solomiya
impolitebotany.bsky.social
solomiya
@impolitebotany.bsky.social
I take touching grass way to seriously
I'm really excited to live through my second recession. However, I am hopeful this one may end up with an EU passport as a silver lining.
March 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Reposted by solomiya
A company that has raised hundreds of millions of dollars in an effort to ‘de-extinct’ woolly mammoths and other animals has claimed a breakthrough in its quest: the creation of hairier mice

https://go.nature.com/4h7LkJP
Meet the ‘woolly mouse’: why scientists doubt it’s a big step towards recreating mammoths
De-extinction company Colossal mixed mammoth and mouse mutations in a single strain to create a shaggy-haired rodent.
go.nature.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I too, am in continuous turmoil
March 2, 2025 at 2:52 AM
touching moss more than grass lately

📸: Plagiomnium cuspidatum
February 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
they shouldn't let botanists like me on the internet
February 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I guess I can write off considering grad school in the states 😅
February 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
TIL that the spelling is 'dearth' and not 'dirth' thanks to Wordle not letting me use it because it's not in the word list.
February 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
same
February 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I have to write dichotomous keys for my moss ID class, so to keep myself amused, I have turned them into a writing assignment.
January 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM