Nice piece from our JAX Communication team outlining our efforts within the MorPhiC Consortium towards characterizing the function of all human protein coding genes: www.jax.org/news-and-ins...

Great work from @zukailiu.bsky.social defining the first mesenchymal cells in human development as trophoblast-derived, and adding to the examples of evolutionary co-option of viral sequences contributing to our uniquely ape/human features. #hiPSC #MorPhiC #EvoDevo doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...

A good explainer of NIH indirects so folks can better understand why the latest Trump/Musk move is so shocking. Not to mention the estimated 2.7x economic return on investment and better health for the nation/world that NIH funds bring. www.statnews.com/2025/02/08/n...

American science and medicine has been thrown into chaos and uncertainty over the past week. Here are some stories to get up to speed. 1/12

Scientific advancements aside, this is economically irresponsible Every $1 spent by NIH generates $2.46 For example, in 2023, $47B in NIH spending generated ~$93B Halting NIH spending will LOSE the US a lot of money (and talent)

Impressive longevity, with reproductive fitness. But I’m not sure what is more impressive, a bird laying an egg at age 74 or a biologist tracking it in the wild (for 68 years), amongst 3 million other Laysan albatrosses. www.bbc.com/news/article...