A reminder to use the right P2A sequence to produce separate proteins - the images are from a GPCR-P2A-mCherry construct using a P2A variant without (upper row) and with (lower row) a preceding GSG linker.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Hey #Drosophila folks ! #FlyCROSS is back and #Mentor surveys are open NOW ! If you're a faculty/postdoc/ equivalent in any scientific career & have #Drosophila research experience - we'd be delighted to have you as mentors to empower early career scientists in the #Dros community !

'Why truly innovative science demands a leap into the unknown' Highly recommended talk by Uri Alon, especially for junior scientists. Failure is part of research and negative emotions can arise. Surround yourself by supportive people to help you navigate the cloud.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1U2...

We are happy to participate in the ARISE program and have a range of collaborative opportunities for various backgrounds including biochemistry, imaging, omics or lab automation. Get in touch if interested!

From Shifting Skies to Toxic Tides #MetabolismMondays

Meet Lautaro Gandara from @justinmcrocker.bsky.social lab @embl.org, studying how #metabolism and toxins shape development, resilience, & life itself using #Drosophila.
#theNodeCorrespondents
@the-node.bsky.social @biologists.bsky.social

Have changes in science over the past 50 years reduced the chances of trainees experiencing the joy of discovery?
elifesciences.org/articles/80711 – Eve Marder

I am hiring for a research technician role in my new lab at UC Irvine studying how transcription factors control cell identity. If you know any graduating undergrads or postbacs looking for a position, please spread the word! Apply by May 9 for full consideration. recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09594

For clear thinking, cultivate passionate indifference. Buddhists call it non-attachment. We all have hopes, desires and ambitions. Non-attachment means acknowledging them, accepting them, and then not inserting them into a process that has nothing to do with you. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

Science is a process of discovering how our minds work.. of figuring out what we're drawn to.. there are things that if I force myself to read, I don't retain very well. And other things, I read the first word and I'm riveted, and I just soak it up. – Martin Schwartz on the Night Science Podcast

Fully funded (at UK home rate) #PhD studentships to start 2025/2026 at University of Exeter, UK. #Chromatin #StemCells #Signalling #ProteinStructure #LineageCommitment #Transcription

Please spread the word, and anyone interested please contact me.

lsi.exeter.ac.uk/groups/hendr...

Excited to be here again, at the Physics of Life conference in the UK. Looking forward to many fantastic talks! #pol2025 @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social

Thrilled to announce that I am looking for a Research Technician/Assistant to join my lab @imbavienna.bsky.social. Please consider applying if you’re enthusiastic about #devbio #stemcells #teamwork and excited to help shaping a new lab!

Thankful for any retweet! 🫶

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Some mock research that seems obscure, like studying the wing of a fly.
Some claim that science is unreliable because scientists sometimes change their minds.
Some fault science for not providing immediate answers.
But these criticisms all stem from misunderstandings of how science really works.

Failure is always in the background of any creative project; when the experiments are not working or the results don’t seem to make sense. But for discovery, you can’t deny yourself the permission to fail, and we should better teach failure in all its glory.

Good piece by @natureportfolio.bsky.social. The erosion of thinking time—driven by admin, bureaucracy, industry agendas, and unrealistic output targets—stifles curiosity-led science. These pressures undermine innovation and the intellectual freedom vital for real progress. 🧪🌱🌍 #ScienceIsNotBusiness