Here’s what it looks like injecting a cervical herniated... disk with stem cells. This poor lady had 4 severe disk herniations in her neck. This case was special where we also put a product called ViaDisk as well. Which is dehydrated cadaver disk that is reconstituted and injected directly into the disk. We have an Interventional Spine specialist come in to do these (I don’t inject spine).show more

Kerr Black Hole – Rendered in Blender Here’s my... latest creation: a fully realized Kerr (rotating) black hole, complete with its warped accretion disk, photon ring, and the eerie ergosphere where space itself is dragged along with the black hole’s spin. I modeled and animated this in Blender using physically based approaches to simulate gravitational lensing, Doppler shifting in the disk, and the characteristic asymmetry caused by frame-dragging. The result is a visually striking, scientifically inspired visualization of one of the most extreme objects in the universe. Key features you can see: Bright, warped accretion disk with temperature/color gradients The thin, bright photon ring where light orbits the black hole multiple times Gravitational lensing that distorts the background starfield The distinctive “squashed” appearance on one side due to extreme rotation Check out the animations in my previous posts to see it in motion — the way light bends and the disk appears to move is mesmerizing. Would love to hear what you think, or if you’d like me to describe any specific technical details of the setup! By Petrundiy2show more

As well as how it looks and is animated,... I absolutely love the sound design that goes into the tech in stuff like Ghost in the Shell or Patlabor. A lot of it is so great to listen to (As an aside the snipers in this scene have neat designs)show more

This woman is ripping her mail into little pieces.... Like she says, we all grew up with the warning that people could go through our trash and still our information. 💯 I do this very thing still today. I have a shredder but I still prefer to rip everything up because the darn shredder always jams and sometimes I don’t want to walk all the way over there. 😂 Don’t do this as well? Was it also ingrained into your mind to tear up all your mail into a hundred pieces?show more

A 15-year-old Southwestern Academy junior in Flint, Michigan was... just charged for her actions in this video, where she throws a chair at her teacher after getting into an argument with another student. Flint Community Schools released a statement saying that the teacher in the video is doing well and has been released from the hospital. What do you think are the underlying causes of kids reacting in this manner to authority? What can we do better as a society to try and prevent this sort of behavior? Is it a lack of parenting? Is it mental health? Is it children who are unattended too?show more

Doechii reveals what it was like working with Lady... Gaga for ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ and says they both have “more to come.” “I don’t want to say too much because we have more to come, me and Gaga, but it was amazing working with her. She is an angel. She is truly a master at her craft and I hope everybody is enjoying ‘RUNWAY.’ She’s so fabulous. She inspired me so much with this record, so I’m just grateful.”show more

Seeing this in the subway station was so cool!... 🤩but what was even more awesome was that we just happened to see this little boy and his dad copying my pose 🥺 This is a perfect example that YOU CAN DO IT TOO 🫵🏼 This is why I do what I do, and it’s so a special!☺️show more

So, my opinion on what the Antarctic (Antarctica) Anomaly... is that it's a type of frequency technology. It must be way more powerful than HAARP, as many have claimed it to be, because we would see these anomalies at other HAARP sites, and we don't, not like this. With that said, and I'm very much trying to avoid letting what I want it to be not play a part here, I think it is a technology that is being used either off the coast of Antarctica itself or Bouvet Island. A third possibility is an area just to the northwest of the island that looks odd. It's possible it is a sonar scan from a ship, but why in that remote location? It looks like an antenna set up or rows of something that is out of place. I also believe that the weather events and fires that have taken place in Africa could possibly have been because of this. Each time we saw the anomaly, it was followed by a destructive weather event in Africa. A weird connection to that is we have been told and warned of a very busy 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. This is in part because of the above-average Atlantic ocean temperatures, which is the fuel to Hurricanes. With all this info, it's possible to see how the Anomaly could be a frequency tech that can manipulate or create weather, And or WARM up the Ocean temps to purposely enhance the Hurricane season and Storm growth. Keep in mind that many of our hurricanes and many of the biggest hurricanes have come from the west coast of Africa and form over the Cape Verde islands before heading towards the Caribbean and the United States. This is all of course speculation, and I'm learning many new things every day, so this idea may morph over time as we learn more. In the end, it is very hard to ignore all these findings. #antarctica #anonaly #AntarcticaAnomaly #BouvetIslandshow more

I was visiting Goa with my wife a couple... of years ago. We were in this cosy little resort in South Goa right on Agonda beach, run by a middle aged Goanese couple. We had stayed there for three days and on the 4th day we drove to North Goa, walked into a bar and got drunk and so had to check in at a different hotel for the night. At 11:30 ish, the lady from the resort called us to check if we were okay and that she had waited up to see if we would return. I thanked her and assured her that everything is okay. I don’t think I have or will experience this anywhere else, and I am a fairly well traveled person. India, with all its follies, can sometimes give you the most heartwarming experiences. This was the view from our room at the resort.show more

Why we need more contributing validators in the space... in my latest opinion article in BeInCrypto, I am diving into why I think we should have more validators with public brands and that are actively contributing to the ecosystem that they are securing. this is what we aim to do with Lunar Labs Capital as an contributing validator to leading ecosystemsshow more

I mean you do have a very good point,... however I hope you can understand where I come from. (Sorry I’m advance for the long tweet back) This is exactly what I use to do when I was their age. We didn’t have the luxury of an independent scene we do now and even if we did I was 14 years old, I was only allowed to go to a training school to learn the basics. But I had an enormous passion for the business & if I wasn’t allowed to work shows I’d do it myself. - and I’d argue that because of this I had a head start on a lot of the people I trained with when I finally turned 18 From there I’ve been lucky enough to have the support of friends, peers & fans to push me into what I am today. The fact I’ve still had that same style for now 17 years and this is my first surgery, I think I’ve looked after my body. Think about it 17 years this is my first major injury. You think this is stupid, I would say it’s equally as stupid as to fall off a scaffolding breaking both your legs. And while I’m sure there’s a few people that wished you landed on your head, I for one hope you’re doing well & not in too much pain from your injury. But to me, it showed the care that you have for the industry at that time. I see myself in these guys that are finding any outlet to do what they love. Their bumps are solid & basing is great. Like I said I understand there is a level of danger doing this so I hope none of them get hurt but I can’t help but root for these guys and hope I one day see them in a ring. Once again sorry for the long arse tweet and hope the message finds you well boss.show more

EXCLUSIVE: I recently spoke with Rep. Al Greene who... was just escorted from Donald Trump’s speech. We’ll have a chance to ask him more questions this evening. Here’s what he told me: “We have a president who has indicated that Russia is not an aggressor. He is sending a message that he really does believe that he's above the law. I think we have to do as much as we can as fast as we can to prevent him from becoming a dictator.” Thank you for showing courage this evening, Rep. Greene! 💙show more

The one thing we absolutely know with certainty about... the Richat Structure is that there was an incredible amount of human activity here from the dawn of toolmaking and tool use itself. The Acheulean Hand Axe is the second tool that humans ever made and this technology spread throughout Africa, Europe and Asia while no definitive evidence exists that this technology ever made it to the Americas. I think this is evidence that this technology was shared and disseminated intentionally, that neighboring humans didn’t come up with this independently on their own but this was a legacy, an institution, a skill and an industry that was shared and taught. It is perhaps the earliest evidence we have of widespread cultural diffusion throughout Africa, Europe and Asia. And yes, it’s right there at the Richat Structure which leads me to question the role that the Richat played to humans half a million years ago. It seems like that’s where we have to start with the Richat.show more

Among the drones which Ukraine launched against the Morozovsk... air base in Russia was also this one. The music you hear hasn’t been added to the video, it is the drone with a speaker playing the German/Breton drinking song “Was wollen wir trinken” (what do we want to drink). Don’t know who had this idea but let him know that I owe him a drink. Source of video: monitorshow more

How can a tree live for 1,000 years? Lifespan... recently visited Shunkaen Bonsai Museum in Tokyo, where world-renowned master Kunio Kobayashi preserves trees that have been cared for by generations of bonsai masters Their longevity may come from something trees do exceptionally well: renewal A centuries-old bonsai is not made entirely of centuries-old tissue. Its leaves, roots, bark, and vascular tissues are repeatedly replaced. Plant stem cells, found in regions called meristems, continue producing new growth throughout life Research on ancient trees suggests these stem-cell systems can remain active for centuries, supported by powerful repair and stress-response mechanisms That may be relevant to human longevity. We also depend on stem cells to renew blood, skin, muscle, and other tissues. As we age, that regenerative capacity declines Bonsai do not preserve every old part. They preserve the ability to renew. Perhaps this is due to epigenetic stability that preserves stem cell functionshow more

Some microbes carry a protein, called SNIPE, that "chops... up" phage DNA as it's being injected into the cell. This is a new mechanism for phage defense! CRISPR–Cas and restriction enzymes also evolved to fight against phages, but they work by recognizing sequences. SNIPE works, instead, by sensing "touch." SNIPE is a protein with about 500 amino acids. After it's made by the ribosome, it latches onto ManYZ, two proteins which sit on the cell's inner membrane. (ManYZ is an importer; it brings mannose and other sugars into the cell.) Once attached to ManYZ, SNIPE sits and waits for an invading phage. Some phages, including lambda, actually infect cells by pushing their DNA through this ManYZ channel. Lambda uses its "tail" to reach inside the protein channel, basically, and inject its DNA. When this physical touch happens, though, SNIPE is waiting. As soon as the phage DNA starts entering the cell, and passes through ManYZ and SNIPE, it gets immediately destroyed. This means that SNIPE is the first phage defense system discovered, so far, that uses spatial positioning at the injection site to destroy invaders. But there are caveats, of course. If you untether SNIPE from ManYZ, such that it can freely diffuse through the cell, it will chew up the bacterium's genome. It is not a highly discerning nuclease! Also, SNIPE is not found in most bacteria. A prior pangenome study, which sequenced lots of different microbes, found that roughly a third of well-studied bacterial lineages had at least one member with a SNIPE-like protein. (For this paper, they just ported one of those homologs into an E. coli laboratory strain.) And finally, because SNIPE's mechanism is tightly tied to ManYZ, it cannot be used to defend against phages that enter the cell through different routes. T4 phages, for example, inject their DNA straight through the cell membrane and into the cytoplasm, without interacting with ManYZ. This is a nice basic science paper. Applications TBD. (Just remember that scientists figured out that bacteria had a phage defense system, called CRISPR-Cas, many years before it was repurposed into a gene-editing tool.) P.S. The video below shows how cells with the SNIPE gene (middle row) kill invading phages, and thus continue growing and dividing. Empty vector (top row) refers to bacteria carrying a plasmid with no SNIPE gene; this is a control group. And SNIPE E414A refers to cells which received a mutated SNIPE gene, where the glutamate at position 414 has been changed to an alanine, thus destroying the protein's nuclease activity. These cells also die when they get infected with a phage.show more

“Can you believe this is the same team that... was once 15 and a half games back in the east?” “I believe it, we always knew this is what we were capable of.” - Anthony Seigler after his best game in the majors, a 4 hit performance. The Red Sox have now won 21 of their last 24. Incredible vibes at Fenway. This team is special.show more

With Hillary Clinton Trending As The Leading DNC Presidential... Candidate This Needs To Be Seen By Everyone ‌ Clinton is on a call saying they should have rigged an election overseas. If she is involved in rigging elections overseas, then they’ll 100% do the same thing here 🚨 “I don’t think we should have pushed for an election in the Palestinian territories. I think that is a big mistake. And if we were gonna push for an election, then we should've made sure that we did something to determine who was gonna win.”show more