Lauren
@gramnegativity.bsky.social
assistant teaching professor of microbiology | seattle enjoyer, king of the hill expert, tattoo enthusiast, & bacterial geneticist | she/her | personal account
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🚨🚨 Just in: Katie Wilson has expanded her lead in the Seattle mayor race. She is now leading by 1,976 votes, which means that the race is no longer in automatic recount territory.
🚨🚨 Just in: Katie Wilson has expanded her lead in the Seattle mayor race. She is now leading by 1,346 votes.
November 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
🚨🚨 Just in: Katie Wilson has expanded her lead in the Seattle mayor race. She is now leading by 1,976 votes, which means that the race is no longer in automatic recount territory.
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Oh, Time, Strength, Cash, and Patience!
November 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Oh, Time, Strength, Cash, and Patience!
somebody please tell me how to get my hands on the thermo fisher holiday sweater and matching beanie if I don’t work in research anymore 😭
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
somebody please tell me how to get my hands on the thermo fisher holiday sweater and matching beanie if I don’t work in research anymore 😭
why does everyone think their city is the only place where it gets dark super early in the wintertime
November 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
why does everyone think their city is the only place where it gets dark super early in the wintertime
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SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
lotta folks I had optimistically released from mute jail getting locked back up tonight
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 AM
lotta folks I had optimistically released from mute jail getting locked back up tonight
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I don't think it's cowardice. I think that they are OK with what the GOP is doing. The sooner folks reconcile with this, the better.
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I don't think it's cowardice. I think that they are OK with what the GOP is doing. The sooner folks reconcile with this, the better.
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this one is for me and like maybe 5 other people
November 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
this one is for me and like maybe 5 other people
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In case anyone is wondering if Watson was really THAT bad, @lpachter.bsky.social compiled a list of quotes that are absolutely not for the faint of heart.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
November 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
In case anyone is wondering if Watson was really THAT bad, @lpachter.bsky.social compiled a list of quotes that are absolutely not for the faint of heart.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
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The hater to constructive ratio of this website is generally pretty bad, but man, when someone you hate dies. What a community
November 8, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The hater to constructive ratio of this website is generally pretty bad, but man, when someone you hate dies. What a community
didn’t happen to me personally but I was certainly warned multiple times that it was a possibility during the ~month I was there lol
His death will put end the tradition of him nearly running over Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory researchers with his car, a story I've heard on at least half a dozen different occasions.
November 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
didn’t happen to me personally but I was certainly warned multiple times that it was a possibility during the ~month I was there lol
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Raise a glass for Rosalind Franklin tonight and honor her memory and scientific contributions
NYT obituary of Jim Watson.
A long and fairly balanced view of a complicated man who participated in one of the greatest discoveries in biology.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
A long and fairly balanced view of a complicated man who participated in one of the greatest discoveries in biology.
[Gift Link]
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Raise a glass for Rosalind Franklin tonight and honor her memory and scientific contributions
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Introducing the Seattle Torrent and the Vancouver Goldeneyes!
Our two new team identities are here! Get to know them at the links below:
Torrent ➡️ thepwhl.com/en/teams/seattle-torrent
Goldeneyes ➡️ thepwhl.com/en/teams/vancouver-goldeneyes
Our two new team identities are here! Get to know them at the links below:
Torrent ➡️ thepwhl.com/en/teams/seattle-torrent
Goldeneyes ➡️ thepwhl.com/en/teams/vancouver-goldeneyes
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Introducing the Seattle Torrent and the Vancouver Goldeneyes!
Our two new team identities are here! Get to know them at the links below:
Torrent ➡️ thepwhl.com/en/teams/seattle-torrent
Goldeneyes ➡️ thepwhl.com/en/teams/vancouver-goldeneyes
Our two new team identities are here! Get to know them at the links below:
Torrent ➡️ thepwhl.com/en/teams/seattle-torrent
Goldeneyes ➡️ thepwhl.com/en/teams/vancouver-goldeneyes
I was really hoping for the pwhl seattle name + logo to be.. better
November 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I was really hoping for the pwhl seattle name + logo to be.. better
it is yorgos lanthimos time once again
November 6, 2025 at 3:39 AM
it is yorgos lanthimos time once again
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A short life to them, and a jolly death.
November 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
A short life to them, and a jolly death.
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live view from cuomo hq
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
live view from cuomo hq
is there a worse bus route in seattle than the 45 be honest
November 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
is there a worse bus route in seattle than the 45 be honest
A student just casually dropped by my office to ask why Shigella and E. coli are in different genera and I don’t think he was prepared for the answer to be so dumb
November 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A student just casually dropped by my office to ask why Shigella and E. coli are in different genera and I don’t think he was prepared for the answer to be so dumb
I’ve replied “stop” to like four different Bruce Harrell campaign texts this stupid race cannot be over quickly enough
November 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I’ve replied “stop” to like four different Bruce Harrell campaign texts this stupid race cannot be over quickly enough
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parents, be sure to check your kids’ candy this halloween. I just found a novel phage defense system inside this snickers
October 4, 2023 at 7:32 PM
parents, be sure to check your kids’ candy this halloween. I just found a novel phage defense system inside this snickers
new @filthyloot.bsky.social haul arrived just in time for halloween, hell yeah
October 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
new @filthyloot.bsky.social haul arrived just in time for halloween, hell yeah
making tea just to warm up my hands because my office could easily double as a walk-in fridge
October 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
making tea just to warm up my hands because my office could easily double as a walk-in fridge
truly
Men may seem detestable as joint stock-companies and nations
October 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
truly
extremely satisfying to get to vote against bruce harrell and sara nelson on the same ballot 🗳️
October 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
extremely satisfying to get to vote against bruce harrell and sara nelson on the same ballot 🗳️