Bioluminescent BakTun

  
H/T to the shiny Hinea brasiliana

Belly Button Bacteria

 

h/t: In the hunt for new antibiotics, the genius of simplicity, by Carl Zimmer on STAT;

 

Cirque de l’Étoile

  
Sak Sarel! (Accelerated vertical gene transfer.)

Rubbadubbadub

  
It will all come out in the wash! Brush up on biology…

H/T:  The Genome of the Tardigrade Hypsibius dujardini

Bear on a Bicycle

  
H/T to CRISPR and HGT.

Pyrrhic Pitching

  
In which StarBear searches for her Oomph! Are we prepared for the next mass extinction? Will StarBear be there for us next time?!

BugBear’s Bypass

  
Maybe it’s BugBear’s cousin.

H/T: NASA image of Pluto’s puzzling spots.

It IS Rocket Science!

Oh, hai Arugula, my old friend!

Yay for Astronaut Tim! And Eruca for sativa… uhm, eureka!

The Museum of Tardilution & Heritage

StarBear visits the Museum of Tardilution and Heritage. There is a new exhibit!
H/T to Eric Ho of @BreathingMemes; Shapeways (more)
BUT, place not our makers on pedestals! 😼

But, but, Buttons!

Tun, not Tin! Fun, not Sin!