope! This sort of thing would have been a big help during my PhD where I built a small surgical scope.
Great work @niamh-deburca.bsky.social et al!
Paper:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
HT: @liam-rooney.bsky.social
Great work @niamh-deburca.bsky.social et al!
Paper:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
HT: @liam-rooney.bsky.social
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These days I generally think that the most fundamental American act is the Scam.
America was founded By Scammers, For Scammers, and the rule seems to be that the only time this becomes Bad and merits punishment or any kind of corrective action is if your scams hurt rich white people.
America was founded By Scammers, For Scammers, and the rule seems to be that the only time this becomes Bad and merits punishment or any kind of corrective action is if your scams hurt rich white people.
The “America” you knew was always a lie. A narrative fed to you by propaganda and fables. America was *always* a dream for some at the cost of it being a nightmare for others.
It’s how it works. It was always a sale, a buy-in, with nothing but the promise of a better tomorrow that will never come.
It’s how it works. It was always a sale, a buy-in, with nothing but the promise of a better tomorrow that will never come.
May 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Further attempts to stay positive and push the boundaries of X-ray imaging in plant biology, here's a maize root tip. Technical voxel resolution is 0.8um, field of view is about 1mm tall, using the 20X lens on my ZEISS Versa 520 XRM.
@danforthcenter.bsky.social
@zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social
@danforthcenter.bsky.social
@zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Further attempts to stay positive and push the boundaries of X-ray imaging in plant biology, here's a maize root tip. Technical voxel resolution is 0.8um, field of view is about 1mm tall, using the 20X lens on my ZEISS Versa 520 XRM.
@danforthcenter.bsky.social
@zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social
@danforthcenter.bsky.social
@zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social
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May 8, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Great article by @bmclain.bsky.social has given me new found respect for trusty workhorse of every molecular biology lab, the centrifuge. Endless DNA preps might have seemed a little less tedious had I known all this stuff back when I was grafting at lab bench…https://www.asimov.press/p/centrifuge
May 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Great article by @bmclain.bsky.social has given me new found respect for trusty workhorse of every molecular biology lab, the centrifuge. Endless DNA preps might have seemed a little less tedious had I known all this stuff back when I was grafting at lab bench…https://www.asimov.press/p/centrifuge