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me right now:I bet they do something similar during dry season and this Aevestation thing is actually a starvation prevention feature adapted to cold climates. https://t.co/HhuRW1QmAt
Yep, called it.https://t.co/scu8HLFUEP
"Although four-toed hedgehogs do aestivate through the summer, this is not thought to be connected to a rise in temperature, but rather to a lack of available food."neat.https://t.co/BaS1MnPHXg
Some plants "hibernate" by going to seed. Fite me."Some adaptations are quite clever and involve plants “escaping” drought as seeds"https://t.co/Y2JZYGpt9S
Root based replication is an alternate to seed based replication. You can store your nutrition in the root so you can survive the harsh winter, or you can store it in your seedlings.Some animals store nutrition in their seedlings, only to eat them later.
This can get complex. Storing nutrition along with seedlings in an animal, only to be harvested by their poop with help from insects.These plants tend to only germinate after being in contact wit stomach acids.https://t.co/AdEqlkeqKWhttps://t.co/iBKIP29hK2
Become pheonix person. Rise from the ashes like a Pyrophyte https://t.co/Z82cQ4Yg9H"Only when a fire sweeps through, melting the resin, do these heat-dependent cones open up, releasing seeds that are then distributed by wind and gravity."https://t.co/mS8HkT2MXq
"Our summary shows that torpor is an important tool for post-fire survival and, although the physiological and behavioural responses of small mammals to fire are complex, they seem to reflect energetic requirements and mode of foraging."https://t.co/5zzTBUMrB0
"aestivation involves ancient signaling and regulatory systems that allow organisms to respond to water, nutrient and energy levels, and that these are used to suppress growth, proliferation and development when these key elements of life are limiting."https://t.co/LoIwcyvyWz
"Recently, the possibility to induce synthetic torpor in non-hibernators has opened new scenarios, but a deep understanding of torpor and hibernation physiology is required. One particular aspect to consider is the gut microbiota"https://t.co/FpFDXOI6QI
"Contrary to the typical production of lanosterol in animal cholesterol synthesis, the oxidosqualene cyclase of sea cucumber produces parkeol for saponin synthesis and has “plant-like” motifs suggestive of convergent evolution."https://t.co/5Vb3mgEB9V
"There is need for systematic research based on chemical structures of saponins, nutrient composition of diets and their effects on rumen microbial ecosystem to obtain consistent results." https://t.co/vaoenr2t01
Common method for sampling tissue fails for hibernation."Saponin permeabilization [...] is increasingly popular for characterizing mitochondrial function largely because it is fast, easy, requires little tissue and leaves much of the cell intact."https://t.co/K4YEvBLEhU
Saponins -> metabolic function.via Microbial Succinate & liver mitocondria?"we provide a new perspective on succinate as a gut microbiota-derived metabolite with a key role governing intestinal homeostasis and energy metabolism."https://t.co/XgIIrPM9SFhttps://t.co/BglItdKShA
Saponins across plant species seems to vary in a way that isn't fully understood. Soap nuts obviously have lots, but so do members of Proteaceae https://t.co/Hl2DNiHbGZ such as macademia.Could this be due to pressures around preventing animals from eating them during famine?
Fuck, I just realized why Succinate+Microbiome sounded familiar."Therefore, it is possible to conclude that glyphosate is harmful for the human health."https://t.co/7BthBsI1ue
"Here we evaluated the possibility of succinate serving as a precursor of [intestinal gluconeogenesis]. Using dietary intervention studies, we assessed the impact of a diet enriched in fiber or in succinate on the host glucose homeostasis."https://t.co/XU06aw933YWhoops.
God damn it."After adjusting for gender, age, BMI, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, family history of diabetes, and occupation, it was found that the prevalence of diabetes was positively associated with exposure to all types of pesticides"https://t.co/lKDp3jiWoY
I hate being right.FYI, Type 2 Diabetes is a risk factor for schizophrenia. I fingered Succinate and Shikimate pathways dysruption in microbes.Gut dysbiosis in my hibernating mammal driven by microbial disruption?More likely than you think.https://t.co/9iSfnuZ1hE
"history of miscarriage or abortion was similar for patients and controls in the overall sample; however, these covariates were significantly more frequent among mothers of patients with Asperger syndrome than matched control" https://t.co/kmUlWuPrqlhttps://t.co/XDUE1lI9Dx
I bet I can predict which areas have poor mammalian biodiversity after recovering from fire by way of exploring rates of pesticides in the soil. They'd have problems hibernating/aevistation.https://t.co/z4t5YRQpATWhen did California start using glyphosate?
"Maternal exposure to high levels of the herbicide glyphosate may increase the risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in offspring; however, the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown"https://t.co/yNrWhhKVTe https://t.co/nZ8tnr1KhO
Oh man, so you're telling me a chemical that impacts microbes and changes mitocohndrial function somehow has an impact on a mother's immune profile, which has downstream impacts on fetus development?"The underlying mechanism remains largely unknown" https://t.co/Tss4dDKmrk
Grow plants that can suck up glyphosate from the soil, then feed them to oyster mushrooms.Generate a food source rich in Taurine and clean your soil of pesticides. There is hope.https://t.co/pODrlWWzaa
Walk without roundup, and you won't destroy the worm."These sizeable herbicide-induced impacts on agroecosystems are particularly worrisome because these herbicides have been globally used for decades."https://t.co/ElyIpLPuAM
"There's been studies with Roundup that show that it's not lethal but that's where the studies end, [....] But it's causing these abnormalities that people don't pay attention to. So how does that affect ant colonies in the long run?"https://t.co/nCDwKR52pQ
What would impact the dig decision on an ant? Soil microbes of course.https://t.co/GPg5WuagjI
"Cornell researchers have found an agricultural conflict: negative consequences of the weed-killing herbicide glyphosate on Pseudomonas, a soil-friendly bacteria."https://t.co/aw3Fkc7J8D
"Additionally, bacterium like Pseudomonas has been shown to synthesize serotonin from the available tryptophan and utilizes the same for its virulence and inter-cellular signaling"https://t.co/PmND9aXup0Seething Hive.https://t.co/rkLe8ylPsk
It seems worm grunting is easier to do if you live in Florida.I wonder if their worms are unique. I tried this in the spring, but it may have been too cold still here in Vermonthttps://t.co/HqCGoA7IdRSo cool.https://t.co/J45PhNU7Lk
I wonder if I could invent a fiddle for worms.I know you can do something similar with electrical currents.https://t.co/xcTuFfPE1w (this doesn't look safe!?)I found a video of a guy just wobbling a pitch fork.https://t.co/tiep70ggFUhttps://t.co/KPBXWHMW8B
"The authors said more research is needed to truly understand the health implications of glyphosate inhibition of the shikimate pathway and other metabolic disturbances in the gut microbiome and blood"https://t.co/JNOUjfWqQt
"this knowledge gap [...] a multi-omics strategy combining cecal microbiome shotgun metagenomics with serum and cecum metabolomics to test whether the impact of glyphosate [...] has an effect on the microbiome–host interface."https://t.co/48iRGEEpTF😇https://t.co/1b0DJJSF4S
I've been trying to figure out how worms survive aestivation and produce their mucus sac for years. I reasoned that the odd findings of pesticides possibly impairing them was due to destroying protections for soil bacteria/fungus.https://t.co/rkLe8ylPsk
The ties between that and serotonin was because it seemed to match up with odd findings around impairment to snails and their production of mucus.https://t.co/mHb39Px3k4
Been trying to find alternate explanations for this space for literally years. https://t.co/BXGvSQpfNF
How much do you know about snails and worms?https://t.co/YA06uYvTGr
“We don’t think of snails as particularly mobile, but the genetic evidence we found — that snails can traverse substantial distances — is a reminder of just how difficult it is to contain and control infectious diseases carried by animals and insects,”https://t.co/NL3GpW665b
Why do I see this, but no one else does?https://t.co/ThEawTE3D6
Shotgun sequence my ass please.https://t.co/sl0fCpe5I7
Now here's the next logical leap from my space of ideas... What is killing this bacteria in human breast milk? And why do hints about it show up in a thread about snails?https://t.co/SvBP4bPLW3
Anybody bother to test how much glyphosate is is getting into GMO soy(lent)?https://t.co/534ep6WEjThttps://t.co/GoABdGhJUO
I'm worried about moths.https://t.co/Q10rpVfz3P
@djinnius @HundredthIdiot @zefrank The good news is that its only a matter of time until glyphosate resistant microbe take a piggy back ride on some moth somewhere and get seeded into the environment and our entire food system is going to collapse. Yeah. https://t.co/n0TSTDI9Gw
I am worried about moths.https://t.co/vjF939Obq0
"When infected by a virus known as baculovirus, gypsy moth caterpillars mysteriously climb for the treetops. They then die and scatter viral particles, infecting their comrades below."https://t.co/Mb3w6NOzuTFlu viruses, in my rainforest caterpillar? 🐛https://t.co/5ux8wLj0xA
*pokes scary thing with stick to see if it squeaks*https://t.co/eMNXrWM5hp
How would you spread a glyphosate resistant bacteria thru the flood supply?https://t.co/oPiKc2Lgsa
I only ever buy moth-proof containers. I lost a bunch of food to a mice infestation and then another bunch from a previous moth indecent in Burlington. Been trying to figure out ways to attract and kill females, or at understand what they're scenting for.https://t.co/8gV27uT04Y
By mice eating moths, and moths eating mice food.https://t.co/OTgHCvhMtuSticks out proboscis and sucks up some mice poop juice.https://t.co/ktJ5x5vYMW
Ya'll got any them forever chemicals?https://t.co/kt41oxLJpl
Wonderful image showing the general case of how antibiotics get into our foodsupply. From"Complexities in understanding antimicrobial resistance across domesticated animal, human, and environmental systems"https://t.co/zECXnjZG6I (h/t @OxonAndrew) https://t.co/Du3kNq1HKp
If I can CRISPR my gut to be resistant to glyphosate, I could just eat the moths.https://t.co/EJgYoakHSJ
"When you send it flyin' up thereAll at once you're lighter than airYou can dance on the breezeOver 'ouses and treesWith your fist 'olding tightTo the string of your kite" 🎶https://t.co/kaQWkOhR3a 🐁🦋🕷️https://t.co/mz6WbuC0TI
Did you know that because mice will occasionally be picked up and dropped by hawks, their ability to survive falls of any height is evolutionarily adaptive?Amazing how many mice are infested with parasites.https://t.co/fkLhNWAscR
Undomesticated mice can also be trained to plant things…"It adds a new dimension to our understanding of the ongoing battle between plants and animals, [...] In this case, the plants have twisted the animals to do their bidding, to spread their progeny"https://t.co/es60q8bL1e
How much doe a can of coke weigh? 382ghttps://t.co/BV90REbLIa
How many pregnant chipmunks and mushroom spores can we send in the upper atmosphere after inducing aestivation, like a complex seedling?https://t.co/nuB59mzXTY
I should play more ark.https://t.co/PWXGYFsYAj
Spent the evening playing ARK with a friend. Last thing I did was hit a bronto with a sparkler and all our pets are in the middle of dying from an enraged bronto. So we shut down the server.Whelp.anyway, here's a picture of two birds kissing. https://t.co/5eeP0yeeZo
I have bad ideas about speeding up processes that are just going to happen on their own anyway.https://t.co/wKEGqtH6Et
"Its people-and-animal-carrying abilities will soon be put to the test: the production company Blink is making a Channel 4 documentary based on his research, including building a circular ark."https://t.co/9zNAfo1qszhttps://t.co/7yxHZDw78Q
I want to make toy boats.https://t.co/bk4KZfVTi8
Sealed underwater chambers filled with hibernating baby animals.https://t.co/neTorY68f0
"the hamster is fine, probably just irritated and confused"https://t.co/et9HIUgRtH
"If your looking for meYou better check under the seaCause that is where you'll find me"🎶https://t.co/W0MKoTaflzHexayurts floating a raft.https://t.co/pNet2sOeSyhttps://t.co/ZQfcbMyk1R
I wish I wasn't alone.https://t.co/8Wt0Sw7KAU
I want to engineer gut bacteria in ants (and their fungus) that let them survive the high levels of pesticides and pharmaceuticals that wash into their nests.https://t.co/TBKICoHy7O
In all my ideas for mars, I've ignored European honey bees as pollinators and instead chosen ants, or other species of bee. I think the same should be paralleled on earth. European honey bees seem to be going the way of the Cavendish thru centralization and mismanagement. https://t.co/eO5bxlRLU5
TIL: Salamander can also aestivate."in some cases, extreme conditions may unlock behaviors that scientists haven’t noticed before."https://t.co/Q6TzoJYOMwhttps://t.co/1U0F4DuZzy https://t.co/BkYWfZBAJ7
What happens to a mudkip if they aestivate? Is it possible for a salamander to regrow limbs if it enters into that hibenation-esque torpor state?https://t.co/50W0WU2XVF
"We also reproduced the previous finding on reduction in regenerative capacity in limbs of axolotl following metamorphosis, highlighting the need to investigate whether shifts in microbiota is causally linked to regenerative capacity of axolotl."https://t.co/zmp7k9nivl