Geneticists And The Family Wreath Of Westeros

The 1960s-70s were WILD for science! This meme references the actual NASA-funded experiment where researcher John Lilly gave dolphins LSD in an attempt to enhance interspecies communication. The scientist is desperately asking the dolphin to "speak English" while the dolphin is just having an absolute psychedelic trip ("hella tite"). 🐬💊 The kicker? This bizarre experiment was real! Lilly believed psychedelics might unlock the dolphin's linguistic potential. Instead, we just got high dolphins and frustrated scientists. The 70s were basically science's experimental phase that nobody talks about at Thanksgiving dinner!

The genetic code's ultimate memory trick! DNA has that double helix structure (two strands), while RNA rocks the single-strand life. Just like this character's hair - two braids on the right (DNA) and single strands on the left (RNA). Biology students everywhere just found their new study hack. Who needs complex diagrams when you can just picture this hairstyle during your next molecular biology exam? Genetic mnemonics have never been this fashionable!

The nerdiest hormone pun ever! Looking at the molecular structures, estrogen has a phenol group with an OH attached directly to a benzene ring, giving it that extra "p+" (proton). Meanwhile, testosterone is structurally similar but lacks this particular phenol arrangement. It's basically organic chemistry dad humor. The "p+" refers to a proton (H+), which is what makes the difference in that hydroxyl group position. The subtle chemical distinction between these sex hormones creates their vastly different biological effects, yet they're remarkably similar structurally - just a proton's difference in the right place! Chemistry nerds unite! This is what happens when biochemists try to make jokes at parties.

The ultimate reproductive alliance! This meme captures the temporary but powerful team-up between the corpus luteum and placenta - the reproductive system's most crucial handshake. The corpus luteum produces progesterone early in pregnancy until the placenta develops enough to take over hormone production. It's basically a hormonal relay race where the baton is progesterone. Without this seamless transition, pregnancy couldn't continue - talk about pressure! The bottom panel reveals their shared mission: "functioning as endocrine structures temporarily." Biology's version of "I got you covered until you're ready to take over" - the ultimate workplace transition plan!

The "scutoid" is actually a real geometric shape discovered in 2018 in epithelial cells. It's what happens when nature decides regular prisms are too mainstream. Calculating its surface area would make even tenured mathematics professors reach for the whiskey. High schoolers dodged a bullet there - imagine the collective trauma of an exam question asking to "find the area of a scutoid, show your work." The geometry teacher would probably just grade papers based on how creatively students expressed their despair.

Possibly the most awkward "birds and bees" talk in microbiology! Unlike humans who need to swipe right and exchange numbers, amoebas just split themselves in two like they're copying and pasting their existence. The dad amoeba is basically saying "I loved myself so much I literally tore myself apart to make you." Self-love taken to its biological extreme! Next time someone asks how you're planning to reproduce, just say "I'm thinking of pulling an amoeba" and watch their confused faces.