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Post doc and manga lover, I will be sharing science-related stuff and manga reads.
#Vegan
#Burger
, with a patty made out of lentils. Contains also vegan cheese, tomatoes, onions, cucumber pickles, ketchup, hummus and tahini. Really really good.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.
17 days ago
Okay so why was I the only one in the theater tonight who gasped when Ryan Gosling ran a centrifuge with two tubes in the whole thing, sitting right next to each other? Sorry was I the only scientist in the film society theater tonight??
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ME Torres-Padilla
about 2 months ago
We go live!!! Join us Munich July5-7th to hear exciting research on
#Replication
by leaders in the field AND !! registration is FREE 🥳 (but mandatory) - we hope to see many in Munich 🍺
@helmholtzmunich.bsky.social
@replifate.bsky.social
@epicrossborders.bsky.social
replifate.eu/event/meetin...
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Events for February 2026
06-07 July 2026 | Munich, GermanyDNA Replication and Its Impact on Genome and Chromatin MaintenanceWe are RepliFate, a European Training Doctoral Network dedicated to understanding how DNA replication...
https://replifate.eu/event/meeting-on-dna-replication-and-its-impact-on-genome-and-chromatin-maintenance/
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Kumar Somyajit & Lab
2 months ago
Dear Colleagues, Delighted to share that our first lab paper is now published in Nature.!!! 😊😊😊 We identify a previously concealed “safety limit” in DNA replication program: cells intrinsically rate-limit PCNA via PAF15, shaping strand-specific and global replication dynamics. 👉
rdcu.be/e1bBt
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PAF15–PCNA exhaustion governs the strand-specific control of DNA replication
Nature - PCNA–PAF15 has a key role in determining replisome dynamics during genome replication and protecting against genome instability.
https://rdcu.be/e1bBt
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bioRxivpreprint
4 months ago
Real-Time Segmentation and Classification of Birdsong Syllables for Learning Experiments
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.19.695629v1
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Mech Arena
link.plrm.zone/sdlgo/ki0l4
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Get Mech Arena
Download the game and send me a Friend invite!
https://link.plrm.zone/sdlgo/ki0l4
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It was great to be part of this collaboration, I always admired Prof Maya Schuldiner's and Dr Ofir Klein's work.
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For the original papers developing the fluorescent scFvs technology in yeast:
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Wiep Klaas Smits (ExpBac/CMAT)
8 months ago
DNA replication initiation timing is important for maintaining genome integrity | Journal of Bacteriology
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DNA replication initiation timing is important for maintaining genome integrity | Journal of Bacteriology
The regulation of DNA replication is fundamental to cell growth and cell cycle control. In eukaryotes, under-initiation or over-initiation leads to genome instability. In bacteria, it is unclear how c...
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jb.00175-25
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Hamperl Lab
8 months ago
Such a nice review for one of our latest research works!
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We look forward to the community's feedback!
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Mother Jones
8 months ago
The BLS did exactly what it's supposed to do: provide accurate, nonpartisan data. When the numbers showed Trump's "economic boom" was actually a bust (33k jobs vs claimed 291k), he fired the messenger. After all, when it rains too much, true leaders fire the meteorologists.
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We’re officially in Donald Trump’s mad king era
All the books that are fit to cook.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/bureau-of-labor-statistics-firing-were-officially-in-donald-trumps-mad-king-era/
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MadScientist
9 months ago
I don't like the person I become when designing primers
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Jop Kind
9 months ago
I am very excited to share our latest work where we describe a new method to profile genome-wide chromatin transitions over time in single cells. Great collaborative effort with the van Oudenaarden group
@hubrechtinstitute.bsky.social
@oncodeinstitute.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Retrospective and multifactorial single-cell profiling reveals sequential chromatin reorganization during X inactivation - Nature Cell Biology
Kefalopoulou, Rullens et al. develop Dam&ChIC to assay chromatin state at two different time points in the same cell. The method was used to study the reorganization of LADs during cell division a...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41556-025-01687-w
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bioRxiv Cell Biology
9 months ago
RIF1 orchestrates a multi-step restoration of post-replicative H3K9me3
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.14.664777v1
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ME Torres-Padilla
9 months ago
🎤 Apply to speak @our TALENT FORUM by July 31! Showcase YOUR research in Epigenetics & NucleicAcids
@www.helmholtz-munich.de
& connect with leading scientists 🧳Travel+accommodation covered if selected! 📝 Info+how to apply:
lnkd.in/drkRvz7N
#postdoc
#career
#groupleader
#HelmholtzMunich
#research
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Great week for
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readers!
#WildStrawberry
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#Yattara
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#DramaQueen
ch23
#Centuria
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#Dandadan
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#Chainsawman
ch206
#Bugego
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#MärchenCrown
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#TheGodofTime
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#AsurasVerdict
ch14 Especially the last one was so good! Here are a few artworks.
10 months ago
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bioRxiv Cell Biology
10 months ago
A Multimodal Adaptive Optical Microscope For In Vivo Imaging from Molecules to Organisms
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.02.657494v1
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#spoileralert
#WildStrawberrt
#Manga
with itdld best double spread. Too sad this is getting axed ;(
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10 months ago
Excited our paper is out! G-quadruplex (G4) unwinding via an intricate G-loop assembly and disassembly mechanism maintains genome integrity. Pioneered by Koichi Sato with great collaborators Jing Lyu and
@simonelsasser.bsky.social
Check it out:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr0493
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RNA transcripts regulate G-quadruplex landscapes through G-loop formation
G-quadruplexes (G4s) are prevalent DNA structures that regulate transcription but also threaten genome stability. How G4 dynamics are controlled remains poorly understood. Here, we report that RNA tra...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr0493
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#dandadan
#manga
nailed it this time, one of its coolest
#artworks
! Remember, this is a weekly
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POPtag is officially my new favourite named tag! BTW, nice work!
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The material properties of a bacterial-derived biomolecular condensate tune biological function in natural and synthetic systems - Nature Communications
“Intracellular phase separation is emerging as a universal principle for organizing biochemical reactions in time and space. Here the authors show that PopZ condensate dynamics support cell division a...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-33221-z
10 months ago
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This was a gift from a colleague, and it looks breathtaking. Done within one day (1000 pieces, around 12-15 hours)
10 months ago
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11 months ago
A rather remarkable retraction for a paper where apparently no authors contributed! I guess these
#papermill
authors were a bit too honest...
#fraud
@elsevierconnect.bsky.social
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Andrew Deans
11 months ago
CST complex blocks end resection by BLM-DNA2 or EXO1, therefore promoting non-homologous endjoining and inhibiting repair templated DNA repair.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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CTC1-STN1-TEN1 controls DNA break repair pathway choice via DNA end resection blockade
Antagonistic activities of the 53BP1 axis and the tumor suppressor BRCA1-BARD1 determine whether DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are repaired by end joining or homologous recombination. We show that t...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt3034
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Andreas Panagopoulos
11 months ago
Delighted to share that the results of my main postdoc project are now published in
@nature.com
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doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Multigenerational cell tracking of DNA replication and heritable DNA damage - Nature
A multigenerational single-cell tracking approach provides a framework to dissect phenotypic plasticity at the single-cell level, offering insights into cellular processes that may resemble early even...
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08986-0
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Helmholtz Munich
11 months ago
Grab a pint & dive into science! 🍻 Pint of Science is back in Munich: 🗓️ May 19–21, 2025 🕢 19:30–22:00
#HelmholtzMunich
researchers share big ideas – from AI to antibodies. 🎟️ Info & tickets:
t1p.de/lvpuv
#pint25
#pint25de
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Pint of Science Munich
Explore Pint of Science Deutschland events in Munich
https://pintofscience.de/events/munich
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Spoiler alert!
#Dandadan
#manga
#194 does not disappoint this Monday too! Back2back peak chapters!
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Alessandra Brambati
11 months ago
Excited to share our latest from my postdoc at
@mskcancercenter.bsky.social
in the Sfeir Lab, in collaboration with the Simon Powell Lab! We uncovered a novel genome repair mechanism in human cells: RNA-templated DNA double-strand break repair (RT-DSBR). (1/5)
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Kat Abughazaleh
11 months ago
I used to have nightmares about getting a pet and forgetting to feed it. I have not had a single one of those dreams since getting Heater because there is not a chance in Hell she will let me forget breakfast.
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Crystal Rogers, PhD
11 months ago
I just woke up from a nightmare where I was giving a guest lecture to an undergrad cell biology class and none of them knew the central dogma or what DNA or RNA were. I spent an hour teaching that instead. They didn’t understand why they needed to know about DNA for cell biology. 🫠😫😱
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Rebecca Ann Jones
11 months ago
What governs where DNA replication begins in human cells? Here, we show that origins of replication in human DNA are epigenetically specified and that crucially, this epigenetic mark is required for both DNA replication and cell proliferation!
@narjournal.bsky.social
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bioRxiv Cell Biology
11 months ago
Fluorescence recovery in the Super-Resolution regime reveals subcompartments of 53BP1 foci
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.07.652606v1
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eLife
11 months ago
Ever wondered how cancer cells “decide” to spread? When high-grade breast cancer cells get crowded, they shrink and become more mobile, turning a non-invasive tumour into a threat. Scientists have identified the molecular switch behind the change.
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PLAMseq enables the proteo-genomic characterization of chromatin-associated proteins and protein interactions in a single experimental workflow.
Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) and Co-Immunoprecipitation (CoIP) assays are the most common approaches to characterize the genomic localization and protein interactors, respectively, for a prote...
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.27.650851v1
11 months ago
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Daniel Jost - Physical Biology of Chromatin group
12 months ago
🚨 new preprint from the lab. Combining modeling, new Hi-C data in yeast and data analysis, our study offers new insights into the spatial and dynamic organization of chromatin during replication in eukaryotes. Check the tweetorial below ⬇️
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Genome-wide modeling of DNA replication in space and time confirms the emergence of replication specific patterns in vivo in eukaryotes
Although significant progress has been made on our understanding of DNA replication and spatial chromosome organization in eukaryotes, how they both interplay remains elusive. In particular, from the ...
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.23.650322v1
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#StellarFriends
#manga
latest issue was really peak!
12 months ago
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Tony Southall
12 months ago
New preprint! We have discovered that the splicing factor Sex lethal (Sxl - well known for its role in sex determination) binds to chromatin and regulates tRNA synthesis in neurons by interacting with RNA Pol III! Highlighting Sxl as a novel modulator of neuronal homeostasis.
tinyurl.com/s44s2z95
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Sex-lethal is recruited to chromatin to promote neuronal tRNA synthesis in males through RNA Polymerase III regulation
The RNA-binding protein Sex-lethal (Sxl) is classically known as a master regulator of sex determination and mRNA splicing in Drosophila melanogaster. However, this role is not conserved across specie...
https://tinyurl.com/s44s2z95
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Another one is done, this was very nice, but tough.
#jigsaw
12 months ago
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Cody
12 months ago
“But you know what the oddest thing was? No one seemed shocked or surprised. Not even me. Yes, I was scared, but really, I just had the most profound sense of déjà vu.” X-Men ‘97 - 1x08
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New
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, The War of the Adults. Very interesting orwelian concept
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD
12 months ago
RFK HHS
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Joachim Goedhart
12 months ago
Alpha-BET: Functional labeling of envelope glycoproteins with single domain antibodies for in-virus single molecule imaging by Sergio Padilla-Parra and team:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Michael Hendricks 🇨🇦
about 1 year ago
There are very fancy microscopes, but most are overpriced commodities in an un-competitive industry that sells you 100 features you don't want for every one you do. And, unless you're a cell biologist or mouse-ologist, no one makes a microscope for the experiment you want to do.
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Lucas Farnung
about 1 year ago
🔬 New from the Farnung Lab: We established a fully in vitro reconstituted chromatin replication system and report the first cryo-EM snapshots of the human replisome engaging nucleosomes. Brilliant work by
@felixsteinruecke.bsky.social
with support from
@jonmarkert.bsky.social
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tinyurl.com/replisome
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bioRxivpreprint
about 1 year ago
Unexpected Molecular Mechanism of Orc6-Based Meier-Gorlin Syndrome: Insights from a Humanized Drosophila Model
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.31.646466v1
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Mark Hedglin
about 1 year ago
Excited to share our new pre-print. Direct, ensemble FRET assays developed by our lab reveal that assembly of Rad51 filaments at stalled replication sites via RPA/Rad51 exchange causes complete & irreversible PCNA unloading. Big implications for interplay between human DNA damage tolerance pathways
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https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.27.645792v1
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#Chainsawman
#manga
SPOILER ALERT! No way! Fami?
about 1 year ago
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Spoiler alert!
#Chainsawman
#manga
peak for one more week!
about 1 year ago
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c0nc0rdance
about 1 year ago
When you've been in the cell culture hood all day and finally get to take off your gloves:
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#manga
gets only better and better!
about 1 year ago
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