Liz O'Connor⁷
@drmicrochem.bsky.social
Microbiologist & Chem Prof
Polyglot wannabe
Korean language, food, media, music
Teachers open doors—you must enter
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Bluesky is not a dating app, so don't
Views my own
Polyglot wannabe
Korean language, food, media, music
Teachers open doors—you must enter
she her/⟬⟭💜⟭⟬ ⁷/Team 🐻
Bluesky is not a dating app, so don't
Views my own
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One of my #FavoriteThings is #koreanfood, especially if it's #homemade.
It was hard to choose a dish, but my homemade Korean soy-braised eggs, #GyeranJorim ( #계란조림), are always so pretty.
They're also little #umami bombs of joy. 😋
#BlueSkyArtShow #phonephotography
It was hard to choose a dish, but my homemade Korean soy-braised eggs, #GyeranJorim ( #계란조림), are always so pretty.
They're also little #umami bombs of joy. 😋
#BlueSkyArtShow #phonephotography
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
One of my #FavoriteThings is #koreanfood, especially if it's #homemade.
It was hard to choose a dish, but my homemade Korean soy-braised eggs, #GyeranJorim ( #계란조림), are always so pretty.
They're also little #umami bombs of joy. 😋
#BlueSkyArtShow #phonephotography
It was hard to choose a dish, but my homemade Korean soy-braised eggs, #GyeranJorim ( #계란조림), are always so pretty.
They're also little #umami bombs of joy. 😋
#BlueSkyArtShow #phonephotography
Reposted by Liz O'Connor⁷
Starbucks workers are STILL on ULP strike in over 130 cities and growing. Support our fight for better pay, scheduling, and protections - as well as a resolution to all outstanding unfair labor practices - by NOT BUYING STARBUCKS at ANY location for the duration of our strike!
December 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Starbucks workers are STILL on ULP strike in over 130 cities and growing. Support our fight for better pay, scheduling, and protections - as well as a resolution to all outstanding unfair labor practices - by NOT BUYING STARBUCKS at ANY location for the duration of our strike!
This made me both happy & sad. What a good baby Yeontan was!
One of the last public appearances by Yeontan :(
youtu.be/GcE6hQOviE4?...
youtu.be/GcE6hQOviE4?...
[입덕멍캠🐾] 뷔 💜 김연탄 직캠 4K 'Slow Dancing' (V 💜 YEONTAN FanCam) #엠카운트다운 EP.814 | Mnet 230914 방송
YouTube video by Mnet K-POP
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December 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This made me both happy & sad. What a good baby Yeontan was!
Reposted by Liz O'Connor⁷
Long before flowers dazzled pollinators with brilliant colors and sweet scents, ancient plants used another feature to signal insects: heat. The findings in Science offer insights into what shaped the earliest eras of plant-animal coevolution.
Read more in this week's issue: https://scim.ag/4rVtArQ
Read more in this week's issue: https://scim.ag/4rVtArQ
December 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Long before flowers dazzled pollinators with brilliant colors and sweet scents, ancient plants used another feature to signal insects: heat. The findings in Science offer insights into what shaped the earliest eras of plant-animal coevolution.
Read more in this week's issue: https://scim.ag/4rVtArQ
Read more in this week's issue: https://scim.ag/4rVtArQ
Reposted by Liz O'Connor⁷
My other recent @arstechnica.com story explains why a doggy DNA test probably can't predict your dog's behavior. It also includes bonus Max pictures!
Why is my dog like this? Current DNA tests won’t explain it to you.
Dog behavior is a lot more complicated than any one gene variant.
arstechnica.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
My other recent @arstechnica.com story explains why a doggy DNA test probably can't predict your dog's behavior. It also includes bonus Max pictures!
Reposted by Liz O'Connor⁷
Cycad plants use heat's thermal and infrared characteristics to lure beetles to their cones. #GiftArticle 🧪https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/science/plants-heat-infrared-cycads-beetles.html?unlocked_article_code=1.708.VeM2.vFA5w6CD2G5I&smid=bs-share
A Hot Plant’s Mysterious Signal Makes Beetles Pollinate It
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Cycad plants use heat's thermal and infrared characteristics to lure beetles to their cones. #GiftArticle 🧪https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/science/plants-heat-infrared-cycads-beetles.html?unlocked_article_code=1.708.VeM2.vFA5w6CD2G5I&smid=bs-share
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Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
December 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
Today, I introduced a colleague to Jin's #SuperTuna because she has a 4 year-old nephew who's just discovered #kpop.
A new generation of #BTSARMY is born & a good day's work is done. 😄💜
A new generation of #BTSARMY is born & a good day's work is done. 😄💜
a young man in blue overalls is dancing on the beach .
Alt: Kim Seok-jin, known professionally as Jin of BTS, is dancing the Super Tuna dance on a beach while wearing blue overalls
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Today, I introduced a colleague to Jin's #SuperTuna because she has a 4 year-old nephew who's just discovered #kpop.
A new generation of #BTSARMY is born & a good day's work is done. 😄💜
A new generation of #BTSARMY is born & a good day's work is done. 😄💜
We have become a country where regular citizens must protect school children from being terrorized by their own government
♥️ “ICE looked at that school, saw a community standing up for families, and decided it wasn’t worth it.”
December 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
We have become a country where regular citizens must protect school children from being terrorized by their own government
Have I posted yet about how much I hate the final grading period?
a close up of a cartoon character covering his eyes with his hands
Alt: Stitch pulling his lower eyelids down in exasperation
media.tenor.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Have I posted yet about how much I hate the final grading period?
When people say that BTS is just a kpop group...
"BTS receives Presidential Commendation… recognized for contributing to support for children who are victims of violence."
💜 #BTS
💜 #BTS
BTS, 대통령 표창 수상…폭력 피해 아동 지원 기여
[세종=뉴스핌] 김범주 기자·나병주 인턴기자 = 그룹 방탄소년단(BTS)이 기부 문화 확산 공로를 인정받아 대통령 표창을 받았다.행정안전부는 서울광고문화회관에서 '제5회 대한민국 착한기부대상' 시상식을 개최했다고 8일 밝혔다.이날 시상식에서는 7명
www.newspim.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
When people say that BTS is just a kpop group...
Me after reading some of my students' lab reports.
December 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Me after reading some of my students' lab reports.
Saw her in concert. What a voice! What an experience!
I adored her then & I still do
I adored her then & I still do
Had to go to Google... even though I already knew....
December 8, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Saw her in concert. What a voice! What an experience!
I adored her then & I still do
I adored her then & I still do
Reposted by Liz O'Connor⁷
If any of you happen to be #Ghibli fans, would you please fill this survey out? It's my student's research for her final paper, and she needs more responses. Thank you. #StudioGhibli #GhibliMusic forms.gle/1SXnq9ceRyKe...
Studio Ghibli Music & Emotion Survey.
Hi, My name is Jannur Yesil. I am a DGS student at Pusan National University taking the East Asian Popular Culture class. This research is for my class paper on the emotional impact of Studio Ghibli’s...
forms.gle
December 7, 2025 at 7:45 AM
If any of you happen to be #Ghibli fans, would you please fill this survey out? It's my student's research for her final paper, and she needs more responses. Thank you. #StudioGhibli #GhibliMusic forms.gle/1SXnq9ceRyKe...
"A Perfect Day"
Assateague Island National Seashore near Little Tom's Cove
I posted this for Summer Daze, but its #sky deserves its own moment, too.
#BlueSkyArtShow #phonephotography
#Assateague
Assateague Island National Seashore near Little Tom's Cove
I posted this for Summer Daze, but its #sky deserves its own moment, too.
#BlueSkyArtShow #phonephotography
#Assateague
December 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"A Perfect Day"
Assateague Island National Seashore near Little Tom's Cove
I posted this for Summer Daze, but its #sky deserves its own moment, too.
#BlueSkyArtShow #phonephotography
#Assateague
Assateague Island National Seashore near Little Tom's Cove
I posted this for Summer Daze, but its #sky deserves its own moment, too.
#BlueSkyArtShow #phonephotography
#Assateague
I've watched so many shows in Korean, Japanese & Chinese that my streaming services have stopped recommending shows in English.
Spanish? Sí
Swedish & Danish? Ja
Turkish? Evet
French? Bien sûr
Only those vapid Christmas romances are in English.
I suspect that's a default
My God, I what have I done?😂
Spanish? Sí
Swedish & Danish? Ja
Turkish? Evet
French? Bien sûr
Only those vapid Christmas romances are in English.
I suspect that's a default
My God, I what have I done?😂
November 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I've watched so many shows in Korean, Japanese & Chinese that my streaming services have stopped recommending shows in English.
Spanish? Sí
Swedish & Danish? Ja
Turkish? Evet
French? Bien sûr
Only those vapid Christmas romances are in English.
I suspect that's a default
My God, I what have I done?😂
Spanish? Sí
Swedish & Danish? Ja
Turkish? Evet
French? Bien sûr
Only those vapid Christmas romances are in English.
I suspect that's a default
My God, I what have I done?😂
#Warmth is your #RescueDog sleeping peacefully next to you.
#BlueSkyArtShow #Dogs #Dog #phonephotography #DogsofSky #ChocolateLabs #ChocolateLab #RescuePets #DogsofBluesky #RescuePet #RescueDogs
#BlueSkyArtShow #Dogs #Dog #phonephotography #DogsofSky #ChocolateLabs #ChocolateLab #RescuePets #DogsofBluesky #RescuePet #RescueDogs
November 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
#Warmth is your #RescueDog sleeping peacefully next to you.
#BlueSkyArtShow #Dogs #Dog #phonephotography #DogsofSky #ChocolateLabs #ChocolateLab #RescuePets #DogsofBluesky #RescuePet #RescueDogs
#BlueSkyArtShow #Dogs #Dog #phonephotography #DogsofSky #ChocolateLabs #ChocolateLab #RescuePets #DogsofBluesky #RescuePet #RescueDogs
If you are not having pie for breakfast on #Thanksgiving, is it even Thanksgiving?
No, no it's not.
No, no it's not.
November 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
If you are not having pie for breakfast on #Thanksgiving, is it even Thanksgiving?
No, no it's not.
No, no it's not.
Reposted by Liz O'Connor⁷
On December 4, 2007, in the Usenet group “Friends of the Friendless,” someone wrote:
“Happy Friendsgiving Y’all!”
And that is the first recorded use of ‘Friendsgiving’ in print.
“Happy Friendsgiving Y’all!”
And that is the first recorded use of ‘Friendsgiving’ in print.
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
On December 4, 2007, in the Usenet group “Friends of the Friendless,” someone wrote:
“Happy Friendsgiving Y’all!”
And that is the first recorded use of ‘Friendsgiving’ in print.
“Happy Friendsgiving Y’all!”
And that is the first recorded use of ‘Friendsgiving’ in print.
The better my #Korean gets, the more aggravated I get with @netflix.com's subtitles.
#ThatsNotWhatTheySaid
#ThatsNotWhatTheySaid
November 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The better my #Korean gets, the more aggravated I get with @netflix.com's subtitles.
#ThatsNotWhatTheySaid
#ThatsNotWhatTheySaid
Now for something REALLY #small:
The green alga, #Spirogyra, showing the ribbon-like helical arrangement of chloroplasts around the translucent organism.
The image was taken from a projection of a teaching microscope by using a #SamsungNote9
#BlueSkyArtShow #phonephotography
The green alga, #Spirogyra, showing the ribbon-like helical arrangement of chloroplasts around the translucent organism.
The image was taken from a projection of a teaching microscope by using a #SamsungNote9
#BlueSkyArtShow #phonephotography
November 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Now for something REALLY #small:
The green alga, #Spirogyra, showing the ribbon-like helical arrangement of chloroplasts around the translucent organism.
The image was taken from a projection of a teaching microscope by using a #SamsungNote9
#BlueSkyArtShow #phonephotography
The green alga, #Spirogyra, showing the ribbon-like helical arrangement of chloroplasts around the translucent organism.
The image was taken from a projection of a teaching microscope by using a #SamsungNote9
#BlueSkyArtShow #phonephotography
November 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Reposted by Liz O'Connor⁷
Fascinating. A gut bacteria (Aeromonas variant) makes a toxin called aerolysin that kills gut macrophages and increases inflammation in Ulcerative Colitis.
Anti-aerolysin antibodies stopped the colitis in mice. Wow!
Could this be a new treatment for UC?
#medsky #GIsky 🧪
Anti-aerolysin antibodies stopped the colitis in mice. Wow!
Could this be a new treatment for UC?
#medsky #GIsky 🧪
New discovery in ulcerative colitis: a bacterial toxin that kills macrophages and increases inflammation, which could be the foundation for a new treatment
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A bacterial toxin disarms gut defenses against inflammation
Macrophage-toxic bacteria from patients with ulcerative colitis worsen gut inflammation in mice
science.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Bright lightsticks–Bright Hearts
The 4th BTS #PermissiontoDanceonStageLA Concert
This was the 1st tour #BTS did after quarantine was lifted. There are no words for the overwhelming joy that BTS & 50,000 #BTSARMY shared when they could finally be together.
#BlueSkyArtShow #bright #phonephotography
The 4th BTS #PermissiontoDanceonStageLA Concert
This was the 1st tour #BTS did after quarantine was lifted. There are no words for the overwhelming joy that BTS & 50,000 #BTSARMY shared when they could finally be together.
#BlueSkyArtShow #bright #phonephotography
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Bright lightsticks–Bright Hearts
The 4th BTS #PermissiontoDanceonStageLA Concert
This was the 1st tour #BTS did after quarantine was lifted. There are no words for the overwhelming joy that BTS & 50,000 #BTSARMY shared when they could finally be together.
#BlueSkyArtShow #bright #phonephotography
The 4th BTS #PermissiontoDanceonStageLA Concert
This was the 1st tour #BTS did after quarantine was lifted. There are no words for the overwhelming joy that BTS & 50,000 #BTSARMY shared when they could finally be together.
#BlueSkyArtShow #bright #phonephotography
Ah, 'tis the season for trite, insipid Christmas romance movies!
Turn off brain. Press play. 😂
Turn off brain. Press play. 😂
November 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Ah, 'tis the season for trite, insipid Christmas romance movies!
Turn off brain. Press play. 😂
Turn off brain. Press play. 😂