Free and open-source images, icons, and tools for creating scientific illustrations doi.org/10.59350/5zt... 🧪

Niche how to feel old quickly in a conversation: mention Maniatis, see a blank expression so try “Sambrook” … then “Molecular Cloning” and finally see the look of understanding.

Read the thread for all the details.

The story of MS medium put together for us by @somssich.bsky.social. I like that it was published without peer review!

Nice movie!

For any Lego fans out there, these are GREAT!

This is an outstanding piece that deserves your full attention if you practice or teach science. 🧪

MY LATEST @latimes.com COLUMNA: What a silly 'Latinos Por Pratt' salsa video says about L.A.'s mayor race. Share, porfas!

A different (and cheaper!) approach to particle bombardment.

Marc is a great follow for stories like this. A helpful reminder of the history of plant science and the impact prepared minds have on society.

The Colonel with another column that helps you think through some tough issues.

Something that should be included in early graduate school education as it leads to interesting discussions.

A bighorn ewe and lamb above the Reserve last week (Photo: Sicco Rood).

A few more photos from Borrego Palm Canyon last Sunday, including a California tree frog on a rock near maidenhair ferns, and a roadrunner on a washed down California native fan palm trunk (Photos: Sicco Rood).

MY LATEST @latimes.com ‬⁩ COLUMNA: Beautiful": Watching Trump's State of Union with Latino supporters. Share, porfas!

This really should be a t-shirt

The Colonel writes with insight on many subjects, but especially when it comes to food.

Please don't cancel me....I will never understand why people don't worry about pseudoreplicates/biological replicates in mouse work. Like, n=3-5 done once is solid & publish it in mice, but in fish you better have 2+ replicates done on different days with n=10 minimum for the same assays.

Cultural differences among fields is weird. Crispr something and wanna show an effect to publish in Nature? 12 plants in a growth chamber. Wanna show a QTL does something and publish in Crop Science? Field-scale yield trials of thousands of plants in multiple years and locations.

Forget the teacher’s name, but it was an early morning class (before 1st period) and we always stopped for doughnuts on the way back to school.

Original gene gun?

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Warren Writing Biochemistry Molecular Biology Genetics Cell Biology

Flamboyant Borrego sky Wednesday evening (Photo: Sicco Rood).

Friends, please help spread the word about our microbiology REU program at Montana State University. www.montana.edu/mbi/reu/ Each student receives a stipend ($7000 for 10 wks). Travel compensation, room, and board are also provided. Details in the attached pic--Feb 14 deadline 🧫🧪🦠#microsky

Probably something that should be better handled by the graduate programs versus living it relatively isolated in a lab.

Clever new method for assembling DNA oligos into larger sequences without the need for unique overlap sequences. Can't wait for those 'this sequence is too complex' rejection messages from DNA suppliers to become a thing of the past. 🧬🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

@nccomfort.bsky.social If you are still looking for transposon resources, this may be of use (although focused on prokaryotic systems). Resource is here: https://tncentral.ncc.unesp.br/TnPedia/index.php/

Another instance of just how weird nature really is …

Is it just me or does this leaf look like a DNA gel?

Waning crescent moon & earthshine @5:51 today. This shows earth's (albedo), which is brightest in spring due to snow/ice & caused by sunlight reflecting off earth's surface and then back onto the Moon, making the "dark side" softly visible (helps scientists study Earth's atmosphere and exoplanets).

@maryrobinettekowal.com You may find this interesting. DM me if you’re interested and can’t access the paper.

A group of “gifted word learner” dogs can learn new words that label objects by overhearing their owners talking with each other, according to a new study in Science. https://scim.ag/3L3mhha

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If you have a need for alternative dictionaries on the Mac, instructions in this thread.

If anyone needs a constant stream of good nature photography, follow this account. Even if you have no idea where the Anza-Borrego Desert is. After you fix that omission, put it on your bucket list of places to go. 😉

This is interesting work …

I broke my ring finger on my left hand trying to secure a 120’ panel for growing algae on a windy day. It became an airfoil when the wind caught it and dragged me. Eventually regained my senses and let it go. Had to cut my wedding ring off and get myself back into town.

Try this fun quiz we created. Even if you’re confident in the outdoors, some of these answers might surprise you! …. Do you know how to survive in Colorado? Take this quiz to find out. coloradosun.com/2025/12/28/d...

Worth the time to listen to a clear lecture on the genetic code. Thanks for sharing!

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Dang it. There go all my self citations.

The one that works for me: - a million seconds is ~11.5 days - a billion seconds is ~31.7 years - a trillion seconds is ~31,700 years Big difference

"The changing roles of Escherichia coli" -- a short essay by yours truly. rdcu.be/eVtXT

Born #OnThisDay in 1922, Esther Lederberg was the first to isolate the lambda phage in 1951. She characterised the lysogenic phase, whereby the phage are able to integrate into the bacterial genome, staying dormant. This discovery made them a model tool of study, leading to many more breakthroughs.

This is well done!

If you live in Colorado, supporting the Sun provides us with an independent source of news driven by journalists. Hoping they continue growing support so they can expand coverage of even more of the news in the state.

Good chance to pick up something for nerd with good taste in your life. I did this last year and my wife loved her scarf.

Appreciate @nationalacademies.org speaking up about the RFK jr directed changes to CDC website and pointing out that the science cited did not include the greater context or full body of research. Where is the “radical transparency”?

Every one of these hits hard, but always happy to celebrate others’ wins with this disease. F#ck cancer. Treasure every day.