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@xenoplasm.bsky.social
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Scientist & educator at KPU. TTRPG Gamer, zebrafish researcher, Evo-Devo Enthusiast. I run D&D for webcomic artists at twitch.tv/weregeekcomics. He/him.

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Zebrafish Rock! 🎃 @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) movie of axon branching during #zebrafish development in a neurodegenerative disease gene (KLC4) mutant. Credit to @drlizhaynes.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday
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Austin Seroka @austinseroka1.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
We're excited to present a single-cell atlas of vertebrate cranial motor neuron development, the first story from my postdoctoral work in the Moens lab, up now on bioRxiv!
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Zebrafish Rock! 🎃 @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Labelling all major retinal cell types in the developing zebrafish eye, using 'Iterative Bleaching Extends Multiplexity' (IBEX) method. Credit to @aananditak.bsky.social & @macdonaldlab.bsky.social. #PrideMonth 🐟🏳️‍🌈 #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
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Dungeon Biologist @xenoplasm.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
TRASH DAY!
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Zebrafish Rock! 🎃 @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
First 22 hours of zebrafish development. Credit to @zebrafish007.bsky.social at #WeinsteinLab. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
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Zebrafish Rock! 🎃 @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Confocal micrograph of a single sensory neuron in the tail of a #zebrafish larva. Credit to Dr. Kate Turner & @stevewilsonfish.bsky.social. 2017 #NikonSmallWorld Image of Distinction. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
Confocal micrograph of a mechanosensory neuron with dendrites projecting broadly to cover the entire surface of the tail fin from a 6 day old zebrafish larva. This image is a composite of 5 adjacent high resolution confocal stacks to try and show the entire dendritic morphology of this neuron. Width of image is 1 mm.
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Zebrafish Rock! 🎃 @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
New work from Oates Lab at EPFL 🐟
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Zebrafish Rock! 🎃 @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
In vivo imaging of zebrafish spinal cord neural circuit development, captured with adaptive optical lattice light-sheet microscopy. Credit to Eric Betzig @hhmijanelia.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
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Lee Guille @writeleewrite.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The best Batman story I've read in a long while.
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Wil Wheaton ❌👑 @wilwheaton.net · 01/03/2026
If you know someone who is really great at running an RPG, you have got to hold on to them, you know? Carpe DM, friends!
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Lauren M. Seyler, Ph.D. @darkmicrobio.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Hell yeah look at that little guy go
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TwoSpiritTrickster @twospirittrickster.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Swing into the Chaos with the Trash Heroes today at 3:30 PST on Twitch! You can also catch up on our past episodes on Youtube <3 with @alinapete.bsky.social @rockpapercynic.bsky.social @choochoobear.bsky.social @ass.golf www.twitch.tv/weregeekcomics
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Dungeon Biologist @xenoplasm.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Xmas birbs
Blue-green conure on top of a Christmas tree Two conures preening in front of a fireplace mantel Sassy cockatiel in a Christmas cactus A pair of linneolated parakeets in a cage staring at Christmas lights
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Alina Pete @alinapete.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
IT'S TRASH DAY!! Last game, we made a talking sword VERY happy and caused chaos at the goblin market. Now, into a confrontation with an evil sorcerer.... Join us live at a slightly later start time: 3:30 PST/6:30 EST Twitch.tv/weregeekcomics
Trash Heroes logo, surrounded by character art of two satyrs, an old human man, a smiling orc woman, and the grossest kobold you've ever seen
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TwoSpiritTrickster @twospirittrickster.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Swing into the Chaos with the Trash Heroes today at 3:30 PST on Twitch! You can also catch up on our past episodes on Youtube <3 with @alinapete.bsky.social @rockpapercynic.bsky.social @choochoobear.bsky.social @ass.golf www.twitch.tv/weregeekcomics
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Zebrafish Rock! 🎃 @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Here's the video of zebrafish development from Don Kane and Rolf Karlstrom that was used in the special issue. On the top left hand corner of each odd-numbered page in the issue was a single frame from the timelapse movie. 🧪
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Zebrafish Rock! 🎃 @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
One-day-old transgenic zebrafish embryo. Credit to Dr. Kazuhide Shaun Okuda. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
Side view of a transgenic zebrafish embryo that expresses a fluorescent protein that marks the the vasculature and hatching gland (magenta). In green marks the muscle, eye and parts of the brain. For more info, see ($) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41556-021-00784-w
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Kevin Thiessen, PhD @kevinthiessen.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
I've updated my Bioinformatics Bootcamp: Zebrafish Special Edition blog post on @the-node.bsky.social! Please do share with trainees or anyone new to the community. I hope it adds some breadth to the many resources available to #zebrafish researchers. 🔗 thenode.biologists.com/bioinformati...
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Bioinformatics Bootcamp - Zebrafish Special Edition - the Node
A deep-dive into the many cool (and free) resources available to zebrafish researchers! Disclaimer: This is not a comprehensive list but a list of useful
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Zebrafish Rock! 🎃 @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Endocardium, cells lining the heart chambers, in the beating heart of a two-day-old transgenic #zebrafish. Credit to @anjaliesch.bsky.social & Nikon Small World Competition. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
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Dungeon Biologist @xenoplasm.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Join @ass.golf @choochoobear.bsky.social @twospirittrickster.bsky.social @rockpapercynic.bsky.social and @alinapete.bsky.social as we crawl through magical dungeons!
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Dungeon Biologist @xenoplasm.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Join @rockpapercynic.bsky.social @alinapete.bsky.social @twospirittrickster.bsky.social @choochoobear.bsky.social @jephhh.bsky.social for a good ol' dungeon crawl!
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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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Randy Milholland @choochoobear.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Almost time for Trash Heroes D&D with my webcomic friends: www.twitch.tv/weregeekcomics
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weregeekcomics - Twitch
Trash Heroes
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JB RoseCityComicCon table H48 @jenniebreeden.thedevilspanties.com · 11/09/2025
Comics TED talk!! Using comics and storytelling to engage memory and bring fun back to learning with Alina Pete | TEDxRRU youtu.be/MNeqk_XehEk...
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Starshine Scribbles @starshinescribbles.bsky.social · 09/01/2024
Are you making a ttrpg? Do you need cheap or free images, layouts, fonts, or other resources to take your game to the next level? The TTRPG Resources Masterpost is for you! It's a massive collection of human-made, AI-free TTRPG creation resources! starshinescribbles.com/ttrpg-resour...
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TTRPG Creator Resources Masterpost
A collection of free, Creative Commons and paid resources for TTRPG creators.
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でんか @k-hermit.com · 26/07/2025
Baby teddy bear crab♥
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でんか @k-hermit.com · 25/07/2025
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Alina Pete @alinapete.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
I will be at SDCC next week and Kory is the best for putting together this rad map because I totally forgot to!
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でんか @k-hermit.com · 03/07/2025
Tiny, colorful baby scallops — a total cuteness overload in one dish! You might think, “This person posts the same creature every year!” But honestly, seeing the same life return year after year is something truly wonderful𓂃🫧‪
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でんか @k-hermit.com · 19/06/2025
Cool colors, cooler vibes. Blue sea slug chillin’ in a petri dish.𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
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Zebrafish Rock! 🎃 @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Developing face of a 4-day-old #zebrafish larva. Credit to @intheor.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
Frontal view of a 4 days post fertilization transgenic zebrafish larvae that has its cell membranes marked in red. What looks like eye holes above the mouth are actually nostrils.
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Dungeon Biologist @xenoplasm.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Come watch @alinapete.bsky.social @ass.golf @rockpapercynic.bsky.social @choochoobear.bsky.social and @twospirittrickster.bsky.social stage a daring Loxodon rescue, with special guest @muskratjohn.bsky.social !
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Dungeon Biologist @xenoplasm.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Come watch @alinapete.bsky.social @ass.golf @rockpapercynic.bsky.social @choochoobear.bsky.social and @twospirittrickster.bsky.social stage a daring Loxodon rescue, with special guest @muskratjohn.bsky.social !
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David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Trump's plans to gut VOA get boost from appeals court My story for NPR: www.npr.org/2025/05/22/n...
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Voice of America's prospects appear grim after appeals court order
A federal appeals court said it would not intervene — at least for now — to thwart the Trump administration's plans for the near-total dismantlement of Voice of America.
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Zebrafish Rock! 🎃 @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Want more Star Wars content? Enjoy this zebrafish optic chiasm turned podracer, which is sure to leave your competitors in the depths. Credit to @kara-cerveny.bsky.social & @stevewilsonfish.bsky.social. #MayThe4thBeWithYou #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
Confocal micrograph showing the connections of the visual system in a four-day-old zebrafish embryo. Staining of the neurons, glia and optic nerve illustrate the connections between the retina and the brain. The retina is a multi-layered structure of retinal neurons that processes light information in the eye. The ganglion cell layer is closest to the bulb of the eye moving out towards the layer that contains the light sensitive cells - the rods and cones - towards the back of the retina. Both the retinal ganglion cell layers and photoreceptor cell layers are shown in cyan. The glial cells are shown in purple. The optic nerve (cyan) transmits information from the eye to the brain. The point at which the optic nerves meet is known as the optic chiasm.
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Zebrafish Rock! 🎃 @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Star Wars Day falls on #ZebrafishZunday and we are doing our best to celebrate the day with this Naboo N-1 Starfighter-themed zebrafish larva! Credit to Dr. Ahmed Jamali of @emreyaksi.bsky.social Lab. #MayTheFourthBeWithYou 🧪
Image of a 5 days post fertilization zebrafish larva expressing HuC:GCamp6s;GFAP:jRGECO. It is colour-coded according to depth, where lighter colours indicate dorsal location. It looks like an N-1 star fighter from the Star Wars movies
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Dungeon Biologist @xenoplasm.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Join @alinapete.bsky.social @ass.golf @rockpapercynic.bsky.social @twospirittrickster.bsky.social as they try to save the world with a committee meeting!
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The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked, "If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?" Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
A light blue diagram depicting the sea, with the water's surface at the top, and just below it is an outline of the Mary Rose, with the depth (12m, 40ft or 6.7 fathoms). There is a line showing the seabed, which takes a rapid dive into the vertical...
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Margarita Parada-Kusz @margaritapk.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Watch as we inject morpholinos into zebrafish embryos to knockdown gene expression! 🦓🐟😍 #ZebrafishRock #GeneticResearch #Knockdown #ScienceInAction @zebrafishrock.bsky.social
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Personally I think our top universities, which are the envy of the world, should not be destroyed for idiotic and bigoted reasons
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
WATCH: The gloves are off! It’s been an under-reported scandal for quite a while that Pierre Poilievre refuses to apply for security clearance. It was a scandal EVEN BEFORE the most recent efforts to undermine Canada’s democracy, sovereignty and economy from Trump, Musk and the GOP. Share this.
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Why Won’t Pierre Poilievre Get His Security Clearance?
YouTube video by Justin Trudeau
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Robert Jago @rjjago.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
A leaked report shows that Vancouver's mayor wants to make Vancouver a 'sunset community' where Native people aren't welcome. He has a plan to deport Indigenous residents of the city to their "home communities". www.bcafn.ca/news/regiona...
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Dungeon Biologist @xenoplasm.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Wooo Trash Time!
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Richard Behringer @rrbehringer.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Here is the 2025 embryo alphabet from alligator to zebrafish. Developmental biology is stunning & leads to important discoveries for human medicine. @socdevbio.bsky.social
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Alina Pete @alinapete.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Here's my award eligibility for 2024! Wow, 2024 was a big year for me, writing-wise haha! If you loved any of my stories, then please consider nominating me for an award. #writing #indigenouswriter #shortstories
Purple background with the text: 2024 Award Eligibility

SHORT STORIES
“Telling The Soul of Mars”
Augur Magazine, Issue 7.2
“Flowers of Fire” 
Black Cat Books
“Can’t Trust a Trickster”
Shadowrun: Magic, Machines and Mayhem

NOVELLA
“Old Punks Never Die”
Shadowrun: Through the Decades

ANTHOLOGY/EDITOR
Indiginerds: Tales of Modern Indigenous Life,
Iron Circus Comics

ILLUSTRATOR
Lost at Windy River, Orca Press

Alina Pete
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Dungeon Biologist @xenoplasm.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
With @choochoobear.bsky.social @twospirittrickster.bsky.social @ass.golf @alinapete.bsky.social and @rockpapercynic.bsky.social !
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Dungeon Biologist @xenoplasm.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Leftovers from the past few days should feed us right to New Years. Only the second round of Xmas baking remains.
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Dungeon Biologist @xenoplasm.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
You can tell it's Christmas cuz I have already made a giant vat of soup and now have a seven-pound tourtierre in the oven.
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