Big earthquake over here!

21st of September everyone! www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

zebrafish tail bud fgf8 WISH

Good times at Portola last night. Day 2 begins soon!

Teamwork at its best!! Thank you Vijay, for sharing your technologies and computational talent, for the fun discussions and work together, at random hours of the day or night 😃

anyone know where to getting the striped burgundy jacket worn by David in ep 5 of The Girlfriend?

This was a great joke.

about the $100K H1B fee, here's some interesting details: "If an employee is in the U.S., he or she will not be subject if (i) applying to extend or amend H-1B status, or (ii) applying to change from another visa category into H-1B status from within the U.S."

Some (+)ve news to lighten another heavy weekend: our latest preprint (c/o Mattiroli + Ramani labs) is up! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... A tour-de-force by 1st authors Bruna Eckhardt & @palindromephd.bsky.social, focusing on chromatin replication. RTs welcome; tweetorial in 3,2...(1/n)

I like this. Since under RFK Jr, Covid shots are now for people with underlying conditions that put them at risk, Michigan’s chief medical executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian states that not having the most recent Covid shot constitutes such an underlying condition. www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...

Ron Carter last night at SFJazz. Amazing show. Still going at 88!

“My deepest condolences, but I can’t stop driving a car just because accidents happen,” is a quote from a parent who won't give vaccines to her children. By that account she wouldn't use car seats then.... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/u...

Japan has a wrestling camp for kids where at the end they have a show match in front of their parents to show off what they learned. Thought you'd enjoy this.

I need this!

Out today. 🙏 again to everyone for this wonderful piece of work, in particular to Aurelie @aurhin.bsky.social Chase @chasebolt.bsky.social and Brent @homeobox.bsky.social. 🙏 also to the Harris lab @fish4walking.bsky.social and @neilshubin.bsky.social @biology-unige.bsky.social @college-de-france.fr

Congrats to Aurelie Hinterman aurhin.bsky.social, Chase Bolt chasebolt.bsky.social, and Brent Hawkins @homeobox.bsky.social! Coverage in NYTimes by @carlzimmer.com: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/s...

just an absurd creature

first line of "The Girlfriend": "Why can nobody do their jobs anymore...."

Minor revisions let’s go!

It's Baby Safety Month.

A huge shoutout to all the dedicated grants management specialists at the NIH who are working around the clock to push grants out before the Sep 30 deadline. And also to the POs responding to frantic emails. Not an easy job under the best of circumstances and right now it's the pits. Thank you!

last night at the Greek Theatre: Billy Idol, with Joan Jett opening! Great evening with Brian and Beth Black.

Joan Jett totally rocking it! Amazing that Kenny Laguna is still with her 46 years later

Last night at the Fox: Kruder and Dorfmeister recreating the awesome K&D Sessions

We're getting ready for the 2025 Bay Area Heart Walk! This week, we hosted a plant and bake sale to raise money for the American Heart Association. Want to join our team? Learn how to donate ➡️ https://bit.ly/3UX5hKu

I am not a political pawn. I am a living, breathing human being who has dedicated her life to a scientific problem that I believe matters for human health. The article below tells our story; I hope you will read it and share it www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...

After lagging far behind, NIH now seems on pace to spend its entire $47 billion budget by Sept. 30 www.statnews.com/2025/09/12/n... via @statnews.com

I love the calming manatee

Done and done: Covid and flu begone!

Not that I'm counterprogramming the news, but ... have you seen Huyen Tran's (s)nail art? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/b...

Three ingredients, five minutes, a zap in the microwave and you have yourself a warm, gooey, flourless chocolate cake. nyti.ms/4gjbGd9

grant "recommended for funding"!!!! And colleague's two (!) long-awaited NOAs! Good way to end the week!

Congrats to Lucy Shapiro, a pioneering microbiologist, for winning the 2025 Lasker-Koshland Award. So deserving! laskerfoundation.org/winners/pion...

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Read the #OA Research Article “Generative model for the first cell fate bifurcation in mammalian development” here: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

"Thank you for this beautiful recipe. It is the perfect rendition of this low country classic." Chicken thighs are transformed into a zesty, pull-apart tender dinner, with plenty of herby, buttery sauce. nyti.ms/4gbyjzT

This is Nora and Sophie. Their family was a little nervous how Sophie would react to Nora. Had no idea their cockatoo has always wanted a puppy of her own. 12/10 for both (TT: iamtylerrayn)

Finally quality sperm whale content! Where is this from?

Quick & easy dinner my kids just *devoured*: - rub boneless chicken thighs with paste of veg. oil and Chinese five spice - broil until done, turning once (~10min) - serve with brown rice and green beans (frozen is fine lol) (abbreviated from Bittman's How to Cook Everything Fast cookbook)

A titan.

toddlers everywhere:

Angry bollard. #WorldBollardAssociation

My parents celebrated 60 years of marriage! So excellent!

No Donald, Chicago is not your war zone

Mini-mlep

ICE Opens New Supermax Detention Center For Most Hardened Toddlers

“What a joke!” said the robins. “That kite will never get off the ground.”

I haven’t seen the data, so my opinion is speculative BUT I do know that correlation does not mean causation. I also know #RFK doesn’t seem to understand that. Mark me as more than skeptical of any forthcoming #MAHA reports. 🤨 🧪

Roses are red, their flowers complex,

he’s pushing back on rfk jr. on vaccines for the first time here. KEEP IT UP