Laurence Pearl 🔥
@laurencepearl.bsky.social
Has-been structural biologist FRS (no really) reinventing himself as a computational cancer geneticist in the post-AlphaFold world. Hooked on boats. Picture - outside Leonard Cohen's house on Hydra after sailing there.
ORCID 0000-0002-6910-1809
ORCID 0000-0002-6910-1809
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11 November 1890 | A Pole, Szymon Sidewicz, was born in Mielnik. A Catholic priest.
In #Auschwitz from 14 October 1941.
No. 21534
He perished in the camp on 27 October 1941.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
In #Auschwitz from 14 October 1941.
No. 21534
He perished in the camp on 27 October 1941.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
11 November 1890 | A Pole, Szymon Sidewicz, was born in Mielnik. A Catholic priest.
In #Auschwitz from 14 October 1941.
No. 21534
He perished in the camp on 27 October 1941.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
In #Auschwitz from 14 October 1941.
No. 21534
He perished in the camp on 27 October 1941.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
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Very proud!
Alex Cook @alexandercook.bsky.social in the Matt Higgins @parasitematt.bsky.social lab here @ox.ac.uk has been awarded a Wellcome Career Development Award to start his own laboratory @york.ac.uk . Congratulations Alex! We are delighted for your success but will be sad to see you go. 🏆🎉👏👏👏
Alex Cook awarded Wellcome Career Development Award
Dr Alex Cook has been awarded a Career Development Award to start his own laboratory at the University of York
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Very proud!
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2000 pieces . Took a hot minute. But fun
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
2000 pieces . Took a hot minute. But fun
Looking forward to the weekly demonstrations in London …
The world must not look away from the genocide in Sudan.
November 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Looking forward to the weekly demonstrations in London …
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Ah but it's true. A Jew trying to think in three dimensions is like a goy trying to think in two.
a black and white photo of a man wearing a graduation cap and tie saying `` thank ya '' .
ALT: a black and white photo of a man wearing a graduation cap and tie saying `` thank ya '' .
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Ah but it's true. A Jew trying to think in three dimensions is like a goy trying to think in two.
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After settling in during my first week, I’m happy to share that I have started a new position as an Associate Senior Scientist/Group Head at The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics!
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
After settling in during my first week, I’m happy to share that I have started a new position as an Associate Senior Scientist/Group Head at The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics!
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9 November 1915 | Norwegian Jew, Sigurd Dickman, was born in Kristiania (today Oslo).
In #Auschwitz from 1 December 1942. He perished in the camp on 15 February 1943.
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Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/
In #Auschwitz from 1 December 1942. He perished in the camp on 15 February 1943.
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Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
9 November 1915 | Norwegian Jew, Sigurd Dickman, was born in Kristiania (today Oslo).
In #Auschwitz from 1 December 1942. He perished in the camp on 15 February 1943.
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Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/
In #Auschwitz from 1 December 1942. He perished in the camp on 15 February 1943.
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Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/
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The idea is to decouple the journals from the review step. They’ll still exist, but they’ll need to add other value. They’ll highlight, curate, add new perspectives. If they do a good job they can still be prestigious (like Scientific American or Wired) (1.2) 👇
November 8, 2025 at 6:02 AM
The idea is to decouple the journals from the review step. They’ll still exist, but they’ll need to add other value. They’ll highlight, curate, add new perspectives. If they do a good job they can still be prestigious (like Scientific American or Wired) (1.2) 👇
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9 November 1935 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Johnny van Voolen, was born in Haarlem.
In September 1943, he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8
In September 1943, he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
9 November 1935 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Johnny van Voolen, was born in Haarlem.
In September 1943, he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8
In September 1943, he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8
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I had a post on Twitter about Watson’s support of (some) women and maybe I’ll port it over but I’ll repeat the gist here: this support didn’t reveal he was “complicated“ and therefore somehow worthy of some sort of reconsideration. It just revealed he was inconsistent.
November 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I had a post on Twitter about Watson’s support of (some) women and maybe I’ll port it over but I’ll repeat the gist here: this support didn’t reveal he was “complicated“ and therefore somehow worthy of some sort of reconsideration. It just revealed he was inconsistent.
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When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018.
Read more on #STEMSTEAMDay: https://scim.ag/4qFrPON
Read more on #STEMSTEAMDay: https://scim.ag/4qFrPON
November 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018.
Read more on #STEMSTEAMDay: https://scim.ag/4qFrPON
Read more on #STEMSTEAMDay: https://scim.ag/4qFrPON
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8 November 1942 | A transport of some 1,000 Polish Jews - men, women, and children - deported from ghettos in Ciechanów region (part of German-occupied Poland annexed to the Third Reich).
After the arrival selection, all of them were murdered in gas chambers.
After the arrival selection, all of them were murdered in gas chambers.
November 9, 2025 at 6:36 AM
8 November 1942 | A transport of some 1,000 Polish Jews - men, women, and children - deported from ghettos in Ciechanów region (part of German-occupied Poland annexed to the Third Reich).
After the arrival selection, all of them were murdered in gas chambers.
After the arrival selection, all of them were murdered in gas chambers.
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If you're a scientist our journalist writing a piece about Watson and his "complex and nuanced character", you're deliberately ignoring the fact that his views made him one of the most extreme racist and sexist scientific "leaders" of his time.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
James Watson in his own words
“Some anti-Semitism is justified” “Whenever you interview fat people, you feel bad, because you know you’re not going to hire them” “Japan should be bombed for d…
liorpachter.wordpress.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If you're a scientist our journalist writing a piece about Watson and his "complex and nuanced character", you're deliberately ignoring the fact that his views made him one of the most extreme racist and sexist scientific "leaders" of his time.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
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Our “chilli jungle” in the big greenhouse is still going strong, with plenty of ripening fruit and flowers
November 9, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Our “chilli jungle” in the big greenhouse is still going strong, with plenty of ripening fruit and flowers
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How dare they, says Darren Jones, letting the voters down is our job.
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
How dare they, says Darren Jones, letting the voters down is our job.
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Yeah so several major Ukrainian cities are in a complete blackout right now. 0 generation from thermal plants and 0 idea when the power will be back. Just please don’t forget us
November 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Yeah so several major Ukrainian cities are in a complete blackout right now. 0 generation from thermal plants and 0 idea when the power will be back. Just please don’t forget us
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Enjoying a nice long line at passport control in LA. Nothing us Brits enjoy more than a nice, organized queue!
November 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Enjoying a nice long line at passport control in LA. Nothing us Brits enjoy more than a nice, organized queue!
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9 November 1889 | A Pole, Witold Swierzyński, was born in Krakow. An engineer.
In #Auschwitz from 25 July 1942.
No. 52326
He perished in the camp on 22 August 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
In #Auschwitz from 25 July 1942.
No. 52326
He perished in the camp on 22 August 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
9 November 1889 | A Pole, Witold Swierzyński, was born in Krakow. An engineer.
In #Auschwitz from 25 July 1942.
No. 52326
He perished in the camp on 22 August 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
In #Auschwitz from 25 July 1942.
No. 52326
He perished in the camp on 22 August 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
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Sergeant Ghulam Hussain, a Pakistani immigrant and the kind of person the far right demonise.
Remember him next time you see the racists holding forth.
There were many like him, brave men.
Remember him next time you see the racists holding forth.
There were many like him, brave men.
Son's tribute to father who served in British Indian Army
Mashuq Hussain from Colne says he is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Sergeant Ghulam Hussain, a Pakistani immigrant and the kind of person the far right demonise.
Remember him next time you see the racists holding forth.
There were many like him, brave men.
Remember him next time you see the racists holding forth.
There were many like him, brave men.
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It was such a beautiful afternoon in the garden today
November 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It was such a beautiful afternoon in the garden today
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Thread. Things i have learnt since publishing a memoir.
1. Dont assume sales based on twitter followers if youre then going to leave the racist cesspit.
2. You're on your own.
3. Whatever you think the headline stories are, the tabloids will disagree.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/456343...
1. Dont assume sales based on twitter followers if youre then going to leave the racist cesspit.
2. You're on your own.
3. Whatever you think the headline stories are, the tabloids will disagree.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/456343...
One Sinha Lifetime
'That night, I'd survived my life flashing before me, with my dignity intact.
Yes, this chaotic life has always been a gamble.
... But what a gamble.'
Paul Sinha is an award-winning comedian, a quiz...
www.penguin.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Thread. Things i have learnt since publishing a memoir.
1. Dont assume sales based on twitter followers if youre then going to leave the racist cesspit.
2. You're on your own.
3. Whatever you think the headline stories are, the tabloids will disagree.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/456343...
1. Dont assume sales based on twitter followers if youre then going to leave the racist cesspit.
2. You're on your own.
3. Whatever you think the headline stories are, the tabloids will disagree.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/456343...
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James Watson was not just a scientist who was a racist. He was worse - a scientist who offered other racists the comfort of scientific authority.
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
James Watson was not just a scientist who was a racist. He was worse - a scientist who offered other racists the comfort of scientific authority.
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Watson and Crick elucidated the structure of DNA. Stop saying that they discovered DNA! This was done by another guy you probably haven't heard of! And therein lies a story. academic.oup.com/genetics/art...
Before Watson and Crick in 1953 Came Friedrich Miescher in 1869
Abstract. The story of genetics typically omits the original discovery of the molecular nature of DNA: Friedrich Miescher's 1869 discovery of the substance
academic.oup.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Watson and Crick elucidated the structure of DNA. Stop saying that they discovered DNA! This was done by another guy you probably haven't heard of! And therein lies a story. academic.oup.com/genetics/art...
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What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure. A really informative article, perfect for a weekend coffee read. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure. A really informative article, perfect for a weekend coffee read. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article.
If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:32 AM
If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article.