tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post2902797363821842129..comments2024-03-20T21:38:10.502+00:00Comments on Science matters: stilt-walking nonsenseBobTheScientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038631019672961663noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-86066240369401391352017-09-28T15:48:41.099+01:002017-09-28T15:48:41.099+01:00It's sad that this does not represent an accur...It's sad that this does not represent an accurate visual depiction of happiness. However, it looks so cool and just watching it strut along, causes happiness to occur in me. So, just like with any other form of fiction, I will just have to partake in my suspension of disbelief and just enjoy.Joseph Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15628222696939944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-34675290449049093382017-08-11T13:34:03.864+01:002017-08-11T13:34:03.864+01:00The post has been edited to show a simple grammati...The post has been edited to show a simple grammatical error where the writer used the wrong words. Your crap detector is finely tuned.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767554068939312905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-84719235584131460542017-08-01T22:39:22.981+01:002017-08-01T22:39:22.981+01:00Thank you for the link for the video! It's pre...Thank you for the link for the video! It's pretty cool!Amber Dawn Inventive Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461263097063796724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-45492539777133540042017-07-23T08:21:07.782+01:002017-07-23T08:21:07.782+01:00It's an animation. See: http://easternblot.n...It's an animation. See: http://easternblot.net/2016/02/12/image-origins-that-walking-molecule/S/V Aurorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07680138945521896568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-44026056936315384442017-01-17T07:05:13.627+00:002017-01-17T07:05:13.627+00:00Representation
Like a cartoon sperm with a leer i...Representation <br />Like a cartoon sperm with a leer in his eye;and an ovum with long eyelashes and a coy smile. RM1111https://www.blogger.com/profile/18044319424708688328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-62142321475950285312016-11-28T09:33:14.864+00:002016-11-28T09:33:14.864+00:00I am glad that I checked this out before spreading...I am glad that I checked this out before spreading it furthrr on the web.bklabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03424232396813345837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-57503417971164606062016-11-09T08:32:24.089+00:002016-11-09T08:32:24.089+00:00Touché - quite right. That was me being glib/lazy....Touché - quite right. That was me being glib/lazy.BobTheScientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038631019672961663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-54879521630404739182016-11-08T13:56:00.068+00:002016-11-08T13:56:00.068+00:00Appreciate the explanation.. thanks! However, it w...Appreciate the explanation.. thanks! However, it was a little insulting to read that I came here because my crap-detector needs polishing. I would say it is functioning quite well, which is why I left my cozy Facebook sanctum for a reality check on this gif. scary ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05108193718971254489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-5086833098930057582016-11-07T01:47:58.032+00:002016-11-07T01:47:58.032+00:00Either way, this gif made my day!!! Either way, this gif made my day!!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680057141388276488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-16019768640094775432016-11-06T18:43:03.334+00:002016-11-06T18:43:03.334+00:00Thank you so much for re-clarifying. I was reading...Thank you so much for re-clarifying. I was reading from too many sources and wanted to make sure I was getting my info straight! We appreciate your help on this!debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10266699820977488584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-48796331355666164202016-11-06T17:15:41.635+00:002016-11-06T17:15:41.635+00:00Deb: I thought I'd explained it. It's a mo...Deb: I thought I'd explained it. It's a molecule called kinesin dragging a vesicle (a part of the cell full of some active molecules) from one side of a cell to the other. It's not an endorphin molecule. Anyway, it's only a cartoon but trying to explain a complex and vital process in normal cell activity. It's all very small!BobTheScientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038631019672961663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-42733603579184933132016-11-06T14:09:59.648+00:002016-11-06T14:09:59.648+00:00Your post at 5:55 caused vibration in my being... ...Your post at 5:55 caused vibration in my being... that's my favorite time twice a day and I seem to bump into it often in other circumstances :-) So what is the "stilt walking nonsense" all about? Can you point me to the "real" explanation?<br /><br />Thank you!debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10266699820977488584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-16053021705010735622016-11-06T06:04:08.575+00:002016-11-06T06:04:08.575+00:00Simon: A scientist who brings theatre to class, th...Simon: A scientist who brings theatre to class, that's a man after my own heart and practice. Often it's the only thing retained by the students beyond the next quiz. "Remember the time you went all antic as a receptor protein bobbing about in a membrane?"BobTheScientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038631019672961663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-18916691872907056452016-11-06T05:55:06.958+00:002016-11-06T05:55:06.958+00:00Yes, that's the point, I guess. Although how &...Yes, that's the point, I guess. Although how 'real' our understanding of sub-microscopic molecular processes is, that's open to question.BobTheScientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038631019672961663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-14171146626236759772016-11-06T01:22:02.279+00:002016-11-06T01:22:02.279+00:00so it's something real, just not what the capt...so it's something real, just not what the caption says it is?debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10266699820977488584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-86981200541162766812016-11-04T10:50:33.611+00:002016-11-04T10:50:33.611+00:00yep - it came top of a google search. My non-scien...yep - it came top of a google search. My non-scientist daughter sent me the gif and i love it! I have been acting this process to my students for years; not least as it really is one of the wonders of the science world. Getting vesicles from cell bodies at base of spine to synapses in your toe is no mean feat. And you are of course right i am sure. I work on axonal transport and to me this is obviously a vesicle, kinesin/dynein, microtubule combo. We model this in drosophila and show its disrupted by tau and is a GSK3 dependent process. But who cares? Its a fab gif and now the students are spared me being an idiot in my lectures......Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12823341767470370522noreply@blogger.com