Do mammals share an ancient circuit for hibernation? The discovery of a hibernation hub in the brains of hibernating hamsters suggests yes. Can it be awakened in animals that don't naturally hibernate? Stay tuned - researchers are trying that next. @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

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when I think back (to those times on 𝕏), Zachary now seems to me – in stark contrast to how you were back then – completely relaxed, even almost meditatively at ease in the here and now. I wasn't aware that the hunt for Cit⁺ mutations can cause such vastly different reactions 😉

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Link to relevant paper by @zdblount.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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And Zack just pointed out to me that if he had that money in 2007 dollars, he'd have another 24 trillion due to inflation that "would go toward Medicare For All and a massive boost to science funding."

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If Zachary Blount had one dollar for every cell he plated in his dissertation looking for new Cit+ mutations, he could single handedly pay off the US debt of $40,000,000,000,000. www.npr.org/2026/08/19/n...

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