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This species has unique sets of microchromosomes. The genome alters itself when microchromosomes are lost when a creature ages and develops but the microchromosomes only remain in the reproductive organs.

This evolved in vertebrates being able to clone their genome in reproduction and to turn off certain genes in cells.

This creature is the origin of the complex brain, sensory organs the jaw, the limbs, and a greater number of switches that turn genes on/off.

This paper is on Hagfish phylogenomics and gene family evolution being the origin of WGD or a sister group of vertebrates to the first to have multiple sets of chromosomes.

Whole-genome duplication (WGD) evolved in vertebrates during the late Cambrian and early Ordovician periods.

We calculated the likelihood of gene duplication and loss patterns under the competing R1 and R2 hypotheses.

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adhd study affirmations + tips to stray from discouragement by a stem student with adhd.

you’re not always going to be consistent. you’re not always going to be motivated. you’re not always going to be efficient. and that is okay.

edit : thank you so much to whoever blazed this post. It means the world to me.

and the fact that you even got this far is an accomplishment in and of itself. In this line of work, people aren’t always the kindest to neurodivergent people especially since our symptoms can often hinder our performance academically.

if you’re good to go after reading the above, I’ve also made a post regarding adhd study tips that I haven’t seen anywhere else. (Part 2 is here!) But, if you’re burned out like me, feel free to keep reading.

honestly, these might serve a bit more as reminders because they’re kinda simple but even I needed this, so, here we go.

do not seek advice from anyone neurotypical unless it genuinely helps you. I cannot tell you the amount of time and tears I could have saved if I just considered the fact that just because popular self-improvement tips or study techniques didn’t work for me, it doesn’t mean I’m stupid or useless. It simply means our brains isn’t motivated by the same things neurotypical ones are, and therefore a lot of popular self-improvement videos or study tips aren’t going to work for you because 90% of the time, they’re not designed to work for neurodivergent people. So if you’d like to seek help in this area, look for tips and videos that ARE for neurodivergent people.

you might experience burnout a lot more than others. again, that is fine. if this doesn’t apply to you, great! Feel free to skip to the next tip/affirmation. If this does apply to you, read this carefully; if you’ve had any sort of streak in studying right now, chances are you know at least a portion of your studies were led purely on interest, curiosity or even novelty, as these are what keep us engaged in our studies. Knowing this, it is natural for you to experience burnout more frequently than others due to the possible hyperfixations that have been forming around your work. If you get burned out, please remember to take a break for a day and make sure it is efficient. Like your studies, your breaks are the key to having efficient study sessions in the future. So please treat yourself, especially if you’ve been working extra hard!

do not admire studious fictional characters unless it genuinely helps you or they too are neurodivergent. I know this technically could have been thrown in with tip number 1 but I felt like this tip alone is so important, because nowadays I see a lot of study tips with the title, ‘how to study like (insert studious fictional character here)’ and when I look at the post it kinda repeats the same few study tips I see all the time like ‘stay organized’ or ‘time block your day’ and I feel like admiring fictional characters who do things that don’t work for you can be damaging for your mental health, because we’re already told by neurotypical people all around us that we’re slow or lazy just because we don’t do things the way they do, and I think idolizing neurotypical people that make us feel bad at the end of the day just further promotes that kind of toxic thinking.

expect that a routine/schedule/technique that has been working for a while now may not continue to work in the future. things will always have to be new for us to be interested or engaged, that being said, if you expect this in the future you won’t be frustrated with yourself because you already had this in mind. It doesn’t mean you’re not smart. It doesn’t mean you’re lazy. It doesn’t mean you’re useless. It just means that you’ve done what you could, and now it’s time to move on to another routine/schedule/technique.

keep doing the things you love alongside work. I find that because our symptoms may cause us to fall behind on our studies, we tend to neglect our other needs as human beings just to make up for the fact that we simply do not learn or pick things up the same way neurotypical people do. Your hobbies and interests need to be part of your day, just as your studies do, even if you may take longer to learn things or remember important concepts in your studies. Neglecting your hobbies or interests can lead to even more frequent burn outs and even a relapse in depression and anxiety, so please take care of yourself and recognize that you need and deserve these things just as much as anyone else.

regularly discover what works for you on your own. here’s the thing; neurodivergent or not, no two brains work the same. Of course it is good to try out advice or tips you find online because they’re backed up by experience, but they’re backed up by that person’s experience with working with their own brain. So naturally, you need to find what works with your brain. Be open to trying everything, even the tips that are discouraged like listening to lyrical music while studying. That was the only way I learnt that this tip actually does help me at times, even when many people have said that it negatively affects your focus.

that’s all I have right now guys, I think I’m experiencing burn out or probably falling back into depression again so more than anything this also served as a reminder for me, but I really hope it also helped you guys nonetheless.

As always, tell me if you guys would like more posts like these and I’ll be happy to make more <33 please take care of yourself guys, and remember that your studies is just one aspect of your life. There are other aspects that need your care and attention too.

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heart - shaped scallion found In pho . reblog for good luck & yummy soup 500000 forwver

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I kinda see yr point re booktok but at the same time like........how different is it from pulp fiction that's been around for decades? there's the performance of reading element now (tho this probably existed in diff forms pre socmed) but I ultimately see it as like, not too different from the ppl who read every new James Patterson book or exclusively read Amish romance novels, like cheap, quickly produced fluffy reading material is by no means the new phenomenon here.

there was nothing wrong with pulp fiction by itself, you literally said it's always existed. the problem occurs when it becomes a part of the mainstream and theres a drastic drop in literature other than these kind of cheap novels. when you think of books written in the early 1800s, minds would immediately go to jane austen or the brontë sisters. likewise with the early half of 1900s makes you think of the great gatsby and to kill a mockingbird and if i asked you to name 3 books from 2005-2012 then you could do that very easily, with percy jackson and the hunger games. alongside these books, which would be read for generations over generations and go down as a cult classic, these colleen hoover/emily henry books can't hold a candle to the iconic literature of an era. sure, james patterson make a lot of these cheap fictions but how many people considering themselves "readers" actually read exclusively their books?

the current generation has devalued reading so much with the introduction of tiktok and instagram. since 2019 or so, there are so many books being put out of the exact fanfic-y nature that it destroys literature to a commodity and aesthetic to profit off of. none of these books actually have what it takes to be classified as literature. borrowing some stuff from @espressopdf 's reblog, when the consumption of books becomes so fast paced and meaningless at such a rapid rate with no intentions of slowing down, it is a bad thing. when these books are introduced as mainstream, they leave a lasting impression of literature of the 2020s. when future generations look back to these books and the craze they stirred up, they would try to imitate them and then every single book will be as senseless and bland as these current ones are on the pathway of being. it's not something that's harmless entirely, and the more people understand that is the better but lets be real here the people who read these kind of books exclusively are not going to listen to a word of what we have to say.

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An artist : Aw man! I saw my arts were reposted on Instagram. I’ve asked them to take my arts down but they ignored me.

Me : Say no more! Click this link, then click ‘fill out this form’. Fill the form and wait for about 1-2 days, the staffs will remove the image you were reporting from the reposter’s account :^)

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sudden urge to burst into tears. im not a toddler i just agree with their beliefs

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I love cats, and all the ways they say "I want us to be family!"

I love when they learn about affectionate human behaviours and start incorporating them into their own behaviours, such as nose boops and forehead kisses when you're getting ready for bed, or trying to share blankets. And I love that a well socialized cat will even actively make eye contact with you in a genuinely friendly way for a little bit before a slow blink.

Breaks my heart that so many generations of humans were falsely taught that cats hate us and want only to take advantage of us, when the truth is that they love us just as we love them. And they mirror our affection and love back to us so we might understand that the love goes both ways. And they do this without us telling them to do it or showing them how... because they love us so much they pay attention to how we love, how we share kindness and compassion.

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love House MD because House is the MAIN CHARACTER at that hospital and there's no attempt to hide this. as the viewer you are fully aware that those nurses in the elevator are just extras. the boss's entire schedule consists of yelling at him. the head of oncology would rather prescribe him controlled meds and flirt than practice oncology. his team's only desires are to fuck him and strangle him, often at the same time. every other doctor at the hospital might as well be a cardboard cutout.

the walls are glass, the better to see him through. he limps around, commits malpractice, and serves cunt.

long live mid-2000s TV.

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*gets out a big megaphone* sanitizing female characters by removing all moral ambiguity and their ability to make complex choices is not any more feminist than demonizing them. you have to learn to appreciate female characters without finding some way to simplify their personhood into either "evil bitch" or "perfect pure girlboss." it is still dehumanizing to view women as virtuous morally pure angels of light who can do no wrong. thats just bog standard benevolent misogyny.

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romance movie recs?

Maurice (1987, dir. James Ivory. M/M) - the OG gays who get a happy ending no matter what society says actually

Secretary (2002, dir. Steven Shainberg. M/F) - what if you wanted a romance movie but you wanted it to be a romance between two very mentally ill sadomasochistic freaks having a workplace relationship, and it rocked. what then

The Shape of Water (2017, dir. Guillermo del Toro. M/F) - GET THOSE EGGS IN YOU, SALLY HAWKINS. YOU FUCK THAT MERMAN

Big Eden (2000, dir. Thomas Bezucha. M/M) - This is THE gay slice-of-life romance movie, it's so lovely and gorgeous, I recommend it big time.

Fire Island (2022, dir Andrew Ahn. M/M) - Pride and Prejudice but make it gay, Asian, and (even) hot(ter)

Crimson Peak (2015, dir. Guillermo del Toro. M/F.) - did you say GOTHIC romance? and also that you love and crave incest and hauntings and dead butterflies?

Hello, My Name is Doris (2015, Michael Showalter. M/F.) - Sally Field embracing that MILF life, God bless her

Populaire (2012, dir. Régis Roinsard. M/F.) - I have a kink for secretaries. you knew that when you came here

the above are all fun movies i love but some random other gay (men) romances that i've rated highly on letterboxd are I Love You Phillip Morris (2009), Bedrooms and Hallways (1998, dir. Rose Troche), God's Own Country (2017, dir. Francis Lee), Breaking Fast (2020, dir. Mike Mosallam), and My Beautiful Launderette (1985, dir. Stephen Frears)

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My cats have this meow that means "please come with me to fix this" after which they'll lead me to the problem in question, usually a empty (or 'empty') food bowl or a closed door they want open. They look at the 'problem', they look back at me, clear message.

What fascinates me is how this illustrates what they percieve as being in the realm of my 'power.' I control the food, I control the door, sure, but my cats love to sit on the balcony in the sun, and it has happened plenty of times that on a rainy day they come get me, go to the balcony and show me... the rain. "Please fix this" they say. "Please get rid of the wet"

"Silly kitty," I say, "I can't control the rain." I then walk into the shower and turn on the rain.

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i don’t see enough of this on tumblr but it’s ok to have a great relationship with your family. i love going home. i love going to the grocery store with my dad on a saturday morning. i love driving aimlessly with my sister. i love calling my mom after work. i love waking up in my childhood bed. i love making pancakes while everyone is asleep. i love sending memes to the family group chat and having to mansplain them to my parents. i love watching hallmark movies together. i love surprising them with little gifts and treats. i love calling my parents when i have good news. i love my dads cryptic texts. i love having 5 hour phone calls with my sister. i love asking my mom how to get rid of stains. i love it.