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Jun 18, 2014 at 8:59 PM - Nancy: I 'm going to have to leave shortly after 8:00. Will drop in again from time to time. Hope more people show up!
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:01 PM - neurobadger: not keratin, chitin
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:01 PM - neurobadger: chitin is made of carbohydrates. keratin is only found in mammals
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:04 PM - Nancy: Ah, makes more sense. Chitin is found in the outer skeletons of some invertebrates, including marine invertebrates, right?
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:06 PM - neurobadger: yes
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:06 PM - neurobadger: most notably insects
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:06 PM - neurobadger: the chitin is often strengthened with calcium carbonate
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:07 PM - neurobadger: wait, keratin is found in all sorts of vertebrates, not just mammals
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:08 PM - neurobadger: but keratin is solely in vertebrates.
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:13 PM - Nancy: Thanks for the explanation.
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:14 PM - Nancy: Where is everyone.
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:18 PM - DWhatley: Trying to snap still photos
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:18 PM - Nancy: Any luck?
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:18 PM - neurobadger: trying to fiddle with the power cord plug in my computer and fixed it temporarily
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:19 PM - neurobadger: also avoiding my folks, who are unbearable today
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:20 PM - Nancy: Neurobadger, did you once live in Galveston.
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:21 PM - neurobadger: nope, but i have visited it
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:22 PM - neurobadger: although very briefly for a departmental retreat for a department i was interviewing at
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:22 PM - neurobadger: balmy as heck in february
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:22 PM - Nancy: I thought I remembered you from there. My mistake.
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:24 PM - neurobadger: crikey that's a huge spermatophore!
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:26 PM - neurobadger: 'if spermatangia are found inside the mantle cavity of a male giant squid, could that be the squid's own spermatophores that accidentally implanted themselves?' Ohhhh no, probably not. Down in the deep there they probably don't come across members of their species that often...
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:26 PM - neurobadger: i think Discoteuthis actually uses that strategy
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:26 PM - neurobadger: it impregnates pretty much anything it can find
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:27 PM - neurobadger: i forget if that was discoteuthis or another deep-sea squid, actually
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:28 PM - neurobadger: big ol' ink sac
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:28 PM - Nancy: Well, I'm off for a whirl...
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:28 PM - Nancy: Oops, I mean for a while!
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:29 PM - neurobadger: eh, they're kind of interchangeable
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:36 PM - DWhatley: Sorry Nancy, I need a third screen to edit and save images
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:52 PM - main_board: chrono_war01 (Eric) onscreen
Jun 18, 2014 at 10:08 PM - DWhatley: Was transfer photos and missed you. Try again?
Jun 18, 2014 at 10:15 PM - chrono_war01: Hey guys
Jun 18, 2014 at 10:18 PM - corw314: Hi everyone!
Jun 18, 2014 at 10:18 PM - chrono_war01: Hey!
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:01 PM - neurobadger: not keratin, chitin
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:01 PM - neurobadger: chitin is made of carbohydrates. keratin is only found in mammals
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:04 PM - Nancy: Ah, makes more sense. Chitin is found in the outer skeletons of some invertebrates, including marine invertebrates, right?
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:06 PM - neurobadger: yes
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:06 PM - neurobadger: most notably insects
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:06 PM - neurobadger: the chitin is often strengthened with calcium carbonate
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:07 PM - neurobadger: wait, keratin is found in all sorts of vertebrates, not just mammals
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:08 PM - neurobadger: but keratin is solely in vertebrates.
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:13 PM - Nancy: Thanks for the explanation.
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:14 PM - Nancy: Where is everyone.
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:18 PM - DWhatley: Trying to snap still photos
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:18 PM - Nancy: Any luck?
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:18 PM - neurobadger: trying to fiddle with the power cord plug in my computer and fixed it temporarily
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:19 PM - neurobadger: also avoiding my folks, who are unbearable today
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:20 PM - Nancy: Neurobadger, did you once live in Galveston.
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:21 PM - neurobadger: nope, but i have visited it
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:22 PM - neurobadger: although very briefly for a departmental retreat for a department i was interviewing at
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:22 PM - neurobadger: balmy as heck in february
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:22 PM - Nancy: I thought I remembered you from there. My mistake.
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:24 PM - neurobadger: crikey that's a huge spermatophore!
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:26 PM - neurobadger: 'if spermatangia are found inside the mantle cavity of a male giant squid, could that be the squid's own spermatophores that accidentally implanted themselves?' Ohhhh no, probably not. Down in the deep there they probably don't come across members of their species that often...
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:26 PM - neurobadger: i think Discoteuthis actually uses that strategy
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:26 PM - neurobadger: it impregnates pretty much anything it can find
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:27 PM - neurobadger: i forget if that was discoteuthis or another deep-sea squid, actually
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:28 PM - neurobadger: big ol' ink sac
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:28 PM - Nancy: Well, I'm off for a whirl...
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:28 PM - Nancy: Oops, I mean for a while!
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:29 PM - neurobadger: eh, they're kind of interchangeable
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:36 PM - DWhatley: Sorry Nancy, I need a third screen to edit and save images
Jun 18, 2014 at 9:52 PM - main_board: chrono_war01 (Eric) onscreen
Jun 18, 2014 at 10:08 PM - DWhatley: Was transfer photos and missed you. Try again?
Jun 18, 2014 at 10:15 PM - chrono_war01: Hey guys
Jun 18, 2014 at 10:18 PM - corw314: Hi everyone!
Jun 18, 2014 at 10:18 PM - chrono_war01: Hey!