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@publicvoit@graz.social
2026-05-21 06:17:18

Schuldspruch für #EgistoOtt: falter.at/morgen/20260521/vier

This is the most detailed picture of a human cell ever made 🧪
instagram.com/reel/DX1CGIZMKJs

Sam Bousaba on Instagram: "This is a single human cell. The white filament-like structures are microtubules, and the small colored particles are ribosomes. Your body contains on the order of ~37 trillion cells. Each cell functions like a highly organized, self-regulating factory operating continuously. There is no central “supervisor”—yet thousands of processes run in parallel with remarkable coordination. Every ribosome is constantly building proteins by linking amino acids together. In eukaryotic (human) cells, a ribosome typically adds about 5–10 amino acids per second (not ~20). Since a single cell can contain millions of ribosomes, protein production is massive—resulting in millions to tens of millions of peptide bonds formed per second per cell. The microtubules act as an internal transport network. Motor proteins such as kinesin move along these tracks, carrying cellular cargo. They “walk” step by step using ATP, at speeds of roughly 500–1000 nanometers per second. Each cell contains a dense network of these filaments, with many motor proteins moving simultaneously. Just beneath the cell membrane lies the actin cortex, a dynamic meshwork that helps maintain cell shape and resist mechanical stress. This structure is continuously remodeled—assembled and disassembled—allowing the cell to adapt to its environment. Now scale this up. Across ~37 trillion cells, each containing millions of ribosomes and hundreds to thousands of mitochondria, your body is constantly producing energy in the form of ATP. Total ATP turnover is enormous—roughly equivalent to your body weight in ATP recycled every day. The DNA in a single human cell, if stretched out, measures about 2 meters. Across all your cells, this would span distances comparable to traveling from Earth to the Sun and back many times (the exact multiple depends on assumptions about cell count and DNA packing). None of these processes are under conscious control. They began when you were a single cell and have continued uninterrupted ever since."
62K likes, 2,387 comments - scienceoftheuniverse on May 2, 2026: "This is a single human cell. The white filament-like structures are microtubules, and the small colored particles are ribosomes. Your body contains on the order of ~37 trillion cells. Each cell functions like a highly organized, self-regulating factory operating continuously. There is no central “supervisor”—yet thousands of processes run in parallel with remarkable coordination. Every ribosome is constantly building prot…

@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-21 08:34:17

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #SeekAndDestroy
Hirax:
🎵 Armageddon
#Hirax
armageddonlabel.bandcamp.com/t
open.spotify.com/track/5hkoFNg

@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2026-06-20 20:20:56

The Maximum Particle Energy Gain during #MagneticReconnection: iopscience.iop.org/article/10. -> NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew in and out of the solar corona and found a source of high-energy particles that no existing model had predicted: spacedaily.com/n-nasas-parker-

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-05-21 10:00:15

"UK ‘built for climate that no longer exists’ and needs urgent changes to survive global heating, report warns"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

@metacurity@infosec.exchange
2026-05-20 01:18:13

Scoop: Trump AI executive order seeks early government access to advanced models
axios.com/2026/05/20/ai-trump-

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-20 02:01:33

Sources: a draft White House EO would create a "voluntary framework" for AI companies to give government agencies early access to models before public release (Ashley Gold/Axios)
axios.com/2026/05/20/ai-trump-

@tinoeberl@mastodon.online
2026-07-20 18:20:24

Niedrige Wasserstände schränken die #Binnenschifffahrt auf der #Elbe weiter ein.
Auf der Oberelbe ist wirtschaftlicher #Güterverkehr voraussichtlich bis September nicht möglich.…

@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-20 15:16:16

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #SoundsOfSurvivance
Day Soul Exquisite:
🎵 Futures
#DaySoulExquisite
daysoulexquisite.bandcamp.com/
open.spotify.com/track/6F37q70

@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-20 17:17:37

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Spacemoth:
🎵 Do We Exist?
#Spacemoth
open.spotify.com/track/372xi19