Doug Briant
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What happens when a cancer immunologist and gut microbiome expert teams up with an award-winning chef?
You get a unique four-course guided dinner blending sensory experience and evidence-informed insights on how food connects to the gut, immune system and wellbeing!
https://ow.ly/FFml50Y561a
You get a unique four-course guided dinner blending sensory experience and evidence-informed insights on how food connects to the gut, immune system and wellbeing!
https://ow.ly/FFml50Y561a
January 28, 2026 at 8:53 PM
What happens when a cancer immunologist and gut microbiome expert teams up with an award-winning chef?
You get a unique four-course guided dinner blending sensory experience and evidence-informed insights on how food connects to the gut, immune system and wellbeing!
https://ow.ly/FFml50Y561a
You get a unique four-course guided dinner blending sensory experience and evidence-informed insights on how food connects to the gut, immune system and wellbeing!
https://ow.ly/FFml50Y561a
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Some dog stereotypes are based in reality, and others might be unfair characterizations. Paw through what the data shows here
From anxious Weimaraners to aggressive Chihuahuas—what science can tell us about dog breeds
A large dataset shows some dog stereotypes are based in reality, and others might be unfair characterizations
www.scientificamerican.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Some dog stereotypes are based in reality, and others might be unfair characterizations. Paw through what the data shows here
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Cherry blossoms are already starting to appear in Victoria, and it's only January! What does this mean, and how does it relate to climate change?
Thoughts from UVic's Andrew Weaver (@ajwvictoriabc.bsky.social) and Barbara Hawkins are included in this CBC story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Thoughts from UVic's Andrew Weaver (@ajwvictoriabc.bsky.social) and Barbara Hawkins are included in this CBC story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
B.C.'s balmy January brings out blossoms, but a cold snap could put plants in peril | CBC News
An unseasonably mild winter is coaxing blossoms to bloom early in some Metro Vancouver neighbourhoods, as it experiences one of the warmest Januaries on record.
www.cbc.ca
January 21, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Cherry blossoms are already starting to appear in Victoria, and it's only January! What does this mean, and how does it relate to climate change?
Thoughts from UVic's Andrew Weaver (@ajwvictoriabc.bsky.social) and Barbara Hawkins are included in this CBC story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Thoughts from UVic's Andrew Weaver (@ajwvictoriabc.bsky.social) and Barbara Hawkins are included in this CBC story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Looking to decorate a #Chemistree?
Visit PDB-101 for downloadable paper templates to create DNA, viruses, red and green fluorescent proteins, and more
Visit PDB-101 for downloadable paper templates to create DNA, viruses, red and green fluorescent proteins, and more
PDB101: Learn: Paper Models
PDB-101: Training, Outreach, and Education portal of RCSB PDB
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December 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Looking to decorate a #Chemistree?
Visit PDB-101 for downloadable paper templates to create DNA, viruses, red and green fluorescent proteins, and more
Visit PDB-101 for downloadable paper templates to create DNA, viruses, red and green fluorescent proteins, and more
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Eunice Newton Foote discovered the Greenhouse Effect.Her first paper was in the "Annual Scientific Discovery", with the paper, "Circumstances Affecting the Heat of the Sun's rays".She was the first person to show that carbon dioxide is a heat-trapping gas in 1856.
rinconeducativo.org/en/recursos-...
rinconeducativo.org/en/recursos-...
Eunice Newton Foote, a pioneer in greenhouse research - Rincón educativo
Eunice Newton Foote, a pioneer in greenhouse research.
rinconeducativo.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Eunice Newton Foote discovered the Greenhouse Effect.Her first paper was in the "Annual Scientific Discovery", with the paper, "Circumstances Affecting the Heat of the Sun's rays".She was the first person to show that carbon dioxide is a heat-trapping gas in 1856.
rinconeducativo.org/en/recursos-...
rinconeducativo.org/en/recursos-...
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Funders must recognise that great discoveries often come from studies that seeks to advance knowledge for its own sake
go.nature.com/3X5lbUg
go.nature.com/3X5lbUg
From MRI to Ozempic: breakthroughs that show why fundamental research must be protected
Nature - In these financially straitened times, funders must recognize that great discoveries often arise from work that was looking for something completely different.
go.nature.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Funders must recognise that great discoveries often come from studies that seeks to advance knowledge for its own sake
go.nature.com/3X5lbUg
go.nature.com/3X5lbUg
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October 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Science History Institute makes public multimillion-dollar collection, including Rosalind Franklin’s famous DNA image, assembled by fake scientist
After bizarre journey, prized history of molecular biology archive finds new home
Science History Institute makes public multimillion-dollar collection, including Rosalind Franklin’s famous DNA image, assembled by fake scientist
www.science.org
October 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Science History Institute makes public multimillion-dollar collection, including Rosalind Franklin’s famous DNA image, assembled by fake scientist
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Surreal images from a new book, Microcosms, show how confocal microscopy that uses laser scanning creates a super-sharp new journey around mind-altering plants and fungi
Amazing images expose inner world of mind-blowing plants and fungi
Surreal images from a new book, Microcosms, show how confocal microscopy that uses laser scanning creates a super-sharp new journey around mind-altering plants and fungi
www.newscientist.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Surreal images from a new book, Microcosms, show how confocal microscopy that uses laser scanning creates a super-sharp new journey around mind-altering plants and fungi
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Reposted by Doug Briant
CRISPR is amazing
September 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
CRISPR is amazing
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𝘒𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘦 is a Gram-negative, non-motile, straight rod-shaped bacterium that can divide rapidly, with some strains having a median doubling time of < 30 min, forming biofilms that interfere with both antibiotic and immune clearance
September 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
𝘒𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘦 is a Gram-negative, non-motile, straight rod-shaped bacterium that can divide rapidly, with some strains having a median doubling time of < 30 min, forming biofilms that interfere with both antibiotic and immune clearance
Happy Earth Day! Forest Biology is getting into the spirit and giving away 200 trees.
April 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Happy Earth Day! Forest Biology is getting into the spirit and giving away 200 trees.
In Canadian election, top Conservative candidate vows to end ‘woke ideology’ in science funding | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
In Canadian election, top Conservative candidate vows to end ‘woke ideology’ in science funding
Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party is trying to topple Liberal government in 28 April election
www.science.org
April 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
In Canadian election, top Conservative candidate vows to end ‘woke ideology’ in science funding | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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If you're looking to get to know us, our 2024 year-in-review is a great place to start. 2024 included a Kyoto Prize, a new Rhodes Scholar, $11 million for syphilis research & advances in research on white dwarf stars, beer chemistry, the fisheries sustainability & more. www.uvic.ca/science/home...
2024: A Year in Review - University of Victoria
Dynamic, hands-on learning; research that makes a vital impact; and discovery and innovation in Canada's most extraordinary academic environment provide an Edge that can't be found anywhere else.
www.uvic.ca
January 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
If you're looking to get to know us, our 2024 year-in-review is a great place to start. 2024 included a Kyoto Prize, a new Rhodes Scholar, $11 million for syphilis research & advances in research on white dwarf stars, beer chemistry, the fisheries sustainability & more. www.uvic.ca/science/home...
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What is the state of trust in scientists around the world? A study in Nature Human Behaviour reports on a survey of 71,922 respondents in 68 countries and finds that trust in scientists is moderately high. https://go.nature.com/3PLgKKU 🧪
January 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
What is the state of trust in scientists around the world? A study in Nature Human Behaviour reports on a survey of 71,922 respondents in 68 countries and finds that trust in scientists is moderately high. https://go.nature.com/3PLgKKU 🧪
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Five years ago today, Wuhan public health officials first let the world know about a "viral pneumonia" sweeping the city. www.who.int/news/item/30...
Milestone: COVID-19 five years ago
Five years ago on 31 December 2019, WHO’s Country Office in China picked up a media statement by the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission from their website on cases of ‘viral pneumonia’ in Wuhan, China....
www.who.int
December 31, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Five years ago today, Wuhan public health officials first let the world know about a "viral pneumonia" sweeping the city. www.who.int/news/item/30...
The UVic Faculty of Science posted a year end review. You can find it here. Lots of great things, and some big Biology stories. www.uvic.ca/science/home...
2024: A Year in Review - University of Victoria
Dynamic, hands-on learning; research that makes a vital impact; and discovery and innovation in Canada's most extraordinary academic environment provide an Edge that can't be found anywhere else.
www.uvic.ca
December 15, 2024 at 6:17 PM
The UVic Faculty of Science posted a year end review. You can find it here. Lots of great things, and some big Biology stories. www.uvic.ca/science/home...
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Looking for #Chemistree inspiration? Try creating paper models of green and red fluorescent proteins from PDB-101
pdb101.rcsb.org/lear...
pdb101.rcsb.org/lear...
PDB101: Learn: Paper Models: Green and Red Fluorescent Proteins
A tiny fluorescent protein from jellyfish has revolutionized cell biology
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December 6, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Looking for #Chemistree inspiration? Try creating paper models of green and red fluorescent proteins from PDB-101
pdb101.rcsb.org/lear...
pdb101.rcsb.org/lear...
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Thanks @alexis-verger.cpesr.fr ! Super excited to take on this new challenge in such excellent company
4 new deputy directors appointed for @wehi-research.bsky.social including @pseudokinase.bsky.social and @marnieblewitt.bsky.social
what a great choice !
www.wehi.edu.au/news/new-sci...
what a great choice !
www.wehi.edu.au/news/new-sci...
New scientific leadership team for WEHI
WEHI has appointed an outstanding scientific leadership team to drive impact, advance innovation and shape the future vision of the institute.
www.wehi.edu.au
December 5, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Thanks @alexis-verger.cpesr.fr ! Super excited to take on this new challenge in such excellent company
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The 300th (!) installment of Molecule of the Month explores newly-revealed atomic details of one of the wonders of the biomolecular world: the Flagellar Motor
pdb101.rcsb.org/motm...
pdb101.rcsb.org/motm...
PDB101: Molecule of the Month: Flagellar Motor
Bidirectional motors power the swimming of many bacterial cells.
pdb101.rcsb.org
December 3, 2024 at 5:12 PM
The 300th (!) installment of Molecule of the Month explores newly-revealed atomic details of one of the wonders of the biomolecular world: the Flagellar Motor
pdb101.rcsb.org/motm...
pdb101.rcsb.org/motm...
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"Leaving sticky notes for the children" - Here's a new "Dispatch" @ethanewe.bsky.social and I wrote in @currentbiology.bsky.social
about the cool story by Matt and @wbderry.bsky.social on heritable amyloids! (published in @naturecellbiology.bsky.social)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
about the cool story by Matt and @wbderry.bsky.social on heritable amyloids! (published in @naturecellbiology.bsky.social)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Inheritance: Leaving sticky notes for the children
It is currently unknown to what degree parents’ life history can affect the next generation and how such information might be transmitted. A new study…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:17 PM
"Leaving sticky notes for the children" - Here's a new "Dispatch" @ethanewe.bsky.social and I wrote in @currentbiology.bsky.social
about the cool story by Matt and @wbderry.bsky.social on heritable amyloids! (published in @naturecellbiology.bsky.social)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
about the cool story by Matt and @wbderry.bsky.social on heritable amyloids! (published in @naturecellbiology.bsky.social)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Imagine a mouse in which all 10 billion cells keep a diary from fertilization. Imagine sentinel cells recording your experiences and sending out dispatches in the form of DNA. Here's a story I wrote about cell recorders 🧪 Gift link: nyti.ms/3Z3Mqza
‘DNA Typewriters’ Can Record a Cell’s History
Labs around the world are trying to turn cells into autobiographers, tracking their own development from embryos to adults.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Imagine a mouse in which all 10 billion cells keep a diary from fertilization. Imagine sentinel cells recording your experiences and sending out dispatches in the form of DNA. Here's a story I wrote about cell recorders 🧪 Gift link: nyti.ms/3Z3Mqza