I'd be leaving soon for the new challenges

Before I go, here are a few brain’s stories on the table:
1 out in Nat Comm,
1 in press at Mol Psy,
and 🤞 for the third.

Preprints here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...; www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...; www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...;

Onwards. 🖤

The backbone and most attractive part of HERVs existence in genomes can be explained by the addiction hypothesis proposed by Cedric, so we do acknowledge it 🧵3/3

In morula, KRAB-ZNF/TRIM28 could be locking HERVH down; in the inner cell mass, pluripotency factors free it. Freed HERVH lncRNA then helps drive APOBEC3 enzymes that cripple retroelements, a tidy self-reinforcing antiviral loop. 🧵2/3

Just dropped our Mobile DNA review on HERVH, an ancient retrovirus now repurposed to build and defend the early human embryo. Call it genomic up-cycling!
I felt HERVH went unnoticed this year, so we published this as a refresher; two fresh data papers - coming soon.
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s131...
🧵1/3

This humour is way too dark for me. I am even scared to put any caption on it!

It was amazing to have interacted with Jeff Boeke, from NYU and also witnessed his phenomenal talk at @mdc-bimsb.bsky.social
He has now put all human chromosomes in yeast, One by one. Also, they made parrots have conversation in five languages English, French, German, Swedish and Spanish 😂

And so are the R cookbooks 😊

Help desk when you missed your flight

My Xmas gift 💝
I like it coz I like watching GOT with some Single Malt

I was on Vacation in India but then had privilege interacting with new students from 4 institutes located in SE, SW, North and Central India.
Not just a great hospitality but the curiosity and knowledge students have these days, my mind is flabbergasted.
happy for the next generation of scientists

Plotting becomes tidy in R , good read for trainees.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

I believe that Fathers have realized it ☺️

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam....

Almost a full moon today!
Stars are less visible, that’s pollution.
A metaphor of how things are at X

Hey bsky family, Happy weekends!
here is the view from our #MPINAT campus in Gottingen

A good review should always teach you something new, even if you have been in the field for a long time

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