artist for both covers: John Schoenherr
Those are intriguing covers. The structures seem alien and old, I love it when the future is old. I could read about amoeboid aliens in ancient ruins anytime. The humanoid figure seems to be in mid-parlay.
The two in yellow are in mid-explore or mid-survive. Ancient, massive, empty city?
These both seem grown-up in some way. The scenes seem a little tense, but no obvious battles or fires or monsters. Love it
New #Protists Described in 2023 https://www.isep-protists.com/post/new-protists-described-in-2023
From #termite #symbionts with rotating heads to #amoeboid #cactus-dwellers, from cannibalistic ex-#algae to #ciliates thriving in saturated brine, 2023 brought us numerous new discoveries of weird and wonderful #microbial #eukaryotes. Let's explore some of the most interesting finds in this end of year recapitulation.
Adaptive pathfinding by #nucleokinesis during #amoeboid #migration
Jörg Renkawitz @lmu_muenchen and collaborators
https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.15252/embj.2023114557
Atsushi Taniguchi et al. investigate the cellular dynamics of Amoeba proteus in order to understand the mechanism of #amoeboid locomotion by characterising cellular membrane dynamics.
https://journals.biologists.com/bio/article/12/2/bio059671/287678/Light-sheet-microscopy-reveals-dorsoventral
#BiologyOpen #OpenAccess #Locomotion #MembraneDynamics
Atsushi Taniguchi et al. investigate the cellular dynamics of Amoeba proteus in order to understand the mechanism of #amoeboid locomotion by characterising cellular membrane dynamics.
#BiologyOpen #OpenAccess #Locomotion #MembraneDynamics
#Micro #filaments are usually about 7 nm in #diameter and #made up of #two #strands of #actin. Microfilament #functions #include #cytokinesis, #amoeboid #movement, #cell #motility, #changes #in #cell #shape, #endocytosis and #exocytosis, #cell #contractility, and #mechanical #stability. #Microfilaments are #flexible and #relatively #strong, #resisting #buckling by #multi #piconewton #compressive #forces and filament #fracture by #nanonewton #tensile #forces.