> some of it by epigenetics, some of it by other methods

Could you define “other” methods? I was under the impression that anything that would have an effect on gene product would fall under epigenetics.

Perhaps its an accumulation of certain constitutively produced enzymes and proteins to reach threshold over time?

Annoyingly beautiful

It looks more irritated than spooky

Mitochondria are endosymbionts meaning at some point in time they made their home inside of us. On the timeline of neanderthals and mitochondria which one came first?

Just… turtle 0.0

Is that a lion turtle? Wait… it’s just a turtle…?

Does this make my butt look big?

You know what they say about monsters with big feet

Ooh. Let’s play a game. Who do you think is the candy wrapper litterer?

I pick bottom middle

I like the way you think

Right back at ya dawg 👉👉

She who weeps at the foot of the mountain

Upon the lake of water pure

The blade that never cuts — stolen

Past the fiery skies azure

Where has it gone,

To lands unknown

Alas I have finally found it

In a place where

Green tendrils perish

Smoke on the waters wither

And beasts of iron roam the land, seas and skies

Lies the forgotten legend,

Faltered.

“The sinning tree”

Wendy(’s, can I take your order?) Go

It is what it is

I think the cold expression of the little girl on the first one would make it much better. Everything else you painted woulda fit nicely

Sorry but not the point I was making

I was saying more like it’s commonspeak now ever since the pandemic happened. From people on the street to news media. A decade ago this article would have been titled “A Race For The Cure” or something to that effect.

It’s kind of weird seeing the term vaccine being thrown around everywhere nowadays.

When you live as a hermit but mom keeps intruding and leaving doors open…

If you hadn’t told us, I would have said those things were made of plastic and weighed less than 2lbs. TIL…

Sounds like death throes by an outdated industry to me

Reminds me of Seven Deadly Sins but in different style

People make jokes but there’s different swimming strategies employed by fish and other marine animals dependent on their anatomy (big dorsal fin etc)

For example:

• whales and dolphins swallow the water in front of them and the force of it pulls them forward
• starfish require the symbiotic assistance of teenage mutant ninja sea turtles to throw them like throwing stars
• speaking of which certain species of sharks discovered in the 90’s traverse are highly complex and sophisticated, traversing only via bikes and roller skates
• polar bears propel themselves like squid using their farts but because they just float atop the water they’re more like the Portuguese man of war which also fires off a brigade of farts

Damn. Technology these days never fail to impress me. I wonder how far back they can go next time to find treasure in a wall.