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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️

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Inupiaq, scientist of host-microbe interactions, mom, runner, news junkie, not necessarily in that order. I speak for myself. She/her. Only reskeets posts with alt text. Unapologetically typo prone, doesn't use AI.

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Fluffy black white and orange calico cat sitting on the edge of a couch to maximize access to the golden light of the setting sun

Fluffy black white and orange calico cat sitting on the edge of a couch to maximize access to the golden light of the setting sun

Squeaky told me to remind you to rest and enjoy the sunshine if your brain is telling you to doomscroll instead

01.03.2026 23:03 — 👍 40    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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From the labrats community on Reddit Explore this post and more from the labrats community

I thought I was having a rough day but then I read this post about someone debating whether to check on their mouse experiment while sirens were blaring and missiles were entering the airspace in Kuwait and you know what? This headache isn't that bad.

www.reddit.com/r/labrats/s/...

01.03.2026 22:20 — 👍 32    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
gray squirrel, peanut in mouth, walks across top of wooden fence

gray squirrel, peanut in mouth, walks across top of wooden fence

Love this shot. Emma is our Squirrel of the Day for March 1, 2026 #sqrlpix

01.03.2026 14:44 — 👍 245    🔁 44    💬 1    📌 2
A line graph showing NSF grant awards made through 2/27/26 for fiscal year 2026 compared with grant awards for fiscal years 2021-2025.

A line graph showing NSF grant awards made through 2/27/26 for fiscal year 2026 compared with grant awards for fiscal years 2021-2025.

NSF Update (Awards through 2/27/26)

Directorates to follow

1/10

01.03.2026 14:48 — 👍 330    🔁 250    💬 14    📌 59
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Today, Explained podcast Today, Explained is Vox’s daily news explainer podcast. Hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King will guide you through the most important stories of the day. You can listen to it, and more Vox podcasts, h...

The You, me, and ADHD episode of the Today Explained podcast nicely summarizes the research, including new research about how the menstrual cycle affects symptoms.

www.vox.com/today-explai...

01.03.2026 15:07 — 👍 19    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed

01.03.2026 06:08 — 👍 26    🔁 3    💬 4    📌 13

I don't believe in any gods.

But I do believe in Dolly Parton.

01.03.2026 06:19 — 👍 249    🔁 44    💬 14    📌 1
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Frontiers | Changes in gene regulation are associated with the evolution of resistance to a novel parasite IntroductionHost–parasite interactions are ubiquitous and are important drivers of host diversification and evolution. In particular, host immune systems are...

Now published: Transcriptomic basis of the fibrosis response to tapeworm exposure in 3 populations of threespine stickleback www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...

01.03.2026 06:59 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Ntp, but I like the drawer covers. Nice little pop of art and color. Enjoy the snuggles!

01.03.2026 10:46 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ugh

01.03.2026 10:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘I thought we weren’t going to have a team’: Kipnuk girls basketball’s journey from evacuees to title contenders In a season full of turmoil, the Kipnuk girls basketball team emerged with an identity.
01.03.2026 08:07 — 👍 15    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Grey cat in a basin. Hunkered down.

Grey cat in a basin. Hunkered down.

Relatable

01.03.2026 08:38 — 👍 231    🔁 25    💬 10    📌 2

I would like to personally smack every single person who said in 2024, “It can’t get worse.”

01.03.2026 08:46 — 👍 41    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 0

My exemption in The War On Cars

01.03.2026 09:32 — 👍 297    🔁 35    💬 10    📌 8

My driver's phone just said "there are cops ahead and that's all I have to say about that" 😂

01.03.2026 09:35 — 👍 20    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.

01.03.2026 00:32 — 👍 18    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 3

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.

28.02.2026 22:55 — 👍 15    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.

28.02.2026 23:02 — 👍 38    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 2

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.

28.02.2026 23:07 — 👍 32    🔁 3    💬 19    📌 12

Me rn, after spending the day cleaning and packing. And, honestly, you really don't need to tell me...

28.02.2026 22:32 — 👍 30    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
A mug featuring a painting of a bird above the text "Christ on a fucking bicycle, what the fuck is this shit"

A mug featuring a painting of a bird above the text "Christ on a fucking bicycle, what the fuck is this shit"

A greeting card featuring a painting of a bird above the text "Christ on a fucking bicycle, what the fuck is this shit"

A greeting card featuring a painting of a bird above the text "Christ on a fucking bicycle, what the fuck is this shit"

A sticker featuring a painting of a bird above the text "Christ on a fucking bicycle, what the fuck is this shit"

A sticker featuring a painting of a bird above the text "Christ on a fucking bicycle, what the fuck is this shit"

A t-shirt featuring a painting of a bird above the text "Christ on a fucking bicycle, what the fuck is this shit"

A t-shirt featuring a painting of a bird above the text "Christ on a fucking bicycle, what the fuck is this shit"

let your mug express your existential anguish for you.
eatf.art/bike

28.02.2026 20:30 — 👍 151    🔁 23    💬 1    📌 3

Deep sea ecologist here. He's not wrong.

28.02.2026 20:45 — 👍 87    🔁 13    💬 1    📌 0
A grey squirrel on the wheel holder of an upside down wheelbarrow. It's mouth is open and on the wheel.

A grey squirrel on the wheel holder of an upside down wheelbarrow. It's mouth is open and on the wheel.

Oh hey, I saw this cutie licking a wheel today and thought you'd appreciate it! Unfortunately I didn't get a pic with it's tongue out. I'm guessing there is salt on the wheel?

28.02.2026 22:29 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
A black dog walking towards a dandelion puff ball held by a hand. The seeds are flying in the air.

A black dog walking towards a dandelion puff ball held by a hand. The seeds are flying in the air.

Me and Wilder dog spreading wild flowers.

28.02.2026 20:57 — 👍 43    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

So it appears this country, on its 250th year, is just as bloodthirsty as it was at inception.

28.02.2026 21:27 — 👍 73    🔁 19    💬 1    📌 0

💔

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28.02.2026 21:43 — 👍 138    🔁 20    💬 2    📌 0

In 1923, SCOTUS held that US taxpayers do not have standing to sue the government for their taxes being spent in an illegal or unconstitutional manner. SCOTUS said it would violate Separation of Powers if taxpayers could sue to control how taxes were spent.

That's been US law ever since.

28.02.2026 21:45 — 👍 305    🔁 104    💬 11    📌 4

Um, I apparently need to turn the news on ... I missed something fricking huge

28.02.2026 22:19 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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'One year of failure.' The Lancet slams RFK Jr.'s first year as health chief In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair."

In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair." n.pr/3N9Foa8

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