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Dr Geertje van Keulen @drgvank.bsky.social · 1d

Hey #streptomyces #natprod fans:
1. What is your favourite agar for growing really thick and dense aerial mycelial lawns?
2. How many spores would you inoculate on one 🧫 for thick and dense lawns?
#microsky 🧪🧬🔬

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Karen Fisher, PhD @fisherke.bsky.social · 1d

Happy to say the 3 major NY area airports are refusing to show Noem's video - www.cnbc.com/2025/10/14/a...

Airports refuse to show DHS Sec. Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for government shutdown

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates three major airports, said, its "policies prevent airing of politically partisan messages."

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Manuel Thery @manuelthery.bsky.social · 1d

We hire!
The CytoMorpho Lab is looking for an engineer with a background in cell and molecular biology to join our team in Paris. This is a 18-month contract position, but we're open to exploring long-term opportunities.
More details here:
cytomorpholab.com/index.php/jo...

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Tim Steller @timsteller.bsky.social · 1d

Kristi Noem's video blaming the government shutdown on Democrats will not appear on screens at the Phoenix or Tucson airports. tucson.com/news/local/s...

Tucson, Phoenix airports won't play Kristi Noem's partisan video

Travelers will be able to get through TSA security to fly out of Arizona's two major airports without having to hear Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's video blaming Democrats for

tucson.com

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Karen Fisher, PhD @fisherke.bsky.social · 1d

Very proud of Phoenix Sky Harbor and SLC - come on NY area airports!

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d

Westchester County Airport
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Salt Lake City International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Akron–Canton Airport

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 2d

If you're on the job market and are working in any area of Plant Molecular Biology, check this out. We have a very strong group: Jeff Dangl, Joe Kieber, Greg Copenhaver, Jason Reed, Zack Nimchuk, and an incoming new assistant professor starting in January
bio.unc.edu/people/facul...

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1d

These people really don't grasp the connection between "gleefully forcing a bunch of highly educated and highly motivated people out of their jobs" and "those people now have a lot of free time and hate you even more than they did before," do they

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

Across the country, airports are refusing to air a video from the Homeland Security chief blaming Democrats for the shutdown. trib.al/tw3Hd3X

Airports Are Pushing Back Against Kristi Noem’s Shutdown Propaganda

Across the country, airports are refusing to air a video from the Homeland Security chief blaming Democrats for the shutdown.

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Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 2d

I wish we as a society had our priorities straight.

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 2d

the more things change, the more they stay the same in college football (coaches being showered in cash for not working)

Firings so far this season by Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Penn State, UAB, UCLA and Virginia Tech have those schools committed to buyouts totaling $93.9 million, subject to mitigation and offset, but not including amounts that also will be owed to assistant coaches

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Shari in AZ🌵 @mutsy67.bsky.social · 2d

#AZ07 doesn't have a Congresswoman to represent them because trumps little Johnson doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

Swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social

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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 2d

well done PDX –– let's follow suit LGA JFK EWR

Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 2d

“We didn’t consent to playing it, as we believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits using public assets for political purposes and messaging. … We believe consenting to playing this video on Port assets would violate Oregon law." /1

PDX chooses not to air video of Sec. Noem blaming Democrats for shutdown

The Port of Portland is choosing not to broadcast a new video that shows DHS Secretary Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the federal government shutdown."Democr

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Christine Faulkner @pdchristine.bsky.social · 3d

We have a project available for 2026 NRP Doctoral Training Partnership entry (i.e. PhD studentship opportunity!)

How do cells communicate when it's hot?

Don't know? Me either! Come work with us @johninnescentre.bsky.social and figure it out

biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/how...

How do cells communicate when it’s hot? (FAULKNER_J26DTP) | Doctoral Training Partnership

Plant cells are connected to their neighbours via ‘tubes’ called plasmodesmata, creating an interconnected cytoplasm that joins cells within and between tissues and organs.

biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk

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Karen Fisher, PhD @fisherke.bsky.social · 2d

-80 freezer at -20

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 3d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

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hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 3d

"The chancellor approved it"

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Moo Dog Press @moodogpress.com · 3d

And brings joy.

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Melissa Nadia Viviana @resistrebelrevolt.net · 3d

The zoo is multiplying in Portland!

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🧬Jacob L Steenwyk @jlsteenwyk.bsky.social · 2d

Supportive PIs make all the difference

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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 3d

“A woman is like a tea bag – you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water."

–Eleanor Roosevelt ☕️

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Oli Clarke @olibclarke.bsky.social · 4d

possibly stupid question - does anyone in #teamtomo or #cryoem recognize these little stacks (from EMPIAR-12549, U2OS cell lamellae)? The green circle is 300Å, and the spacing between the layers is ~50Å. The fourth, bell-shaped thing is something else, also not sure of that one..

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Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 3d

Dems floated a narrow bill to fund the military, which can’t move because the House isn’t in session. Meanwhile, DoD is now going to spend funds not appropriated by Congress to ensure military paychecks continue.

POTUS now both commands and provisions the military. Unconstitutional and SO dangerous

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.
A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC
News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3d

👇👇

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Ben Larson @blarson.bsky.social · 5d

Absolutely stunning FIB-SEM, and a very cool story.
Perfect timing for the endosymbiosis portion of my Evo Cell Bio course where we just covered a paper on Paulinella...

Filip Husnik @filiphusnik.bsky.social · 5d

Pretty excited to share our new preprint!
Non-photosynthetic Plastid Replacement by a Primary Plastid in the Making
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

www.theatlantic.com

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 5d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Corey Holt @coreyholt.bsky.social · 6d

I'm looking for a PhD student to dive into some protist genomes and maybe find some cool parasites like this (very flexible) apicomplexan.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Please do reach out if you're interested. And APPLY EARLY! The advert will be taken down when a suitable candidate is found.🪱🦀🐟

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Carolyn Rasmussen @carolynplants.bsky.social · 8d

Excited to share this preprint on the microtubule severing protein Katanin, and its role in cell elongation and division in maize. First author Stephanie Martinez worked collaboratively with many folks to bring you this preprint. Check it out! 🔬🌽 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

KATANIN promotes cell elongation and division to generate proper cell numbers in maize organs

Microtubule severing is essential for proper eukaryotic cell elongation and division. Here we show that the microtubule severing protein, KATANIN, is encoded by two genes in Zea mays (maize) called Di...

www.biorxiv.org

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 6d

Can’t believe I have to say this, but in Minnesota you will continue to have the freedom to get your COVID and flu shots.

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