Phy The Neutrophil (Biology Vtuber)
@neutralphil
🧬Real Life Biology Instructor 🧬| Biology Content Creator | Self Proclaimed World Record Holder for Fastest Reading of a Nature Paper | Teaching you all about the Germ Wars. Art by Toxo
additionally, the first frame of me attempting to animate rat dance and immediately giving up
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new video out on the molecular biology of naegleria fowleri, the brain eating amoeba!!!
I just released a video about D̸A̴R̵K̸ ̶P̴R̶O̷T̴E̵I̴N̷s over on YouTube! Dark Proteins are mysterious, small proteins hidden within the shadow of the Dark Genome. They break all the rules for being protein coding, and I find them absolutely fascinating!
We're checking interest for recruiting a new generation of VTheorem members!
Day 10 of saying nice things about biology SBEVE meme is a perfect demonstration of alternative splicing
Day 9 of saying nice things about biology I can think of nothing that illustrates the molecular nature of life better than the Punnett Square! While most traits are non-Mendelian, this made me realize that the mysteries of life, though complex, were knowable!
Day 8 of saying nice things about biology, I actually really enjoyed learning biochemistry back in the day. A molecular understanding of biology cannot exclude biochemistry, after all. If you want to know "why molecules be like that" - you gotta deal with chemistry.
Day 7 of saying nice things about biology. Phage. If they were a work of fiction, you'd give props to the artist for having such a unique, compelling design. Looking at EM images of them is weirder still because these things ACTUALLY exist - hunting bacteria that potentially hunt you.
Day 6 of saying nice things about biology. Chemotaxis is a bit like seeing some closely guarded secret. It's easy to describe movement as "intelligent and motivated", but at the cellular level, movement actually follows some simple rules - follow that scent!
There are less that 24 hours until my 24 hour long MARATHON stream for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation starts! We'll be taking a look at PRIMARY data produced by YOUR charity dollars! And a bunch of fun guests on too!
Day 5 of saying nice things about biology I'm amazed at the extent to which we actually do understand embryonic development. Sure, there's a lot we don't know about what's going on here, but considering the cell fate of every cell in c-elegans has been mapped, I'd say that's a good start.
i hate myself 24 hour cancer stream this saturday
Cancer Stream Teaser: Did you know that ULTRASOUND is being explored as a potential complementary therapy for breast cancer treatment? Ultrasound has a funny way of interacting with cancer cells, making this a non-invasive, accessible option to combat cancer. We'll talk more about it on Saturday!
Day 3 of saying nice things about biology. Biology is one of a very few STEM disciplines where it is OK to anthropomorphize concepts (to a limited degree). Every cell, every protein, every gene has its own story, and it's kind of the foundation of my whole channel!
NEXT SATURDAY, 1/10 I'll be streaming 24 hours of Breast Cancer Research to raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation! We'll be talking a LOT about cancer biology, from the very basics all the way to the cutting edge stuff scientists are trying to end this disease once and for all!
Day 2 of saying nice things about biology. You may already be aware of the Sonic Hedgehog gene. But there are two other mammalian hedgehog genes: Indian hedgehog and Desert Hedgehog. It was by complete chance that Sonic Hedgehog ended up being the most important of the 3! A plot by robotnik maybe?
Day 1 of saying nice things about biology I'm a neurobiologist. I like the fact that that beneath the infinity complex mind is a system of fancy molecular Legos. Makes me appreciate how individual cells, no matter how insignificant on their own, can contribute to a something truly amazing!
Happy Holidays from the Fellas! Stay well this holiday season!
I recently uploaded a video discussing pathogens smaller and more simple than viruses! Subviral infectious agents are a deeply fascinating rabbit hole to dive into, and for the most part, these are unknown in the broader public context! I want to fix that! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQHR...
It's time to break out phy the nyatrophil once more! This Thursday I'll be talking about the valuable contribution cats have made to our understanding of visual processing!
Tomorrow at 10 AM EST I'll be talking through this Year's Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine! The lovely Regulatory T-Cell!
Neutrophils are tiny little guys packed with enough biotoxic material to cause a microbial apocalypse. They store these deadly chemical weapons (including bleach!) inside of these small, membrane bound components called granules (little bubbles in this 3D reconstruction)
Hi BSky! My Epic of the Neutrophil is now out on YouTube! To celebrate, a thread about neutrophils! 🧵
what kind of mic do you think i need to buy to make phagocytosis ASMR...
Tomorrow at 9 AM EST I'll be reading a very interesting paper for the first time purporting to have linked mitochondria to the evolution of sleep! My first science in a long while! Link: www.youtube.com/live/3RHKrpd...