Hello! My name is Zadok and I am a small shark (but sometimes big dragon) currently studying cancer biology and bioinformatics!
I post art I've commissioned, science memes, and student life shenanigans! I hope you enjoy!
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@StagShack
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@Orlando_Fox
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@chubbyyeen
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@Olive_Cow
@WhySharksMatter
There’s a bigger time gap between Stegosaurus and T-rex than there is between T-rex and us.
Deep time can be hard to wrap your head around if you don’t know much about it, so examples like this really help!
@pokemonszn
I remember how cheated 12-year-old me felt when this happened, but as an adult I love this moment. It’s so blatantly and lazily contrived I can’t help but find it fcuking hilarious XD
Evolution is: beneficial traits appearing via random mutations and spreading through a population over generations, eventually creating *new* species.
Evolution is NOT: 2 pre-set species transforming into each other. You need a potion for that!👇
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@Lupe_Kord
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@Olive_Cow
No most of them actually don’t. Because their mass is so small there’s not much for gravity to pull down, so their terminal velocity is very low and their exoskeletons can easily protect them from the shock of impact. If you threw an ant out of a plane it would be perfectly fine.
I’m working on babying my cell lines today because the little fcukers don’t want to grow properly anyways here’s a reminder that my sona has a dragon form with a very soft tummy and you may hug it if you ask nicely 🐲
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@Olive_Cow
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@Lupe_Kord
Sometimes when I'm feeling self-doubt I remember how a senior researcher at my old lab once knocked himself out with chloroform. Everyone makes mistakes! 💙
I'm not exactly a big guy irl, and while I'm pretty happy with my body I still like the idea of being able to chug a weird potion and become a big soft dragon for a bit so *I* can do some bullying for a change 😤🐲
I am once again incredibly humbled by the love you all are showing for my dragon form! Careful not to become too pear-shaped yourselves this holiday season, though when 🎨
@KavDragun
is serving the food who knows what spontaneous dragoning might happen!
Stressful time last week so I did some cooking over the weekend to unwind! It's just like a lab procedure except you get to eat it at the end! Cookies, anyone?
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@Orlando_Fox
Everyone is like, "I want to be my fursona!"
Let's be real here, 90% of you (myself included) would be at the hospital within' a day due to tail slammed in car door incidents
So it turns out it takes a LOT of sushi to keep a big dragon going! If I stay in this form much longer the food costs are gonna be an issue 😭🐲
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@KavDragun
I am really pleasantly surprised by the attention derg-Zadok is getting! It makes me really happy that you folks like him as much as I do; big soft hugs for everyone!!
Don't worry guys, I definitely haven't put dragon TF potion in these sushi rolls.
My clothes? Uh... I just wore a smaller size today for no reason? 😅🐲
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@KavDragun
Kind of ironic how I've been embracing big chubby dragon Zadok at the same time that I've been actively losing weight and hitting the gym more consistently, but I'm rollin with it! 😤
Take it from a scientist; one thing conspiracy theorists get wrong is that they think misinformation and propaganda is dreamed up in secrecy, covered from the public eye. Propagandists are never that subtle. In reality it is usually spelled out in plain view for all to see. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Here's what they were saying at the Family Research Council's 2017 Value Voters Summit, style guides for religious bigots on how to couch their bigotry, and go after the right targets to, and I quote directly from them; "divide and conquer"
Big hello to all my new followers, and welcome to my page! My name is Zadok and I’m a Master’s student studying cancer biology and bioinformatics!
I try to post memes and science tidbits while showing off daily lab life and my side projects!
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@StagShack
@milofishy
If my paleoclimatology professor is reading this; hello Alex. Welcome to the page where I pretend to be a shark online to do some amateur science communication and people seem to enjoy it! 👋🦈
WOW bunch of new folks following these past couple days! It's a shame I've been busy and stressed out this week, but at least now I get to relax and take it easy this weekend; maybe even slip into some more comfortable outfits? 👀
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@trash__doll3
Contrary to popular belief, I don’t wear black because I’m trying to be bratty or goth or whatever; I do it because I spill coffee on myself twice a day and no one can tell ☕️🦈
Finally, after six long years of hard work, pandemics, independent research and studying abroad, I’m happy to be a degreed biologist!
We even got an incredibly based convocation speech on equity and anti-racism from
@nenshi
himself! I’ll remember it for the rest of my life 😊🎉