Gemma Noviello
@gemnov.bsky.social
Researcher in Epigenetics, CRISPRing around. MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow at EMBL Rome (Hackett lab). Before: Max Planck for Molecular Genetics (Ph.D.), Exeter Uni, Pasteur Institute, Sapienza Uni - Pessimismo dell' intelligenza/Ottimismo della volontà.
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro:
January 3, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Colombian President Gustavo Petro:
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Blog post: Just quit
Quitting projects in science is hard, but we should be doing a lot more of it.
open.substack.com/pub/arjunraj...
Quitting projects in science is hard, but we should be doing a lot more of it.
open.substack.com/pub/arjunraj...
Just quit
Quitting projects in science is hard, but we should be doing a lot more of it.
open.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Blog post: Just quit
Quitting projects in science is hard, but we should be doing a lot more of it.
open.substack.com/pub/arjunraj...
Quitting projects in science is hard, but we should be doing a lot more of it.
open.substack.com/pub/arjunraj...
Today the cell incubator named "Totti" failed. He was old but loyally did its best day after day for many years. Still better than many young play.. ehm, incubators.
I'm living the trauma again...
Forza #ASRoma sempre and get well soon #Totti the incubator.
🌞❤️
youtube.com/watch?v=-TmW...
I'm living the trauma again...
Forza #ASRoma sempre and get well soon #Totti the incubator.
🌞❤️
youtube.com/watch?v=-TmW...
FRANCESCO TOTTI | Emotional last goodbye at Stadio Olimpico
YouTube video by AS Roma
youtube.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Today the cell incubator named "Totti" failed. He was old but loyally did its best day after day for many years. Still better than many young play.. ehm, incubators.
I'm living the trauma again...
Forza #ASRoma sempre and get well soon #Totti the incubator.
🌞❤️
youtube.com/watch?v=-TmW...
I'm living the trauma again...
Forza #ASRoma sempre and get well soon #Totti the incubator.
🌞❤️
youtube.com/watch?v=-TmW...
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Who would have guessed?!
December 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Who would have guessed?!
POV: you are climbing and you are sticking your hands in dinosaurs footprints
December 17, 2025 at 6:56 AM
POV: you are climbing and you are sticking your hands in dinosaurs footprints
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On scientific "style" for @undark.org:
"[Style] is a positive feature of science that facilitates different routes to solving problems.....We can embrace differences in our approaches while still promoting rigor and clarity."
undark.org/2025/12/04/o...
"[Style] is a positive feature of science that facilitates different routes to solving problems.....We can embrace differences in our approaches while still promoting rigor and clarity."
undark.org/2025/12/04/o...
Science Needs to Embrace the Idea of Style
How do individual scientists approach their work? These stylistic differences can influence the process of discovery.
undark.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
On scientific "style" for @undark.org:
"[Style] is a positive feature of science that facilitates different routes to solving problems.....We can embrace differences in our approaches while still promoting rigor and clarity."
undark.org/2025/12/04/o...
"[Style] is a positive feature of science that facilitates different routes to solving problems.....We can embrace differences in our approaches while still promoting rigor and clarity."
undark.org/2025/12/04/o...
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📣 SAVE THE DATE
Next X-inactivation meeting in Sapporo, Japan, 19-23 October 2026. Visit x-inactivation-meeting.org to join our mailing list. 🧬 speakers @dandergassen.bsky.social @marnieblewitt.bsky.social @heard65.bsky.social @crougeulle.bsky.social @sexchrlab.bsky.social @zhouqi1982.bsky.social
Next X-inactivation meeting in Sapporo, Japan, 19-23 October 2026. Visit x-inactivation-meeting.org to join our mailing list. 🧬 speakers @dandergassen.bsky.social @marnieblewitt.bsky.social @heard65.bsky.social @crougeulle.bsky.social @sexchrlab.bsky.social @zhouqi1982.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 11:39 AM
📣 SAVE THE DATE
Next X-inactivation meeting in Sapporo, Japan, 19-23 October 2026. Visit x-inactivation-meeting.org to join our mailing list. 🧬 speakers @dandergassen.bsky.social @marnieblewitt.bsky.social @heard65.bsky.social @crougeulle.bsky.social @sexchrlab.bsky.social @zhouqi1982.bsky.social
Next X-inactivation meeting in Sapporo, Japan, 19-23 October 2026. Visit x-inactivation-meeting.org to join our mailing list. 🧬 speakers @dandergassen.bsky.social @marnieblewitt.bsky.social @heard65.bsky.social @crougeulle.bsky.social @sexchrlab.bsky.social @zhouqi1982.bsky.social
When I write something ironic on the internet I am terrified that #ChatGPT or something will pick it up and not understand the irony. Currently I use emoticons hoping that #LLMs have my same understanding of facial expressions... Then I remember they don't have faces (yet). 😳
November 27, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Last week I attended the #EMBL postdoc retreat in Strasbourg and it was really nice to meet some old friends and get to know the fantastic community of postdocs from all @embl.org . It is true the old say " #postdocs make the world go 'round". 😉 Pic of my group winning it all
November 27, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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1/2. “The COP of Truth cannot ignore science. 75% of carbon emissions come from fossil fuels. Today we are not even allowed to discuss pathways for a just and equitable transition away from fossil fuels.” Colombia at the close of #COP30.
November 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
1/2. “The COP of Truth cannot ignore science. 75% of carbon emissions come from fossil fuels. Today we are not even allowed to discuss pathways for a just and equitable transition away from fossil fuels.” Colombia at the close of #COP30.
November 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
grist.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
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"Children’s toymaker FoloToy says it’s pulling its AI-powered teddy bear “Kumma” after a safety group found that the cuddly companion was giving wildly inappropriate and even dangerous responses, including tips on how to find and light matches, and detailed explanations about sexual kinks"
AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children
FoloToy says it's suspended sales of its AI-powered teddy bear after researchers found it gave wildly inappropriate and dangerous answers.
futurism.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
"Children’s toymaker FoloToy says it’s pulling its AI-powered teddy bear “Kumma” after a safety group found that the cuddly companion was giving wildly inappropriate and even dangerous responses, including tips on how to find and light matches, and detailed explanations about sexual kinks"
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The review by Banani, Lee, Hyman & Rosen (NRMCB 2017) www.nature.com/articles/nrm... on biomolecular condensates has >6000 citations. It…
1. Introduced a broad definition of “biomolecular condensates,” promoting acceptance that a unifying mechanism may underlie all membrane-less compartments.
1. Introduced a broad definition of “biomolecular condensates,” promoting acceptance that a unifying mechanism may underlie all membrane-less compartments.
Biomolecular condensates: organizers of cellular biochemistry - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
In addition to membrane-bound organelles, eukaryotic cells feature various membraneless compartments, including the centrosome, the nucleolus and various granules. Many of these compartments form thro...
www.nature.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:24 AM
The review by Banani, Lee, Hyman & Rosen (NRMCB 2017) www.nature.com/articles/nrm... on biomolecular condensates has >6000 citations. It…
1. Introduced a broad definition of “biomolecular condensates,” promoting acceptance that a unifying mechanism may underlie all membrane-less compartments.
1. Introduced a broad definition of “biomolecular condensates,” promoting acceptance that a unifying mechanism may underlie all membrane-less compartments.
C-boy's a legend!
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 AM
C-boy's a legend!
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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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Super interesting science here 👇🏽
🧬 Interested in dissecting dose-dependent transcriptional regulation through epigenome editing and synthetic biology for your PhD? Apply by 07.01.2026 to join the lab of @eddaschulz.bsky.social @molgen.mpg.de & #IMPRS-BAC #gradschool.
👉 www.molgen.mpg.de/5099133/schu...
👉 www.molgen.mpg.de/5099133/schu...
November 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Super interesting science here 👇🏽
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
Yesterday I gave a talk titled "Dividi et impera: Flow-Cytometry for FACS-based CRISPR screens and beyond" during the Flow Cytometry course organised by @embl.org & EMBLRome facilities. It was nice connecting w/ other users & the specialists from the facilities to hear the latest. FC & #FACS rock 🌈
October 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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For the record, Melissa's main targets of Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, and the Bahamas account for, respectively, 0.016%, 0.0089%, 0.064%, and 0.0038% of the global annual total of CO2 emissions.
October 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
For the record, Melissa's main targets of Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, and the Bahamas account for, respectively, 0.016%, 0.0089%, 0.064%, and 0.0038% of the global annual total of CO2 emissions.
Yesterday we hosted @graeffjohannes.bsky.social , first speaker of the seminar series organised by and for @embl.org Rome fellows. It was a fantastic #neuro #epigenetics talk (our 2 favourite things). #EMBL #EMBLRome
October 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Yesterday we hosted @graeffjohannes.bsky.social , first speaker of the seminar series organised by and for @embl.org Rome fellows. It was a fantastic #neuro #epigenetics talk (our 2 favourite things). #EMBL #EMBLRome
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Remember this one? “Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.” Via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath
The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike
A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom
www.scientificamerican.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Remember this one? “Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.” Via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath