Very happy to have contributed some confirmatory experiments to Jaclyn Smith and Monica Mugnier's excellent paper - out now @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41... @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @rmc9z.bsky.social

Newest collaborative paper out now on biorxiv - new genome and VSG arrangements in T. congolense, excellent work by Marija! In the words of @scotomorph.bsky.social T. congolense ≠ T. brucei www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... @rmc9z.bsky.social @keithrmatthews.bsky.social

1980s PCR machine in action!

Fun display in the kids room at Partick Library this week ... myths and mysterious creatures No @tetzoo.bsky.social book unfortunately

Ever since I learned about this study enrolling I have been eagerly awaiting the results. Researchers in Uganda took a centuries-old cultural practice mothers carrying babies on their backs in cloth wraps and turned it into a public health tool. You got to love it! www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Tangentially-related point. There are plenty of viral infections that, if caught *during pregnancy*, are associated w an increase of c ⅓ in the likelihood of having a child w autism. If you catch such a virus, & feel shite, what might you take for pain relief? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This too

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...

@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social Do you still have a link to that article on drowning that you normally share on twitter? I can't find it. Kids are doing 'drowning prevention week' at lessons, splashing around and shouting! Older one learning to use pool noodles to rescue a friend at least too.

I remember this from last year .. so interesting. Follow along with the eruption in real time

In our January issue: Do tissue-dwelling #trypanosomes sustain #transmission populations? authored by Stephen Larcombe @janemunday.bsky.social & @rmc9z.bsky.social highlighting Monica Mugnier & colleagues’ @nature.com article. #Antigenic #Variation #VSG #Differentiation www.cell.com/trends/paras...

#PlanetaryParade excitement is fantastic! #DoLookUp But I'm baffled by the media saying 25th Jan is a "once in a lifetime event" 🔭🧪 The awesome foursome Mars, Jupiter, Venus & Saturn have been on display for weeks + Neptune & Uranus if you have a telescope. We won't see Mercury until late Feb🤔 🧵1/6

Excellent work @goldrieve.bsky.social @keithrmatthews.bsky.social Congrats on getting the paper out www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our new OA spotlight paper is out ...are tissue reservoirs of Trypanosoma brucei the major site of antigenic variation, maintaining infections? With long-time collaborator Steve Larcombe and @rmc9z.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

Are you a parasitologist in Scotland? Are you looking for ways to create a scientific community focused on ECRs in your area? In this TrendsTalk, we explain how we have done it for the Scottish Parasitology Partnership in Research, Innovation and Training (SPPIRIT)! www.cell.com/trends/paras...

New preprint from others in the lab - Mapping origins of DNA replication in Leishmania. Great work Jeziel, Gabriel, @marquescata.bsky.social, Marija, Craig, Dario and the boss! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Hello, and welcome to everyone! We run a weekly parasitology seminar series with recordings available, like here from last week from @robmoon.bsky.social! If you want to hear more, feel free to message me or @abhinay.bsky.social to be added to our mailing list t.co/Q0jpcxXPMI

Are you a researcher in #STEMM & currently caring for a child, another adult or your parent/partner/spouse? If so please take a few mins to share your experience w/ the 3Lauras @ Carers in STEMM Anonymous survey: qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_6s… Only 6d left to respond, please repost 🙏

As well as being accomplished vocalists, ravens are also grand masters of noughts and crosses...

Also if you live in Western Scotland and you think you’ve had a truly rubbish summer, you’d be right