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Aaaaaand I feel #foreversmall. #strongman #squat #deadlift @gahceeyah

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Who runs Bartertown? #masterblaster #madmax #melgibson #tinaturner #thunderdome

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I have a Quato. #totalrecall

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This guy offered to coach me, I am considering taking him up on the offer. #poormansglenpendlay @mdusa @gahceeyah

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Telling @liftbigeatbig at Strength in the Valley III with the Riches. #lbeb #cockdieselstrong My first strongman contest...wish me luck. @_mattfalk

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Brianne demonstrates proper backing technique from @canworstdriver I didn't think she was paying that much attention.

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Shame on you for even making these, Osh Kosh. #whitepants #ruinediediately #kidsaresomessy #wearoncethengrassstains

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The squats looked a lot better in the warmup, but who is going to no rep a five year old. #enthusiasm #crossfit #crossfitkids

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Pole climbs for time. #crossfit #monkey #crossfitkids

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Hey @campbellfitness I thought you did inside sales training, then I saw your #wwe action figure at Walmart. #staybig #bardontlie #walmartdontlie

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Totally awesome #LegoMovie kits, but kind of ironic that they come with instructions. They need a master builder kit that is just a random jumble of pieces.

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Cell Membranes Are Not Boring

by Michael Keller

To many of us, the image we have of our cells is that which we saw in our biology textbooks. Most are sort of roundish or ovular, though some, like the nerve cells that grow crazy axon tails and dendrite branches, have a more arresting shape.

The textbook and the microscope showed us that there are definitely lots of things going on inside, but the cell itself kind of just sits there and hangs out. The bag that holds all the goo in, the cellular membrane, looks sort of smooth and not really all that interesting.

Except that’s all wrong. Many cells have places to go along with things to do. That’s where structures called filopodia and lamella come in. These projections on the surface of the cell pull it along to where it needs to go, sense chemical signals in the environment and help the cell to interact with other cells.

The gifs above of filopodia waving and retracting on the surface of a cell were made from video created by Physicist Eric Betzig and his team at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. See the video and read more below.

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Guess who is getting a visit from the Tooth Fairy tonight?

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#Doppleganger. I'm seeing double. @dannyjwalz

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Iceberg from Signal Hill, St. John's Nfld

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You're welcome #Newfoundland. I brought that sunshine with me!

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Family portraits today at Lowville park in #Burlington. @juliabrennan