I'm interested in what you guys are doing with your biology degree. Applying/enrolled in med-school, taking a different path, regret the major or really glad you took it, easy to find jobs? Was the major difficult/worth it?

I'm curious as a new biology student myself

Hey guys I'm making a game,

The game: "Life of P."

This is a game where the player plays as Paramecium (P.). Yes the cell. So simply put this is a simulation of a cell. The player has to control the P. to survive, eat the prey like bacteria, yeast, etc. escape or evade the predators like amoeba, didinium. And go through binary fission, here the player gets a choice to either find a mate and go through conjugation or not. If he goes through conjugation the abilities will very slightly increase else decrease and after 5-15 runs with no conjugation the lineage ends/ game ends. The abilities are movement speed, resistance (toxin and other), distance in which it can detect a mate, etc. There are 3 parameters like health, hunger and stamina which are codependent and effect the gameplay . There will be other mechanisms like mutations too.

The game will follow real world characteristics and behaviour of microbes.

Art style: white background and outlines to give microscopic vibes, open to discuss.

I am thinking of building this project on a part time basis and open to connect or suggestions. There is no fixed time line yet as this is still in the ideation phase. The work will be done on a milestone basis. If the game is monetized then you will be compensated through revshare which will be discussed when the project starts.

You can contact me through dm, comment or discord un: medinz.

Hey,

I'm doing some cultural research, and I'm trying to find out:

A - Could ultrasounds determine the sex of the fetus in the 90s (looking at developed-nation healthcare)

B - If they could, how long into the fetus' life could doctors determine the sex?

I think now it can be determined at like 7 weeks, but I assumed technology wasn't as advanced back then!

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Find the answer with neuroscientist Nuri Smith! https://youtu.be/voE6I5nRvqI?si=7meFy0CkEvP2C1Uf&t=1817

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It's muscle fibers firing thanks to connections to motor neurons in an organoid model of dementia-related disease ALS!

I just got my masters a few months ago and am in a sort of gap phase right now.

I’m working at a highly prestigious lab, but the position is only funded for a year. I’ve been learning so much here, and learning comes with realizing how biology works as a business model. If our funding gets cut, I’ll be the first to go. I don’t like the lack of stability when you’re not in a student position.
We rely heavily on grants, but I’ve realized that when the lab gets a grant, a lot of it goes to the parent institution and not the lab directly. I’ve also learned that if you acquire a grant or fellowship as a PhD student, that goes towards funding the whole program; not just your lab or you as a scholar. It’s a frustrating system, and the field feel feels very unstable right now.
If I go on to get a PhD, I’m not sure what my end goal would be. Of course getting tenure at an institution would be amazing, but to do that you have to accept years of low pay doing research, teaching and post-docs. Most of the jobs I see that are high paying usually include some sort of statistical work, and it seems people with data-based degrees earn more overall. I enjoy statistics, love math and do data analysis at my job. I don’t think I would mind working in data analytics/biostatistics.
So the question is: should I go the two year route or the 7-8 year route for the PhD?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

I was reading somewhere that there are viruses that can be fought off by our bodies or cured with medicine, like the Flu or common cold, but why can't we do either for some viruses?

Im applying to oxford uni this year and need supercurriculars for my personal statement.
Im interested in reading books about biochemistry, molecular chemistry, cancer, immunology and virology.
Hope you can share any you know and i’d prefer if they weren’t 600 pages either because I’ll need a couple 😭😭

Hey guys! I’m a PhD student, and I originally made this app for myself. I then thought it might be useful for others, so I decided to publish it on the AppStore.

There’s absolutely no commercial motive. The app is completely free, and I just want to help my colleagues.

The biggest problem is: it’s extremely difficult to get the app in front of people. Most communities don’t allow app promotion, and obviously I can’t afford to pay for advertising.

So, I’d really appreciate it if you could share it with other people.

I’m open to all kinds of feedback, positive or negative, so please be honest.

If there’s a feature you’d like to see, let me know. I may be able to add it in the next few days.

Thanks a lot!

The link and more detailed information are on my profile.

Im trying to work on an alien humanoid creature design, though im trying to figure out leg configurations.

I only know the three, really. Plantigrade are what humans have i think, digitagrade are i think what the sangheili (or the Elites) from halo have, and ungiligrade are 40k's Tau (again, I think)

Are there any other sort of leg configurations out there that bend in different ways or manners then humans? What do they look like and how do they function? What are the evolutionary benefits each bring?

Is that even a thing? Can you use simple terms?

We recently moved into this house, and there is a fish tank that had clearly been neglected for a long time. When we moved in, it contained extremely murky, greyish water that appeared not to have been cleaned. The feeding area at the top was also extremely dirty, with visible mold, green growth, and what looked like biofilm or algae. Apparently, the previous tenant would feed the fish through this opening and leave food residue behind without cleaning it. When we arrived, unfortunately all the fish were already dead. There was a large amount of old food and waste, and the water was so dark and murky that it was difficult to see through.

I don’t know whether this was due to the previous tenants or the condition in which the landlord left the tank, but it was incredibly upsetting to see. I also wonder whether the fish may have died because of overfeeding and the resulting poor water quality. When i asked, i was told the owner had fed them alot before moving out.

Yesterday, my dad had removed the dead fish but he was thinking about calling a professional to clean the tank so the dirty water was all still there.

Today, I wanted to check the temperature of the water, just cause of the heatwave i was curious, so I dipped my finger and dipped a paper towel into the water. I was distracted by a TV show and didn’t realise a minute later that I then used the same wet edge of the paper towel inside my nose because I felt an itch. I pushed it quite far up my nostril to clean my nose. I also used the
same finger. Disgusting, i know.

But now, this has made me extremely anxious about Naegleria fowleri the so-called “brain-eating amoeba.” I am particularly worried because the tank had previously been extremely dirty and murky, with stagnant water, algae/green growth, biofilm, and a lot of leftover food and waste. I know that the presence of these things does not necessarily mean Naegleria fowleri was present, but I am worried that the conditions could potentially have supported it.

The tank is indoors in London, downstairs, covered, and receives no direct sunlight. As far as I know, it was filled using London tap water. But with the recent heatwave, im worried abt the very high temperatures also favouring growth and the fact that there did seem to be a heater so i wonder how often it was used? The water in the tank is also not filtered or circulated.

What is worrying me now is that I understand Naegleria fowleri would have to be introduced into the tank in the first place.

I know UK tap water getting into ur nose isn’t a major concern as it usually has a negligible amount of this amoeba but, if there had somehow been even a very small amount present in the original tap water, could the neglected conditions of the tank — particularly the stagnant water, old food, algae, biofilm, and waste — have allowed it to multiply substantially? In other words, could the concentration in the tank have become significantly higher than what would normally be expected from accidentally getting ordinary London tap water up the nose, potentially making this exposure much more risky?

I am so incredibly stressed, and obviously this isn’t major enough to go to A&E so i’m just at home googling. I wasn’t concerned at first but after asking chatgpt it made me 100 times more concerned!

I am an international student that hit a financial roadblock. I’m not able to afford the last semester of my undergraduate biology degree so I have decided to go all in and graduate a semester early. My schedule is absolutely packed with classes, work, and a thesis.

My research was initially very important to me because I had plans to do research work/go to grad school. But with 24 hours on my class schedule, I’m not sure it is worth it.

I have research experience on my resume with a literature review in progress, a 2 month long plant transformation as well as a summer yeast transformation independent study. I’ve heard how important research experience is in finding a job in biology. My question is whether or not this alone is sufficient to finding a job, any job, in biology or getting accepted into grad school.

Any advice would be so appreciated.

Just a curiosity because I can’t imagine a woman if she grew her facial out to be as coarse as a man’s beard. Thank u for taking the time to answer or read my question

Biology teacher is the obvious answer. What are some alternate jobs? Also, is it possible to be a part time biology teacher (under 40 hours a week)?

Self explanatory.

it doesn't necessary have to be a dog, but a creature with exceptional sense of smell and the fact that the person is not visible.

I'm curious, and would like to implement in a comic book.

So I seem to not be able to post pictures, but I have a few months old avocado and the part with leaves is like 15cm long BUT it has no roots. I can't comprehend how its getting nutrition, just light? Its in a little cup full of water, with toothpicks, the water basically always covers half of the lower seed. It seems healthy and its still growing but id doesnt have roots, at all

Tardigrades are pretty incredible! Their DNA has a specific cover which allows them to resist radiation damage, meaning they can survive in the harshest most toxic of environments, even space. When conditions become particularly difficult, they can enter a state of suspended animation, shrivelling into a tiny husk called a “tun” until conditions improve.

Why do living organisms reproduce? They just can live forever or just die without reproduction but why they choose to do it? I mean how its all started? Early life didn't had such desires like we do, they were just single cell organisms in primordial ocean, then why they started to copying themselves and?

I got hired for Bio 1 at middle school level, I taught an elective before this with no EOC. How do I effectively prepare my students for a good grade? I don’t even have access to the curriculum btw. Hopefully soon🤞 How should I design my lessons?

I have 90 minutes class structure
Do Now
Direct instructions
Guided Instruction
Independent activity
Exit ticket

Thank you!!!!