Amelia Cervera 🍉
@ameliacervera.bsky.social
Ribozymes, transposable elements, circRNA, viruses, plant biology
Ella-She 💖💜💙♀️🌱
Every fraction of a degree counts
Trans rights are human rights⎥ Black lives matter
Posts in ENG/ESP
🧭 València, Spain
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Ella-She 💖💜💙♀️🌱
Every fraction of a degree counts
Trans rights are human rights⎥ Black lives matter
Posts in ENG/ESP
🧭 València, Spain
Banner by @jaythechou.bsky.social
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Shoutout of the day goes to Aisha Muharrar, a writer on Parks & Rec who manifested Galentine’s Day into existence.
February 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Shoutout of the day goes to Aisha Muharrar, a writer on Parks & Rec who manifested Galentine’s Day into existence.
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“The abolition of gender studies is a way of further guaranteeing impunity to the elite men whose contempt for and exploitation of women and girls apparently knew no bounds, whether they actually slept with the women on offer or simply shared Epstein’s fantasies in order to gain influence.”
Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott
Texas A&M University is the latest school to end women’s and gender studies programs and teaching race. We know why
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:10 PM
“The abolition of gender studies is a way of further guaranteeing impunity to the elite men whose contempt for and exploitation of women and girls apparently knew no bounds, whether they actually slept with the women on offer or simply shared Epstein’s fantasies in order to gain influence.”
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Si eres clase trabajadora y votas a VOX, revisa sus votos: en contra de la subida del SMI, la reforma laboral, la revalorización de pensiones, las ayudas al transporte y los permisos de paternidad y maternidad.
Abro hilo 👇
Abro hilo 👇
February 13, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Si eres clase trabajadora y votas a VOX, revisa sus votos: en contra de la subida del SMI, la reforma laboral, la revalorización de pensiones, las ayudas al transporte y los permisos de paternidad y maternidad.
Abro hilo 👇
Abro hilo 👇
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Indian writer Arundhati Roy says she was cancelling her planned participation in the Berlin Film Festival over comments from jury president Wim Wenders that the festival had to “stay out of politics” in response to a question on Gaza.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/vlaa02
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/vlaa02
February 13, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Indian writer Arundhati Roy says she was cancelling her planned participation in the Berlin Film Festival over comments from jury president Wim Wenders that the festival had to “stay out of politics” in response to a question on Gaza.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/vlaa02
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/vlaa02
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In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
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❗Hacienda destapa cómo funcionaba el despacho de Montoro: camuflaba como "primas de éxito" los pagos de las gasistas beneficiadas por las reformas
Hacienda destapa cómo funcionaba el despacho de Montoro: camuflaba como "primas de éxito" los pagos de las gasistas beneficiadas por las reformas
Los investigadores inciden en que los ingresos percibidos por el despacho fundado por el exministro coincidieron con la tramitación de las reformas fiscales impulsadas por el propio Montoro.
www.publico.es
February 13, 2026 at 6:48 PM
❗Hacienda destapa cómo funcionaba el despacho de Montoro: camuflaba como "primas de éxito" los pagos de las gasistas beneficiadas por las reformas
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Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking around a microscopic volvox algae colony. 🫧🐻🧪
February 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking around a microscopic volvox algae colony. 🫧🐻🧪
Joder, creía que me había acostumbrado a las alertas de protección civil, pero esta por vientos fuertes en Valencia y Alicante me ha hecho saltar en la silla.
February 13, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Joder, creía que me había acostumbrado a las alertas de protección civil, pero esta por vientos fuertes en Valencia y Alicante me ha hecho saltar en la silla.
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And last, a short animation showing what the two reactions look like: first we have self-synthesis, i.e. the ribozyme making a new copy of itself (+ strand). Then we have the synthesis of the complementary strand, i.e. the ribozyme making a copy of the template encoding itself (- strand).
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February 13, 2026 at 11:56 AM
And last, a short animation showing what the two reactions look like: first we have self-synthesis, i.e. the ribozyme making a new copy of itself (+ strand). Then we have the synthesis of the complementary strand, i.e. the ribozyme making a copy of the template encoding itself (- strand).
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To confirm that QT45 could synthesize complex sequences, we showed that it can make another ribozyme (the hammerhead ribozyme). This is a key functionality in any RNA world scenario, previously only observed in the large class I polymerases.
7/n
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February 13, 2026 at 11:49 AM
To confirm that QT45 could synthesize complex sequences, we showed that it can make another ribozyme (the hammerhead ribozyme). This is a key functionality in any RNA world scenario, previously only observed in the large class I polymerases.
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QT45 shows general RNA polymerase activity using trinucleotide building blocks, aka triplets (+ a touch with di-/mononucleotides) and works fully via tertiary interactions. We describe this as acting “in trans” rather than “in cis”, this is critical if you need to be able to copy any sequence.
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February 13, 2026 at 11:47 AM
QT45 shows general RNA polymerase activity using trinucleotide building blocks, aka triplets (+ a touch with di-/mononucleotides) and works fully via tertiary interactions. We describe this as acting “in trans” rather than “in cis”, this is critical if you need to be able to copy any sequence.
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We took a leap of faith and started a search for shorter polymerases in random RNA sequence pools. We found three ribozymes, but one really stood out of the pack for its activity and variety of sequences it could copy. We named it “QT45”, as it is Quite Tiny and only 45 nucleotides long.
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February 13, 2026 at 11:45 AM
We took a leap of faith and started a search for shorter polymerases in random RNA sequence pools. We found three ribozymes, but one really stood out of the pack for its activity and variety of sequences it could copy. We named it “QT45”, as it is Quite Tiny and only 45 nucleotides long.
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For 30+ years we and others have been evolving RNA polymerase ribozymes with the goal of building a self-replicating RNA-based system. These ribozymes are long and complex, which we thought was necessary for their function, but also prevented us from getting self-synthesis to work in the lab.
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February 13, 2026 at 11:43 AM
For 30+ years we and others have been evolving RNA polymerase ribozymes with the goal of building a self-replicating RNA-based system. These ribozymes are long and complex, which we thought was necessary for their function, but also prevented us from getting self-synthesis to work in the lab.
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First of all, why RNA?
RNA was first proposed in the late 60s as a solution to the chicken and egg problem of what came first between DNA, RNA, and proteins. If RNA could drive its own replication, then potentially a single polymer could have kickstarted the process of heredity and evolution.
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RNA was first proposed in the late 60s as a solution to the chicken and egg problem of what came first between DNA, RNA, and proteins. If RNA could drive its own replication, then potentially a single polymer could have kickstarted the process of heredity and evolution.
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February 13, 2026 at 11:43 AM
First of all, why RNA?
RNA was first proposed in the late 60s as a solution to the chicken and egg problem of what came first between DNA, RNA, and proteins. If RNA could drive its own replication, then potentially a single polymer could have kickstarted the process of heredity and evolution.
2/n
RNA was first proposed in the late 60s as a solution to the chicken and egg problem of what came first between DNA, RNA, and proteins. If RNA could drive its own replication, then potentially a single polymer could have kickstarted the process of heredity and evolution.
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How could a simple self-replicating system emerge at the origins of life? RNA polymerase ribozymes can replicate RNA, but existing ones are so large that their self-replication seems impossible. Could they be smaller?
Excited to share our latest work in @science.org on a new small polymerase.
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Excited to share our latest work in @science.org on a new small polymerase.
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A small polymerase ribozyme that can synthesize itself and its complementary strand
The emergence of a chemical system capable of self-replication and evolution is a critical event in the origin of life. RNA polymerase ribozymes can replicate RNA, but their large size and structural ...
www.science.org
February 13, 2026 at 11:42 AM
How could a simple self-replicating system emerge at the origins of life? RNA polymerase ribozymes can replicate RNA, but existing ones are so large that their self-replication seems impossible. Could they be smaller?
Excited to share our latest work in @science.org on a new small polymerase.
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Excited to share our latest work in @science.org on a new small polymerase.
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You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
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Trump deroga las normas que imponían limitaciones a las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero
Se eliminan así los límites al dióxido de carbono y metano en el país y ya no será necesario tenerlos en cuenta a la hora de hacer futuras leyes
🎙️🇺🇸 @mariacarou.bsky.social
Se eliminan así los límites al dióxido de carbono y metano en el país y ya no será necesario tenerlos en cuenta a la hora de hacer futuras leyes
🎙️🇺🇸 @mariacarou.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Trump deroga las normas que imponían limitaciones a las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero
Se eliminan así los límites al dióxido de carbono y metano en el país y ya no será necesario tenerlos en cuenta a la hora de hacer futuras leyes
🎙️🇺🇸 @mariacarou.bsky.social
Se eliminan así los límites al dióxido de carbono y metano en el país y ya no será necesario tenerlos en cuenta a la hora de hacer futuras leyes
🎙️🇺🇸 @mariacarou.bsky.social
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The social media team is also doing their jobs well
February 13, 2026 at 1:28 AM
The social media team is also doing their jobs well
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🔥✊📢 ¡¡LO HEMOS PARADO, MARIANO SE QUEDA!!
Empapados, casi sin dormir, hemos para el CUARTO INTENTO de expulsar a Mariano de su casa.
Lo hemos hecho con organización, con nuestros cuerpos y resistencia ante una ley deficiente.
#MarianoSeQueda
#PoderInquilino
Empapados, casi sin dormir, hemos para el CUARTO INTENTO de expulsar a Mariano de su casa.
Lo hemos hecho con organización, con nuestros cuerpos y resistencia ante una ley deficiente.
#MarianoSeQueda
#PoderInquilino
February 13, 2026 at 8:27 AM
🔥✊📢 ¡¡LO HEMOS PARADO, MARIANO SE QUEDA!!
Empapados, casi sin dormir, hemos para el CUARTO INTENTO de expulsar a Mariano de su casa.
Lo hemos hecho con organización, con nuestros cuerpos y resistencia ante una ley deficiente.
#MarianoSeQueda
#PoderInquilino
Empapados, casi sin dormir, hemos para el CUARTO INTENTO de expulsar a Mariano de su casa.
Lo hemos hecho con organización, con nuestros cuerpos y resistencia ante una ley deficiente.
#MarianoSeQueda
#PoderInquilino
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In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
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Estoy un poquito hasta los cojones de la gente que cree que quejarse del sistema o denunciar la discriminación es algo malo o contenido negativo.
Es que la polarización, es que te quejas por todo, es que bla, bla, bla...
Manolo, espabila, que nos explotan y tu plan de no hacer nada no funciona.
Es que la polarización, es que te quejas por todo, es que bla, bla, bla...
Manolo, espabila, que nos explotan y tu plan de no hacer nada no funciona.
February 13, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Estoy un poquito hasta los cojones de la gente que cree que quejarse del sistema o denunciar la discriminación es algo malo o contenido negativo.
Es que la polarización, es que te quejas por todo, es que bla, bla, bla...
Manolo, espabila, que nos explotan y tu plan de no hacer nada no funciona.
Es que la polarización, es que te quejas por todo, es que bla, bla, bla...
Manolo, espabila, que nos explotan y tu plan de no hacer nada no funciona.
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Happy Darwin Day to all! To celebrate can you comment with your favorite paper on evolutionary biology from the last few years? Whatever comes to mind and whichever paper that really changed your view of evolution.
February 12, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Happy Darwin Day to all! To celebrate can you comment with your favorite paper on evolutionary biology from the last few years? Whatever comes to mind and whichever paper that really changed your view of evolution.
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“Estamos hablando de gente como Chomsky, Hawking, banqueros, filósofos… todos trabajando de manera multidisciplinar”.
Puedes leer el artículo completo en la web: www.elmundotoday.com/2026/02/isab...
Puedes leer el artículo completo en la web: www.elmundotoday.com/2026/02/isab...
February 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
“Estamos hablando de gente como Chomsky, Hawking, banqueros, filósofos… todos trabajando de manera multidisciplinar”.
Puedes leer el artículo completo en la web: www.elmundotoday.com/2026/02/isab...
Puedes leer el artículo completo en la web: www.elmundotoday.com/2026/02/isab...