another Ms.Dangles photo credit in the nytimes

he doesn't just blog about cats ladies and germs, he also takes pictures that sometimes go in the new york times. he does other stuff too. good work ms. dangles.

everyone congratulate phil...

he is just sooooo pleased with himself for passing his art history nerd tests.

You did it.

WAY TO GO.

keekers leaving new jersey this afternoon

nErD aLeRt! / bunny or burrito?

everyone congratulate thomas wilhelm!

he has officially passed all of his ARE's!!

omg y'all.

holmes is pregnant!!! follow him along his journey toward motherhood on his new blog.

CONGRATS EMBREES!!!

were you wondering what your prize was?

we won't keep you in suspense any longer.

as the 250,000 hit, Chad Lemon gets...

a date with 2Pz sometimes correspondent STARLA!!

whenever her schedule is clear, you can fly (yourself (on your own dime)) to new york city and buy her dinner and a movie. Of course Starla will choose the movie, and the dinner location. Starla has expensive taste, and many New York restaurants are cash only, so please keep this in mind.

Thank you Chad, and you're welcome.

xoxo

congrats novak!

he beat rafa to win his first wimbledon championship.

omg congrats!

2Pz favorite scientist and friend, nsikan, just got a paper purblished! here's the abstract (because we are outside of the paywall), for his contribution in the latest issue of the preeminent publication, the journal of neuroscience:

"Intranasal Delivery of Caspase-9 Inhibitor Reduces Caspase-6-Dependent Axon/Neuron Loss and Improves Neurological Function after Stroke"
by Nsikan Akpan

Despite extensive research to develop an effective neuroprotective strategy for the treatment of ischemic stroke, therapeutic options remain limited. Although caspase-dependent death is thought to play a prominent role in neuronal injury, direct evidence of active initiator caspases in stroke and the functional relevance of this activity have not previously been shown. Using an unbiased caspase-trapping technique in vivo, we isolated active caspase-9 from ischemic rat brain within 1 h of reperfusion. Pathogenic relevance of active caspase-9 was shown by intranasal delivery of a novel cell membrane-penetrating highly specific inhibitor for active caspase-9 at 4 h postreperfusion (hpr). Caspase-9 inhibition provided neurofunctional protection and established caspase-6 as its downstream target. The temporal and spatial pattern of expression demonstrates that neuronal caspase-9 activity induces caspase-6 activation, mediating axonal loss by 12 hpr followed by neuronal death within 24 hpr. Collectively, these results support selective inhibition of these specific caspases as an effective therapeutic strategy for stroke. (via)

i think joel said it best:

"i dont really get it, but im so proud of him."

when asked to comment for this article, nsikan replied:

"brb gotta grab a rodent from the mouse facility"

congrats, nscience! we're so proud!!

congratulations!

casey and miley are engaged!

and look what adam drew on their macaroni grill table!

GO GRIZZLIES!!!

last night with their victory at home over Sacramento, the Grizz clinched their 4th ever franchise appearance in the post-season, and their first in five years. It is still not clear whether the Grizz will be the 6th, 7th, or 8th seed in the western conference, but hopes are very high that this will be the year they finally end their 0-12 playoff drought.

well well well

look what the ncaa tournament cat dragged in. starla has won the official 2Pz march madness bracket!!

everyone wish her a happy victory!! and remember, #alwaystruststarla

i'd also like to congratulate myself for being the highest ranked person to have picked tennessee to win. (pats own back)

charlie is famous (thanks to 2Pz)

see. all it took was winning the first annual 2Pz petz halloween costume contest, and now charlie is a spokesmodel for his local pet resort. check him out on the feline grooming homepage, here.

guess whom's engaged.

it's vomas!