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mopia.bsky.social
Absent-minded Professor. Dabble in worm genetics, cell biology, microscopy, evolution, and pretty photos. Opinions are my own.
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A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.” I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott

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Science is for everyone! Let’s send a loud message on Friday, March 7th. For Bay Area folks, please join me in SF so we can STAND UP FOR SCIENCE together. Or check standupforscience2025.org to find a rally near you.

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IT’S NOT A MOMENT, IT’S A MOVEMENT! Science is for everyone and for all! NINE. DAYS. AWAY. BOOK YOUR TRAVEL PLANS, TELL YOUR LABS, TELL YOUR COMMUNITIES! WE’RE STANDING UP FOR SCIENCE! @standupforscience.bsky.social

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San Francisco March 7th

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11 DAYS UNTIL #STANDUPFORSCIENCE2025! ☀️🌎🧪

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“Above all, don’t fear difficult moments, the best comes from them. (trying to convince myself)

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Fighting to stop what's happening is profoundly patriotic, profoundly American. And We the People are mobilizing on March 7 to stand up for science. To be light in the darkness. @standupforscience.bsky.social

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

learnconlaw.com/1-judicial-l... I’ve been thinking about this old episode of Conlaw from 2017. Is there any hope @elizabethjoh.bsky.social ?

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not paying indirect costs for research is like only paying the players in the Super Bowl. can't have a Super Bowl without coaches, referees, security, janitors, announcers, stadium staff, and a stadium - and you can't have research without supporting people and facilities

submitted 18 days ago • 19 comments

Get in Dorks, we are going protesting. STAND UP FOR SCIENCE. MARCH 7th 12-4pm. DC AND YOUR STATE CAPITALS. More information to come.

submitted 19 days ago • 43 comments

Gene editing technology began by people studying salt marshes. Ozempic began by folks studying the venom of Gila Monsters. Support for basic science has empowered us to understand our world. Tethering it to applications health has transformed and saved countless lives.

submitted 20 days ago • 53 comments

My dept was awarded a 6-year Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Inclusive Excellence 3 (IE3) grant in 2023. My chair just got word that it will be terminated in a month.

submitted 22 days ago • 15 comments

Your Action Is Needed! Congress needs to hear from scientists. Call your representatives to oppose funding freezes and restrictions on research. Find contact info at govtrack.us and make your voice heard today! #SciencePolicy www.ascb.org/science-poli...

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

Call, don’t email your representatives. Stop State capture by Elon Musk. www.senate.gov/senators/sen...

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

Want to study learning, memory, sensory biology, aging at the molecular to cellular and organismal (population) level? We use the microscopic nematode to study the dynamics of these processes in real-time. And we have funding for a #postdoc for 5 years. We are inclusive and diverse! letoilelab.net

submitted 87 days ago • 3 comments

Across the country, people are starting meal preparations and traveling to be with friends and family. Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou

submitted 92 days ago • 382 comments

🧪 Now hiring a postdoc to do curiosity driven science in C. elegans. We study sleep, memory, whole brain networks, aging and anything else that a worm can do that you might be curious about. We have 5 years of NIH funding starting January… Here’s our most recent pub www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

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Earlier today.

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My favorite.

submitted 102 days ago • 1 comment

If you see this, please repost with a favourite photo of the sky that you’ve taken recently

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Quote skeet. This would have been smart. So I will try again.… Interesting preprint. I confess I have only read the abstract but could this be why mosaic females (carrier females) rarely show disease phenotypes for X-linked genes? … And now to send this skeet into the void!

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Interesting preprint. I confess I have only read the abstract but could this be why mosaic females (carrier females) rarely show disease phenotypes for X-linked genes? … And now to send this skeet into the void! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Hey! Remember Republicans saying "Obamacare will make death panels to kill your grandma!"? Then you should probably go check out chapter 14 of the Project 2025 manifesto. Because every Conservative/Republican accusation is a confession.

submitted 233 days ago • 14 comments