The Frog Blog

Irish science teacher @HumphreyJones tweeting on the world of science and science education.

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My alter ego has written a book … disappointed to see a Leafy Seadragon on the cover and not a frog 🐸 but I’ll forgive them. Many thanks to co-author @YvonneHigginsV and the amazing @GillEducation team.

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

12 years ago, the revolutionary genetic tool #CRISPR/Cas9 was published in Science, work that @e__charpentier and @doudna_lab won a #NobelPrize for in 2020.

On #WorldCRISPRDay, read the landmark paper that describes the discovery: https://t.co/wVTenLDORg

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This is amazing 🤩

[Carlow Weather @CarlowWeather]

Ohh managed to capture the A3 Comet just now in the sky with the phone!

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A brilliant article on MicroRNA genes.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

MicroRNA genes have evolved and expanded within the genomes of multicellular organisms for over 500 million years.

Today, we know that there are more than a thousand genes for different microRNAs in humans, and that gene regulation by microRNA – discovered by this year’s medicine laureates – is universal among multicellular organisms.

#NobelPrize

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Fascinating new research: Tiny brain, big deal: fruit fly diagram could transform neuroscience. https://t.co/gaWfzBGdQl

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@sccenglish Looks pretty normal to me. 🐸

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The latest post looks at ‘cloud seeding’ 🌧️ 🌱 - how it works and the potential environmental effects https://t.co/SAtXrxlLFk

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Congratulations Jack!

[SciFest4stem @SciFest4STEM]

JACK WINS International Swiss Talent Forum Prize at EUCYS 2024 in Katowice, Poland. @clongowes @Education_Ire @IrishSchSusty @IrishSciTeach @bostonsci @Intel_IRL @NormaFoleyTD1 @Society4Science #scifestireland @Regeneron

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In Space news, SpaceX-Polaris crew poised for first private spacewalk via @RTENews https://t.co/1Sbwvdyfxi

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New post: Space X Plan Mission to Mars in 2 Years. Story with follow up questions, debate suggestions, curricular link and video. #jcscience ES8 https://t.co/X7jeS9xBeZ

[Phys.org @physorg_com]

#HeatWaves impair bumblebees' ability to detect floral scents, study finds @uni_wue @RSocPublishing https://t.co/xpR1P0KQXy

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First post hibernation post (say that 10 times fast): https://t.co/zsUK5GUlst

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I'd back baby!

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Wow … amazing adaptation. #lcbio

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Striped Indian mackerels open their cavernous mouths as they swim, sieving zooplankton with gill rakers like a net. This picture by Alex Mustard is possibly one of the most explanatory of this behavior [source: https://t.co/udZoOeuI48]

[NYT Science @NYTScience]

A team of scientists has finally deciphered the full human genome, two decades after the draft sequence was unveiled. They have filled in vast gaps and corrected errors in previous versions, giving us a new, detailed view of our DNA. https://t.co/gucfS1jJNI

[New Scientist @newscientist]

NASA is sending two missions to Venus for the first time in decades https://t.co/CMaWxuknKQ

[Wonder of Science @wonderofscience]

The majestic Sombrero galaxy captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. This galaxy is 50,000 light-years across and is instantly recognizable by its brilliant white core encircled by thick dust lanes.

Credit: NASA/STScI/AURA

[ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover @NASAPersevere]

The time has come: I’m switching from on-scene photographer to science investigator. Did this ancient lakebed ever have life? The tools I brought will help begin the hunt. I’m a bot on a mission. https://t.co/SjLUcUSCY4

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Always a great event.

[Pint of Science IE @pintofscienceIE]

Mark your calendars for #Pint21 !!
3 days, 10 events, 6 themes, over 30 speakers, and so much more- you don't want to miss this😍😉
Keep an eye on https://t.co/hw3su7MUW3 for the tickets🎟️

@pintsworld