Earlier quoted context omitted.
What acronym?
The one in my quote, that's used in multiple places in the very article...?
I would say it's only an acronym if it's pronouncable.
Maybe that's what they mean.
Scientists finally figure out why the water bear is nearly indestructible (2017)
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#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
The one in my quote, that's used in multiple places in the very article...?
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TDP -> tardigrade-specific intrinsically disordered protein
Most people would agree that this is an acronym - although some purists may prefer "initialism" as it's not pronounced as a word. At least, Merriam Webster seems to agree, and Oxford's lists that purist definition second to the way I used it.
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#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
The one in my quote, that's used in multiple places in the very article...?
I think it's a pedantic attempt to bring up the whole "initialism vs acronym" thing. You know, kinda thing that makes you real fun at parties.
Yeah, I kind of figured that out as you responded - see my other comment hehe. For what it's worth, Merriam Webster seems to agree that the distinction is basically arbitrary, and OED has the more general definition first lol
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#15"This article was originally published in Big Think." In 2017. Word for word copy.
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#16"This article was originally published in Big Think." In 2017. Word for word copy.
Being pre-Covid-pandemic casts the casual mention of pathogen gain-of-function research in a different light.
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#18"This article was originally published in Big Think." In 2017. Word for word copy.
@dang (2017)
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#19Can this be used to store larger organisms for prolonged duration? Maybe instead of cryochambers the future space travelers will use drychambers.
they hinted at that in the article. said there's a lot of work before that
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#20> If you take those genes and put them into organisms like bacteria and yeast, which normally do not have these proteins, they actually become much more desiccation-tolerant Well I have a newfound fear of humans creating a bacteria as hard to kill as a tardigrade…
The real question is, if these genes are spliced into a human do they awaken post-dessication craving human blood? :)