Maxim Greenberg
@maxvcg.bsky.social
Group leader at Institut Jacques Monod. When I say "epigenetics" what I really mean is "DNA methylation".
www.maximgreenberglab.com
www.maximgreenberglab.com
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Thrilled to share our new paper!
With @tomtom-auer.bsky.social team, we asked how #evolution reshapes what animals #eat to match their ecological niches. Using pan-neuronal Ca2+ imaging, we show that the changes are in how the brain processes #taste.
Link @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
With @tomtom-auer.bsky.social team, we asked how #evolution reshapes what animals #eat to match their ecological niches. Using pan-neuronal Ca2+ imaging, we show that the changes are in how the brain processes #taste.
Link @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Evolution of taste processing shifts dietary preference - Nature
Calcium imaging of taste neurons and the ventral brain provides insight into evolutionary divergence of food choice in Drosophila species, supporting a role of sensorimotor processing in addition to p...
www.nature.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Thrilled to share our new paper!
With @tomtom-auer.bsky.social team, we asked how #evolution reshapes what animals #eat to match their ecological niches. Using pan-neuronal Ca2+ imaging, we show that the changes are in how the brain processes #taste.
Link @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
With @tomtom-auer.bsky.social team, we asked how #evolution reshapes what animals #eat to match their ecological niches. Using pan-neuronal Ca2+ imaging, we show that the changes are in how the brain processes #taste.
Link @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭! 🎉
“𝐗𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐗-𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬” 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐑𝐱𝐢𝐯!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
“𝐗𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐗-𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬” 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐑𝐱𝐢𝐯!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
XIST Drives X-Chromosome Inactivation and Safeguards Female Extraembryonic Cells in Humans
Dosage compensation of sex chromosomes through X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) is required for mice extra-embryonic tissue growth and embryo development. The species specificity in mechanisms and timi...
www.biorxiv.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭! 🎉
“𝐗𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐗-𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬” 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐑𝐱𝐢𝐯!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
“𝐗𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐗-𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬” 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐑𝐱𝐢𝐯!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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1/8🧵 Excited to share two studies in which I was involved within the Bird Lab📄📄 We have explored how the transcription factor SALL4 assembles and shapes chromatin in embryonic stem cells.
@kashyapchhatbar.bsky.social @saragiuliani.bsky.social @drphcb-uoe.bsky.social @edinburghbiology.bsky.social
@kashyapchhatbar.bsky.social @saragiuliani.bsky.social @drphcb-uoe.bsky.social @edinburghbiology.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
1/8🧵 Excited to share two studies in which I was involved within the Bird Lab📄📄 We have explored how the transcription factor SALL4 assembles and shapes chromatin in embryonic stem cells.
@kashyapchhatbar.bsky.social @saragiuliani.bsky.social @drphcb-uoe.bsky.social @edinburghbiology.bsky.social
@kashyapchhatbar.bsky.social @saragiuliani.bsky.social @drphcb-uoe.bsky.social @edinburghbiology.bsky.social
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We are looking to hire a postdoc to work on the regulation of microtubule nucleation in neurons. See advert attached. Contact me by email for any extra info.
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
We are looking to hire a postdoc to work on the regulation of microtubule nucleation in neurons. See advert attached. Contact me by email for any extra info.
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#JobOffer
💼 Ingénieur de recherche H/F en biophysique de l'infection bactérienne
📆 12 Janvier 2026
📍équipe Bonazzi
Candidatez sur le portail emploi CNRS avant le 15 décembre 🔗 emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...
💼 Ingénieur de recherche H/F en biophysique de l'infection bactérienne
📆 12 Janvier 2026
📍équipe Bonazzi
Candidatez sur le portail emploi CNRS avant le 15 décembre 🔗 emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...
November 26, 2025 at 8:52 AM
#JobOffer
💼 Ingénieur de recherche H/F en biophysique de l'infection bactérienne
📆 12 Janvier 2026
📍équipe Bonazzi
Candidatez sur le portail emploi CNRS avant le 15 décembre 🔗 emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...
💼 Ingénieur de recherche H/F en biophysique de l'infection bactérienne
📆 12 Janvier 2026
📍équipe Bonazzi
Candidatez sur le portail emploi CNRS avant le 15 décembre 🔗 emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...
I wouldn't go that far, but good friends were in Paris and we celebrated T-day on Sunday. They made pecan pie, which I haven't eaten since moving to France. I had three pieces, and I can't stop thinking about it.
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I wouldn't go that far, but good friends were in Paris and we celebrated T-day on Sunday. They made pecan pie, which I haven't eaten since moving to France. I had three pieces, and I can't stop thinking about it.
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Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
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I'm guest-editing a collection on "Enhancer-promoter interactions" at Genome Biology. Please send us your exciting stories!
link.springer.com/collections/...
link.springer.com/collections/...
Enhancer-promoter interactions
Genome Biology is calling for submissions to our Collection on enhancer-promoter interactions.
Enhancer–promoter interactions are central to the regulation ...
link.springer.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I'm guest-editing a collection on "Enhancer-promoter interactions" at Genome Biology. Please send us your exciting stories!
link.springer.com/collections/...
link.springer.com/collections/...
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Congratulations to Celia Municio-Diaz in the lab for this new publication, showing that Cell Wall mechanosensors taken from distant yeast species can still function and detect forces in the foreign cell wall of fission yeast cells!
@ijmonod.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social
@ijmonod.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Congratulations to Celia Municio-Diaz in the lab for this new publication, showing that Cell Wall mechanosensors taken from distant yeast species can still function and detect forces in the foreign cell wall of fission yeast cells!
@ijmonod.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social
@ijmonod.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social
In virtually every bit of scientific writing I've done, I have a sentence along the lines of "during early mammalian development" when discussing epigenetic reprogramming. Just realized I have to amend this to "eutherian" now... Thanks a lot @lab-turner.bsky.social @angeloniallegra.bsky.social ...
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In virtually every bit of scientific writing I've done, I have a sentence along the lines of "during early mammalian development" when discussing epigenetic reprogramming. Just realized I have to amend this to "eutherian" now... Thanks a lot @lab-turner.bsky.social @angeloniallegra.bsky.social ...
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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We seem to be in the golden age of centromere biology
A new and fascinating story from @bencarty.bsky.social and the group, with crucial help from the teams of @naltemose.bsky.social, Simona Giunta, and @dfachinetti.bsky.social. Many thanks to all for a fantastic collaboration.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
We seem to be in the golden age of centromere biology
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A new and fascinating story from @bencarty.bsky.social and the group, with crucial help from the teams of @naltemose.bsky.social, Simona Giunta, and @dfachinetti.bsky.social. Many thanks to all for a fantastic collaboration.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A new and fascinating story from @bencarty.bsky.social and the group, with crucial help from the teams of @naltemose.bsky.social, Simona Giunta, and @dfachinetti.bsky.social. Many thanks to all for a fantastic collaboration.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Scientific journals: we don’t want you using generative AI because it makes shit up.
Same journal: here is an AI summary or evaluation of this paper. This might be more useful than the actual abstract or paper that the authors freaking wrote
Same journal: AI cover art which makes no sense? Oooh!
Same journal: here is an AI summary or evaluation of this paper. This might be more useful than the actual abstract or paper that the authors freaking wrote
Same journal: AI cover art which makes no sense? Oooh!
November 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Scientific journals: we don’t want you using generative AI because it makes shit up.
Same journal: here is an AI summary or evaluation of this paper. This might be more useful than the actual abstract or paper that the authors freaking wrote
Same journal: AI cover art which makes no sense? Oooh!
Same journal: here is an AI summary or evaluation of this paper. This might be more useful than the actual abstract or paper that the authors freaking wrote
Same journal: AI cover art which makes no sense? Oooh!
I asked AI if there’s a German word for being in awe of something that will destroy us
November 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I asked AI if there’s a German word for being in awe of something that will destroy us
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Hot off the press! Our latest paper led by @fernpizza.bsky.social, understanding how plasmids evolve inside cells. These small, self-replicating DNA circles live inside bacteria and carry antibiotic resistance genes, but also compete with one another to replicate. 1/
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Intracellular competition shapes plasmid population dynamics
From populations of multicellular organisms to selfish genetic elements, conflicts between levels of biological organization are central to evolution. Plasmids are extrachromosomal, self-replicating g...
www.science.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Hot off the press! Our latest paper led by @fernpizza.bsky.social, understanding how plasmids evolve inside cells. These small, self-replicating DNA circles live inside bacteria and carry antibiotic resistance genes, but also compete with one another to replicate. 1/
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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« Far right to the rescue on Europe’s gene-editing revolution »
😳 whaaa???
Why can’t European socialist parties be more supportive of science?
www.politico.eu/article/far-...
😳 whaaa???
Why can’t European socialist parties be more supportive of science?
www.politico.eu/article/far-...
Far right to the rescue on Europe’s gene-editing revolution
Previously ignored, two far-right lawmakers could end an impasse on gene-edited plants.
www.politico.eu
November 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
« Far right to the rescue on Europe’s gene-editing revolution »
😳 whaaa???
Why can’t European socialist parties be more supportive of science?
www.politico.eu/article/far-...
😳 whaaa???
Why can’t European socialist parties be more supportive of science?
www.politico.eu/article/far-...
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It’s hard to correctly estimate the level of fumigation that will be required to restore public trust and proper function in the CDC (and several other executive branches) after what has occurred over the past ten months (has it really only been ten months?!)
November 20, 2025 at 6:54 AM
It’s hard to correctly estimate the level of fumigation that will be required to restore public trust and proper function in the CDC (and several other executive branches) after what has occurred over the past ten months (has it really only been ten months?!)
Fun week for DNA methylation research! Here is a thread of three cool papers that came out, all with an evolution angle. And a bonus 4th that examines DNAme/PcG interplay (certainly an interest for our lab!) #Epigenetics
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Fun week for DNA methylation research! Here is a thread of three cool papers that came out, all with an evolution angle. And a bonus 4th that examines DNAme/PcG interplay (certainly an interest for our lab!) #Epigenetics
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Out today, our take on 6-methyladenine #6mA evolution in Eukaryotes @natgenet.nature.com. We asked a simple question, is really DNA 6mA common across the eukaryotes? The answer is "yes" if you're a unicellular eukaryote 🦠, not so if you're multicellular 🐝🌱🍄. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1/9
Adenine DNA methylation associated with transcriptionally permissive chromatin is widespread across eukaryotes - Nature Genetics
Long-read sequencing in 18 unicellular eukaryotes reveals that 6mA is widespread across eukaryotes and is enriched at transcriptionally permissive regions, which are also marked by H3K4me3.
www.nature.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Out today, our take on 6-methyladenine #6mA evolution in Eukaryotes @natgenet.nature.com. We asked a simple question, is really DNA 6mA common across the eukaryotes? The answer is "yes" if you're a unicellular eukaryote 🦠, not so if you're multicellular 🐝🌱🍄. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1/9
Et tu, @plosbiology.org ?
Research into brain–body communication is being reinvigorated as the field unites under the umbrella of #interoception. Our new #Editorial highlights four Perspectives that show the breadth of this emerging field #neurosky 🧪 🧵 ⬇️
plos.io/4r2SRzL
plos.io/4r2SRzL
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Et tu, @plosbiology.org ?
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Happy to present the final version of our Cadherin and gastruloid manuscript, online at @cp-cellreports.bsky.social.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Initially in BiorXiv (www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...) 1/12
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Initially in BiorXiv (www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...) 1/12
Cadherins modulate the self-organizing potential of pseudo-embryos
Gastruloids derived from ES cells mimic embryonic patterning through robust self-organization.
Mayran et al. uncover that this competence depends on a cadherin switch regulated
by Snai1-driven E-cadhe...
www.cell.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Happy to present the final version of our Cadherin and gastruloid manuscript, online at @cp-cellreports.bsky.social.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Initially in BiorXiv (www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...) 1/12
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Initially in BiorXiv (www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...) 1/12
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It’s been an immense pleasure to present and discuss our work on genome organization and genomic imprinting with the Canadian community at the CEEHRC Epigenetics meeting #CanEpi25 in beautiful Banff. Immensely grateful to the trainee committee for their kind invitation
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
It’s been an immense pleasure to present and discuss our work on genome organization and genomic imprinting with the Canadian community at the CEEHRC Epigenetics meeting #CanEpi25 in beautiful Banff. Immensely grateful to the trainee committee for their kind invitation
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My lab is recruiting a post-doc ! please share ! emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My lab is recruiting a post-doc ! please share ! emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...