Wayne Riekhof
@wayneriekhof.bsky.social
Biochemist pretending real hard that I’m a microbiologist, when I actually wish I was an entomologist. I research, teach, and serve at Cornhusker U. GBR!
Did my semi-annual perusal of my Facebook feed and saw an ad for books from Springer.
One of these is not like the others…
One of these is not like the others…
December 16, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Did my semi-annual perusal of my Facebook feed and saw an ad for books from Springer.
One of these is not like the others…
One of these is not like the others…
One of my kids had a band concert tonight at Lincoln Southwest HS, and as I was waiting to file into the gym, I noticed a LSW alum from 2012 who was highlighted as a Science Olympiad winner. Name was familiar…
@celestelabedz.bsky.social
@celestelabedz.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 4:33 AM
One of my kids had a band concert tonight at Lincoln Southwest HS, and as I was waiting to file into the gym, I noticed a LSW alum from 2012 who was highlighted as a Science Olympiad winner. Name was familiar…
@celestelabedz.bsky.social
@celestelabedz.bsky.social
Reposted by Wayne Riekhof
I have been given the shiny and very real War Stopper Award by
USA Pickleball because I have stopped so many dozens of wars and whatnot. I am honored that my war stopping has been noticed by the foremost pickleball organization in the world.
USA Pickleball because I have stopped so many dozens of wars and whatnot. I am honored that my war stopping has been noticed by the foremost pickleball organization in the world.
December 6, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I have been given the shiny and very real War Stopper Award by
USA Pickleball because I have stopped so many dozens of wars and whatnot. I am honored that my war stopping has been noticed by the foremost pickleball organization in the world.
USA Pickleball because I have stopped so many dozens of wars and whatnot. I am honored that my war stopping has been noticed by the foremost pickleball organization in the world.
About to drive across town in a snowstorm to pick this up. Typewriter #9 for the collection, early ‘60’s Olivetti Lettera 32. Same model as the one Cormac McCarthy typed ~5 million words on.
Now I can write my own Blood Meridian! That’s how this works, right?
Now I can write my own Blood Meridian! That’s how this works, right?
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
About to drive across town in a snowstorm to pick this up. Typewriter #9 for the collection, early ‘60’s Olivetti Lettera 32. Same model as the one Cormac McCarthy typed ~5 million words on.
Now I can write my own Blood Meridian! That’s how this works, right?
Now I can write my own Blood Meridian! That’s how this works, right?
I just deadlifted 350 lbs…
a man wearing a camouflage hat says so i got that going for me
ALT: a man wearing a camouflage hat says so i got that going for me
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I just deadlifted 350 lbs…
Some nice thoughts here. Of course Meselson and Stahl (my personal favorite) make an appearance, as well as Nirenberg and Matthaei and many others. If you need inspiration today to keep plugging along (which I do!), this is for you.
www.asimov.press/p/beautiful-...
www.asimov.press/p/beautiful-...
What Makes an Experiment Beautiful?
A beautiful experiment is not just a reflection of human ingenuity but also efficient science.
www.asimov.press
November 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Some nice thoughts here. Of course Meselson and Stahl (my personal favorite) make an appearance, as well as Nirenberg and Matthaei and many others. If you need inspiration today to keep plugging along (which I do!), this is for you.
www.asimov.press/p/beautiful-...
www.asimov.press/p/beautiful-...
Lincoln, NE last night. 48 years old, lived my entire life in Missouri, Michigan, Colorado, and Nebraska, and that was my first time ever seeing the aurora!
November 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Lincoln, NE last night. 48 years old, lived my entire life in Missouri, Michigan, Colorado, and Nebraska, and that was my first time ever seeing the aurora!
Frank likes to roll around under the ottoman, and with the color and pattern of the rug, he’s pretty effectively camouflaged…
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Frank likes to roll around under the ottoman, and with the color and pattern of the rug, he’s pretty effectively camouflaged…
My wife sent me a pic of the wiener bros and I think it would make a good album cover. Theres a vibe…
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 AM
My wife sent me a pic of the wiener bros and I think it would make a good album cover. Theres a vibe…
This is the line I highlight as my favorite in all of biomedical literature when I teach DNA structure in my spring Molecular Biology course. Lol…
Nature suggests you use their "Manuscript Adviser" bot to get advice before submitting
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
November 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This is the line I highlight as my favorite in all of biomedical literature when I teach DNA structure in my spring Molecular Biology course. Lol…
Lucy and her mantis friend at age 5, and hissing cockroach friends at age 13… I think she may have inherited the entomologist gene from me!
October 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Lucy and her mantis friend at age 5, and hissing cockroach friends at age 13… I think she may have inherited the entomologist gene from me!
The many faces of my little red weenie boy, George, who is 5 years old today!
October 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The many faces of my little red weenie boy, George, who is 5 years old today!
Sometimes I wonder how all the different coat colors and patterns in, say, Dachshunds came to be. Then I see posts like the one below and it’s like “oh, yeah, one popped up in a litter randomly and was selected.”
To paraphrase Monod: What‘s true of Lima beans is true of wiener dogs…
To paraphrase Monod: What‘s true of Lima beans is true of wiener dogs…
October 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Sometimes I wonder how all the different coat colors and patterns in, say, Dachshunds came to be. Then I see posts like the one below and it’s like “oh, yeah, one popped up in a litter randomly and was selected.”
To paraphrase Monod: What‘s true of Lima beans is true of wiener dogs…
To paraphrase Monod: What‘s true of Lima beans is true of wiener dogs…
The person who lost control of their car and drove through my yard late Wednesday did manage to miss the 12-foot skeletons and for that, I am grateful 🙏
October 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The person who lost control of their car and drove through my yard late Wednesday did manage to miss the 12-foot skeletons and for that, I am grateful 🙏
Reposted by Wayne Riekhof
Third Amendment Rights Group Celebrates Another Successful Year https://theonion.com/third-amendment-rights-group-celebrates-another-success-1819569379/
October 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Third Amendment Rights Group Celebrates Another Successful Year https://theonion.com/third-amendment-rights-group-celebrates-another-success-1819569379/
Wanna know how I know I’m making an impact? Anonymous students have started to tell jokes I make in class back to me on the whiteboard on my office door… 🤓 🧪 😂
October 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Wanna know how I know I’m making an impact? Anonymous students have started to tell jokes I make in class back to me on the whiteboard on my office door… 🤓 🧪 😂
Kitchen smells pretty good right now. Whole house, actually!
October 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Kitchen smells pretty good right now. Whole house, actually!
Reposting this to remind me to talk about it in class…Today was on nitrogen fixing bacteria that live in the fungus gardens of leaf cutter ants.
So I guess this could be part of the microbial physiology physiology course with a strong myrmecological theme…
So I guess this could be part of the microbial physiology physiology course with a strong myrmecological theme…
Scientists revive old Bulgarian recipe to make yogurt with ants. Ants carry lactic and acetic acid bacteria that help coagulate milk, as well as formic acid to acidify it. They even partnered with Danish chefs to create three recipes using ant yogurt. arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Scientists revive old Bulgarian recipe to make yogurt with ants
Ants carry lactic and acetic acid bacteria that help coagulate milk, as well as formic acid to acidify it.
arstechnica.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Reposting this to remind me to talk about it in class…Today was on nitrogen fixing bacteria that live in the fungus gardens of leaf cutter ants.
So I guess this could be part of the microbial physiology physiology course with a strong myrmecological theme…
So I guess this could be part of the microbial physiology physiology course with a strong myrmecological theme…
Reposted by Wayne Riekhof
“Twilight Override,” the latest solo project by Jeff Tweedy, who leads the long-running band Wilco, is a triple album that earns every minute. “I just thought that it flies in the face of a culture that’s gotten faster, more surface level,” he said. nyti.ms/4ngMQgu
September 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“Twilight Override,” the latest solo project by Jeff Tweedy, who leads the long-running band Wilco, is a triple album that earns every minute. “I just thought that it flies in the face of a culture that’s gotten faster, more surface level,” he said. nyti.ms/4ngMQgu
Yet again, never having learned how to swim remains a net positive as far as I’m concerned.
Swimmer's itch is caused by microscopic parasites in the water.
Scientists are working to figure out whether certain waterfowl, invasive species or warming lakes could be factors driving the increase, and whether anything can be done to prevent it.
Scientists are working to figure out whether certain waterfowl, invasive species or warming lakes could be factors driving the increase, and whether anything can be done to prevent it.
Scientists look for cause of spike in swimmer’s itch plaguing Minnesota lakes
The itchy red rash is caused by tiny parasites in the water that can burrow into human skin. Researchers are looking at whether certain waterfowl, invasive species or warming lakes could be factors.
www.mprnews.org
September 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Yet again, never having learned how to swim remains a net positive as far as I’m concerned.
Last of the hot peppers for the season! Scotch Bonnet, Habenero, Jalapeño, and Habenada (a mutant Habenero that has a defective capsaicin biosynthetic pathway.)
Turning some of these into jam shortly!
Turning some of these into jam shortly!
September 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Last of the hot peppers for the season! Scotch Bonnet, Habenero, Jalapeño, and Habenada (a mutant Habenero that has a defective capsaicin biosynthetic pathway.)
Turning some of these into jam shortly!
Turning some of these into jam shortly!
I’ve told students for years now, a good term paper idea for an evolution/pop gen course or a music course (or both!) would be a thorough analysis of the claims in Kendrick Lamar’s “DNA” through the lens of genes x environment interactions. There’s a lot to mine, there.
The beginning quotes for the 107 Days book.
She’s fuckin HILARIOUS!! 😭😂
She’s fuckin HILARIOUS!! 😭😂
September 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I’ve told students for years now, a good term paper idea for an evolution/pop gen course or a music course (or both!) would be a thorough analysis of the claims in Kendrick Lamar’s “DNA” through the lens of genes x environment interactions. There’s a lot to mine, there.