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Using a forebrain assembloid model, Kim & colleagues unveil that gene-regulating crosstalk between neurons & glial cells potentially contributes to developing schizophrenia. #preprint #preLight prepared by Justine Gromaire, Aimee Xinxo & Jeremie Van Prooijen ⬇️ 👀 #uMontreal @umontreal.ca

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This year @esamarut.bsky.social and I took over Scientific Communication, an MSc level class in @umontreal.ca As well as practicing presenting their work, we asked them to team up and critique a preprint article for publication on @prelights.bsky.social

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New #spotLight: Gauri Gharpure on hoverflies in the Himalayas. @jontytownson.bsky.social & Gauri Gharpure (#NCBS_Bangalore) chat about about how the hoverfly Eristalis tenax tackles life across Himalayan elevations. 🌄🪰 Tune in to learn more about this fascinating work! ⬇️🎧 youtu.be/WiMedwtzyus?...

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A great highlight of some really important research. It reminds me of another article I read a few months ago from @ascbiology.bsky.social about how open you should be with your identity when applying to academic jobs (www.ascb.org/diversity-eq...). All three works are definitely worth reading.

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Who “belongs” in biology? The first comprehensive analysis of the LGBTQ+ climate in the biological sciences! #LGBTinSTEM #preprint 🏳️‍🌈 #preLight prepared by @ryanharrison13.bsky.social, Stefan & @reinierprosee.bsky.social ⬇️👀 prelights.biologists.com/highlights/l...

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Swirl, align, invade! Collective motion of cancer cells radially aligns collagen fibers and promotes invasion. #preprint @aashrith.bsky.social et al. @thechaudhurilab.bsky.social Check out the latest preLight from Sharvari Pitke ⬇️ 👀 prelights.biologists.com/highlights/s...

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‘These cracks, they let the developing cells in: A chronicle of trabeculation in the developing zebrafish heart’ 🎵 Theodora Stougiannou highlights recent work from @rashmi-priya.bsky.social & team. #preprint Check out the #preLight ⬇️ 👀 prelights.biologists.com/highlights/m...

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Join us as @jontytownson.bsky.social chats with Matteo Allegretti (@matteoall.bsky.social‬) about his lab’s preprinted work exploring how sperm cells reshape their nuclei during differentiation. Watch the full #spotLights episode for insights into his lab’s research! ⬇️ 🎧 youtu.be/42th8kOjs08?...

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A recent study explores the transgenerational impact of prenatal cannabis exposure in mice. #preLight prepared by Behiye Sanliturk, Ali Gharbienne & Solal Aubailly ⬇️ 👀 @umontreal-en.bsky.social prelights.biologists.com/highlights/t...

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We can make decisions in our sleep! 😴 A recent #preprint reveals how the different sleep stages alter the underlying mechanisms of decision-making. #preLight prepared by Joseph Lefèvre López & Nghi Vuong Nguyen ⬇️ 👀 @umontreal-en.bsky.social prelights.biologists.com/highlights/h...

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First preLights post from Jenny Singh (@jennysingh.bsky.social‬) She covers work showing that Lamin A/C maintains replication fork integrity during mild replication stress by modulating chromatin structure & restraining RECQ1 activity. #preprint #preLight ⬇️ prelights.biologists.com/highlights/n...

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I am very excited to share our latest preprint on peroxisome-Golgi interaction in dilp secretion. Great work by lab members @kucharowski.bsky.social, the incredible Marie, @darladr.bsky.social, @buelowt.bsky.social and fantastic collaboration with @jan-ache.bsky.social-Lab and Kuerschner-lab

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I wrote a quick application note on Tomtom-lite, a Python implementation of the Tomtom algorithm for comparing PWMs against each other. This implementation can be 10-1000x faster and, as a Python function, can be integrated into your workflows easier. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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spotLights episode with @giuliapaci.bsky.social ⭐ We discuss her recent preprint on 3D single-cell imaging in live tissues, what it took to get there, and how preprinting supports #OpenScience & #ECRs. Catch her at #DevPres tomorrow! @dev-journal.bsky.social #spotLight ⬇️ 🎧 youtu.be/0JQMPq0hSEY

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May in #preprints – the #CellBio edition! Curated by #preLighters from across the field. @girishkalephd.bsky.social @fadelvalle.bsky.social @ethanewe.bsky.social @sristi.bsky.social et al. New discoveries and bold hypotheses you shouldn’t miss. #preList ⬇️ prelights.biologists.com/prelists/may...

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Our lab does @prelights.bsky.social! Check out this one by PhD student Sidney and follow our new lab account @livevobiomech.bsky.social

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Two new #postLights are out! 1️⃣ @mohjalloh.bsky.social revisits a #preLight on how mRNA localization to P-bodies depends on the cell cycle—work now published in #MolecularCell. What’s changed, what held up, and what was added? Read the comparison ⬇️ prelights.biologists.com/highlights/c...

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In Ep 12 of #spotLights, @jontytownson.bsky.social talks to Daniel Booth about his lab's recent preprints presented at #biologists100 One was recently published @jcellsci.bsky.social They also explore the value of preprinting for early-career PIs and their teams. Listen below! youtu.be/Uk5EBqmfFhY

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So many features…so little time: bumblebees show optimization of cue integration in a memory task. 🐝🐝 Really entertaining #preLight prepared by Tim Schwanitz & Cemre Coskun in which they highlight recent work from @anna-stoeckl.bsky.social & team ⬇️ 👀 prelights.biologists.com/highlights/b...

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Why do preterm neonates struggle to control sepsis? This study provides insight into how KLF2 is involved & that KLF2 is a promising target in successfully treating newborns with sepsis. #preLight from Sydney Call & Sahan Senanayaka #ImmunobiologyUA ! ⬇️👀 👉 prelights.biologists.com/highlights/n...

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Niemi lab graduate student Hannah Pletcher recently joined @prelights.bsky.social and wrote nice highlight of recent work from @lucasbsullivan.bsky.social - check it out here!

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Not all aspartate limitation is created equal. An aspartate biosensor reveals that inhibiting succinate dehydrogenase results in defects in pyrimidine synthesis & replication stress, unique from other methods of aspartate limitation. #preLight from Hannah Pletcher including an author response ⬇️👀

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Happy to officially introduce FilaBuster - a strategy for rapid, light-mediated intermediate filament disassembly. Compatible with multiple IF types, modular in design, and precise enough to induce localized filament disassembly in live cells. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Reimagining peer review: new #spotLights episode discussing the Fast & Fair peer review initiative launched by @biologyopen.bsky.social @danielgorelick.bsky.social Alejandra & @jontytownson.bsky.social discuss early insights, published as a #preprint + how you can get involved⬇️ youtu.be/mM6mZIubZaw

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At the @biologists.bsky.social‬ #biologists100 conference, I worked with @prelights.bsky.social‬ to interview some of the researchers presenting their #preprint. The first two have been published. (1/3)

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Blurring the lines between retrotransposons & viruses! sORF2 enables direct transmission of retrotransposons challenging our understanding of mobile genetic elements. #preprint @juliusbrennecke.bsky.social Lab #preLight from Ally Simpson & Alyss Humphrey! 👉 prelights.biologists.com/highlights/d...

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Macrophages sense and adapt. @ramadio.bsky.social highlights work from Xie & colleagues. Roberto: “The huge amount of data presented in this preprint is of high value not only to cancer biologists, but also to cell biologists and clinicians” #preLight ⬇️ prelights.biologists.com/highlights/a...

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We’ve been thinking about how people consume their news & how we can better share research published in JCS. We came up with ‘JCS snapshots’, which allow the #cellbio community to hear and see the key research findings from the authors in these short talks. #AuthorVoice #AudioVisual #JCSSnapshots

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Paid internship opportunity @biologists.bsky.social is looking for a 3-month intern this summer to work across the Node, @prelights.bsky.social and @focalplane.bsky.social If you're interested in #SciCommm & #publishing, and have the right to work in the UK, apply by 5 June 👇

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Seeing stars ✨ Astrocytes in primary visual cortex drive migraine pain. Check out the new preLights post from Vanessa Ehlers highlighting a recent study from Dara Bree, Dan Levy (@danlevy.bsky.social) & team. #preprint #preLight ⬇️ 👀 👉 prelights.biologists.com/highlights/c...

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Defence mechanism inception! Listeria prophages protect their host bacteria with anti-phage systems, leaving them susceptible to their own defence systems - surprisingly, an evolutionary advantage! #preLight: Briana Guzman & Noah Franz #ImmunobiologyUA ⬇️ prelights.biologists.com/highlights/a...

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ISR alone won’t cut it: stalled ribosomes block stress granule formation despite ISR activation. Mohammed Jalloh highlights a #preprint from the Moon lab. #preLight ⬇️👀 prelights.biologists.com/highlights/t... #translation #MolecularBiology #biochemistry

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Excited to highlight @emreyaksi.bsky.social lab’s latest work for the @prelights.bsky.social : they’ve uncovered a topographic code in the dorsal raphe that drives flexible sensory–motor decisions in zebrafish, mapping brain dynamics to behavior in stunning detail! 🐟 #zebrafish #systemsneuroscience

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Led by Samuel Campos, the IMB565 class has preLighted #immunology preprints “Resident Killers: Tonsil resident NK cells show potential against early HIV-1 infection.” #preprint David Perea et al. #preLight: Sukirti Shivpuri,Jared Alvarez&Vanessa Brizuela ⬇️ prelights.biologists.com/highlights/e...

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A topographic code for behavioural flexibility? @sinanmalik.bsky.social wrote a #preLight on work from Emre Yaksi & team mapping dorsal raphe dynamics to sensory-motor decisions in #zebrafish. 🐟 #preprint Check it out! ⬇️ 👀 prelights.biologists.com/highlights/t...

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In preprints: are microbes the architects of animal bodies? Alessandro Bonfini, Peter Nagy and @nicobuchon.bsky.social @cornellentomology.bsky.social‬ discuss a recent #preprint from Jinru He, Thomas Bosch and colleagues: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

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Our latest preprint list is now up on FocalPlane. Our list this week is focusses on research using 🔬microscopy tools to answer questions in biology. As always, please let us know if there are other preprints that you’d like to see included. focalplane.biologists.com/2025/05/16/m...

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For an update on a set of recent preprints using gastruloids to investigate the interplay between morphogenesis, gene expression and physical parameters, on the robustness of patterning: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

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Missed the #KSMetabDev25 meeting? #KeystoneSymp @martinestermann.bsky.social & virginiasavy.bsky.social have listed the #preprints that were discussed. Check out their #preList ⬇️👀 prelights.biologists.com/prelists/ksm...

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How do progenitor cells in the brain give rise to such a diverse range of cell types? Jethro Lundie-Brown discusses a #preprint @sumrubayin.bsky.social showing that ASCL1 & FOXO1 work together to create inhibitory neurons from bipotent progenitors #preLight⬇️ prelights.biologists.com/highlights/a...

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This week, we are highlighting Reinier Prosée, Community Manager of @prelights.bsky.social, as our extraordinary biologist. #100biologists @reinierprosee.bsky.social

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#FocalPlaneCorrespondent @varsha-mahapatra.bsky.social blogs about her experience at #biologists100. Varsha’s highlights include Manu Prakash’s @prakashlab.bsky.social plenary lecture & the session on climate change with Jane Francis & Hans-Otto Pörtner. focalplane.biologists.com/2025/05/01/b...

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#spotLights hits episode 10! 🙌 @jontytownson.bsky.social talks to Helena Crellin (@buckleylab.bsky.social) about her #preprint introducing an optogenetic approach to study "how forces are propagated through complex tissues during development" in #zebrafish 🧠🐟 Listen below! 🎧 🎙️ youtu.be/6uce4whDt2M

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First heard from Nicolas Unsain in Chile, now out on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social: check @guadagazal.bsky.social et al. work on the formation of the MPS in human motoneurons through assembly of of mid-axon patches www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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🚨📣 New preprint alert! Excited to share my new postdoc work on direct force and mechanical properties measurements in live embryos! A great team effort with A. Chamolly (theory), under the supervision of F. Corson and @jeromegros.bsky.social 📄 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #devbio #mechanics

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Would you like to organise a Workshop? Send us your idea for our 2027 #BiologistsWorkshops programme. We cover all costs so you can simply focus on the science. Apply by 30 May 2025. www.biologists.com/workshops/pr... #Collaboration #Science #Biology #Workshop

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Really happy to share our new preprint on the central complex of Heliconiini butterflies www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1.... Check it out! @neuroethology.org @brainevolutionnews.bsky.social @prelights.bsky.social @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social #brainevolution #heliconius #centralcomplex

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📜 A tRNA-gRNA multiplexing system for CRISPR genome editing in Marchantia polymorpha 🧑‍🔬 Eftychios Frangedakis, @jmhibberd.bsky.social, et al. 📔 @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social 🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantGenomics #PlantMethods #PlantEvoDevo #Marchantia #PlantCRISPR

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