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The strange way in which the venus fly trap responds to its environment and stores that information in short-term memory is facilitated by a unique set of proteins, most prominently, a gate-keeper protein known as a calcium channel #inktober #sciartober #pdbart #inktober2021
This strange way in which the plant responds to its environment and stores that information in short-term memory is facilitated by a unique set of proteins, most prominently, a gate-keeper protein known as a calcium channel. #inktober2021 #pdbart #sciart #Sciartober
I remember the first time I saw a Venus flytrap in the wild. I was hiking with my wife along a trail at Carolina Beach State Park. The air was thick with humidity and the scent of the ocean. “I thought they would be bigger”, I told my wife. #inktober #Sciartober
In the high summer of Northern Indiana where water is plenty and the sun hangs around until nearly 10 pm, flowers of all shapes and colors decorate backyards and line the sides of railroad tracks. #inktober2021 #Sciartober
Some bats lack the ability to use echolocation and instead possess a higher number of genes for #olfactory (smell) receptors, suggesting a trade off between smell and echolocation. #inktober2020 #pdbart #sciart #handdrawnscience
The protein streptavidin (pictured) is found in eggs and binds to biotin with a very high affinity. In fact, it is the strongest known non-covalent interaction in all of biology! #guildofnaturalscienceillustrators #sciart #scienceartist #inktober2020 #handdrawnscience #pdbart
Day 27: Amphibious No protein structures or science talk tonight-just a frog. #sciartober #inktober #scicomm #inktoberday27 #amphibious #guildofnaturalscienceillustrators #sciart #scienceartist #inktober2020 #handdrawnscience
Silk proteins, like the one pictured, assemble together to make the strong silk not only for web weaving, but capturing prey and making egg sacs for their young. #pdbart #sciart #handdrawnscience #scicomm #Inktober #sciartober
Silk proteins, like the one pictured, assemble together to make the strong silk not only for web weaving, but capturing prey and making egg sacs for their young. #pdbart #sciart #handdrawnscience #scicomm #Inktober #sciartober
The angler fish shares a unique #symbiotic relationship with a #bioluminescent #bacteria. The fish provides essential nutrients to the bacteria, and the glow from a unique bacterial #protein mimics prey to attract the fish’s victims. #sciartober #inktober #scicomm @GNSIorg
While the cardinal directions are invisible to us, many birds like the zebra finch have modified light receptors, cryptochromes, that enable them to see the earth’s magnetic field. #sciartober #inktober #scicomm #scienceartist #inktober2020 #handdrawnscience @GNSIorg
Many proteins work together to form bone structure and remodel it into its shape, allowing for growth and regeneration. One of these proteins, bone morphogenic #protein 1, helps in the development of #bone. #sciartober #inktober #scicomm #handdrawnscience @GNSIorg #PDBart
Today's #sciartober is a callback to our #fishfrogsandfleas posts we did in March. In addition to fish, some insects also have antifreeze proteins that keep them from being frozen solid in twinter months, like this longhorn beetle. #pdbart #inktober @GNSIorg #SciArt #timelapse
#Crows are amazing #birds. They are smart and highly social. #Corvids, which include crows and #ravens, can solve complex problems and learn new tasks. #sciartober #inktober #scicomm #inktober2020 #guildofnaturalscienceillustrators #sciart #scienceartist @GNSIorg
1/ For as small as they are, viruses can have an incredible impact #sciartober #inktober2020 #inktober #sciart @GNSIorg
#Bacteria use a family of proteins to find and collect nutrients. The proteins clamp down on the nutrients through a #mechanical hinge-bending motion resembling the video game character #PacMan. #inktober2020 #handdrawnscience
Pyrococcus furiosus has even adapted to use Tungsten, the same element found in some lightbulbs, for its survival. #sciartober #inktober #scicomm #PDBart #inktoberday6 #proteinart #guildofnaturalscienceillustrators #sciart #scienceartist #inktober2020 #handdrawnscience
Pangolins can carry viruses and they are suspected to have played a role in the current #COVID19 #pandemic #proteinart #guildofnaturalscienceillustrators #sciart #scienceartist #inktober2020 #handdrawnscience @GNSIorg
The #pangolin relies on its tough scales to protect it from predators. Its armored scales are made of #keratin, a #protein that makes up the structure of hair & nails. Pangolins are endangered as they are hunted for meat. #sciartober #inktober #scicomm #PDBart #inktoberday5
2/ The bacteria can initiate this electrical current by controlling the flow of positively charged potassium ions across their membranes using a protein channel, pictured above that only allows potassium to cross. #PBDart #handdrawnscience #sciart #inktober #sciartober
1/ October 2: Colony Colonies of a bioluminescent #bacteria, Vibrio fischeri, live in a special light organ of the Hawaiian bobtail #squid. #sciart #sciartober #inktober2020day2 #Inktober #handdrawnscience
