Forget Remembering

I had a 2.8 GPA and extra-curriculars! PASS

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thehealthyfoodie:

Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats

Delicious overnight oats that are as easy to make as they are good to eat. Best part is, they are super healthy! If you like pumpkin pie, you will go nuts for these! Never again will you wonder what to do with all that leftover pumpkin puree…

Found this originally at http://abovoadfinem.tumblr.com/, but his pic of this was too small to read the text. So I google-image searched and found a bigger picture. Wanted to give credit where credit is due.

sciencecenter:

Can’t a (fun)gi parasitize in peace?

Long-time followers of the blog will know that I’m fascinated by parasitism. Here’s a story about insect parasitism that might sound familiar, but has a parasitic twist!

Ophiocordyceps is a species of Cordyceps fungi, notorious as zombifying parasites of insects. As per most infections, ants that have inhaled a fungal spore have their brain hijacked by the fungus. The “zombie” ant is driven to leave the nest, climb high up a tree, permanently grip tight with its pincers, and then serve as the deceased launching pad for a fruiting body of fungal spores, which carry on the cycle. The twist is, the fungus itself isn’t immune to parasitism. In fact, it is preyed on by a hyperparasite (a parasite whose host is other parasites) which essentially castrate the fruiting bodies. The situation offers little relief to the ant; Ophiocordyceps is only infected once the ant is long dead. However, one perk may be that, since a surprisingly small number of Ophiocordyceps produce spores due to hyperparasitism, the second parasite prevents ant armageddon.

trafalgar-rgh:

Philosopher’s Minimalism by Genís Carreras

I think he’s going to the wrong kinds of parties

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