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biocanvas:

A variety of mammalian cell types arranged in a wreath formation.
Happy holidays from Biocanvas!
Image by Dr. Donna Stolz, University of Pittsburgh.

We get TWELVE days of Christmas, so I think this is still ok to post.
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biocanvas:

A variety of mammalian cell types arranged in a wreath formation.

Happy holidays from Biocanvas!

Image by Dr. Donna Stolz, University of Pittsburgh.

We get TWELVE days of Christmas, so I think this is still ok to post.

    • #science
    • #holidays
    • #if you are wondering yes it is photoshopped
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It was Christmas Eve, babe … I can see a better time where all our dreams come true.

Source: youtube.com

    • #holidays
    • #music
    • #the pogues
    • #fairytale of new york
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A Natural History of Mistletoe, that most festive and romantic of parasitic plant species, and a key member of forest ecosystems worldwide.
(via Culturing Science)
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A Natural History of Mistletoe, that most festive and romantic of parasitic plant species, and a key member of forest ecosystems worldwide.

(via Culturing Science)

Source: blogs.scientificamerican.com

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    • #plants
    • #mistletoe
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geneticist:

Merry Christmas! Here’s some glowing bacteria for you (via: CURB)

Leave out some coccus and milk for Santa this year!
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geneticist:

Merry Christmas! Here’s some glowing bacteria for you (via: CURB)

Leave out some coccus and milk for Santa this year!

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    • #holidays
    • #microbiology
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On the Technical Explanation for Santa Claus's Ability to Deliver Presents Worldwide in a Single Night

Or, put more simply, how the heck does Santa hit hundreds of millions of homes and cover 122 million miles in a single night?

Some science-y types have tackled that question.

Their explanation involves a subterranean community of Norwegian exiles that have been independently evolving at the North Pole for centuries, development of “relativity clouds” in which they can control time and space relative to the outside world, molecular morphing in order to sneak into children’s homes via the tiniest cracks, an immense antenna network to listen to children’s thoughts, and nano-toy-makers to manufacture gifts on the spot.

What takes the jolly old guy six months in “Santa time” appears to happen in a blink of an eye to us! Basically, he’s like Einstein in a red suit. 

It could happen.

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    • #christmas
    • #holidays
    • #physics
    • #santa
    • #relativity
    • #now you know
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A Christmas card for science and math folks.
Nice work, Foxtrot.
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A Christmas card for science and math folks.

Nice work, Foxtrot.

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    • #comics
    • #funny
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O Chemistree! From the Avans University of Applied Sciences, via Neatorama.
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O Chemistree! From the Avans University of Applied Sciences, via Neatorama.

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I took a stab at Vi Hart’s starflakes and snowflakes, and one of them got a little… atomic. Whaddya think?
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I took a stab at Vi Hart’s starflakes and snowflakes, and one of them got a little… atomic. Whaddya think?

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    • #dammit my electrons don't add up
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Snowflakes, Starflakes, and Swirlflakes

You knew Vi Hart was going to take your old tradition of paper snowflakes and feed it mathematical steroids, right? Time to get out the scissors!

Source: youtube.com

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    • #math
    • #education
    • #vi hart
    • #video
    • #snowflakes
    • #holidays
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Combined with the orbit of the Earth around the Sun, but yep.
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Combined with the orbit of the Earth around the Sun, but yep.

(via ikenbot)

Source: rorschachx

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    • #season
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