It’s almost like those with vested interests in companies ruining the planet and harming working people don’t want a party in power who’ll hold them to account.

Frightening and very real: as CO2 levels rise, crops become less nutrient-dense, but more calorific and potentially more toxic due to increased lead (among other things) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

"The worm demonstrates that curiosity-driven science using a simple animal can not only illuminate biology but also help deliver medicines that change human lives (...) Discoveries from C. elegans research have impacted society beyond biomedical outcomes."

This is cool!

Was on Sky News this morning discussing Flu and whether this was a record bad year or not. Also discussed what we could do and the importance of vaccines, ventilation and wearing a mask if you're ill. youtu.be/_PZiU3R7jac

Best review in the field right now, an absolute must-read! Spoiler: This is the first article of a whole series dedicated to the role of public engagement in the control and prevention of infectious diseases @immunolcellbiol.bsky.social. Watch this space!

Nigel Farage is probably delighted today that Reform have the most members of a political party. It doesn't have to be this way. 180,000 and rising. Hope ready to overtake hate. Stand and be counted. Join.greenparty.org.uk

«Ο φραπές είναι ένα ελληνικής επινόησης […] ρόφημα καφέ που αποτελεί σύμβολο του ελληνικού χαλαρού τρόπου ζωής. Έτσι και ο «Φραπές» συμβολίζει με τον πιο αντιπροσωπευτικό τρόπο το παράλληλο σύστημα της χώρας και τη χαλαρή σχέση του με τη δημοκρατία και τη νομιμότητα.» www.lifo.gr/stiles/o-fra...

Absolutely seminal! It’s the Jinx!

🧵 Is it a super flu year? Who knows, but I think the current reporting is stupid. A pissed off thread using data. Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10

Συγκλονιστική μαρτυρία. Να το ξαναπούμε: το ότι δεν εμβολίασαν δεν έχει καμία επιστημονική βάση. Σε κάθε ξαφνική (ή όχι και τόσο ξαφνική όπως αποδεικνύεται) μολυσματική επιδημία οι τοπικοί εμβολιασμοί είναι το πιο αποτελεσματικό μέτρο.

Surprisingly, one important “cold case” is not investigated: Lys-type peptidoglycan activates Toll while DAP-type peptidoglycan activates IMD. One of the most widespread claims in the field. And one that is wrong. See Vaz et al Cell Reports 2019 for a full rebuttal.

For those interested - here is an 8 minute discussion of what has happened in the sphere of immigration, nationalism & foriegn policy last week in the US that you might have missed. Will also be doing shorter clips over the week! youtu.be/8I4OoIfTUrU 1/2

From resilient prosecutors to unyielding lawmakers and provocative firebrands, here are 10 people to watch for a clearer view of what’s brewing in European politics @politico.eu Among them, Popi Papandreou EPPO delegated prosecutor www.politico.eu/list/10-to-w...

I got my tickets and I can’t wait to see them live on the 13th here in Oxford!

A great historical account of one of the most fascinating and important clusters of genes in animal evolution. The Master Regulators: The Hox. Despite knowing so much about them since the McGinnis 1984 Cell paper, they retain a core mystery that is difficult to explain. Namely: why clustering?

Important review from @virusesimmunity.bsky.social group, with @jannamoen.bsky.social and Christine Miller, just published: 'The lingering shadow of epidemics: post-acute sequelae across history', a highlight of post-acute infection syndromes (PAIS) through the centuries #LongCOVID

WIN! - a Norman World Exclusive copy of 'HAYWARDxDÄLEK' by HAYWARDxDÄLEK Like, share, and give our page a follow for the chance to win a copy of our limited exclusive of this class industrial hip-hop collab. @relapserecords.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2117...

Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...

“If the sadness of life makes you tired/and the failures of man make you sigh/You can look to the time soon arriving/When this noble experiment winds down and calls it a day.” “Noble experiment” closing one of the most beautiful records no one knows.

I’m proud to present the main work from my postdoc, 3+ years in making from scratch, my ultimate #MimulusPropaganda up till now: The Moment That Symmetry Breaks. #plantscience #development #imaging #microscopy 🧪🌸🔬 w. Captain Yaowu & @biancatash.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Emergence of a bacterial immune mechanism by incorporating pre-existing cellular machinery. A lesson in the evolution of cell-autonomous defences. Fantastic work by the Bernheim/Patel labs.

Best #Nikolaus 🎅! Our paper on how the 🫁 microenvironment can shape #innate immunity against #viruses is out @sciimmunology.bsky.social This was a herculean effort brilliantly led by @pauljbaker.bsky.social who singlehandedly established the model in the lab during the pandemic. 🧪 #Immunosky 1/9

Rough streets…Το όνομα μιας συλλογής που επιμελήθηκε (83;). 45άρια της Rough Trade. Ερχόμενος Αγγλία το πρώτο πράγμα ήταν να τα βρω. The Zounds, Blue Orchids, Virgin Prunes, Pere Ubu, Pop Group, etc. Δεν νομίζω να υπάρχει άνθρωπος που να επηρέασε τόσο πολύ τι άκουγα τότε. www.lifo.gr/now/entertai...

One of the greats. For years I was thinking that one ought to take his papers and write a study of their repercussions, extensions and influence. His inquisitive mind was described to me “[…] as a blind rhinoceros running in a burning savannah”. I can only imagine those group meetings…

Drumrolls, please! I’m thrilled to share the cover for my forthcoming #book from @doubledaybooks.bsky.social (Penguin Random House), #PROPHECY. This is the best book I’ve written: the boldest, the most innovative, the most personal. I have poured my soul into it like never before. 1/

How can gut microbes modulate host lifespan? @jogender-singh.bsky.social & coworkers show that in C. elegans, lifespan extension arises from microbial perturbation of iron homeostasis and oxidative stress response activation #RefereedPreprint c/o @reviewcommons.org www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

Advances in genomics are giving exciting new perspectives on biology of speech, language & reading. My latest peer-reviewed paper is a tutorial, guiding readers from different backgrounds through the history of the field, current state-of-the-art, & where we’re heading. A taster in this thread.🧪 1/n

So devastatingly true. Read this thread.

We are in the midst of an all-out attempt to exclude the global majority from science. Watson was clear about where he fell on that. I would trade every single dinner, meeting, seminar, fancy campus, and prestigious donor for my incredible friends to be safer. Their science is worth far more.

Elegant chaos

Let me use this as an opportunity to talk about Jordi et al's very cool paper, now out in PNAS 🧪: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... You can read our news and views here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Excited to share our new paper out in Cell Reports Methods! @cp-cellrepmethods.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉 We present EyaHOST, a modular Drosophila genetic system that enables precise and independent manipulation of tumours and host tissues to dissect tumour-host interactions. www.cell.com/cell-reports...

We wrote the Strain on scientific publishing to highlight the problems of time & trust. With a fantastic group of co-authors, we present The Drain of Scientific Publishing: a 🧵 1/n Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820 Strain: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/... Oligopoly: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...

“Living beings defy neat definition… We abide in a symbiotic world.” The visionary evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis (of Gaia Hypothesis fame) on symbiosis and the unself www.themarginalian.org/2022/12/21/l...

My latest review for Uncut!

Excited to launch an openRxiv partnership with the scientist-run AI review service qed (@qedscience.bsky.social), the brainchild of @odedrechavi.bsky.social 1/n openrxiv.org/enabling-rev...

The fightback begins www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...

"The point is to change it" — a volume of new essays from 21 leading academics exploring the role of philosophy in public life — launches today! Contributors include @tariqmodood.bsky.social, @martinoneill.bsky.social, @jowolff.bsky.social, @elkeschwarz.bsky.social and more. Click below to read 👇🦉

In the small part of the world my mind and ears inhabit since I was a teenager, the Huskers were the embodiment of songwriting coolness: thoughtful storytelling, integrity and high speed/noise rock and roll rage. Pushing boundaries and taking no prisoners. Forever faithful.

Nektarios Tavernarakis on why curiosity-driven research, not focusing on application, is fundamental to problem solving and requires government support in @emboreports.org doi.org/10.1038/s443...

Results from recently published, peer-reviewed studies support the safety and effectiveness of immunizations against Covid-19, RSV, and influenza. Learn more in a Special Article: nej.md/3L8m1gt #MedSky #IDSky

Το κείμενο αυτό το έγραψα με πολύ πνευματικό και ψυχικό κάματο, αλλά όχι εν θερμώ. Θα ήθελα να το διαβάσετε και θα ήθελα και τη γνώμη σας. Από τη Μακρόνησο στον Άγνωστο, η τεχνολογία διακυβέρνησης της δεξιάς έχει τον ίδιο πυρήνα. epohi.gr/articles/kat...

SARS CoV-2 mRNA vaccines cause Turbo cancer….immunotherapy Yes, they help stimulate innate immunity in those undergoing checkpoint inhibitor therapy to improve outcome Like to see how grifters like Malhotra, Dalgleish, the BSNow crew and of course JayB/RFK spin this www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Εμείς, του 60 οι εκδρομείς…

Sounds like great fun! Already thinking of a storyline.

We have TWO papers out in @jcb.org this month! 🎉 First, @kirstin-rollins.bsky.social showed that macrophages nibble adherent target cells, like the ones found in solid tumors, instead of phagocytosing. Amazing movies from @sareenfiaz.bsky.social doi.org/10.1083/jcb....

I'm so excited to share this with all of you! This is the very first paper where I am the first author 🥹 Let me share some insights about our work 👇🧵(1/5): How do persistent viral infections impact the host? What happens when a fly becomes persistently infected by a virus?

Huge loss of an absolute scientific giant www.magd.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...

This sounds fun (Synths, Sax & Situationists by Ian Thompson-Roundtable Books) thequietus.com/culture/book...