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Dad, Teacher, Artist, Gardener and Scientist. Change is the only permanent thing in the world. This moment will pass. It has to. Ps. All I post is my personal opinion

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Oh no, these videos might ruin the reputation of the guys who stole our social security numbers

14.03.2026 13:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1095 ๐Ÿ” 228 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Why do we need better ethics and social sciences education in STEM - and in particular, tech?

This. This is exactly why.

The arrogance is astounding.

12.03.2026 19:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 89 ๐Ÿ” 37 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Crazy, they removed these videos too. But citizens private info is online

14.03.2026 05:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When lunatics get elected, they cut basics of modern medicine.

13.03.2026 15:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Abruptly switching to multiyear funding means the same annual budget gets allocated to far fewer projects, making it even harder to get grants. Congress may have shot down the drastic budget cuts proposed by the White House, but the NIH is finding other ways to award fewer grants. Fightโ€™s not over.

13.03.2026 13:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 71 ๐Ÿ” 42 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Moving bacteria from gut to brain ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ณ

13.03.2026 14:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Becoming

13.03.2026 14:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Plasmids promote antimicrobial resistance through insertion sequence-mediated gene inactivation - Nature Microbiology Inactivation of chromosomal genes through plasmid-encoded IS elements is an extended mechanism of antimicrobial resistance evolution in bacteria.

Final version of our last paper is out!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

13.03.2026 11:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 96 ๐Ÿ” 58 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

๐Ÿคฏ
These tech bro kids canceled thousands of federal grants

youtu.be/UDwAOrDi1wk?...

13.03.2026 07:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Capturing dynamic phageโ€“pathogen coevolution by clinical surveillance @nature.com @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

12.03.2026 01:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 38 ๐Ÿ” 22 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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How bioRxiv changed the way biologists share ideas โ€“ in numbers Four million articles are now downloaded from bioRxiv every month, according to an analysis of the life-science preprint serverโ€™s first 13 years of existence.

I'm a big fan of bioRxiv, so it was fascinating to dig into the stats behind the rise of this preprint server from its first 13 or so years for Nature News @nature.com ๐Ÿงช @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social #preprints

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

12.03.2026 15:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 42 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿคฎ

12.03.2026 16:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Only the best

12.03.2026 16:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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First 6 Days of Iran War Cost U.S. $11.3 Billion, Pentagon Says

The 2026 National Science Foundation budget is $8.75 Billion.

12.03.2026 04:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 4354 ๐Ÿ” 2013 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 35 ๐Ÿ“Œ 114
Image from their link showing evidence of fabricated references

Image from their link showing evidence of fabricated references

Holy smoke. What ultimately happened???

11.03.2026 19:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 206 ๐Ÿ” 78 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 20

The real nightmare of academic review! I just received lack of novelty review. ๐Ÿคฏ
F with reviewerโ€™s Novelty!

11.03.2026 20:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
#microsky

11.03.2026 19:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#phage #phagesky

11.03.2026 19:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

11.03.2026 19:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Wrong shoes or body. ๐Ÿ‘ž

11.03.2026 17:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi @dr-lori-burrows.bsky.social do you have the zoom link for this?

11.03.2026 15:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The smell of the rest of 2026.

11.03.2026 04:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Framework for microbiome-inspired functional synthetic communities

Framework for microbiome-inspired functional synthetic communities

One of the biggest challenges in microbial biotechnology? Unlocking the potential of non-model microbes and synthetic communities! Glad to share our review @sonjablasche.bsky.social @simonemozzachiodi.bsky.social @kiranrpatil.bsky.social @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social๐Ÿงต(1/7) doi.org/10.1016/j.co...

10.03.2026 15:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 56 ๐Ÿ” 28 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Thatโ€™s close to 100 NIH R01s funding for 5 years. ๐Ÿคฏ

11.03.2026 01:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wow. Send ICE.

11.03.2026 01:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

$5.6 Billion = $ 5,600,000,000

10.03.2026 15:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Conditional activation of Cas13 enforces lysogeny in a native type VI-A CRISPR host - Nature Microbiology RNA-targeting CRISPR in Listeria seeligeri restricts the lytic cycle of temperate phages but tolerates prophage acquisition while also preventing inductionโ€”a system that enables acquisition of benefic...

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#phage #phagesky

10.03.2026 15:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Our work on bacterial Schlafens in phage defense is out today @natmicrobiol.nature.com!

Check out the final version here:
rdcu.be/e7Bmz

We are looking for postdocs and students to expand our team! Official postings are coming soon.

Please reach out if you're interested!
#phage #phagesky #microsky

09.03.2026 16:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 58 ๐Ÿ” 30 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Burning the city to save people of the region?

09.03.2026 13:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜ข

09.03.2026 13:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0