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When reality finally sets in 😂😂😂

I just sequenced a human genome to 30× coverage entirely at home. As far as I know, this is the first time this has been done. I didn’t step foot in a lab once. Every step - from saliva collection, to running the sequencer - took place in a single room with a dining table + kitchenette. Six weeks ago, I had never done wet lab biology before. I used an Oxford Nanopore P2 Solo - the only commercially available sequencing device portable enough to do 30x human genome sequencing at home. Biggest takeaway - I could build something that combined software, hardware, and molecular biology far faster than I thought was possible. I can name >100 specific instances where AI helped me solve a technical problem that would previously have blocked me because I lacked access to a domain expert. For example: how do I save my sequencing run when my DNA extraction yield is 4x lower than I need it to be, and I have this limited set of reagents to hand? To make this work, I had to navigate multiple disciplines: - writing software to monitor sequencing runs and orchestrate remote GPU infra for basecalling - learning + executing 5 hour long molecular biology protocols - building a hardware device to quantify DNA concentration Apologies for the hyperbole, but I feel super lucky to be living in 2026. A few weeks ago I decided to sequence a human genome to 30x at home. Then I actually did it. And I did it really quickly.

One of the best new accounts I've seen on X in recent months

🔥🚨LATEST: Prominent fisherman Henry Gibbs uploaded footage of dolphins having the time of their lives as they chased his boat while performing tricks for the camera.

A female elephant sees a baby hippopotamus leave its herd and toddle off toward the lake to play. Knowing that crocodiles are lurking in the water, it tries to chase the baby hippo back to the safety of its group. 💖✨ When it meets the mother hippo, it’s basically like: “Please keep an eye on your child, ma’am hippo.” 😔

A seal explaining physics

Florida Man + Technology = Chaos. 👍🏻 Socks on, no shoes, shirt turban on his head, MacGyver reruns in his brain. Straps bait to a drone, flies it 200 yards out, then yanks a blacktip shark straight back to the beach like a redneck Scorpion from Mortal Kombat. Regular Florida Man is dangerous. Cyber Florida Man is a whole different species. Florida stays legendary 🏖️🦈🌴

Bro knows he only lives once

へそ天で足上げたりお腹ぽりぽりしたり😂 おじさんスタイルポンちゃん😂😂 #鳥羽水族館 #アメリカビーバー #シーポン

He looked at me like "don't get married" 😭

we ACTUALLY got the oppressor mk2 before GTA 6. Polish engineer Tomasz Patan built the Volonaut Airbike. it hits 124 mph, runs on jet propulsion, has no propellers, and weighs less than your dog. pretty fucking sick.

Simetría y equilibrio… Una verdadera artista de la naturaleza:

Un loro rosa hipnotizado por las plumas suaves de un búho. Los cockatoos son curiosos y sociables por naturaleza.

It seems the falcon living at the Lublin thermal power plant suspected he was being filmed.

- Just one dragonfly can consume over 100 mosquitos a day - They can fly backwards - They have nearly 360-degree vision - Their wings inhibit bacterial growth due to their natural structures - They're actually beautiful [📹 malbafont_macrophotography]

The Inca Tern A rare seabird native to the coasts of Peru and Chile, recognized for its curled white “mustache” feathers and striking pirate like appearance.

The result of eating fish that was too fresh

Timelapse from last night’s Moonrise over #NYC Captured from 14 miles away in New Jersey.

The Glass Frog (family Centrolenidae) is one of the most fascinating amphibians in the rainforests of Central and South America. [📹 davidattenboroughfansclub]

Qué tan borracho tienes que estar para que hasta tu propio toro diga “nah, ya fue suficiente, vámonos a casa” 😭😭