Great visit of IBMB & IRB at Parc Científic de Barcelona where I gave a seminar. Thank you wonderful host Marta Llimargas, for generous & warm hospitality. Amazing science! With IBMB Director Elisa Martí we explored potential international collaboration. Funded by neuroRed Project, FTMA-BBSRC.

Thank you very much Sofia for being such a super-host! I had a wonderful day full of science fun and great company.

This Monday we had the pleasure to receive @aliciahidalgolab.bsky.social at #CABD for a workshop and a scientific talk. The workshop explained research opportunities at @unibirmingham.bsky.social. At the talk Alicia exposed the latest results from her team. #CABDseminars

The School of Biosciences @unibirmingham.bsky.social is recruiting five Assistant/Associate Professors working across a range of areas, including neuroscience. Join a vibrant interdisciplinary research environment. Deadline: 14 April 2026 edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

A scammer just tried exactly this on me via WhatsApp. Glad I saw a post here recently outlining the scam - it would be very easy to fall for. The “hotel” account had an unconvincing name, but they had my name, number & reservation dates. lifehacker.com/money/hotel-...

sigh....... "Scientists who engage in AI-augmented research publish 3.02 times more papers, receive 4.84 times more citations and become research project leaders 1.37 years earlier than those who do not." from www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#Women are underrepresented in academia, especially in #STEMM fields, top institutions & in senior positions. Analysis of millions of biomed & life science articles reveal that female-authored articles spend longer under review than comparable male-authored ones @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4658FZN

The initiator #caspase Dronc can trigger compensatory #apoptosis -induced proliferation (AiP). This study shows that Dronc-dependent Ca2+ influx into the cytosol is an important contributor to AiP & DUOX activation in #Drosophila (& likely in vertebrates) @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4pNG4PK

There's still time to apply to be a 2026 @dev-journal.bsky.social Pathway to Independence fellow For those about to apply for their first independent academic position, the programme offers - mentoring - leadership training - profile rising - networking journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pi...

This is Charles Clyde Ebbets, the photographer who took the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” picture. Look at this fearless, dapper fuck wearing spats, suspenders, and a tie 850 feet above the ground. Absolute legend.

Super excited that Osseily Hanna's "The Last Bee" won the Best Fiction Film Trophy at the Festival Internacional de Cine Animal y Ambiental in Mexico this week. The film will be released in 2026 - stay tuned!

NEW report by @greenpeace.de 🚨 Shein's ultra-fast fashion system is based on overproduction, hazardous chemicals, and exploitation. 32% of tested garments contained hazardous chemicals exceeding limits set by the European Chemicals Regulation (REACH), including children's clothing. Read it below 👇

In the 2nd DrosoSpain #DrosoSpain2026 meeting there will be a time and a place to celebrate Antonio Garcia-Bellido’s life and scientific contributions. This will be on the 10th of April at 6pm @neuroalc.bsky.social #SavetheDate @umh.es @fly-eds.bsky.social @sebioldev.bsky.social

An electronic eye implant has restored vision in people with blindness caused by age-related macular degeneration go.nature.com/4ogDOR9

Come work with us!!

“For Gurdon to continue in biology would be a complete waste of time both for him and for those who would have to teach him” He proved them wrong! RIP John Gurdon www.cell.com/current-biol...

Very saddened to hear of John Gurdon’s passing. I’ve been lucky enough to interact with him at multiple points through my career - from undergrad lectures, through his position as former Chair of @biologists.bsky.social’s Board of Directors, and as an author at @dev-journal.bsky.social.

It's official! We are moving to Stowers! Very exciting opportunity to expand our studies of insect-plant interactions. We have many opportunities available in biochemistry, development, behavior, genetics, evolution, genomics, AI, and even pest control. Interested in any of these things? Reach out!

“This is the only planet we’ve got. What could be more important than protecting it?” – Robert Redford

The FlyBase situation has made the national news www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...

Scientists discover the secret behind the shrew’s amazing ability to shrink their brains 🧠 The clever trick sheds unwanted weight without compromising too much on cognition. Find the 5-letter word 👇 Study by @cecibaldoni.bsky.social Dechmann Lab #shrewcrew et al www.ab.mpg.de/743885/news_...

📣 Eres socio de la #SEBD y tienes resultados para publicar? Mira @ijdb.bsky.social como opción para tu trabajo! Si eres socio #SEBD puedes publicar gratis ijdb.ehu.eus

Very proud of our @canaztekin.bsky.social on his Rising Star Award 2025 from @isrbio.bsky.social! Find out more about his work on the structural limb #regeneration, specifically in understanding the differences in regeneration abilities across various species: s.gwdg.de/QidoUL #biology #maxplanck

Dear friends and scientific colleagues, (especially those of you who knew David Ish-Horowicz). Feel free to share the attached PDF widely (all the speakers are happy for the talks to be shared). Many thanks Best regards Ilan www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Recruitment is now open for the EMBL-EBI–Sanger Postdoctoral Programme. ESPOD builds on the collaborative relationship between EMBL-EBI and the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, offering projects that combine experimental and computational approaches. www.ebi.ac.uk/research/pos... 🧬🖥️🔬#postdocjob

News via The Transmitter www.thetransmitter.org/community/ha...

How is the nervous system organized to coordinate behavior? To approach this massive question, a team led by @asbates.bsky.social, @jasper-tms.bsky.social, @mindyisminsu.bsky.social, & Helen Yang present the BANC: a Brain and Nerve Cord connectome. Preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025... 🧪#Neuroskyence

I think the "embodiment" of this connectome is going to be such a hit: For instance take the interactive "body part" maps on Codex, where you can simply click on your favorite external or visceral part and it will show you all of the neurons associated it! codex.flywire.ai/app/body_par...

This is fascinating - the brain fires up immune cells when sick people are nearby 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This is as essential read, however, I wish it included references to contemporary history, e.g., Hungary, Brazil, Poland, Argentina, etc. There are many recent examples in which science was under assault and destroyed - exactly what we're now seeing in the US. www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

This is a genuinely huge opportunity for the right person. We @dunnschool.bsky.social are proud not only of our discovery science to transform human health, but also of the support we offer early career fellows. Join us, and launch your independent career! Please share.

Cutting jargon and putting research in context. eLife Science Digests showcase some of the latest articles published in eLife with short, easy to read summaries: buff.ly/MsNh6J5

🔬 The next international Developmental Biology course, organized by Institut Curie with @sorbonne-universite.fr, will focus on "From stem #cells to #morphogenesis". 📅 Apply by: • July 20 (3.5 weeks with hands-on workshop) • Aug 31 (10 days of seminars) 🔗 training.institut-curie.org/courses/deve...

A huge project has analysed more than 1,000 claims about the immunity of Drosophila fruit flies in scientific papers published over some 50 years go.nature.com/4lxhwJB

Happy 107th Birthday, Brenda Milner! Her contributions to neuropsychology shaped the way we understand the human brain. From surviving two world wars and two pandemics, to paving the way for future generations of researchers, Milner’s legacy continues. @mcgill.ca @cusm-muhc.bsky.social

Wikipedia wanted to use AI summaries at the top of article pages. Editors said please please don't www.404media.co/wikipedia-pa...

Calling all European #Drosophila labs. Time for all of us, that are able, to step up to support FlyBase during this funding crisis.

European Fly PIs: please respond to the email we sent out yesterday and help save FlyBase!

FlyBase is in need of support. Let's help them continue to be a valued resource to the research community.

#drosophila @flybase.bsky.social request emergency funding: "As it stands, by the end of July, 2025, there will be no future updates to FlyBase, and in the worst case scenario access to the website will also be lost" => please donate! www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...

It's publication day of my first book: The Tree of Life. The tree of life is a time machine that can take us back 4 billion years to meet our most distant ancestor. It is the magic that lets us tell the origin stories, beginning with this ancient relative, of everything from mushrooms to man.

Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.

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 @fly-eds.bsky.social

We're disappointed to see Ben Barres's powerful book "The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist" among the ~400 titles removed from the Naval Academy Library. Needless to say, we're proud to have published his book and will keep it — and his memory — alive.

Astonishing!

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

Here we go.

@neuropsi.bsky.social has a call for new group leaders. You can apply there : dao-neuropsi.cnrs.fr Deadline : May, 30

Celebrating Brain Awareness Week: neuro-surgeons, scientists using fruit-flies and mice, psychologists, enthusing all ages on the wonders of the brain. CHBH, NHS Hospitals & Birmingham Centre for Neurogenetics from University of Birmingham @The MAC 😃 #brainawarenessweek #neuroscience #drosophila

From the Besse's lab. #RNAbiology #RNAlocalization #spatialbiology www.nature.com/articles/s41...