The saxophone solo is wonderful www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov4p...

Amazing, and really cool therapy. mRNA for the win! “The cells produce a small fragment of genetic material (called microRNA) that is designed to intercept and disable the instructions (called messenger RNA) being sent from the cells' DNA for building mutant huntingtin.”

An exceptional album. just saw the original cover photo sold for >300K...The music is for everyone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM3f...

Great album for dog walking on a sunny today morning www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2x1...

uplifting music for walking the dog on a surprisingly warm September day (Thanks to Bobby Friction for bringing this to my attention) www.youtube.com/watch?v=39VR...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HSr... check it out, covered by Joy Division on Unknown Pleasures.

Vivensa Academy is a growing membership (500+) of researchers, clinicians and community organisations, all dedicated to improving later life. Discover why you should apply to join, and the fantastic members-only exclusives you can access from day one: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/three-g...

Great Opportunity

Great 5' video from >10 years ago explains where we still are today and why the government has to invest (which means spending more money, not austerity). www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmsj...

In the new book Labwork to Leadership, chemist Jen Heemstra offers actionable leadership advice to principal investigators. Check out the #ScienceBooks Review on #ReadABookDay: https://scim.ag/46l2X6y

These projections for population changes over the century are fascinating! What will the age distribution look like esp in China?

🌟 We have funded five places for Academy members on Zinc's upcoming Inflection Fellowship Programme for mid-career professionals (10+ years of professional or research experience). More info and how to apply here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/five-fu... #midcareeropportunity #FundingForAgeingWell

very timely--mRNA vaccines for HIV trigger strong immune response in people www.nature.com/articles/d41...

& can be very rapidly produced and shared at scale in a crisis such as a pandemic!

Good news for molecular studies of the mechanisms of ageing.

A great moment for Women's football in England. I hope this leads to more investment at the community level in football and all other sports.

Read Hanane's blog for the @bsrageing.bsky.social describing her experience at #AGE2025 held in Alaska! * how her research @houseleylab.bsky.social has progressed since winning the 2024 Korenchevsky Award * conference highlights * sampling the Alaskan wilderness

An incredibly important contribution to humanity. observer.co.uk/news/interna...

An outstanding opportunity - a great Institute in a beautiful city

Very happy to share our protocols paper for CELLO-seq. This will make single cell long read RNA-seq more accessible and provides analysis guidelines. We hope this helps the #transposon #TEsky community and folks working on #singleCell isoform and allelic #gene expression. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

“Vaccines save lives, and when coverage drops, disease spreads.” Dr Hans Kluge, the WHO regional director for Europe. • invest in strong local health systems • ensure vaccines are available to all • fight misinformation www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

hopefully setting the scene for longer term funding, increasing support for the study of molecular and cellular biology in complex biological systems (living organisms) as well as new ways of working.

A mesmerizing time-lapse of the Sun in ultraviolet light, captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft over a month. -Credits: NASA

AWARD NEWS | Following Simon's award for Contribution to Research in the #PapinPrizes, our article covers just a slice of Simon's impact on the Institute's research, on #bioinformatics and on empowering researchers across the world by demystifying data analysis. www.babraham.ac.uk/news/2025/07...

Symposium a huge success thanks to Rachael Walker and Babraham Institute team!

⏱️ Just over two weeks left to apply for the role of Grants Officer. Read on to find out about the generous benefits, and what Oliver Soutar says about working within a small, expert team. More here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac... #CharityJobs #GrantsOfficerVacancy

Well deserved Simon, your contributions are making a real difference to so many groups at BI

We'd like to extend our HUGE thanks to two outgoing Trustees, @jlorigan.bsky.social and Professor Tom Kirkwood, who've both served a maximum two terms on the Board. We are now welcoming applications for the position of Trustee: vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac... #TrusteeRecruitment

Opportunities if you're interested in immunity: we have projects on RNA binding proteins in B & T cell memory and effector responses. marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/calls/msca-p...

Our Early Career Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme is now open. We invite applications from early career postdoctoral researchers with up to 3yrs experience. Funding has been made available to support at least three awards of up to £350k. Further information: vivensafoundation.org.uk/apply-for-fu...

#Fungal infections are hard to treat due to #DrugResistance. @blakebillmyre.bsky.social &co use a high-throughput #TNseq system in #Cryptococcus neoformans to identify >1400 essential genes & reveal a role for #mitochondrial genes in #fluconazole sensitivity @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4dz3iVm

📢 Our Academy Ignition fund is now open! Vivensa Academy members who are based at a UK university, research organisation or community organisation working with older people are eligible to apply for up to £5k of funding. vivensafoundation.org.uk/apply-for-fu... #FundingOpportunity #HealthyAgeing

My new book on immune health - thank you so much Brian Cox! amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1...

Pre-call announcement 📢 We are delighted to be partnering with the @gerisoc.bsky.social to fund a brand new Undergraduate Research Placement Scheme. Call opens at the end of May. Find out more here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/apply-for-fu... #AgeingRelatedResearch #FundingOpportunity

Just published and a very special thanks to Sarah, Bea, Ram and Louise for their dedication to this project. Also the Babraham facilities were outstanding and very engaged throughout this project.

Trustee Professor Rose Gilroy discussing the health consequences of poor housing and the need for “a little less conversation, a little more action.”

Like many others, we’ve left X so we’re new around here - and with a new name too (formerly Dunhill Medical Trust). We’re looking forward to connecting with those who have great ideas and methods for improving the health and well-being of older people.

The do’s and don’ts of scientific image editing www.nature.com/articles/d41...

How frustrating to hear this from someone who knows. of course more money needs to be invested for the future-spend this money on computational and practical skills training.

Science’s big problem is a loss of influence, not a loss of trust, argue Heidi Larson and David Bersoff Science & scientists remain highly trusted. But genuine scientific voices are not shouting loud enough over the noise to hold sway 🧪 #AcademicSky www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#RNAsky #RNAbiology

There is overwhelming evidence that vaccine save lives. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Interesting points about the prolific expansion of computational methods by Jake Taylor-King. My perspective is we need incentives for developers to engage with new entrants/users in the field and each other. A means to "pass the baton" is essential. open.substack.com/pub/worksinp...

Interesting piece form younger scientists including our own Stephane. Crafting an MSCA PhD Masterpiece: Guiding Students on the Verge of Discovery - Dratva - 2025 - European Journal of Immunology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Buckle up for an exciting week!

I enjoyed reading this! A terrific job by the authors

Vital to support this!!! "Prevention is better – and cheaper and easier – than cure. Smallpox was declared eradicated in 1980. Almost all the world is now polio-free. Cases of many other diseases have been slashed."

Worth reading and discussing

#RNAsky #RNAbiology