Anyone driving from the Bay Area to/through Knoxsville who can take a couple of anvils?

Welcome back, Sarah...

Lots of my cooking over the holidays comes from family requests. This one is a shoutout to our 21 year old son, home from college for a break and what a blessing to have him here. He wanted a loaf to bring over to his GF's house to share as an act of kindness. One boule for us - one batard for them.

My team at Deep Piction (Munich) is hiring a Senior Director, Drug Discovery (Long Covid) to build and lead our early discovery engine. If you have 10+ years in early-stage biotech/pharma, let’s talk. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

Chutin' the grit: a snow-removal thread. We own a corner lot across from a historic church. I think it's important to keep the sidewalk cleared. I'm not happy with the current state of it, aesthetically, but it's what I can do given the conditions. I use shovels and a Toro single-stage. 1/n

A friend's company makes parts that go into Ford F-150 transmissions built in Louisville. Was chatting w/him about how this administration is impacting Louisville's economy, and it's not good. Tariffs on transmission parts, & Canada's removal of American booze from shelves is killing Louisville.

Sarah Cooper nails it: I had an MRI. The doctor said it was the best result he has ever seen as a doctor. That's it. Uh I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well and they said that I had as good a result as they've ever seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZHd...

Remember last summer when I warned that no, not all of the damage to the healthcare system by Republicans had been delayed until after the midterms? This is yet another example of what I was talking about. cc: @simonwdc.bsky.social

Incredibly grateful to the incredibly kind caregivers from BulaFiji caregiving agency who lovingly helped my father when he was living in a wheelchair. My mother was not capable (truly like most of us) of providing 100% of the care needed - these kindhearted folks helped him during his last years.

Heads up I will be hiring a postdoc and some techs in the new year! Lots of ephys and fiber photometry. If you've got soon to graduate PhD students or undergrads, send 'em my way!

The effing quack is going to be the end of me (and likely many other people including babies). Time to impeach him and force him back under the rock he slithered out from under. @standupforscience.bsky.social

Kennedy says adding folic acid to tortillas is “waging war” against poor residents. Folic acid has long been added to cereal and bread and the CDC website currently says it’s safe for those with the mutation mentioned in the thread Kennedy is replying to.

𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 You've asked for audio-only podcasting, I listened! In addition to hosting a YT channel, I've now joined forces with my friends at Homebrewed Christianity to bring you ground-breaking interviews wherever you listen to podcasts!

A bundt cake ornament inspired a request for...well a bundt cake. When life gives you lemons and a humble request for bundt cake, lemon bundt cake to the rescue! This heart-shaped cake is dedicated to the Big Love of my Mother in Law & Father in Law (who just passed) who met in high school. #foodsky

New episode of #No_Time_To_Read_podcast! 🎙️ I had a wonderful discussion with @ajeetchaudhary.bsky.social Ajeet about his recent Molecular Plant paper. His work made it to the cover as well. Podcast: tinyurl.com/3ppeys36 Article: www.cell.com/molecular-pl...

My kids and grandkids have returned to their homes. Back to the real world. I just emailed NIH Director Bhattacharya. My last email of the year (I hope). 1/13

A bundt cake ornament inspired a request for...well a bundt cake. When life gives you lemons and a humble request for bundt cake, lemon bundt cake to the rescue! This heart-shaped cake is dedicated to the Big Love of my Mother in Law & Father in Law (who just passed) who met in high school. #foodsky

Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?

I am an American descended from people a couple of generations ago who were from small villages in what is now Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, and Germany. No one spoke English. They arrived in the US with next to nothing.

Calico is hiring for roles in medicinal chemistry, process chemistry, preclinical magnetic resonance imaging, antibody engineering, toxicology #chemjobs www.calicolabs.com/careers/

When I quit Twitter/X, I made sure to delete 18 years of Tweets, because I knew this was coming. If you’re still on that platform, you are enabling sooooo much disinformation.

Pope Leo, with the mic drop.

Megaptera novaeangliae bringing Christmas to you.

Christmas Eve, 2025 Sitting in front of the fireplace with Alice the cat, reflecting upon a very bad, no good year. So many people have suffered and are suffering this year. Let’s work to use whatever privilege and advantages we have to better life for everyone who has it harder than we do.

I am beyond excited to announce that the Bisson Lab has a new home!!! Starting January 2026, I will join the Biology Department at Indiana University Bloomington as Associate Professor with tenure. I am actively recruiting scientists across all levels. More in our website: bissonlab.com/join [1/4]

A little present under the tree for me🎄 My track "Brood Groove" was selected for the Best of Piston Recordings 2025 compilation! Pre-order for the 12/26 release!

The new glutamate indicators were announced today in @natmethods.nature.com. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

OSTP has issued a request for information, please share with them your ideas for how to improve government functions related to science funding and policy www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Please, amplify.

Nice feature from NVIDIA on #syGlass at the MBL! Exciting to see AI, RTX GPUs, and VR coming together to explore massive 3D brain datasets, with high school students contributing to ongoing, cutting-edge neuroscience research. @mblscience.bsky.social blogs.nvidia.com/blog/mbl-hum...

Thanks @hypoautonomic.bsky.social for putting this together. Warning: May cause you to throw things or bang your head against the wall.

HASSETT: If the Supreme Court doesn't find with us, refunds would go to whoever cut the check for the tariff BRENNAN: Doesn't the administration claim it was the country that paid that? HASSETT: Uhh --

Biologists who teach: in what order do you teach the four forces of evolution? Genetic drift first or selection first? And I'm still struggling to smoothly fit in HWE so that its utility is emphasized (students focus so much on how likely it is that assumptions are violated). #iteachbio 🧪 #Evolution

Join the Reck-Peterson lab in NYC as a HHMI Research Technician! This role will support our new work on the cell biology of secondary metabolite production in filamentous fungi. Apply here: hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

Great opportunity for a Postdoc interested in cellular high resolution imaging: amazing lab & team, amazing campus & resources! And summer times starts early in DC ☀️I can highly recommend 👇

We have a number of fluorescent protein pairs here that are great for FLIM www.addgene.org/browse/artic...

My lab in the NIH Intramural Program (Bethesda, MD) will be recruiting postdoctoral fellows over the next year with flexible start dates. We work on nanoscale cellular imaging of the plasma membrane and related organelles. Please reach out if you’re interested. www.training.nih.gov/jobs/pdp-053...

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9

Best two minutes of your day. Trust me.

Thanks @jxbotany.bsky.social for highlighting our article. Congratulations to @ohazel.bsky.social and @jessicaa-orr.bsky.social -- two of my awesome students from the lab. Long way to go! 🔬☘️💚

Whipple: Wiles thought she was talking to someone who would give her a fair shake. And I did give her a fair shake. But the problem is, when you’re in that bubble, you wouldn’t recognize fair treatment when you see it—because crazy is crazy when you’re in that bubble.

Cinnamon Raisin Sourdough out of the oven this morning. Only made this guy once before, but with more family around, diversity of bread choices is a fun game for the baker in the clan. Spent plenty of time proofing (including overnight fridge) as the 200 grams of raisins was bound to weigh it down.

The number 1 movie when you were ten years old will define your 2026. (I like it!)

You probably heard about the Government of Canada’s $1.7 billion Canada Global Impact+ Research Talent Initiative... well apparently Dalhousie is recruiting 30 Tenure-track positions. See (and search for Impact+) for more jobs: link.webtrackz.com/hEtS?recipie...

As 2025 comes to a close, my university (Dalhousie U in Halifax, Canada) is recruiting faculty, including outstanding early career researchers, and Canada Research Chairs. Applications are due January 19 2026 (was just notified today!). Please repost.

Cinnamon Raisin Sourdough out of the oven this morning. Only made this guy once before, but with more family around, diversity of bread choices is a fun game for the baker in the clan. Spent plenty of time proofing (including overnight fridge) as the 200 grams of raisins was bound to weigh it down.

It's Season's Greetings #FluorescenceFriday! Please enjoy these primary cilia colored to look like holiday lights! I hope you enjoy the season and get to spend some time with friends and family! 🔬 by @stjuderesearch.bsky.social postdoc Sam Hack 🧪 👩‍🔬

Felt a little festive at the microscope this morning for #FluorescenceFriday 🎄 Here’s the nervous system of a juvenile sea star ⭐️ Green = acetylated tubulin, red = nuclei Happy holidays!

I just wish someone would be honest and say “we are ending civilian science in favor of science that is focused on serving national security and war”