The International C. elegans meeting #worm27 is going to Kobe, Japan in 2027! genetics-gsa.org/celegans/ Organizers: Erik Andersen @erikandersen.bsky.social, Johns Hopkins University Kavita Babu @kavita-babu.bsky.social, IISc Bangalore Suhong Xu, Zhejiang University @genetics-gsa.bsky.social

Please share widely. The new (simpler) MIRA R35 for Early Stage Investigators (ESI) NOFO is published. First due date is 10/2/2026. files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunitie...

I have a position open for a Research Associate - Postbac opportunity. For those with curiosity and tenacity, a chance to delve deeply into a project, learn new techniques, and publish papers, all in a friendly environment. Suited for recent college (BS) grads with prior relevant experience.

Elephants in the spotlight! Two recent features highlight research from the Milinkovitch lab: @quantamagazine.bsky.social on the mechanics behind African elephant skin cracking, and Horizon on how elephant trunk biomechanics inspire versatile soft robotic grippers. www.lanevol.org/news/article...

There are people still living who fought — and watched their compatriots be murdered — for the passage of this act and to attempt to democratize America. To see it completed felled in the span of their OWN lifetime is just absolutely devastating.

Please repost! This comes from the good people at ChimeraX, who produce powerful up-to-date software to study protein (etc) structures, which are FREE to the community. 🙏 To stay viable and serve us, they need an experienced structural biologist to assume the leadership role on a funded project.

His wife: "We believed that the United States welcomed international students, professors, and academics from around the world....We believed that freedom of speech was real. We believed that the U.S. was moving closer to its democratic ideals. But now...none of this seems to be working anymore."

Doing the periodic cleaning of used plasmid miniprep columns and realized in honor of Earth Day it may be worth reminding you molecular biologists: Plasmid miniprep columns can be cleaned and reused essentially indefinitely! Just add 1 M HCl, soak overnight and wash 3x w/ water. Save $ and plastic

We´re hiring a #PhD student - if you´re interested in combining genetics, cell biology and state-of-the-art imaging to study #epithelial tissue dynamics in #Drosophila, apply to the CiM-IMPRS PhD program by May 1st (see below) Please RT @uni-muenster.de @sfb1348.bsky.social

Apical spectrin organizes cortical actin filament bundles to pattern C. elegans cuticle ridges https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.05.709908v1

The AGEF-1/ARF-1 GTPase/AP-1 trafficking pathway differentially regulates LIN-12/Notch signaling in a tissue specific manner in C. elegans https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.17.719071v1

These images show live embryos of animals (jellyfish, crustacean, worm, sea urchin, sea squirt, beetle) and one of animals closest single-celled relatives. They were captured taking advantage of fluorescent proteins localised on the outer membrane of cells, allowing us to observe cell outlines. 1/9

Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.

It is with great sadness that I'm sharing the news that Dr. Don Moerman passed away this weekend. He was such a legend in the #Celegans and Canadian science community.

New preprint! "A stereotyped glial attachment determines the morphology and function of neuronal cilia" doi.org/10.64898/202... We find that C. elegans neuronal cilia attach to glia, we identify a protein required for cilia-glia attachment, and we show that glial attachments alter cilia signaling.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the #aECM club today!👇

👉 3rd aECM club Apr 14th 10 am NYC-4 pm Paris #aECM invertebrate cuticle and molt cycle @gotworms.bsky.social @labgrosshans.bsky.social program sundaramlab.com/blog/aecm-cl... 👉 join our Slack forms.gle/Y6UjbnXPH1pD...

Velvet worms shoot rapid-hardening glue at their prey (other invertebrates). Within seconds, the sprayed liquid hardens to plastic-like consistency, trapping or slowing the target. This marvelous glue has possible human applications in recyclable bioplastics & surgical sutures that dissolve.

"Our findings identify ECM composition and mechanics as a primary mechanism governing mammalian regeneration. By demonstrating that the ECM acts as a mechanochemical signalling hub, we show that “retuning” the physical environment from a stiff, collagenous state to a soft, HA-rich state can.."

25th amendment. Impeachment. I will support any avenue to remove Donald Trump from office. We cannot leave this man in charge of America’s nuclear weapons as he threatens to end an entire civilization. And Congress must not fund this reckless administration.

After Trump wrote, in reference to Iran, “A whole civilization will die tonight,” the entirety of the House Democratic leadership issued this joint statement:

Trump’s statement is a direct call for war crimes. It’s deranged and sick coming from anyone, let alone the president of the United States. Any Republican who remains silent is complicit. GOP majority leadership must bring Congress back to DC NOW and rein in Trump’s warmongering. Enough is enough.

The President just threatened genocide. The Joint Chiefs of Staff must disregard any such military orders that violate federal and international law. Republicans in Congress can't hide anymore: we must consider all options – including impeachment – to stop Trump.

Anyone else notice @fetterman.senate.gov lost his “moral clarity” right around the time Trump was threatening war crimes?

In an age of creeping relativism, a universal moral law still exists. Threatening to end an entire civilization of 90 million people in order to bend a nation’s conduct to your will is grossly morally wrong. It is evil. And we should say this loudly.

Completely unstable and perilous. The House must bring up impeachment articles, and the Senate needs to remove a president who wants to commit war crimes. We cannot sit idly by as Donald Trump threatens to end an entire civilization.

How did we arrive at weak pushback against heinous war crimes? Because our media treats war like sport. Instead of questioning the legality of a war sold on false pretenses, we get critiques of strategy and timing. These are matters of International Humanitarian Law and Nuremberg, not gas prices.

TODAY: Iranians are forming human chains around civilian infrastructure (bridges, power plants) as Trump threatens to kill them all

This is crazy and completely reckless. Speaker Johnson and House Republicans need to bring us back into session immediately to stop Trump’s power-hungry regime-change war. He’s killed thousands of people, and he doesn’t care if he kills a thousand more.

The President is openly threatening genocide. A crime against humanity. He must be removed from office. The 25th Amendment must be invoked. If not, Congress has to do our damn job. Speaker Johnson, call us into session. War powers & impeachment. Remove this man from office.

Great to see this out. Practical guidance on how to use protein depletion systems in C. elegans

Marseille bébé, be there or be square

Never seen a more compelling endorsement for submitting your work to GENETICS @genetics-gsa.bsky.social

Albert Podrasky, Chief Justice Roberts’ grandfather, born in the U.S. to parents who were not citizens, was an American citizen. Why not the U.S.-born child today of a migrant from Africa? Or El Salvador? Or Honduras?

Apply by May 1st to join an outstanding #PhD program in a cutting-edge international scientific environment and highly livable city @uni-muenster.de ! Apply at www.uni-muenster.de/CiM-IMPRS/ap... #CiM-IMPRS @mpi-muenster.bsky.social @sfb1348.bsky.social

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Seeing Rhiannon Giddens live tonight and it also happens to be a perfect day to revisit this #nokings #nofascists

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No kings philly!!

More of Philly telling Trump to go fuck himself... #NoKings #Resist #AbolishICE #Philly #Philadelphia #BlueWave

Dance party at #NoKings #Philly

This is what Democracy looks like in #Philadelphia

No Kings. Find your event for this Saturday, March 28th. www.nokings.org #NoKings

Perfect Homework, Blank Stares: Why Colleges Like the University of Pennsylvania Are Turning to Oral Exams to Combat AI | "We’re doing this because students are actually losing skills, losing cognitive capacity and creativity,” said Penn Associate Professor Emily Hammer.