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psychoactivelectricity: “An onna-bugeisha (女武芸者?) was a female...

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:44:33 -0400

“An onna-bugeisha (女武芸者?) was a female warrior. Members of the samurai class in feudal Japan, they were trained in the use of weapons to protect their household, family, and honor in times of war.”

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Sat, 18 May 2013 09:01:52 -0400

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pussybow: about dat life

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:26:29 -0400

pussybow:

about dat life

mucholderthen: TOP: Anatomy of a BacteriophageMIDDLE: A...

Sat, 11 May 2013 09:51:38 -0400

mucholderthen:

TOP: Anatomy of a Bacteriophage
MIDDLE: A Bacteriophage Attacking a Bacterium
BOTTOM: What a Phage Does to its Host

The cycle begins when the virus uses its tail fibers to attach itself to its victim. The details of what happens next vary, but the process is always the same: the phage’s genetic material, which is located in its head, enters the bacterium.

Here, we’ll use T4, a well-studied phage infecting the Escherica coli bacterium, as an example.

(1) T4 contracts its tail sheath which pushes a tube located within the tail through the membrane of the bacterial cell.

(2) The phage’s DNA is passed through the tube into the cell, where it takes control, brutally stops many of its vital functions and forces it to churn out new virus components – heads, tails, tail fibers – in production-line style.

(3). Finally, enzymes dissolve the wall of the bacterium from the inside and the newborn bacteriophages reach the exterior, ready to attack new victims.

(4) But these viruses proceed very selectively as they do so. Most of them attack only a subgroup of a single bacterial species. Generally, they don’t touch animal or human cells, which is why they are harmless to human beings.

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Paulo Mendes da Rocha - Wohnhaus da Rocha, São Paulo

Sat, 11 May 2013 09:49:24 -0400

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Wed, 08 May 2013 23:11:58 -0400

(via Abercrombie & Zizek « DIS Magazine)

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:03:51 -0400

(via Abercrombie & Zizek « DIS Magazine)

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Mon, 06 May 2013 13:45:49 -0400

Krzysztof Iwanski http://bit.ly/11VKtli

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:06:41 -0400

Krzysztof Iwanski http://bit.ly/11VKtli

(via The Art Of Mike Mitchell)

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:46:15 -0400

(via The Art Of Mike Mitchell)

Minimalist Iota Play http://bit.ly/10StILk

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:06:32 -0400

Minimalist Iota Play http://bit.ly/10StILk

mudwerks: (via Vintage Safety - 50 Watts) 1940, poster by Drik...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:29:17 -0400

mudwerks:

(via Vintage Safety - 50 Watts)

1940, poster by Drik de Leeuw via Memory of the Netherlands

cool chevron pattern http://bit.ly/17Zjito

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:06:32 -0400

cool chevron pattern http://bit.ly/17Zjito

Vectors - Colourful http://bit.ly/15BGTR8

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:36:24 -0400

Vectors - Colourful http://bit.ly/15BGTR8

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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:24:07 -0400

Why Dove's "Real Beauty Sketches" Video Makes Me Uncomfortable... and Kind of Makes Me Angry

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:12:14 -0400

jazzylittledrops:

So this video started going around my facebook today, with about a dozen of my female friends sharing the link with comments like, and “Everyone needs to see this”, and “All girls should watch this,” and “This made me cry.” And I’m not trying to shame those girls! I definitely understand why they would do so. And I don’t want to be a killjoy. But as I clicked the link and started watching the video, I started to feel a slight sense of discomfort. I couldn’t put my finger on why that was, exactly, but it continued throughout the whole thing. After watching the video several more times, I have some thoughts…

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german-expressionists: Egon Schiele, Portrait of a Woman with...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:44:55 -0400

german-expressionists:

Egon Schiele, Portrait of a Woman with Blue and Green Scarf, 1914

Windows of New York http://bit.ly/17vWZLG

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:06:27 -0400

Windows of New York http://bit.ly/17vWZLG

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