I would like to know what concerned and horrified “ordinary” people, could do to change how the world is run today. There is an astonishing feeling of “emperor’s new clothes” scenario where everyone, including me, says and does nothing about the illegal and unethical actions of deranged leaders
Science and Civilisation lecture @royalsociety.org : ERC President Maria Leptin gave a spirited and inspiring talk about maintaining academic freedom and knowledge progression. One essential component is maintenance of diversity of thought and people to keep new ideas flowing
@metoffice.gov.uk don’t like the new App at all. The old one was much better. For one thing it says that my location is Chelsea when I am in old Clapham. Nothing about Storms in Spain when I check Granada and Cordoba where I am bound soon
Just after finishing my (genetics) DPhil in Oxford I was invited to dine at Magdalen College by a colleague and sat next to AJP Taylor who insisted that I take snuff with him after dessert. My only encounter with him and snuff.
Pleasing picture and interesting to compare with the work of Anna Ancher currently on show at Dulwich Picture Gallery www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on/ann...
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What a fantastic icon, such focus and dedication. And she was an immigrant. So many countries have benefited from the fresh insights and out-of-the-box ideas of immigrants.
@bsgmofficial.bsky.social enjoyed an excellent morning of talks at #BSGM2025. Fantastic progress in medical genetics during my career. Feel as excited about the ideas and new findings as I was in the 1989s! So many more genetic components of diseases now understood. Therapy techniques now emerging
After this excellent meeting I am much clearer about why the question about newborn genome screening is not simply "Will it save some lives?" It would be great if it was, but that's not how it works.
Where exactly do you think new “free” (stolen?) knowledge comes from?
Sidney was a genius, though he could be hurtful and gratuitously rude in his remarks. Using C. Elegant as a model system was brilliant.
I recall Sidney Brenner visiting the Cambridge Genetics Department in 1967/68?on the Mill Road, and telling my Part2 class (9 men and me) that he was going to use this small worm to understand neural development. Fabulous progress from an idea to half a century of achievement.
It was a very good discussion. Thanks to BBC Sounds I listened while cooking dinner
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The library now has armchairs with cushions depicting books
@girtoncollege.bsky.social Have just spent a wonderful day at Girton celebrating 60 years since first arriving there. So many memories come flooding back. Great to hear what interesting and useful lives we have all led.
Come to a great free @adelphigenetics.bsky.social meeting about complexities of population screening, @royalsociety.org Thu 23 October. Register adelphigenetics.org/events/annua...
Great speakers, important topics Can also register through Eventbrite www.eventbrite.com/e/population...
Come to a great free @adelphigenetics.bsky.social meeting about complexities of population screening, @royalsociety.org Thu 23 October. Register adelphigenetics.org/events/annua...
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A great step for mankind!
Our Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route is now open for applications, providing a fast-track option for attracting mid-career researchers looking to relocate to the UK from overseas, providing up to £4m over a five-year period.
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Find out more about the scheme on our website: royalsociety.org/grants/farad...
There are a few things that we should be more careful to keep clean eg kitchen chopping boards, taps and toothbrushes but we do need to exercise our immune system to keep it in top responsive mode.
About to enjoy second day @royalsociety.org meeting on “The future of scientific publishing”. Lots of interesting concepts and problems as well as good progress. Just hearing how important preprints were for scientific progress on COVID during pandemic. But reader knowledge and vigilance critical
@bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social They do a lot of cringey ads for their programmes, where their correspondents self-congratulate in a most offputting way.
There are always links. I like to think about the science behind domestic management generally, but this came from @laurencepearl.bsky.social. And @professor-dave.bsky.social is always bringing such links to us too
Enjoyed this new sensory experience - extra good with shoes off. The earth moved!
Yes, an X-linked anomaly more frequent around the Mediterranean. Men more severely affected since women usually have one normal copy of the gene so half their red cells are normal. Raw beans worse. other legumes and some antibiotics and stress can also trigger the haemolytic anaemia.
