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Things I found in my desk on my first day (non-exhaustive): -padlocks: 15 (padlocks with keys: 4) -loose unlabeled keys: at least 40 -loose scalpel blades: 2 -clipboards: 7 -a receipt from 1978 -a peanut

lmao my dog is “everything”

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advocating for open access research and objecting to companies feeding your work to the plagiarism engine are not incompatible or even conflicting opinions

Postdoc position (please re-post) A funded postdoctoral position, will open in 2026 to study aspects of Neisseria gonorrhoeae pathogenesis, antigenic variation, genetics, or physiology. If interested in more information, please contact Hank Seifert [email protected] #MicroSky

teacher’s pet

thum mak tua (lao papaya salad w/ green beans instead of papaya), lao sausage, & crispy fried egg 🧑‍🍳🤌💋

Every single time I’ve donated blood during a giveaway they’ve been out of the giveaway item UNTIL TODAY

Is there even a single woman in existence who prefers ankle length pants to actual pants length pants. You cannot possibly convince me that for the past decade+ the vast majority of women would rather look like a child who outgrew last year’s clothes. I hate ankle length pants so much

it’s both actually 🥲

But by far and away, the biggest priority for a Heritage Foundation-captured CDC is going to be using the agency's legal frameworks for access to medical data, and weaponizing them to control women. *Most* of the Project 2025 plan for CDC is a witch hunt against abortion on an unprecedented scale.

shape of a dog who definitely did not just upset the cat and get himself hissed at

I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.

I cannot fully put into words what publishing this Review has meant to me, so I leave you with how we closed the paper. "The humble bacterium is still a relevant tool for the study of the underlying mechanisms that are conserved throughout life." 🧪🧫🧬📚 doi.org/10.1093/gene...

the wilco zootunes show is reaching levels of barefoot-in-public previously thought impossible

It’s past time to bring back being a craft purist 😤 we certainly aren’t in this for the fame and fortune – if we devalue what actually makes our profession unique and worth preserving, we’re only doing the fascists’ work for them!

Excited to share the latest work by outstanding PhD student @kdc509.bsky.social. This was one of our first forays into experimental evolution and uncovered some cool connections between potassium transport and antimicrobial resistance in S. aureus. Major kudos to Killian!

schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2... #MicroSky

sorry I can’t stop dogposting but just look at these guys getting along 🥹

the degree to which the 10-pound, 14-year-old cat has established total dominance over the dog is honestly impressive. he sees her as a stronger authority than the humans I’m pretty sure

The tiniest bid for friendship

everybody meet Ash

Saddened to learn of the passing of Moselio "Elio" Schaechter—Distinguished Professor at Tufts, SDSU and UCSD—humanist and visionary leader in the fields of microbiology and scientific communication—mentor, friend, and inspiration to me and so many others Small Things Considered Big Things Achieved

this is my dog’s route from Texas to the PNW but I’m pretty sure it’s also a mountain goats song

Those of us in STEM must vocally affirm that the humanities are our allies, and no department is expendable. Arguing we can survive by cutting whole disciplines isn’t just inhumane, it’s nonsensical. The humanities tell us why we’re here in the first place, and what to do about it! This isn’t hard!

Cannot stop laughing at this

it’s a rare delight when the main character of the day is actually the correct one

portrait of a criminal who opened the pantry door and chewed through the dog food bag before the dog has even moved in

you guys guess what we’re getting a dog next weekend

8 days in and I only just now discovered that August is women in translation month, when were y’all gonna tell me??

Absolute worst part, imo, is the pressure from school administrators to "welcome our new overlords" by adopting AI. It's also happening in elite universities, to my utter bafflement & horror. Anyone who calls bullshit on AI is treated as if only ignorance could explain their perspective.

If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages

okay new king of the hill is actually really good

so jealous of everyone at the phage meeting rn 🥲 feels so weird not to be there

trying to justify a crazy experiment

guess I spoke too soon huh

Given the lack of significant outrage, people are either unaware or believe they can weather this storm. The latter set reminds me of folks confident they would get on the lifeboats when the Titanic was sinking. At 5% success & a six-grant application limit, there aren't enough lifeboats. /2

how your email finds me 😎🏖️

Just learned from LinkedIn that a Heritage Foundation affiliate is now FOIA-ing (or equivalent) instructors’ syllabi to go snooping for supposed illegal DEI at state universities. It’s hard to describe how far past McCarthyism we’re headed here.

every time I open my calendar out of habit and see absolutely nothing on it I heal a little bit more. like when link gets a heart container in totk and a little bit of the gloom leaves his body

it’s @catranslation.bsky.social / @twolinespress.bsky.social mail day, hell yeah

🚨🚨🚨PUI TT Job Alert!! My dept at TCNJ is hiring a tenure track cell and molecular biologist. Come join my supportive colleagues, helpful staff, & fabulous students! We're surprisingly well resourced w/excellent equipment (confocal, SEM etc) and research w/students counts towards our teaching load!

The very obvious plan is to use every available means to make the masses stupider & more docile by starving us of the power to know anything. A good rule of thumb would be to oppose, with the fervent commitment of a zealot, anything that contributes to this general project—like for instance AI

they have it so tough

I cannot recall another professional athlete where the TV commentators are constantly like "Look at this man's ass. No one has an ass like him. His power comes from his ass."

bookmarking this for when I have to teach sig figs

terrible thing to happen on my first day of being unemployed* *(I’m just taking the summer off it’s all good)

Excited to post our first S. aureus preprint on biorxiv! Big congrats to co-first authors, postdocs @anjali20anil.bsky.social and Rezia Braza, and really enjoyed the collaboration with @torreslab.bsky.social !