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Wow! Scientists engineered E. coli to convert plastic waste (PET) into pain medicine paracetamol (acetaminophen or Tylenol) in under 24 hours with up to 92% yield.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#medsky #pharmsky 🧪
Everyday painkiller made from plastic — by E. coli
Study highlights potential for sustainable synthesis of paracetamol.
www.nature.com
June 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I’ve just signed the petition to end bottom trawling. Our ocean needs our support. Join me and sign too! #BanBottomTrawling action.wemove.eu/sign/2023-05...
End bottom trawling
JOIN ME! Bottom trawling is bulldozing our ocean floor. Sign the petition to end this destructive practice and #BanBottomTrawling
action.wemove.eu
June 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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🐠🌊 Shrinking Nemo? Clownfish are getting smaller to survive marine heatwaves, says new research. 🌡️🔥 The #ClimateCrisis is reshaping ocean life, literally. We desperately need a just transition to renewables to limit ocean heating!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Shrinking Nemos': smaller clownfish sound alarm on ocean heat
Fish made famous by the movie Finding Nemo are shrinking to cope with marine heatwaves.
www.bbc.com
May 25, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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BOSS: Are you high?

ME: If I was high could I do this?

BOSS: What? You aren't doing anything

ME: sorry I'm super high. What was the question?
April 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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ERNEST HEMINGWAY: for sale: baby shoes, never worn

SHOE STORE MANAGER: *pulls him aside* the “for sale” and “never worn” parts are implied, Ernest
May 25, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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the dutch are not indigenous to the ocean

if you put them in the ocean they will drown
May 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice, shame on me.
Fool me nine times, this is the Jurassic Park movie franchise
May 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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eating eggs for dinner like some kind of millionaire
May 22, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Happy International #BiodiversityDay
🪼🦀🐙🪸

◾️96% of Earth's habitable space is #DeepOcean!
◾️<15% of ocean biodiversity is discovered

📢 We can’t reach our #GlobalGoals without the #DeepSea.

Read our statement 👉 buff.ly/oef3MwN

#KMGBF #UNBiodiversity #IPBES
May 22, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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In 1995, the fisheries scientist #DanielPauly coined the term ”shifting baselines syndrome″. The term describes how some scientists perceive the state of the ecosystem at the start of their careers to be the natural baseline. www.smh.com.au/environment/... @seaaroundus.bsky.social
I start my first job as the world careers and threatens what enriches my life
Bad news about the Great Barrier Reef is a punch in the gut from which I am still reeling.
www.smh.com.au
February 18, 2024 at 5:02 AM
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January 28, 2024 at 2:42 AM
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The Giant Phantom Jelly is one of the largest deep sea predators, reaching 10m (33ft) in length.

It lives in the dark midnight zone all over the world except the Arctic, while in the Antarctic it's sometimes found closer to the surface. 🎨 🧪 🐡

www.mbari.org/animal/giant...
December 19, 2023 at 11:41 AM