Bowman 🦣🐘🦕🦒🧬
@jdbowman1908.bsky.social
Scientist interested in teaching and studying how animals get big!
Bracing for the end of the semester deluge of "Are there any other assignments to get extra points for my grade" emails.
a man says " it 's already here " in front of a dark background
ALT: a man says " it 's already here " in front of a dark background
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Bracing for the end of the semester deluge of "Are there any other assignments to get extra points for my grade" emails.
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This October I’m drawing 1 molecule a day inspired by proteins in pdb @rcsbpdb.bsky.social
Day 23/31
Prompt FIREFLY
Pdb: 2D1R
Luciferase: firefly enzyme catalyzes a light-producing reaction that makes fireflies glow.
Next: ROWDY
Suggestions?
Day 23/31
Prompt FIREFLY
Pdb: 2D1R
Luciferase: firefly enzyme catalyzes a light-producing reaction that makes fireflies glow.
Next: ROWDY
Suggestions?
November 7, 2025 at 3:22 AM
This October I’m drawing 1 molecule a day inspired by proteins in pdb @rcsbpdb.bsky.social
Day 23/31
Prompt FIREFLY
Pdb: 2D1R
Luciferase: firefly enzyme catalyzes a light-producing reaction that makes fireflies glow.
Next: ROWDY
Suggestions?
Day 23/31
Prompt FIREFLY
Pdb: 2D1R
Luciferase: firefly enzyme catalyzes a light-producing reaction that makes fireflies glow.
Next: ROWDY
Suggestions?
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#ColossalBio CEO Mr. Lamm is concerned that my “mental health” issues and “stalking-like behavior” threaten his employees’ safety; ad hominem attacks in response to valid public criticism of their #DisInformation campaign is not a mental health disorder 1/n 🧪
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Scientists targeted by dark PR tactics: Several academic scientists critical of de-extinction projects have become the targets of anonymous smear articles and weaponized copyright infringement claims:...
EMBO Press is an editorially independent publishing platform for the development of EMBO scientific publications.
www.embopress.org
September 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
#ColossalBio CEO Mr. Lamm is concerned that my “mental health” issues and “stalking-like behavior” threaten his employees’ safety; ad hominem attacks in response to valid public criticism of their #DisInformation campaign is not a mental health disorder 1/n 🧪
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
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Fucking ICE just disappeared two of our neighbors from their car; they had the courtesy to put the car back in the driveway , but left their 5 lb dog inside the house to die. Is America great again now‽ #MAGA
August 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Fucking ICE just disappeared two of our neighbors from their car; they had the courtesy to put the car back in the driveway , but left their 5 lb dog inside the house to die. Is America great again now‽ #MAGA
Confused how a university pushes for AI and is against DEI. It's a paradox of trying to move "forward" and "backward" at the same time.
August 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Confused how a university pushes for AI and is against DEI. It's a paradox of trying to move "forward" and "backward" at the same time.
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Holy shit. This guy saved a PNG to a bird.
(he drew a bird into a spectrogram, played that sound to a starling, and the starling reproduced it back to him with enough accuracy he got his bird drawing back in their call's spectrogram) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCQC...
(he drew a bird into a spectrogram, played that sound to a starling, and the starling reproduced it back to him with enough accuracy he got his bird drawing back in their call's spectrogram) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCQC...
I Saved a PNG Image To A Bird
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
www.youtube.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Holy shit. This guy saved a PNG to a bird.
(he drew a bird into a spectrogram, played that sound to a starling, and the starling reproduced it back to him with enough accuracy he got his bird drawing back in their call's spectrogram) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCQC...
(he drew a bird into a spectrogram, played that sound to a starling, and the starling reproduced it back to him with enough accuracy he got his bird drawing back in their call's spectrogram) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCQC...
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Colossal are likely trying to ‘de-extinct’ the moa by tweaking an emu genome. There’s 62 million years of evolution between an emu and a moa.
For context, there’s only 42 MY between humans and howler monkeys. You simply can’t make a human with a GM howler monkey
www.newscientist.com/article/2487...
For context, there’s only 42 MY between humans and howler monkeys. You simply can’t make a human with a GM howler monkey
www.newscientist.com/article/2487...
Colossal's plans to "de-extinct" the giant moa are still impossible
After a controversial project claiming to have resurrected the dire wolf, Colossal Biosciences has now announced plans to bring back nine species of the extinct moa bird
www.newscientist.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Colossal are likely trying to ‘de-extinct’ the moa by tweaking an emu genome. There’s 62 million years of evolution between an emu and a moa.
For context, there’s only 42 MY between humans and howler monkeys. You simply can’t make a human with a GM howler monkey
www.newscientist.com/article/2487...
For context, there’s only 42 MY between humans and howler monkeys. You simply can’t make a human with a GM howler monkey
www.newscientist.com/article/2487...
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Another pathetic DMCA takedown by @dailyimagesde, for figs published under CC-BY 4.0; so silly because they only had to attribute the images to use them. Again, I can't prove this was at the bequest of #ColossalBio co-founder Ben Lamm but lets this opportunity to learn about gorilla sperm! 🧪
a gorilla is standing in the woods with trees in the background and looking at the camera .
ALT: a gorilla is standing in the woods with trees in the background and looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
July 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Another pathetic DMCA takedown by @dailyimagesde, for figs published under CC-BY 4.0; so silly because they only had to attribute the images to use them. Again, I can't prove this was at the bequest of #ColossalBio co-founder Ben Lamm but lets this opportunity to learn about gorilla sperm! 🧪
Used my blood plasma donation money to buy my anti-depressants. We live in a fun society. No notes.
June 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Used my blood plasma donation money to buy my anti-depressants. We live in a fun society. No notes.
I bet OSHA officers watch Final Destination movies and just shout
"SEE?!? WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT?!?" the entire time
"SEE?!? WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT?!?" the entire time
June 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I bet OSHA officers watch Final Destination movies and just shout
"SEE?!? WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT?!?" the entire time
"SEE?!? WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT?!?" the entire time
I don't have much art in my room, but this counts, right?
June 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I don't have much art in my room, but this counts, right?
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Re-upping in case any of my new, or old, followers want to know what I think about all this #DeExtinction #DisInformation from #ColossalBio re dire wolves
So-called Dire wolves and endangered red wolves
The ethical implications of de-extinction and genetic engineering in conservation with Dr Vincent Lynch @devoevomed.bsky.social
full conversation on these topics see on
YouTube: youtube.com/live/C9_gJ6_...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1T0H...
The ethical implications of de-extinction and genetic engineering in conservation with Dr Vincent Lynch @devoevomed.bsky.social
full conversation on these topics see on
YouTube: youtube.com/live/C9_gJ6_...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1T0H...
June 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Re-upping in case any of my new, or old, followers want to know what I think about all this #DeExtinction #DisInformation from #ColossalBio re dire wolves
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Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
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So-called Dire wolves and endangered red wolves
The ethical implications of de-extinction and genetic engineering in conservation with Dr Vincent Lynch @devoevomed.bsky.social
full conversation on these topics see on
YouTube: youtube.com/live/C9_gJ6_...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1T0H...
The ethical implications of de-extinction and genetic engineering in conservation with Dr Vincent Lynch @devoevomed.bsky.social
full conversation on these topics see on
YouTube: youtube.com/live/C9_gJ6_...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1T0H...
June 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
So-called Dire wolves and endangered red wolves
The ethical implications of de-extinction and genetic engineering in conservation with Dr Vincent Lynch @devoevomed.bsky.social
full conversation on these topics see on
YouTube: youtube.com/live/C9_gJ6_...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1T0H...
The ethical implications of de-extinction and genetic engineering in conservation with Dr Vincent Lynch @devoevomed.bsky.social
full conversation on these topics see on
YouTube: youtube.com/live/C9_gJ6_...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1T0H...
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Don’t fall for #ColossalBioSci and Ben Lamm’s #DisInformation campaign. As @salonnewsroom.bsky.social says, it’s a public relations stunt
Woolly mice, dire wolves and de-extinction headlines are grabbing attention — but at what cost?
Experts warn these Jurassic Park fantasies are a “sideshow” distracting from real attacks on the Endangered Species Act, as Trump’s DOI moves to gut habitat protections.
Experts warn these Jurassic Park fantasies are a “sideshow” distracting from real attacks on the Endangered Species Act, as Trump’s DOI moves to gut habitat protections.
Woolly mice and "dire wolves" are a distraction from attacks on endangered species, experts caution
"De-extinction" takes center stage as environmentalists express dismay over erosion of the Endangered Species Act
www.salon.com
May 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Don’t fall for #ColossalBioSci and Ben Lamm’s #DisInformation campaign. As @salonnewsroom.bsky.social says, it’s a public relations stunt
I'm at an ice cream shop that uses liquid nitrogen with seeming abandon. Not a thermal glove in sight, just some nitriles. Yikes
April 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I'm at an ice cream shop that uses liquid nitrogen with seeming abandon. Not a thermal glove in sight, just some nitriles. Yikes
Disturbing trend I've noticed. Fellow TAs are giving out donuts to their students for the last day of lab and I'm giving my students a Jeopardy-style review with no reward. Surely this won't reflect on my SEIs, right? Right?
April 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Disturbing trend I've noticed. Fellow TAs are giving out donuts to their students for the last day of lab and I'm giving my students a Jeopardy-style review with no reward. Surely this won't reflect on my SEIs, right? Right?
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This is the best-sourced reporting on what we should all call the Colossal Dire Wolf Debacle™️ from now on. Chapeau to @maxhenrybarnhart.bsky.social over at @cenmag.bsky.social for shedding some light on what went down...
#ExtinctionIsForever
cen.acs.org/biological-c...
#ExtinctionIsForever
cen.acs.org/biological-c...
Dire wolf debate raises concerns on scientific overhype
Even de-extinction advocates say that Colossal Biosciences’ claims are misleading
cen.acs.org
April 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This is the best-sourced reporting on what we should all call the Colossal Dire Wolf Debacle™️ from now on. Chapeau to @maxhenrybarnhart.bsky.social over at @cenmag.bsky.social for shedding some light on what went down...
#ExtinctionIsForever
cen.acs.org/biological-c...
#ExtinctionIsForever
cen.acs.org/biological-c...
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a pigeon finds some gum on the sidewalk
April 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
a pigeon finds some gum on the sidewalk
Thrilled this wasn't my BuckID photo!
April 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Thrilled this wasn't my BuckID photo!
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At most, if we are being generous, that "dire wolf" announcement amounts to something like this.
April 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
At most, if we are being generous, that "dire wolf" announcement amounts to something like this.
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Colossal Biosciences' 'dire wolves' are the latest in a long tradition of dressing up or otherwise modifying existing animals and pretending they are new or extinct species. The jackalope was a famous example, concocted in the 1930s by a taxidermist in Wyoming.
April 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Colossal Biosciences' 'dire wolves' are the latest in a long tradition of dressing up or otherwise modifying existing animals and pretending they are new or extinct species. The jackalope was a famous example, concocted in the 1930s by a taxidermist in Wyoming.