Chitrang Dani
@danichitrang.bsky.social
Postdoc at VanderbiltU, previously at JNCASR | Circadian Clocks & Evolution | Insects & Bacteria | Science communication | First-gen scientist | Views my own
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A host organelle (in sea slugs) integrates stolen chloroplasts for animal photosynthesis
A host organelle (in sea slugs) integrates stolen chloroplasts for animal photosynthesis
A host organelle integrates stolen chloroplasts for animal photosynthesis
Sea slugs steal foreign chloroplasts and store them in specialized organelles that
facilitate photosynthesis and eventual digestion to mediate starvation resistance.
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September 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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A host organelle (in sea slugs) integrates stolen chloroplasts for animal photosynthesis
A host organelle (in sea slugs) integrates stolen chloroplasts for animal photosynthesis
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In the 1960s/70s, as early software papers were talking about programmer "ability" (aided, I regret to say, by psychologists with terrible 1960s views of ability) there were already papers saying that measuring the time it takes to complete a task is neither a measure of ability nor productivity
July 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
In the 1960s/70s, as early software papers were talking about programmer "ability" (aided, I regret to say, by psychologists with terrible 1960s views of ability) there were already papers saying that measuring the time it takes to complete a task is neither a measure of ability nor productivity
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Prochlorococcus, a marine bacterium that is only 0.5–0.7 micrometers wide, produces more oxygen than all tropical rainforests combined.
Every tiny organism plays a key role in our planet's health.
On #WorldOceanDay, see how UNEP works to #SaveOurOcean: bit.ly/3Qk34aI
Every tiny organism plays a key role in our planet's health.
On #WorldOceanDay, see how UNEP works to #SaveOurOcean: bit.ly/3Qk34aI
June 7, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Prochlorococcus, a marine bacterium that is only 0.5–0.7 micrometers wide, produces more oxygen than all tropical rainforests combined.
Every tiny organism plays a key role in our planet's health.
On #WorldOceanDay, see how UNEP works to #SaveOurOcean: bit.ly/3Qk34aI
Every tiny organism plays a key role in our planet's health.
On #WorldOceanDay, see how UNEP works to #SaveOurOcean: bit.ly/3Qk34aI
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Do girls and boys really differ in their mathematical skills? A recent @nature.com paper by @standehaene.bsky.social et al shows that French boys and girls enter school with similar abilities, but after just four months, boys pull ahead 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Rapid emergence of a maths gender gap in first grade - Nature
Boys and girls exhibit very similar maths scores upon school entry, but a gender gap in favour of boys becomes highly significant after 4 months of schooling, which increases with years of schooling,&...
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June 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Do girls and boys really differ in their mathematical skills? A recent @nature.com paper by @standehaene.bsky.social et al shows that French boys and girls enter school with similar abilities, but after just four months, boys pull ahead 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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🌍🦋 Climate change is collapsing animal populations
A new global analysis shows 1 in 4 assessed wild animal species face extinction – and climate change is an escalating threat.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/bios...
#ClimateCrisis #Biodiversity #SciComm 🧪
A new global analysis shows 1 in 4 assessed wild animal species face extinction – and climate change is an escalating threat.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/bios...
#ClimateCrisis #Biodiversity #SciComm 🧪
Climate change threats to Earth's wild animals
We are entering an existential crisis for the world's wild animals. To date, the primary cause of biodiversity loss has not been climate change but, rather
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May 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🌍🦋 Climate change is collapsing animal populations
A new global analysis shows 1 in 4 assessed wild animal species face extinction – and climate change is an escalating threat.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/bios...
#ClimateCrisis #Biodiversity #SciComm 🧪
A new global analysis shows 1 in 4 assessed wild animal species face extinction – and climate change is an escalating threat.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/bios...
#ClimateCrisis #Biodiversity #SciComm 🧪
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Important paper on rethinking heart disease, with a focus on atheroma and primary prevention, not just blood supply impairment (reactive, today's mode of secondary prevention) A @thelancet.bsky.social Commission
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March 31, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Important paper on rethinking heart disease, with a focus on atheroma and primary prevention, not just blood supply impairment (reactive, today's mode of secondary prevention) A @thelancet.bsky.social Commission
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Record breaking temperatures (1.3°C of human-induced warming) translated to record breaking precipitation across the globe #climatechange #extremeweather
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Precipitation extremes in 2024 - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
2024 was one of the wettest years on record, witnessing record-breaking extreme precipitation events across the globe, several of which were compound events. Extreme rainfalls were unprecedented in ar...
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April 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Record breaking temperatures (1.3°C of human-induced warming) translated to record breaking precipitation across the globe #climatechange #extremeweather
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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⚠️🤖AI in healthcare is already showing bias
A study of 9 LLMs found medically unjustified differences in care based on patient identity – with Black, LGBTQIA+, and unhoused patients often receiving worse or unnecessary recommendations.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #AI 🧪
A study of 9 LLMs found medically unjustified differences in care based on patient identity – with Black, LGBTQIA+, and unhoused patients often receiving worse or unnecessary recommendations.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #AI 🧪
Sociodemographic biases in medical decision making by large language models - Nature Medicine
A panel of nine LLMs was exposed to simulated clinical cases with switched sociodemographic features exploring ethnic, social, sexual orientation and gender dimensions and showed differences in recomm...
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April 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
⚠️🤖AI in healthcare is already showing bias
A study of 9 LLMs found medically unjustified differences in care based on patient identity – with Black, LGBTQIA+, and unhoused patients often receiving worse or unnecessary recommendations.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #AI 🧪
A study of 9 LLMs found medically unjustified differences in care based on patient identity – with Black, LGBTQIA+, and unhoused patients often receiving worse or unnecessary recommendations.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #AI 🧪
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OUT NOW: Parasite and vector circadian clocks mediate efficient malaria transmission
#microsky 🧪
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#microsky 🧪
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Parasite and vector circadian clocks mediate efficient malaria transmission - Nature Microbiology
Mosquito salivary glands and malaria parasites exhibit daily rhythms, which impact blood feeding and sporozoite gene expression.
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March 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
OUT NOW: Parasite and vector circadian clocks mediate efficient malaria transmission
#microsky 🧪
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#microsky 🧪
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Bacterial growth under pressure: the surprising role of membrane microdomains
Behind the paper by Dennis Claessen on their recent @naturecomms.bsky.social publication
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Kitasatospora viridifaciens
Behind the paper by Dennis Claessen on their recent @naturecomms.bsky.social publication
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Kitasatospora viridifaciens
Bacterial growth under pressure: the surprising role of membrane microdomains
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April 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Bacterial growth under pressure: the surprising role of membrane microdomains
Behind the paper by Dennis Claessen on their recent @naturecomms.bsky.social publication
communities.springernature.com/posts/bacter...
Kitasatospora viridifaciens
Behind the paper by Dennis Claessen on their recent @naturecomms.bsky.social publication
communities.springernature.com/posts/bacter...
Kitasatospora viridifaciens
A nice meta-analysis (after the numerous papers) connecting circadian disruption to cardiovascular risk #circadian #shiftwork
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Night shift work and indicators of cardiovascular risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death worldwide, and shift workers have an increased risk of CVD. This comprehensive systematic rev…
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March 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
A nice meta-analysis (after the numerous papers) connecting circadian disruption to cardiovascular risk #circadian #shiftwork
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Just three days left for the deadline for oral abstract submissions for the 15th Workshop on Cyanobacteria at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN, USA) - don't miss out!
Workshop dates: 4-7th June 2025. More information: web.cvent.com/event/3d0bd3.... Please share widely!
Workshop dates: 4-7th June 2025. More information: web.cvent.com/event/3d0bd3.... Please share widely!
15th Workshop on Cyanobacteria. Online registration by Cvent
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March 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Just three days left for the deadline for oral abstract submissions for the 15th Workshop on Cyanobacteria at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN, USA) - don't miss out!
Workshop dates: 4-7th June 2025. More information: web.cvent.com/event/3d0bd3.... Please share widely!
Workshop dates: 4-7th June 2025. More information: web.cvent.com/event/3d0bd3.... Please share widely!
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Symbnet PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe Symbioses - Oeiras Portugal. Students from all over the world are eligible, we sponsor selected students. Please Repost!
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PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe Symbioses 2025
Symbnet PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe Symbioses Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (GIMM) & Católica Biomedical Research Centre (CBR) July 06...
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March 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Symbnet PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe Symbioses - Oeiras Portugal. Students from all over the world are eligible, we sponsor selected students. Please Repost!
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The Max Planck Society is Germany's preeminent research organization, boasting 31 Nobel laureates. But insufficient oversight leaves international scientists exposed to abuse and the whims of the institutes' directors.
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Abuse of power at Germany's elite research institution – DW – 03/13/2025
The Max Planck Society is Germany's preeminent research organization, boasting 31 Nobel laureates. But insufficient oversight leaves international scientists exposed to abuse and the whims of the inst...
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March 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The Max Planck Society is Germany's preeminent research organization, boasting 31 Nobel laureates. But insufficient oversight leaves international scientists exposed to abuse and the whims of the institutes' directors.
www.dw.com/en/how-germa...
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PhD on Plant-Microbe interactions with Olga Lastovetsy at @ucddublin.bsky.social
March 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
PhD on Plant-Microbe interactions with Olga Lastovetsy at @ucddublin.bsky.social
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Interspecies and Intraspecies “Talk” Shape the Bacterial Biofilms
-in Food Quality and Safety
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-in Food Quality and Safety
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Interspecies and Intraspecies “Talk” Shape the Bacterial Biofilms
Abstract. Bacteria pretend to organize into complex, multicellular structures known as biofilms, which enable survival and adaptation in dynamic environmen
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February 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Interspecies and Intraspecies “Talk” Shape the Bacterial Biofilms
-in Food Quality and Safety
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-in Food Quality and Safety
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Artificial light at night as selective force on urban birds is an interesting proposition
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Eye catching light: Anthropogenic light at night and its evolutionary influence on the avian eye
Variation among avian species in their responses to artificial night lighting was
recently linked to differences in dim light vision, but whether dim light vision is
under selection from human-caused ...
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February 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Artificial light at night as selective force on urban birds is an interesting proposition
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
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Nice to see how this project developed through the years & published in @currentbiology.bsky.social by Saheli Saha et al from @iamsamayp.bsky.social group 👏
Mass lysis of predatory bacteria drives the enrichment of antibiotic resistance in soil microbial communities
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Mass lysis of predatory bacteria drives the enrichment of antibiotic resistance in soil microbial communities
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Mass lysis of predatory bacteria drives the enrichment of antibiotic resistance in soil microbial communities
Saha et al. show that the predatory bacterium M. xanthus enriches the frequency of
antibiotic-resistant bacteria in soil communities. This occurs because starvation-induced
mass lysis of M. xanthus ce...
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February 21, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Nice to see how this project developed through the years & published in @currentbiology.bsky.social by Saheli Saha et al from @iamsamayp.bsky.social group 👏
Mass lysis of predatory bacteria drives the enrichment of antibiotic resistance in soil microbial communities
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Mass lysis of predatory bacteria drives the enrichment of antibiotic resistance in soil microbial communities
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