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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️

@napaaqtuk.bsky.social

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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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 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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

01.03.2026 10:46 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ugh

01.03.2026 10:45 — 👍 0    🔁 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 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Grey cat in a basin. Hunkered down.

Grey cat in a basin. Hunkered down.

Relatable

01.03.2026 08:38 — 👍 112    🔁 10    💬 4    📌 2

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

01.03.2026 08:46 — 👍 17    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0

My exemption in The War On Cars

01.03.2026 09:32 — 👍 108    🔁 12    💬 3    📌 3

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 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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

01.03.2026 00:32 — 👍 16    🔁 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 — 👍 37    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 2

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

28.02.2026 23:07 — 👍 28    🔁 3    💬 16    📌 10

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

28.02.2026 22:32 — 👍 28    🔁 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 — 👍 146    🔁 23    💬 1    📌 3

Deep sea ecologist here. He's not wrong.

28.02.2026 20:45 — 👍 84    🔁 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 — 👍 7    🔁 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 — 👍 42    🔁 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 — 👍 69    🔁 19    💬 1    📌 0

💔

28.02.2026 22:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
28.02.2026 21:43 — 👍 134    🔁 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 — 👍 240    🔁 77    💬 10    📌 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

28.02.2026 20:55 — 👍 1972    🔁 667    💬 73    📌 48
My husky next to my pond, with our pines reflecting on the water.

My husky next to my pond, with our pines reflecting on the water.

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

28.02.2026 16:04 — 👍 17    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

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

28.02.2026 16:23 — 👍 15    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

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

28.02.2026 16:23 — 👍 13    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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At least 63 girls killed in strike on school in southern Iran Eyewitness tells MEE girls aged between seven and 12 seen lying dead across their school

“The victims were between seven and 12 years old, according to Iran's Tasnim and Fars news agencies.”

28.02.2026 15:40 — 👍 390    🔁 306    💬 18    📌 64

A gentle reminder.

Use alt text.

28.02.2026 14:53 — 👍 15    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Ditto

28.02.2026 14:52 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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

28.02.2026 15:31 — 👍 20    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 2