The focus for this year's is the role of evidence in an 'infodemic'. This free course from & is a good starting point to understand the concept of 'infodemic' and how we can prevent it: https://t.co/2x8PoNsBDe

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Also released today, a set of bilingual posters on the threats facing seabirds in northern Aotearoa, by the wonderful ! Available in Te Reo Māori and English here: https://t.co/1J3dwsLarn

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18: MOTILITY

Proteus is a catheter opportunist with a bullseye motility pattern, due to cycling btw vegetative & swarmer states. A switch to swarming causes massive elongation, many more flagella & all the nasties!

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Results from the
Paracrax (as a hoatzin relative), Ruyangosaurus and Epicyon.

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Day 17: Head-to-head
How do fruitfly navigate their Larvae crawl forward, and at moments stop, bend their "head" to a side and change direction, or do a sweeping motion and go to the other side. (1/3)

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PART EIGHT: eye photoshoot for , radiolaran tennis for , climate cat for , educated microbes for

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PART SEVEN: robo-pancreas goes rollerskating for , cryo sperm for , ghost phascogales for , Andes greeting card for

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PART SIX: multitasking for , exasperated seagrass for , a corroboree frog doing her best for , echidna cooking for

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PART FIVE: hot land and sea for , crab stalking for , and spider crab formation for

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PART FOUR: mosaic for , party clam for , tropical pollen for , special sea salt for

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Day 13: A to grow under
How do flies help us understand
During development cells have to produce other cells, they have to move, change shape, and commit to new functions. (1/4)

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14: CHEMOTAXIS

Helicobacter uses chemotaxis to swim towards some tasty sugars on the lining of the stomach, and finds its home there for life

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Which one do you prefer for scientific illustations? Greyscale or color🤔?

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PART THREE: urban contaminants for , whale dining for , dogs at work for , white (choc) blood cells for

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PART TWO: Penguin paparazzi for , kids' apps for , marine mixing for , toxic shells for

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Here's a compilation of all of the cartoons - see comments below for the original descriptions that inspired each one!

PART ONE: Fire time for , remote sensing dogs for , SHARK HULK for , mama wolf jazz for

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12: DIVISION

In their infectious form, these brain-eating amoebae can divide without breaking up their nuclear membrane, in a process called promitosis.

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Hello I'm a molecular biologist and I love telling science stories with bright colours and unconventional visuals!
Check out more of my work at https://t.co/cLJiYAM7QR or DM/email me at info.munafomarzia.com!

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