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“Getting Franklin’s story right is crucial, because she has become a role model for women going into science. She was up against not just the routine sexism of the day, but also more subtle forms embedded in science — some of which are still present today.”

“Jim now holds the view that women can’t be great at anything,” and certainly not science. “He has adopted these outrageous positions as a new badge of honor, [embracing] political incorrectness.”

He really is unhinged. Not present in reality *at all*. 25A time. For real.

A federal judge just ordered the White House to restore sign language interpreters at all briefings conducted by Trump or Leavitt.

“The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) filed a lawsuit against the White House after it stopped providing live American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters at major press briefings.”

“A person without a single sympathic instinct” youtu.be/vtP8GvdDzcE?...

The DNA Helix Changed How We Thought About Ourselves www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...

Visit @unlincoln.bsky.social fulfilling one of my last few states left to visit! Excellent visit and wonderful colleagues!

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James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...

Anyone @unlincoln.bsky.social in Lincoln, Nebraska I’m speaking at the Johnny Carson center for the emerging media arts tomorrow night! Parents with kids are welcome! Come hear about my career path and find out how important art is in science! #nebraska #lincoln #science #art

Are We Losing Our Democracy? “The clearest sign that a democracy has died is that a leader and his party make it impossible for their opponents to win an election and hold power. Once that stage is reached, however, the change is extremely difficult to reverse.”

This is pretty incredible. Super interesting

“Both of the grants I lost were trying to answer some really fundamental questions about how the spread of cancer works.” On “The Weekend Intelligence”, how science became collateral damage in the war between Donald Trump and universities

A new C. elegans coloring book is now out! Featuring the Worm Show and Art show too! amzn.to/4noRpEG

Just watched this tonight on campus — what an incredible film! Fantastic storytelling that had me laughing, tearing up, and feeling completely inspired. It beautifully captures the science behind the biotech boom 💥 and the remarkable power of RNA! www.pbs.org/independentl...

"The creation of spaces in which the humanistic pursuit of truth can truly flourish may also be what this violent and divided nation most needs from higher education."

Wow! Vote for Paul!

“At 15, he was ranked last out of 250 students in a notorious biology report. His teacher wrote: “He will not listen but will insist on doing his work in his own way. I believe he has ideas about becoming a scientist; on his present showing, this is quite ridiculous.”

"...papers with a higher proportion of beginner authors tended to be more disruptive than were papers with more early-career or senior authors. Disruption scores were highest when beginners made up the entire team..."

Love my perplexity pplx.ai/arskop

Something Is Stirring in Christian America, and It’s Making Me Nervous www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/o...

Trump Targets Democratic Districts By Halting Billions During Shutdown www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

A timely reminder that investment in R&D fuels economic growth.

Lab outing to the famous corn maze

In honor of the passing of Sir John Gurdon, we will revisit the concept of chimerism across scales in this review from the lab of @drmichaellevin.bsky.social. Grafting and nucleus transplanting have been the cornerstone of modern #devbio. We have come so far! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Very exciting!

Check out our new Cool Scirnce competition winners! @uwmadscience.bsky.social news.wisc.edu/2025-winners...

Holy SHIT they've identified an actual biomarker!!!

Love @perplexitycomet.bsky.social

The mission of @ahnaskop.bsky.social's lab is to dissect fundamental mechanisms of cell division, with a focus on midbody (MB) and midbody remnant (MBR). #WARF100 @uwchancellor.bsky.social https://www.warf.org/commercialize/uw-madison-inventor-profiles/ip_skop/

Happy #FluorescenceFriday! Our #CellLineOfTheWeek is Histone H2B! 🧬 Our stem cell lines and plasmids are available for just the cost of shipping to reduce the barriers to scientific discovery. 📦 Distributed by @coriellinstitute.bsky.social and @addgene.bsky.social

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Today, scientists know that genetics plays a role in many conditions and diseases. But back in the ’90s, geneticist Mary-Claire King was the first to link a gene to an inherited form of a common cancer.

"I hope sharing this can make some people think twice before writing something like that.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Fully agree! This has to stop.

"...the scientific system was never designed for equity..."

All hail VICTOR!!! He's a real-life hero whose selflessness & courage is an inspiration to us all. Wishing you a complete & speedy recovery. I salute you, sir! 🫡

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!

“It will take decades to recover from this, if we ever do.” America’s cancer research system, which has helped save millions of lives and is in one of its most productive moments, is under threat by the Trump administration.

Can you find your work in the clouds? Here’s a ethereal midbody