#Stem

[hellsite-proteins]

cursed hypothetical biology. i love it!

letter sequence in this post matching protein-coding amino acids:

ithinkitwldecliftherewasanmegaversetfrsalmninsteadfwlvesLikewhenthetimecmescertainmemersfscietygetreallyicymsclewiseandgetyiffyfangsandaresddenlycmpelledtretrnttheneighrhdtheygrewpinandhrslatershwpareftinfllstarvatinmdeandravagedywalkingthrghinterstatetraffictfckwhevwrsmellstheestinthelcalrgerkingThenafterwardstheydieanddisintegrateteeatenyseagllsintheparkingltmegaverse

protein guy analysis:

this one has a mix of everything, but none of it is really worth analyzing. still, here it is: there are several alpha helices clustered together near some beta strands, with a few small helices scattered elsewhere among several long disordered loops. the secondary structures don't look like they're really interacting with each other. intrinsically disordered regions, like what i would expect the longer loops to be, are often important for signalling and other complex regulatory events. however, since this did not evolve alongside the rest of a proteome within living cells, i can't imagine this one would be incredibly effective at activating any pathway. at least, that's what i hope.

predicted protein structure:

i thinkit would be cool if there was an omegaverse but for salmon instead of wolves. Like when the time comes certain members of society get really juicy musclewise and get yiffy fangs and are suddenly compelled to return to the neighborhood they grew up in and 96 hours later show up barefoot in full starvation mode and ravaged by walking through interstate traffic to fuck whoevwr smells the best in the local burger king. Then afterwards they die and disintegrate to be eaten by seagulls in the parking lot

[liacademia]

life lately.

also chat do you fw buzzfeed unsolved :D

[haileyyscomet]

STEM girls. 🪐🔬🧪

[brook-the-happy-book]

I majored in biology with a minor in psychology. I almost had a major in sociology and almost had a second minor in public health (was missing 1 soc class for the major and 2 classes for pub health minor). I want to go into research or medicine.

For both fields, obviously bio/psych/chem are super important. But you also need to understand people and HOW to communicate ideas to those who think differently or come from dif backgrounds. I WISH sociology and communications classes were required for premed/predental/prevet students. I wish public health classes were required as well. understanding what you are doing is important, but so is understanding how to communicate it to those wo your education and how what you are doing impacts others.

[i-wanna-study]

Study Challenge (14/100) + Board Exams Study Challenge (4/21)

09/February/2025 (Sunday) [😱]

Productivity Stars: 1/5 ⭐

📝🌲: 5 hours

🎧: Gossip - Måneskin

[hellsite-proteins]

I saw your post calling the proteins peptonominations and immediately in my mind a thought was given form against my will:

But what we really need is a peptonomenon

A what?

A peptonomenon!

i absolutely love this!

letter sequence in this ask matching protein-coding amino acids:

IsawyrpstcallingtheprteinspeptnminatinsandimmediatelyinmymindathghtwasgivenfrmagainstmywilltwhatwereallyneedisapeptnmennAwhatApeptnmenn

protein guy analysis:

this is not really much of anything. we have a few alpha helices and largely unstructured tails on both ends. it's mostly hydrophilic, especially at either terminus, which isn't surprising given the lack of secondary structure. this might interact with something somewhere, but it's hard to say and given that the confidence is low, i feel like there isn't a fantastic chance of finding enough homology to predict any sort of interaction. even if i did want to try and do that, it wouldn't mean much without experimental validation, and that honestly isn't worth the effort. in conclusion, this is something we can look at and think its cool, and that is about the limit of it's practical use.

predicted protein structure:

[moonlight-n-moondust]

day 55/100

omg this is the FIRST time the ENTIRE todo list is CANCELLED

i repeat entire. thing. cancelled.

finished up atomic structure revision

finished up kinematics revision

did ucat practice (5x VR, QR, SJ 10x DM)

wrote out and colour coded this weeks todo list

looking at it just stresses me out fr

either way, went out to the temple for dinner with my dad after finishing kinematics

got wingstop on the way back

am eating it while finishing my chem pract ws

quite easy thank gods

idt my brain dead self could do anything that requires brain power now

~4 hours 15 min on ypt~

[kitkatstu-dies]

Day 79/100 [02/02/2025]

Finished my biomechanics worksheet, kinetic anatomy work, & genetics homework!

Studied for my Immunology Quiz

Took notes for immunology & organic chemistry

[studyandsteep]

teach the material to someone else

(unconventional study tips, part 2)

part 1 here!

this is known as the feynman method. developed by Richard Feynman, the technique consists of teaching the material you're studying in simple terms to someone (or something) else.

this will not only allow you to get a better grasp of the material but also find gaps in your knowledge. in that case, go back to your notes and study the topic again.

it's best to use it a few days before the test, in a study session of 2-4 friends. that way, you can help both yourself and your friend as you explain the topics, taking turns depending on how comfortable you are with the material.

[animentality]

[liacademia]

i could never associate myself with any other form of academic aesthetics than chaotic academia. this is literally the only 'aesthetic' i can abide by, because why are there so many books scattered on my bed, i sleep alone on a whole queen size bed but cannot fit in because after a whole day of studying,books.are.everywhere.

and for some odd reason i refuse to arrange them, it somehow makes it harder for me to find them so i just don't, i have the tendency to make the most important notes on scraps of paper??? though i end up collecting all of them and now i have a stash of notes only i can understand because they are so damn context less.

i always wanted to associate myself to dark academia, because omg i wanna be mysterious so bad, but omfg when i start speaking :D there's literally no stopping me.

my hands, ALWAYS STAINED WITH INK, like i'm EMBARASSED so so embarassed, that i'm a legal adult with pen stains on my clothes, blankets, pillow covers, body and what not.

it is not as pretty or put together as it seems when you study, but it's fun, there's fun in learning i literally just had a mental breakdown over physics but it's a privilege, a privilege that the only thing i'm stressing over is acads, we should probably enjoy the process of learning more than raving over the outcomes, hopefully that makes the process more enjoyable and well, easier to an extent.

anyway, it's 5:20 PM and am off for a nap, b-bye :3

[mostly-funnytwittertweets]

[mindblowingscience]

Scientists at UC Riverside have demonstrated a new, RNA-based vaccine strategy that is effective against any strain of a virus and can be used safely even by babies or the immunocompromised.  Every year, researchers try to predict the four influenza strains that are most likely to be prevalent during the upcoming flu season. And every year, people line up to get their updated vaccine, hoping the researchers formulated the shot correctly. The same is true of COVID vaccines, which have been reformulated to target sub-variants of the most prevalent strains circulating in the U.S. This new strategy would eliminate the need to create all these different shots, because it targets a part of the viral genome that is common to all strains of a virus. The vaccine, how it works, and a demonstration of its efficacy in mice is described in a paper published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.  “What I want to emphasize about this vaccine strategy is that it is broad,” said UCR virologist and paper author Rong Hai. “It is broadly applicable to any number of viruses, broadly effective against any variant of a virus, and safe for a broad spectrum of people. This could be the universal vaccine that we have been looking for.”

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