The fiber described is similar to spider silk, but actually enhanced with the use of crystallized amyloid protein. Interestingly, these exact same crystals are likely involved in Alzheimer’s Disease.
It’s getting a little late in the day so I’m not sure if anyone else will read this, but let’s taxi it out onto the tarmac and see if anyone notices.
A couple in their nineties are both having problems remembering things. So during a check-up, the doctor tells them that they’re physically okay, but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember.
Later that night, while watching TV, the old man gets up from his chair. ‘Want anything while I’m in the kitchen ?’ he asks.
‘Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?’
‘Sure.’
’Don’t you think you should write it down so you can remember it?’ she asks.
‘No, I can remember it.’
‘Well, I’d like some strawberries on top, too. Maybe you should write it down, so as not to forget it?’.
He says, ‘I can remember that. You want a bowl of ice cream with strawberries.’
’I’d also like whipped cream. I’m certain you’ll forget that, write it down?’, she asks.
Irritated, he says, ‘I don’t need to write it down, I can remember it! Ice cream with strawberries and whipped cream – I got it, for goodness sake!’
Then he toddles into the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, the old man returns from the kitchen and hands his wife a plate of bacon and eggs. She stares at the plate for a moment.
mbakerbr549 about 3 years ago
Steve, Ermolig, is there anybody out there?
monkeysky about 3 years ago
The fiber described is similar to spider silk, but actually enhanced with the use of crystallized amyloid protein. Interestingly, these exact same crystals are likely involved in Alzheimer’s Disease.
https://source.wustl.edu/2021/07/microbially-produced-fibers-stronger-than-steel-tougher-than-kevlar
Templo S.U.D. about 3 years ago
What purpose would the WUSL bacteria serve?
PaulAbbott2 about 3 years ago
Every Solar System has to have an oddball
John Wiley Premium Member about 3 years ago
Nothing grabs the attention of potential, young astronomers better than telling them “Uranus is sideways.”
mindjob about 3 years ago
I’ll bet Ronnie was a bench warmer during that game
Huckleberry Hiroshima about 3 years ago
And the connection between Venus and Uranus should be kept under wraps.
Take care, may renowned researcher Alfred “No! Not There!” Kinseyord be with you, and gesundheit.
Gameguy49 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Planets are like the balls on a pool table, the spin depends on how they encountered other “balls”.
joeatwork212 about 3 years ago
Those engineers had to come up with something to stop all of the bullets flying around there.
Jogger2 about 3 years ago
Stronger than steel and tougher than Kevlar® by which measurements?
ncorgbl about 3 years ago
Will they come up with a vaccine to fight a bullet proof bacteria before it’s released?
While on my side my anus is stationary.
Charlie Fogwhistle about 3 years ago
It’s getting a little late in the day so I’m not sure if anyone else will read this, but let’s taxi it out onto the tarmac and see if anyone notices.
A couple in their nineties are both having problems remembering things. So during a check-up, the doctor tells them that they’re physically okay, but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember.
Later that night, while watching TV, the old man gets up from his chair. ‘Want anything while I’m in the kitchen ?’ he asks.
‘Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?’
‘Sure.’
’Don’t you think you should write it down so you can remember it?’ she asks.
‘No, I can remember it.’
‘Well, I’d like some strawberries on top, too. Maybe you should write it down, so as not to forget it?’.
He says, ‘I can remember that. You want a bowl of ice cream with strawberries.’
’I’d also like whipped cream. I’m certain you’ll forget that, write it down?’, she asks.
Irritated, he says, ‘I don’t need to write it down, I can remember it! Ice cream with strawberries and whipped cream – I got it, for goodness sake!’
Then he toddles into the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, the old man returns from the kitchen and hands his wife a plate of bacon and eggs. She stares at the plate for a moment.
’Where’s my toast?’
oakie817 about 3 years ago
my anus doesn’t spin on it’s side….ba dum tss
I'm Sad about 3 years ago
Pluto is still a planet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!