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Life-long fly biologist, vinyl junkie, Head, Department of Genetics in Cambridge
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Aylwyn Scally
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Closing date tomorrow!
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Katy
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Aaand... my first cover!! RpS6 phosphorylation (magenta) in a Udd (ribosome biogenesis factor) mutant ovary 🔬
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Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge
4 days ago
The Department of Genetics at the University of Cambridge is seeking a talented Postdoctoral Research Associate to work in the group of Dr Felipe Karam Teixeira (
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www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/postdoc...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position to work in the group of Dr Felipe Karam Teixeira (https://www.gen.cam.ac.uk/research-groups/research-groups/karam-teixeira) in
https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/postdoctoral-research-associate-fixed-term-pc48219
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Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge
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The Department of Genetics at the University of Cambridge invites expressions of interest from early career researchers who wish to be sponsored for external fellowships to establish an independent research group. ➡️For further details see the link below
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/group-l...
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Group Leader Research Fellowship Sponsorship Scheme
The Department of Genetics at the University of Cambridge invites expressions of interest from early career researchers who wish to be sponsored for external fellowships to establish an independent
https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/group-leader-research-fellowship-sponsorship-scheme-pc44210
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Last nights dinner
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banging set last night at the Portland in Cambridge showcased the new LP😎
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Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge
19 days ago
Very excited to share this interesting episode!
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School of Biological Sciences
about 1 month ago
🔬 Experience Research Life at Cambridge! Applications are now open for the 2026 Experience Postgrad Life Sciences Programme. Gain hands-on lab experience with an 8-week summer placement, in partnership with
@corpuscambridge.bsky.social
! 🔗
www.exppg.lifesci.cam.ac.uk
#SummerPlacement
#Cambridge
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Genetics Society UK
about 1 month ago
Congratulations to Richard Durbin on being awarded our Genetics Society Medal!
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Matti Vuorre
about 1 month ago
Everyone involved in scientific publishing should take a look at these papers. >"The domination of scientific publishing in the Global North by major commercial publishers is harmful to science; we need [...] to re-communalise publishing to serve science not the market."
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Cassy Vogel
about 1 month ago
This informative thread is essential reading for anyone in science, in my opinion!
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Manuel Ansede
about 1 month ago
Ha muerto Antonio García-Bellido, uno de los mejores científicos de la historia de España tras descubrir las fronteras invisibles dentro de los seres vivos:
elpais.com/ciencia/2025...
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Muere Antonio García-Bellido, descubridor de las fronteras invisibles dentro de los seres vivos
El biólogo, fallecido a los 89 años, deja un legado científico que roza las alturas de los nobeles Santiago Ramón y Cajal y Severo Ochoa
https://elpais.com/ciencia/2025-11-11/muere-antonio-garcia-bellido-descubridor-de-las-fronteras-invisibles-dentro-de-los-seres-vivos.html
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European Drosophila Society
about 1 month ago
The European Drosophila Society
#flyEDS
extends the condolences on the passing of Antonio García-Bellido, considered the founder of the Spanish school of
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genetics and an influential figure in developmental biology research worldwide. May he rest in peace.
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Mark A. Hanson
about 1 month ago
We wrote the Strain on scientific publishing to highlight the problems of time & trust. With a fantastic group of co-authors, we present The Drain of Scientific Publishing: a 🧵 1/n Drain:
arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Strain:
direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
Oligopoly:
direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
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Bookshop.org
about 2 months ago
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.
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Led By Donkeys
about 2 months ago
Farage: epic grifter
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Oded Rechavi
2 months ago
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT📣: I haven’t been this excited to be part of something new in 15 years… Thrilled to reveal the passion project I’ve been working on for the past year and a half!🙀🥳 (thread 👇)
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You know what to do!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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‘Death to Spotify’: the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the music app
Musicians have long criticized the streaming service’s paltry payouts, but a new wave of boycotts is emerging
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/12/spotify-boycott-artists
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School of Biological Sciences
3 months ago
Unlock your potential with a Master's at the University of Cambridge! 🔬 Our MPhil in Biological Sciences offers a unique opportunity for cutting-edge, lab-based research at a world-leading institution. Explore and apply:
www.mphil.bio.cam.ac.uk
#Cambridge
#BiologicalSciences
#Postgraduate
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Sebastian Schornack
2 months ago
Job Advert - Russell R. Geiger Professorship of Crop Science
@camplantsci.bsky.social
@cropscicentre.bsky.social
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/russell...
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Russell R. Geiger Professorship of Crop Science
The Board of Electors to the Russell R. Geiger Professorship of Crop Science invite applications for this Professorship from persons whose work falls within the general field of the Professorship to
https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/russell-r-geiger-professorship-of-crop-science-pd47445
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Football in Japan is great fun (Kobe Vissel won 4-0 tonight).
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Siân Owen
4 months ago
An inspiring read!
academic.oup.com/genetics/adv...
A beautiful historical perspective on Ester Lederberg's legacy from
@ccwendling.bsky.social
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@zacharybailey.bsky.social
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Pioneer of bacterial genetics: the legacy of Esther Miriam Lederberg
Abstract. Esther Miriam Lederberg's brilliant scientific lifework, from the discovery of phage lambda, bacterial conjugation, and replica plating, provided
https://academic.oup.com/genetics/advance-article/doi/10.1093/genetics/iyaf160/8241078
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Katja Röper
4 months ago
If you run a fly lab and have not yet contributed to save FlyBase, please look at our wiki page for the latest information!
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FlyBase
4 months ago
FlyBase needs your help! We ask that European labs continue to contribute to Cambridge, UK FlyBase, whereas US and other non-European labs can contribute to US FlyBase. For more information and how to donate:
wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase...
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FlyBase:Contribute to FlyBase - FlyBase Wiki
https://wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase:Contribute_to_FlyBase
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The Transmitter
4 months ago
FlyBase, a Drosophila database, will lose a third of its team in early October because the Harvard grant that covered the employees’ salaries was canceled. Scientists warn that losing FlyBase could devastate fly research. By
@claudia-lopez.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/community/ha...
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Harvard University lays off fly database team
The layoffs jeopardize this resource, which has served more than 4,000 labs for about three decades.
https://www.thetransmitter.org/community/harvard-university-lays-off-fly-database-team/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20250813-harvard-lays-offs-fly-database
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Geula Hanin
5 months ago
I’m looking for a Postdoc to join my new lab
@pdncambridge.bsky.social
on an MRC-funded project and explore maternal inter-organ communication with a focus on the mammary gland, using a novel mouse model. 📍 Tenure: 3 years ⏳ Deadline: 15 August 2025 Please RT 🙏 👉
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51984/
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Research Associate (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Research Associate (Fixed Term) in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge.
https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51984/
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This is a masterpiece of explanation and illustration.
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Geula Hanin
5 months ago
I’ll be recruiting soon - so if you’re interested in lactation biology, developmental genetics or early nutrition, please get in touch or share with someone who might be!
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Had to get up early to make the Pasteis de Nata for our street party. Pastry that’s 40% butter is tricky in this weather🥵
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Andrea
6 months ago
A plea to companies still using Spotify to create playlists: please stop. Use alternatives.
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Monorail Music
6 months ago
Spotify is a horrible platform in so many ways. People should consider if they're ok using it. We use Tidal in the shop for streaming and are really happy with it. Some of the staff use Qobuz at home. Spotify sounds terrible and their ethics are disgusting.
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Bookshelfie
6 months ago
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Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge
6 months ago
Ever wonder how nature got so diverse? The secret might lie in these colorful cichlid fish 🐠 Cambridge scientists discovered that ‘flipped’ segments of DNA act like evolutionary turbo boosts — helping species adapt fast and evolve into new ones. 👇
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr9961
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This is really cool, nice job folks.
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We built a machine to generate 20X20 arrays. Rounded glass capillaries used to pick individual plaques lowered onto plates, up to 10 replicates - a rudimentary microarray
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Sarah Zhang
7 months ago
A few years ago, I went to Panama to see the "sterile fly barrier" that keeps a flesh-eating parasite out of the U.S. It's one of the wildest things I've ever written about it...
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
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America’s Never-Ending Battle Against Flesh-Eating Worms
Inside the U.S. and Panama’s long-running collaboration to rid an entire continent of a deadly disease
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/05/flesh-eating-worms-disease-containment-america-panama/611026/
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Absolutely, I did differential screens with extremely hot cDNA. High quality plating to make duplicate filters and 2-3 week autorad exposures needed lovely plates.
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Carl T. Bergstrom
7 months ago
As the parent of a type-I diabetic, I would like to invite the ignorant piece of shit currently directing the FDA to kiss my ass.
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Cahir O'Kane
7 months ago
Shit.
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Berta Verd
7 months ago
Experimental embryology postdoc available in my lab at the
@biology.ox.ac.uk
@ox.ac.uk
working on the evolution of vertebral counts. Reach out if you’re passionate about EvoDevo, enjoy lab work and microscopy and are into or could get into cichlid fishes. Deadline on the 16th June. Please share!
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Stuart Braithwaite
7 months ago
I can scarcely think of a bigger fraud than this man
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Our bonsai cherry tree is resplendent with fruit this year 😎
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Financial Times
7 months ago
Opinion from the FT's Editorial Board: 'The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.'
www.ft.com/content/f5fd...
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Evolution Soup
7 months ago
✨NEW INTERVIEW✨ LOST ANCESTORS - Secrets In Our Genome ~ DR AYLWYN SCALLY
#evolutionsoup
#evolution
#paleoanthropology
#science
#fossils
👇🏿👇🏽
is.gd/mHJM8d
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Rachel Drysdale and I prepared a biographical memoir for Michael Ashburner, now published at:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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Michael Ashburner. 23 May 1942—7 July 2023: 23 May 1942 — 7 July 2023: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society: Vol 0, No 0
Michael Ashburner had an extraordinary career. From his early passion for natural history, through his education and subsequent career at the University of Cambridge, Michael’s intellectual energy and boundless curiosity generated a prodigious output ...
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.2024.0036
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Andreas Prokop
8 months ago
If using Bloomigton
#Drosophila
Stock Center stocks, pls. acknowledge them & their NIH funding (P40 OD018537). Papers listing this no. are being harvested as evidence. We massively depend on the
@bdsc.bsky.social
& they need our support in these dire times!
@flybase.bsky.social
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Adam Rutherford
8 months ago
The resurrection circus keeps clowning, but make no mistake, Dire wolves remain very extinct. An angry, sweary piece by a frustrated geneticist.
arutherford.substack.com/p/dire-wolve...
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Dire wolves remain very extinct
Despite what you are being fed, de-extinction is a con, full of gloss, bullshit and ghoulish greed.
https://arutherford.substack.com/p/dire-wolves-remain-very-extinct
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Dr Radu Zabet
8 months ago
I am recruiting for a postdoc in my lab at
@blizardinstitute.bsky.social
@qmulepigenetics.bsky.social
to work on explainable AI/ML and epigenetics with a focus on enhancers. 3-year BBSRC funded position. A collaboration with
@a-radzisheuskaya.bsky.social
qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...
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Quick Check Needed
https://qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/appcentre-ext/brand-4/candidate/so/pm/1/pl/3/opp/5695-Postdoctoral-Research-Associate/en-GB
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Antoine Hocher
9 months ago
The MIMIC lab is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join my team at @Cambridge_Uni! Exploration and engineering DNA-mimicking proteins (wet-lab position.) 🧬 Details:
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50652/
Please get in touch / circulate !
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Research Associate (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Research Associate (Fixed Term) in the Department of Genetics at the University of Cambridge.
https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50652/
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Hilary Ashe
9 months ago
We are hiring! A postdoc position is available in the lab studying gene expression dynamics in Drosophila embryos, as part of a larger research effort in collaboration with
@mrattray.bsky.social
🧬🔬🪰 Full details are in the ad:
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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