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I just wrote this with the Prof Nancy Segal, who has an encyclopaedic knowledge of twins. I hope you learn something. I did. Genes, environment or a special bond? Why some twins talk and think in unison theconversation.com/genes-enviro...

Happy Neurodiversity Celebration Week! Let’s celebrate the unique strengths and perspectives of neurodivergent individuals. Embracing diversity fosters creativity, inclusion and innovation. Learn, advocate, and listen—because different minds make a better world! #NeurodiversityWeek #InclusionMatters

Great result! nit.com.au/12-03-2025/1...

Use your research to beat health inequities: four strategies from experts www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A great, simple explanation of Diversity, equity and Inclusion: "Diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace are under attack. Here’s why they matter more than ever" theconversation.com/diversity-eq...

What’s the difference between burnout and depression? theconversation.com/whats-the-di...

Friday essay: ‘I was unseen, even to myself’ – as many as half of people with anorexia are autistic. Fiona Wright is one of them theconversation.com/friday-essay...

Today is Rare Disease Day Rare diseases affect millions worldwide, often with limited treatment options. Rare Voices Australia (RVA) advocates for those living with rare diseases, connecting them to vital resources. Learn more: rarevoices.org.au Five rare diseases and support groups:

We need to treat our PhD students better www.nature.com/articles/d41...

We must become more linguistically inclusive in science and this article provides tips on how to do this www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This is terrible www.nature.com/articles/d41...

We must recognise diversity: Australia’s clinical guidelines shape health care. Why do so many still ignore sex & gender? theconversation.com/australias-c...

OMG. I feel for US-based medical researchers

Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic. globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

Almost 200 people signed up already - add your name soon before we have to stop registration for this once in a life time conference! docs.google.com/forms/d/1dm8...

"Gender-affirming care is potentially life-saving, or at the very least life-affirming. It almost invariably leads to better social and emotional outcomes" Can a child legally take puberty blockers? What if their parents disagree? theconversation.com/can-a-child-...

While the primary focus of this article is aimed at those in a relationship, I see benefits for colleagues, teachers, and friends. An opportunity to empathise with those living with ADHD and truly understand the struggles they encounter daily. www.additudemag.com/slideshows/i...

DeepSeek: how a small Chinese AI company is shaking up US tech heavyweights theconversation.com/deepseek-how...

A relatively common neurodivergent condition you may not have heard about. The book 'The Buddha and the Borderline...' by Kiera Van Gelder is a fantastic insight into the mind of someone with BPD and was my first audiobook theconversation.com/for-tennis-s...

Very cool, been following these proteins since I was a PhD student

New discovery from our #CDlab reported in Cell @cp-cell.bsky.social today: SMC motor proteins have a left-right ‘gearbox’ and can switch direction in DNA loop extrusion! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 1/

'How we diagnose and define obesity is set to change – here’s why, and what it means for treatment'- a change in the right direction @dremmabeckett.bsky.social ? theconversation.com/how-we-diagn...

"Of 45,000 bacterial species ... just 10 bacterial species account for half of all publications, whereas nearly three-quarters of all named bacteria don’t have a single paper devoted to them." www.nature.com/articles/d41... #Microbiology #MicroSky #IDSky #PedIDSky #MedSky

Aboriginal message sticks are a fascinating insight into a complex system of written communication theconversation.com/aboriginal-m...

@mdziemann.genomic.social.ap.brid.gy this looks a bit like you? ;)

A great initiative nit.com.au/12-12-2024/1...

How I put LinkedIn to work for my career as a scientist and entrepreneur www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Banish the PDF-hunting blues with these AI and digital tools www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Americans. please remember that "Craig" rhymes with "vague", not "leg".

I never tire of seeing these progressively improved pediatric ALL survival curves, which represent one of the most remarkable achievements in all of medicine. Amazing to see even more improvement with bispecific antibody #immunotherapy presented in the #ASH24 Plenary session. #hematology #leukemia

"Ginger, tortie, calico – the mystery gene responsible for orange colour in cat coats has been found" — theconversation.com/ginger-torti...

aerobic vs. anaerobic bacteria

Cool #epigenetics paper

"Large language models surpass human experts in predicting neuroscience results" w @ken-lxl.bsky.social and braingpt.org. LLMs integrate a noisy yet interrelated scientific literature to forecast outcomes. nature.com/articles/s41... 1/8

A paper in Nature reports on the use of fossilized samples of faeces and vomit to reconstruct the rise of the dinosaurs to become the dominant players in Earth’s ancient ecosystems. https://go.nature.com/412c4af 🧪

I am proud to be one of several #LGBTQIA scientists featured by the Royal Society for Int’l #LGBTQIAinSTEMDay! 🌈 I talk ab how being #intersex has informed my research interests as an evolutionary biologist & biological anthropologist and how I do science 🟨🙆‍♀️🟨 #IntersexInSTEM #QueerInSTEM

This is one of my most favorite pieces we ‘ve published at @naturecellbiology.bsky.social: Read about the latest progress & current challenges in different #StemCell subfields rdcu.be/duQVN

PhD life

"Smaller brains? Fewer friends? An evolutionary biologist asks how AI will change humanity’s future" — theconversation.com/smaller-brai...

We've now filled one #Epigenetics, Chromatin and Gene regulation starter pack. Thanks for all the enthusiasm and support, if you'd like to be listed @raduzabet.bsky.social has been hard at work getting part II up and running: go.bsky.app/SqLa3aw

Excited to see this out in Cell! If you use microbiome data to look for disease associations, you might want to make sure microbial load is not confounding your results! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... Congratulations @suguru-nishijima.bsky.social @borklab.bsky.social and others #microsky #microbiome

Developmental Epigenetics Group + Epi G. Gnome, 2009

Did you know? Many people are sensitive to strong smells, including perfumes and fragranced products! Studies show that 20–35% of people experience discomfort or health issues when exposed to strong scents, such as headaches, nausea, or respiratory irritation.

Nature continues to provide the best weekly read for articles on #science & #medicine