In a stunning display of scientific #ambition, researchers are breathlessly touting the #simulation of nematode brains—because, apparently, failing for 25 years wasn't enough! At this rate, we're only a few millennia away from simulating something as complex as a goldfish, but hey, dream big or go home, right?
https://asteriskmag.com/issues/09/we-can-must-and-will-simulate-nematode-brains #scientificinnovation #nematodes #research #techhumor #brainresearch #HackerNews #ngated

Mapping #Antarctica's hidden ice-free lands: A blueprint for conservation https://phys.org/news/2025-01-antarctica-hidden-ice-free-blueprint.html paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-025-04424-y

"The ice-free lands are home to uniquely adapted flora including micro-forests of #lichens, #moss, and two flowering plants, Antarctic hairgrass and pearlwort. They also sustain a variety of #mites, #springtails, #tardigrades, #nematodes, #algae, and #microbes. #Seabirds have established breeding colonies in these areas too."

Bacteria & Fungi Come Together in Endosymbiosis Study https://www.labroots.com/trending/cell-and-molecular-biology/27876/bacteria-fungi-endosymbiosis-study

Inducing novel #endosymbioses by implanting bacteria in fungi https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08010-x

"After several generations, the health of the #fungi began to improve. They were changing and adapting to their new resident #bacteria. The bacteria also changed. Both bacterial and fungal cells were found to produce molecules that helped the fungi collect nutrients and battle predators like #amoebae or #nematodes."

#Introduction post: I'm an associate professor of #biology at #KyotoUniversity, studying #chromosome dynamics during #meiosis in #nematodes especially #Caenorhabditis_elegans. I enjoy #naturalphilosophy, #philosophyofmind, #chess, #linux, and Japanese calligraphy (#書道).

Here are the chromosomes I study — the maternally- and paternally-derived chromosomes have paired along their lengths and are now undergoing recombination.