Sabrina Imbler

a photo labelled: Two bacteria directly interacting (IMAGE) by Osaka Metropolitan University. the photo shows two bacteria, Fusobacterium varium and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, directly interacting.

this could be us 🥺 but we're online and eukaryotic 😔

Critics of de-extinction research hit by mystery smear campaign Several researchers who have been critical of Colossal Biosciences’ plans to revive extinct animals say they have been targeted by online articles trying to discredit them

In far less pleasant news -- it turns out that @devoevomed.bsky.social, @nicrawlencenz.bsky.social & I have all been targets of on-line smear articles, all in reference to our public criticisms of de-extinction.

www.newscientist.com/article/2490...

The New York Times Clarifies That A Starving Child In Gaza Also Needs Medical Care | Defector People are starving in Gaza. They are starving because the Israeli government is not allowing enough food to enter, and because what food becomes sporadically available can be claimed only by those wi...

"...an update from the newspaper would in that sense be enough for anyone looking to quell a stirring of revulsion or guilt in whatever part of themselves remains tenuously connected to the project of being human."
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an image of a chimp eating a green fermented fruit labeled "Scrumping chimp (IMAGE) Dartmouth College"

this chimp scrumps 😤

ugh I'm sorry to hear this, and wishing you land somewhere better! I have been there before with that kind of CEO, just awful.

resisting the urge to respond to an email with go fuck yourself now, forever, and always!

My Favorite Part Of 'Anna Karenina' Is The Guy Who Can't Stop Himself From Talking About Mushrooms | Defector I just read Leo Tolstoy’s 1870s novel Anna Karenina for the first time, and I am treating it like a real accomplishment. For basically all of my life, whenever I’ve heard reference to Tolstoy—OK, most...

this is a great blog and you should read it
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hopefully not the last!

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Behold: A Surprisingly Beautiful Depiction Of Being Swallowed By A Toothy Penis Worm | Defector When scientists discover new prehistoric species, the fossils alone fail to conjure the creature in the flesh. It’s impossible to summon the entirety ancient shark from a single tooth, or some weird o...

please enjoy this unexpectedly wholesome penis worm story!
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ever since having my first Leech Encounter last month I've had recurring Leech Dreams ... each time I think I have plucked them all of a new one appears ... much to ponder 🤔

[neon rainbow pattern background] THE EDGE OF SPACE-TIME The universe reimagined -- through pop culture, poetry, and theoretical physics. From the award-winning author of The Disordered Cosmos image of the cover of the book which features circular artwork in the center, one half of it a black and white pattern and the other half a neon rainbow pattern PREORDER NOW Coming 4/7/26 image of the Pantheon logo

📣📣 BOOK NEWS 📣📣

I'm excited to share the cover and release date of Book #2, #EdgeOfSpaceTime, which is now available for PREORDER!!

You can order from ANY bookstore, including your local indie!

More details on preordering here:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...

What's the book about? 🧵

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Look, when I say I was not prepared for the emotional ending of this piece, which is about chimps sticking grass up their butts, I mean I was not prepared for the emotional ending of this piece.

Always read @sabs.bsky.social. 🧪🦊

omg thank you! and right, I didn't expect reporting this to be so emotionally moving lol

If you need a pick-me-up, read Sabrina's wonderfully bizarre and strangely touching story about chimps sticking blades of grass up their butts.

Rise and spread of a social tradition of interspecies abduction Goldsborough and colleagues report the origin and spread of a cultural tradition of interspecies abduction of infant howler monkeys by male white-faced capuchin monkeys in the wild.

thanks for flagging that, I fixed it! and here's the paper:
www.cell.com/current-biol...

Innovation Strikes In The Field Of Chimpanzee Rectum Adornment | Defector Fifteen years ago in a sanctuary in Zambia, inspiration struck a chimpanzee named Julie. She plucked a stiff blade of grass, stuck it inside her ear, and left it there. There the grass dangled as Juli...

I blogged about fashion
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to clear up any confusion

an abstract constellation of cat litter on a hardwood floor

a smug looking sleeping cat

the art // the artist

a wikipedia image titled "A capuchin monkey (left) enjoying a massage from another capuchin monkey." showing a capuchin monkey enjoying a massage from another capuchin monkey

lowkey obsessed with this vibe....

‘We faced hunger before, but never like this’: skeletal children fill hospital wards as starvation grips Gaza For months Israel kept food shipments to Gaza far below starvation rations. Now the death toll is rising rapidly

“Mohammed was born healthy but his mother was too malnourished to produce breast milk, and the family has only been able to get two cans of baby formula since.

At seven months old, he weighs just 9 pounds.”

wow this is beautiful!

Ebbs — who uses they/them pronouns and had begun a relationship with Siwa months prior to the reality show — alleged that she had been "love" bombed by the star and was "told that I'm the love of

incredible moment in this People article about Jojo Siwa dating the man from Love Island who was in love with the short king hairdresser

Nerves, Nerves, Nerves | Defector On autobiographies of trans female sexuality

this piece by @emializh.bsky.social, originally published in Picnic Magazine, is so fucking good!
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[W4G] $500 Matching Campaign for The Sameer Project July 22: We have a new match! Writer and professor Christina Sharpe is offering to match the next $500 in contributions.  Today is not the first day of the Zionist entity's forced starvation campaign,...

Workshops for Gaza. Matching campaign.

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What Are The Epstein Files, And How Much Should You Care About Them? | Defector You may have once again noticed that a lot of people on TV, the internet, and in your real life are talking about files. The Epstein files. They want them released! They want Donald Trump in jail! The...

(charli xcx voice) i finally understand
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Why Do Flamingos Eat So Weird? | Defector In 2019, Victor Ortega Jiménez was visiting the Atlanta zoo with his family when he became mesmerized by a flock of Chilean flamingos. The flamingos were feeding, their long necks squiggled into the w...

I wrote about why flamingos eat so weird
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