Breakthrough Discovery: Scientists Find Organism That Transmits Electricity Like a Wire
Daily Galaxy | May 06, 2025A newly discovered species of bacteria that conducts electricity like a living wire is shaking up the scientific world. Named Candidatus Electrothrix yaqonensis, the organism was found in Oregon’s Yaquina Bay mudflats and described in a study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology. …
Unlike its microbial cousins, Ca. Electrothrix yaqonensis features pronounced surface ridges, up to three times wider than those of other cable bacteria. These ridges house highly conductive fibers made from rare nickel-based proteins, a previously unseen biological structure. …
The bacterium’s ability to transport electrons over long distances gives it an edge in the complex chemistry of marine sediments. These traits allow it to connect sulfide-rich layers deep in the mud with oxygen or nitrate at the surface, completing critical redox reactions.
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Straight Line of the Day: The Next Step After 3-D Printed Calamari: …
Scientists Create 3D-Printed Calamari With More Protein Than Real Squid
Study Finds | April 28, 2025 | Poornima Vijayan and Dejian Huang, National University of SingaporeScientists successfully 3D printed plant-based calamari rings using mung bean protein and microalgae, creating a seafood alternative that closely matches real squid in texture and even surpasses it in protein content.
Bond Girlathon Wednesday : Results for 4/30/2025 : New Matches for 5/7/2025
We move along to some new matches. Also, please note, with the Walrus going on vacation at the end of the month the matches will probably be skipped for one week. It is what it is.
Results
| Britt Ekland | No Preference | Grace Jones |
|---|---|---|
| 249 | 0 | 12 |
| Maud Adams | No Preference | Mary Stovin |
|---|---|---|
| 164 | 3 | 34 |
Matches for 5/7/2025
Match 1
Carmen du Sautoy (Saida) vs Fiona Fullerton (Pola Ivanova)
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Carmen du Sautoy | 0 – 3 – 0 | 47 – 8 – 605 |
Actress: Carmen du Sautoy Nationality: English Bond Movie: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) Synopsis:
Saida was a Lebanese belly dancer, and the ex-lover of agent 002, Bill Fairbanks. When Fairbanks is found dead, Bond visits Saida to find out what happened. Saida mentions that she found the bullet that killed Fairbanks and now uses it as a lucky charm belly button. Bond tries to casually steal the bullet, but after getting hit on the back by the club bouncer, he swallows it by mistake.
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| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Fiona Fullerton | 1 – 2 – 0 | 375 – 5 – 382 |
Actress: Fiona Fullerton Nationality: Nigerian Bond Movie: A View To a Kill (1985) Synopsis:
Pola Ivanova was a KGB agent working for General Gogol. She recorded incriminating evidence of Max Zorin, and escaped with a tape of it. Bond had followed her, and a struggle ensued, until they both realized that they knew one another from a prior mission. They went to a spa and spent the evening in a hot tub together. While Bond took a shower, Pola snook out with the tape, only to realize later that Bond had switched it for a fake.
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Match 2
Francoise Therry (Chew Mee) vs Maryam d’Abo (Kara Milovy)
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Francoise Therry | 1 – 2 – 0 | 115 – 3 – 429 |
Actress: Francoise Therry Nationality: French Bond Movie: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) Synopsis:
Chew Mee was a mistress of businessman Hai Fat. While visiting Hai Fat, Bond first saw sight of her while she was swimming naked in the palaces’ pool. Bond asked how the water was, and Chew Mee responded that he should come in and find out. Chew Mee had only a brief appearance, and Bond didn’t make it into the pool.
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| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Maryam d’Abo | 2 – 1 – 0 | 340 – 2 – 370 |
Actress: Maryam d’Abo Nationality: Dutch Bond Movie: The Living Daylights (1987) Synopsis:
Kara Milovy was the girlfriend of Georgi Koskov, a traitor playing both sides in the cold war. Koskov pretended to defect to the West, and got Milovy to shoot blanks at him to make it look more real. He knew that she would be assassinated by Bond, who was assigned to protect Koskov. However, Bond noticed she wasn’t a professional, and he didn’t kill her. When Koskov was discovered to be a traitor, Bond met Milovy posing as a friend of Koskovs. He gained her trust and revealed his identity, gaining a brave ally for his mission.
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