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lifeandbiology.bsky.social
Lifelong learner, teacher, virologist, parasitologist, immunologist, microscopist, Blender artist, volunteer for youth clubs and organizations, Godot enthusiast, and blessed with wonderful wife and kids.
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I've never seen a rod-shaped influenza virus. The "avian flu" images seem to come from the CDC website and they are all over the national coverage on this topic. What do you think? Is avian flu just built different? @profphoebe.bsky.social @harmitmalik.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/02/08/h...

submitted 14 days ago • 3 comments

I've dabbled in protein degradation pathways for 20+ years, so the name, Keiji Tanaka, is familiar to me. However, this memorial article put many pieces of Dr. Tanaka's accomplishments and life's work together in a way that leaves me in awe. Good work, sir. www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

submitted 68 days ago • 0 comments

I'm a sucker for both eye candy and science. Need to share when I see them combined. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

My feed is loaded with cross stitching like this post, which felt very random. However, I have come to think of cross stitching as an analog version of pixel art, so I have decided to be OK with it. #crossstitch #pixelart

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

"My Books" chart toppers on Goodreads. #virology @profphoebe.bsky.social

submitted 76 days ago • 1 comment

Kudos to Dr. Anne Carpenter for making the Cell Press list of 50 Scientists that Inspire. I have mentored many eager undergraduate students who try out the Cell Painting technique. As a Python newbie, I admire her CellProfiler software, too. @cellpress.bsky.social @drannecarpenter.bsky.social

submitted 76 days ago • 1 comment

Non-native English speakers need 50% more time to write a paper When they do, they face a 2.5 times higher chance of being rejected because of language journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

submitted 91 days ago • 24 comments