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Lots in biology research, since biologists tend not to be good coders. That being said, the requirements for biology are rather interdisciplinary and a serious position will likely require you to also have advanced biological knowledge. Based on my impressions, you'll basically be playing biologist for 50% of the time and programmer for the other 50%.

The problem with dark matter is that we don't know what it is. If it's a particle, then presumably there probably would be an antiparticle for it. However, we don't actually know if it's a particle or not.

There's some hypotheses that say that dark matter doesn't physically exist, and that our theories of gravity are just incomplete. There's some other hypotheses that say that dark matter might be really small black holes. And then there's some hypotheses that say that dark matter is a particle. Until we find out more about what it is, we simply can't say for sure what sorts of properties it has

Hence, the qualification that I'm referring specifically to his pattern of behavior, not beliefs. More specifically, I'm referring to his obsessive, rigid hyperfixations. The abuse is entirely on him.

Interestingly, I have a family member who is almost certainly undiagnosed autistic, and he acts very similarly to what is described in the OP, even down to the "I know better than the experts" rhetoric. The vast majority of autistic people aren't like that, but it is interesting for me to note the similarities between these 2 people.

Autism has a genetic component, and what you describe (specifically his pattern of behavior, not his beliefs) makes it sound like he may be undiagnosed autistic. Not a doctor or psychologist, but it's an amusing thought nonetheless that he may be responsible for his children's autism

First one looks like a repeater pipette? Not sure about the second one

1. You need to voice your concerns when they actually come up. The idea that showing emotions is objectively bad is completely false.
2. You need to learn how to phrase negative comments with a neutral tone. You should not be describing anyone as mean, rude, bitch. Especially not your coworkers. Do you mean straightforward? Concerned? Talkative? Direct? Extroverted? Confident?

My understanding is that pets do so as a sign of trust (ie, they trust you not to attack them when they're facing away). In the same vein, humans also stick their butts out for people they like, so maybe we're not that different after all

No, that requirement has already been met. The final requirement (which has just been met now) is to reach a total of 1 million signatures. Basically, all requirements are now satisfied

Circadian biology here.

Internal Time, by Till Roenneberg. Written by one of the "old guards" of the circadian field, old enough that he could be considered a founding father of the field in his own right.

The book is written as a collection of short stories, each one about a real circadian experiment or phenomenon that occurred, and the book invites you to interpret and think about the short stories before explaining the deeper biology and history behind the stories. It's a very fascinating book and quite approachable for a non-scientific audience, though I think it's very appropriate even for a scientific audience

Explanation: CRISPR-Cas9 is most commonly known to be a gene editor, but since its initial discovery, people have found that with some minor tweaks, CRISPR can be made to do a bunch of other things, things that biologists could have only dreamed of previously.

If you introduce a mutation that deactivates the Cas9 protein, the entire CRISPR complex still binds to DNA. Then, you can essentially glue whatever you want onto this modified Cas9 to produce a bunch of different effects:

• deactivated Cas9, no additional modifications: blocks other proteins from touching the DNA, which suppresses a gene without destroying it
• glue on some transcriptional activators: makes the cell express a gene
• glue on some fluorescent proteins: makes your DNA glow, lets you see where it is

My understanding is that they misunderstood the petition, so this new one is rephrased in an attempt to avoid another misinterpretation

I quite like Strange Horticulture, but it felt too linear for my tastes. This seems like an interesting shakeup of that formula. I'll keep an eye on it