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D C FitzgeraldSea snail, (Hydatina physis) commonly known as the striped paper bubble, green-lined paper bubble, or rose petal bubble shell The shell doesn’t offer much protection. It’s globose, fragile, translucent white with brown wavy lines. Videographer: @aquacyclography. <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ocean</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Reels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reels</a>

The Kid Should See This 🌈🪐✨The thorny devil lizard has evolved one of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a>'s most ingenious <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#water</a> collection systems—specialized scales that can transport moisture from any part of its body directly to its mouth.<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a>'s living masterpiece of desert adaptation deserves your attention. 🦎🏜️👉 Learn more: <a href="https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/australia-thorny-devil-museums-victoria-video" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/australia-thorny-devil-museums-victoria-video</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#animals</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#video</a>

D C Fitzgerald"Humulus Lupulus" or just hops. H.lupulus is the same hops used in making beer. The cones (female flowers) of the hops plant contain alpha-acids and beta-acids, that contribute to the bitterness, flavor, and aroma of beer.18th-19th C. engraving w/hand coloring. <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#illustration</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#food</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biology</a>

Sunflower Björnskalle 🌻I am in no way confident that C. elegans doesn't have a subjective perspective. The fact is we just have absolutely no clue how this stuff works. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#physics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philosophy</a>

Maja MielkeHoopoes are beautiful birds — that can smell of rotten meat.They do so for a good reason, though, which I reveal in my new post for Beaks & Bones!<a href="https://beaksandbones.substack.com/p/hoopoes-preen-oil" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://beaksandbones.substack.com/p/hoopoes-preen-oil</a><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birdsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdsofmastodon</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scicomm</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ornithology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ornithology</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birding</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/bird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bird</a>

Starchy Compliment"Had they escaped from somewhere? Had they crossed the Atlantic perched on a ship? Now a scientific study reveals that they were not born anywhere in Spain or central and southern Europe, but in other Arctic latitudes located in areas of North America, Greenland, Russia, or Fennoscandia (Sweden, Finland and Norway)."Study Ends 3-Year Mystery of 'Lost' Arctic Owls in N. Spain<a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-03-16/study-reveals-the-mystery-of-the-lost-arctic-owls-that-appeared-in-northern-spain-three-years-ago.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-03-16/study-reveals-the-mystery-of-the-lost-arctic-owls-that-appeared-in-northern-spain-three-years-ago.html</a> via "El País" Photo: Juan Villar Sordo/SEO Birdlife/"El País" <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Owls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Owls</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Spain</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Migration</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biology</a>

jakalopesHearing from undergrads that they are receiving some rejections for graduate programs due to those universities being unsure/unclear about funding due to the current regime. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biology</a>

🇨🇦 Michael Porter 🇨🇦Question for planetary astonomers: What are the interesting effects of having a big moon (as we do), or being in a binary system like Pluto/Charon?I remember that Larry Niven used the presence of a moon, and the tides produced, to some effect in his SF stories (written back in the 60s/70s, so some were made obsolete by later science). Some ideas come to mind, with the caveat that a lot of stuff probably depends on the particulars of the formation of the planet in question (e.g. how much spin, and in what direction, did it end up with after accretion was mostly done?)Tides: Would having a moon like ours slow cooling of the planet, due to flexing, à la Io?In a system like Trappist-1, there's a strong possibility that the planets could be tidally locked to their star, but could having a moon help prevent that, with its own tidal forces?This might be a question for biologists, but I'm thinking moonlight must have an effect on plants and animals?Could a sufficiently-sized moon have any kind of protective effect, or on the flip side, a negative effefct on the planet? I know that even our own Moon takes up a tiny portion of the sky, so it's not like it's getting in the way of incoming asteroids to any great effect...This was all sparked by the recent "Saturn has a buncha moons!!!” headlines, and my memories of teaching that the *number* of moons wasn't the thing I wanted my students to learn, but the *significance* of them. (e.g. Yes, Saturn has a lot of moons, but let's talk about Titan, or Enceladus)<a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Astronomy</a> <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biology</a> <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/Moons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Moons</a> <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/PlanetaryScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlanetaryScience</a>

Sam LevineI have no idea how competitive this is (maybe they only get 10 applicants? maybe they get 10,000?) but it might be worth having grad students apply since it looks like the initial application is only a total of 375 words. No cash, but $5,000 in qiagen supplies is nothing to sneeze at either.<a href="https://www.qiagen.com/us/applications/molecular-biology-research/my-science/young-scientist-grant#apply" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.qiagen.com/us/applications/molecular-biology-research/my-science/young-scientist-grant#apply</a><a href="https://neuromatch.social/tags/ChemBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChemBio</a> <a href="https://neuromatch.social/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biology</a> <a href="https://neuromatch.social/tags/Chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chemistry</a> <a href="https://neuromatch.social/tags/ChemiVerse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChemiVerse</a> <a href="https://neuromatch.social/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Research</a>

amartenGreat article in understanding Avian Flu / H5N1 / H5N9 virus and risks of a pandemic.<a href="https://gamma.argyle.social/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pandemic</a> <a href="https://gamma.argyle.social/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#H5N1</a> <a href="https://gamma.argyle.social/tags/H5N9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#H5N9</a> <a href="https://gamma.argyle.social/tags/AvianFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AvianFlu</a> <a href="https://gamma.argyle.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirdFlu</a> <a href="https://gamma.argyle.social/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vaccine</a> <a href="https://gamma.argyle.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a href="https://gamma.argyle.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#medicine</a>asm.org/Articles/202... <a href="https://asm.org/Articles/2025/March/Avian-Influenza-H5N1-Vaccines-What-Status" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://asm.org/Articles/2025/March/Avian-Influenza-H5N1-Vaccines-What-Status</a>

Josh Universe :goldverify:Inhibiting Bacterial Metabolism Improves Infection Recovery <a href="https://biohackers.media/inhibiting-bacterial-metabolism-improves-infection-recovery" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://biohackers.media/inhibiting-bacterial-metabolism-improves-infection-recovery</a> Study reveals inhibiting S. pyogenes metabolism can reduce tissue damage, enhancing treatment and patient recovery in infections. <a href="https://science.social/tags/health" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://science.social/tags/science" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://science.social/tags/biology" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/c/science" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@science@lemmy.world</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/NEWS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@news@lemmy.world</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/Health" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@health@lemmy.world</a>

D C FitzgeraldVerditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus), found across southern Asia.Their diet consists of small invertebrates, which they typically catch in flight. <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecology</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photo</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/birdsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdsofmastodon</a>

Nick Byrd, Ph.D.The two most recent episodes of <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/BioUnethical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BioUnethical</a> with David Thorstad, Emily Largent, and <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@GovindPersad" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@GovindPersad</a> were very (very!) good.Hosts Leah Pierson and Sophie Gibert may be doing reflective discussion better than anyone — outstanding stage setting, questioning, improvising, etc.<a href="https://www.biounethical.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.biounethical.com</a><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/bioethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bioethics</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/appliedEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#appliedEthics</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Philosophy</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#medicine</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#psychology</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/epistemology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#epistemology</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/longtermerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#longtermerism</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/effectiveAltruism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#effectiveAltruism</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/xRisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#xRisk</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/existentialRisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#existentialRisk</a>

Paul Houle🧁 Gut microbes that convert sugar into vital short-chain fatty acids point the way to novel therapeutics<a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02-gut-microbes-sugar-vital-short.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02-gut-microbes-sugar-vital-short.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gut</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sugar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sugar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/metabolism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#metabolism</a>

-0--1-Today is the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IdesOfMarch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IdesOfMarch</a>. On this auspicious day, I <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Whisper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Whisper</a> my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfishWhispers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfishWhispers</a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SaintLuigi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaintLuigi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PatronSaintOfCEOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatronSaintOfCEOs</a> to bend the laws of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Physics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chemistry</a> to grant my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfishDesires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfishDesires</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Amen</a>

Josh Universe :goldverify:Ebola Treatment: Obeldesivir Cures Monkeys 100% <a href="https://biohackers.media/ebola-treatment-obeldesivir-cures-monkeys-100" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://biohackers.media/ebola-treatment-obeldesivir-cures-monkeys-100</a> Study reveals Obeldesivir pill cures Ebola in monkeys, promising new treatment with potential broad-spectrum efficacy. <a href="https://science.social/tags/health" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://science.social/tags/science" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://science.social/tags/biology" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/c/science" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@science@lemmy.world</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/NEWS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@news@lemmy.world</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/Health" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@health@lemmy.world</a>

D C FitzgeraldBlack-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) N. America, but winters in Mexico. Nests are built in dense foliage on outer branches of tall trees or shrubs near water sources. <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/birdsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdsofmastodon</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Reels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reels</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a>

Martinus HoevenaarValonia ventricosa or "sailors eyeball" — the largest single-celled organism on earth.<a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/NaturalWonders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NaturalWonders</a>

Holly<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/stem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stem</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microbiology</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cancer</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/hero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hero</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthKorea</a> Its looks like we have a benchtop cure for cancer <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-02-molecular-reverses-cancerous-critical-moment.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://phys.org/news/2025-02-molecular-reverses-cancerous-critical-moment.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark</a>

FlipboardWhen Spanish colonizers established a town in the mountains of Bolivia in the 1500s, they might have expected to expand their communities by having babies, but they could not. While Indigenous folks raised families, not a single child of European descent was born for decades. It was all down to the lack of oxygen at altitude, which the settlers were not genetically adapted to deal with. <a href="https://mstdn.science/@KnowableMag" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@KnowableMag</a> reports on how scientists are now studying this to see if they can help pregnant people whose bodies are struggling to provide enough oxygen to their fetuses, at any altitude. <a href="https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2025/overcoming-risks-of-pregnancy-at-high-elevation" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2025/overcoming-risks-of-pregnancy-at-high-elevation</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biology</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Medicine</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Pregnancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pregnancy</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Newstodon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewstodonFriday</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a>

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