Melissa Johnson Gallagher
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Melissa Johnson Gallagher
@MentallyMuseful
I'm a classicly lazy, always learner with lots of questions opinions sarcasm and respect to share, here, there, and everywhere. Shadowbooted from Reddit/Twitter



Leaving high school early to go to @MIT was among the best decisions I ever made



NEW: UC San Diego has released a new report documenting a “steep decline in the academic preparedness” of its freshmen. The number of entering students needing remedial math has exploded from 1/100 to 1/8. They’ve had to create a second remedial class covering elementary and middle school math skills in addition to the one covering gaps from high school. 🧵




DID YOU KNOW??? The first movie ever played in the White House was "Birth of a Nation" in 1915. The movie is about the KKK saving America from other races. Democrat President Woodrow Wilson hosted a party for it. I bet they never taught you that in American history class.



🧬 Unexpected, massive strands of DNA have been found in the human mouth. Researchers in Tokyo have uncovered massive strands of DNA—called Inocles—inside bacteria that live in the human mouth. Found in nearly 75% of people, these giant extrachromosomal DNA elements are about 350,000 base pairs long, making them some of the largest ever seen in the human microbiome. Using advanced long-read sequencing and new methods to filter out human DNA, scientists revealed what standard techniques had missed for decades. Inocles appear to carry genes that help bacteria survive in harsh conditions—such as DNA repair and oxidative stress resistance—and may play roles in gum disease, immunity, and even cancer. Their discovery opens up a new frontier in microbiome science, with researchers calling it “like finding a missing chapter in the biology textbook.” Source: 🔹 Tokyo Institute of Technology – Microbial Genomics Group (2025 study on oral microbiome Inocles)

What should happen to this person for hurting this innocent child??





