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#theconferencetoendallconferences On behalf of organizers (who don't know I'm writing this but may approve by reposting), I want to say that we are not oblivious to what is happening around while we are putting this meeting together. The meeting will manifest what science and its values mean to us.

I just posted "Some Experiments Work, and Some Don't." It features this new paper from Paul Rainey's group, along with a *failed* experiment that Paul Sniegowski and I ran in the 1990s trying to test the same idea. telliamedrevisited.wordpress.com/2025/02/21/s...

#theconferencetoendallconferences Gearing up for the meeting 😁

#theconferencetoendallconferences Mrtva ryba/Dead Fish ... the legendary club of the Faculty of Science. Like the CSHL bar but you get beer here all the time 😁 ... a wild place in 90's. Uni tried to close it a few times, police ended one closing party. But it still lives, you can't kill Dead Fish.

Intrinsically disordered regions as facilitators of the transcription factor target search https://www.nature.com/articles/s41576-025-00816-3 (read free: https://rdcu.be/eaMBK)

#theconferencetoendallconferences ... this place didn't work either πŸ™ I wanted it for a chill-out after an intense session, but they are reconstructing it, so it's closed this year. So, now we wait for something completely different. If that won't work, we have something else completely different. πŸ˜‰

#theconferencetoendallconferences Achievement unlocked! The space for day 3 is booked! The next challenge is to build a program to enjoy & support science in these funny times. BTW: attendees will have 3 options: Return to their Prague hotel late at night, stay in a provided hut, or bring own tent.

1/7 Prague Septimontium - Vitkov The place where Czech heretics won over crusaders in 1420. In the building behind Zizka horse statue was briefly a communist mausoleum of the first Czechoslovak communist president ... like Lenin but less rotten corpse, they say. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...

#theconferencetoendallconferences The Woodstock.Bio in 2020 was legendary for the walk up songs. Music will play a big part of the upcoming Woodstock.Bio & Night Science meeting in Prague too. I can't say more πŸ™ƒ In the meantime, you can enjoy my 2020 walk up song: Kruhy/Rings youtu.be/pMhC8jaUDWk

#theconferencetoendallconferences ... a place, which disappeared. But we'll put it on the map for participants. The "Toxic shack" used to be possibly the longest running pub (since 13th century) with the worst imaginable reputation. A place of brawls, murders & macabre stories. Demolished in 1930.

#theconferencetoendallconferences ... another recommended escape place in the area of the conference will be Ztracenka - The Lost Garden. It's a less known garden but anyone I've met who knows it loves it. Open until 8PM.

#theconferencetoendallconferences The Faust House ... there's a cafe inside, which serves as the club for the 1st Medical Faculty ... another item on the list of escape places. Faust traded with Devil's representative, Mephistopheleshis soul with for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures.

#theconferencetoendallconferences ... this place didn't work πŸ™ I wanted it so badly for opening, but it's been booked already by some theatre group. This would be an open air conference from which people could see the Prague castle ... but we got something else instead what can stand up to this 😁

#theconferencetoendallconferences Achievement unlocked! All spaces we need for day 2 are booked! ... this place I didn't book but who would like to stop there for a coffee would get a chance on the 2nd day as we'll be right next to it ... a certain entry for the list of recommended escape places.

#theconferencetoendallconferences This conference logo has also not been peer reviewed and must not be reposted.

#theconferencetoendallconferences This conference logo has not been peer reviewed and must not be reposted.

From the exam. CENPA in green. Do you see five centromeres or six? I'm asking because I'm surprised by the number of people who see five :-)

#theconferencetoendallconferences For those considering attending the Woodstock of Biology 2025, I depicted places where we will be during 10th and 11th of June, 2025. On this map by Vaclav Hollar from 1649.

Two more weeks to apply to join us in Paris ! research.pasteur.fr/en/call/call...

#Argonautes2025 update ... it will happen this August (27-30) @imgprague.bsky.social. Our ITs are finishing and testing the website, the registration will open on March 1st. More info will be provided later (once all speakers reply to my e-mail, just saying, not pushing 😁). Poster announcement:

🐌Help us to understand development of molluscs, second-largest animal phylum. Learn more about the PhD project πŸ‘‰http://img.cas.cz/phd in @svobodalab.bsky.social Join us, we are waiting for you! Your future starts now! #phd #phdstudent #science #openpositions #phdcommunity #prague

This is what it looks outside at 10pm in ANTARTICA

#theconferencetoendallconferences Imagine that 13/6 you wake up, get a canoe from a shed & ride with a science buddy here. A recreational 2hr ride (w. 2 weirs). [I did it with our kids and we all survived] Return the canoe under the castle, get a beer, catch a train at 11:44 or 13:44 to Prague.

#theconferencetoendallconferences I'm enjoying finding little things to include, so people could feed their minds with unique experience. Like not getting out at the last floor from a paternoster and waiting what does it to you when it turns around 😁 [I did it with our kids and we all survived]

My editorial on the indirect cuts. This is an opportunity for campuses to come together to make the case for higher education. Leaders need to step up and ask for support and lead. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

πŸ§‘β€πŸ”¬ PhD projects in 2025 See the project of the TomΓ‘Ε‘ Pluskal Group at β–Ί www.uochb.cz/en/open-posi... ‡️ #phd #chemistry #chemie #phdatiocbprague

In happier news, I finally made something for Valine-tine's Day! I've wanted to do something for years, but nothing ever really came to me, until now: enantiomearrings. I am pleased. If you want some, let me know!

Central Bohemia confirmed! The Woodstock.Bio^2 with Night Science will start 10/6 in Prague. 12/6 we move out for the grand finale. Options for stay & travel back will be available. registration will open in March. 1st come, 1st served 230 participants follow #theconferencetoendallconferences

WoBi-One ... Tel Aviv, 13-14/2/2020 WoBi-Two ... Prague, 10-13/6/2025 #theconferencetoendallconferences πŸ––

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Check this by @rkoszul.bsky.social

PrΓ‘vΔ› jsme uvolnili program na letnΓ­ semestr!