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Rockville, MD
Joined May 2015
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#OTD in 1996, medicine laureate James Allison reported that blocking CTLA-4 with an antibody unleashes an immune response against cancer. In his @sciencemagazine paper, he showed that his new treatment successfully treated 90% of the mice with tumours he was studying.
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Fascinating!!!
Witness the dynamic interaction of mitochondria (🟢) + lipid droplets (🔴) during fat cell differentiation. The nature of these contacts determines the metabolic signature of the cell
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Rico the porcupine gets his exercise in! Spending most of its time in the canopy, the Brazilian porcupine is an expert climber. Their muscular tail is nearly as long as the body and essentially acts as a fifth limb.
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Happy 11th birthday to Sugar the river otter!
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Moe and Lightning share a kiss 💋 behind the scenes! Although sloths are considered solitary animals, sharing a kiss between sloths is a great way for them to bond! These intimate moments are also thought to transfer enzymes and bacteria that could aid in digestion.
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⚡️Really thrilled that #textgrad is published in @nature today!⚡️ We present a general method for genAI to self-improve via our new *calculus of text*. We show how this optimizes agents🤖, molecules🧬, code🖥️, treatments💊, non-differentiable systems🤯 + more!
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Beach day! The bloat hangs out together on the beach. Hippos secrete an oily red liquid, called blood sweat, which acts as a sunscreen, lotion, and even an antiseptic.
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The cheetah cubs have been going on adventures around the zoo to get used to new spaces. They are doing great, running around with energy & then all cuddle in a puddle! The cubs are currently not on public view. This great video is brought to you by Great American Insurance Group
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Orchid, Vora, & Lilypad 🐾 — the 3 rescued manatees are growing strong here at the Cincinnati Zoo! Once they hit their 600lb milestone, they'll be big and strong enough to return to Florida waters! 💙
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“I have decided to stick to love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” - Martin Luther King.
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New research in Science represents a notable step forward in designing enzymes from scratch. With a new approach, researchers designed an enzyme that uses a covalent intermediate to catalyze a two-step reaction, analogous to what many proteases do when breaking apart proteins. scim.ag/4hU7O1H
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Our live imaging video of muscle cell fusion is hosted on HHMI's Beautiful Biology! Thanks BB for selecting our video and congratulations to @YueluUTSW! hhmi.org/beautifulbiology/me…
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Kabir and Sabu spend time outside together! Learn how to ID the elephants at Elephant Trek with this guide: cincinnatizoo.org/wp-content…
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First time doing a X-tweetorial on our manuscript, be kind ! Our latest work in Nature Metabolism uncovers a striking role for glycogen accumulation in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) using spatial metabolomics & MALDI imaging. A thread 🧵 (1/)
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Happy Pi day! The current date and time (14 March, 1.59pm) resemble 3.14159, the approximation of the mathematical constant Pi, or π. Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. The ratio stays the same no matter how big or small the circle is. #π #PiDay
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Quantum computers have gained the powerful abstractions that allow programmers of classical computers to design and integrate new apps and hardware, and connect devices into networks with ease go.nature.com/43G51VO
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It's always play time for Fiona and Fritz! Hippos use their mouths to play, show affection, give warnings, & explore their world. Open-mouth interactions = normal hippo behavior!
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