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Michael Rera
@michaelrera.bsky.social
researching on ageing & death
PI UTELife lab, fly wrangler
cofounder/gravedigger @publisciences @publifactory
https://michaelrera.github.io/
Pinned
Happy to announce the latest preprint of PhD candidate Mariana Abakarova (not yet on bluesky) tinyurl.com/4ewd2v85 in co-supervision with Prof. @laineelodie.bsky.social @sorbonne-universite.fr / @upariscite
tinyurl.com/2ntnfvw3
Funded by @agencerecherche.bsky.social ADAGIO and @erc.europa.eu PROMISE
Proteome-wide prediction of the Functional Impact of Missense Variants with ProteoCast
Background: Dissecting the functional impact of genetic mutations is essential to advancing our understanding of genotype-phenotype relationships and identifying new therapeutic targets. Despite the p...
www.biorxiv.org
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December 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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France Info réalise encore un article sans recul sur la sélection d'embryons par "la génétique du QI".

90% de l'article reprend l'argumentaire d'une entreprise technofasciste et à la fin il y a juste une petite mise en garde d'un scientifique. C'est irresponsable.

www.franceinfo.fr/sciences/qi-...
QI, couleurs des yeux, taille… Une société américaine propose aux futurs parents de choisir le "meilleur bébé"
La société Nucleus Genomics a mis au point un système qui permet d'analyser différents embryons après une fécondation in vitro, afin de choisir celui qui possède un ADN susceptible de développer certa...
www.franceinfo.fr
December 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Putain mais les écoles de commerce de merde là. Les mecs viennent à la campagne faire une guiguette alors qu'ils sont jamais venu à une fête de village.

"REGARDEZ LES BOUSEUX VLA LA SEULE MANIERE DE FAIRE".

Citadins de merde là.
À l’image de la guinguette itinérante de Wal et Xav, des étudiants d’écoles de commerce investissent la campagne. Une posture néorurale souvent condescendante, selon Emma Conquet pour qui le lien social ne passe pas que par les pratiques parisiennes.
www.arretsurimages.net/emissions/ar...
December 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-great-... See this graphic? That's a self-supporting economy. Until it isn't. Carole Cadwalladr explains. #ai #tech #money
The Great AI Bubble
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
broligarchy.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Not being in a cage makes mice less stressed, feels like one of those things that shouldn't take a massive experiment to verify, but here we are. I suspect this may lead, down the line, to requiring new lab standards to certin experiment with these animal models. 🧪
Link: www.cell.com/current-biol...
December 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Comme ils l'expliquent eux-mêmes, ils n'essayent pas de reproduire le comportement de l'appareil en le modélisant à partir des composants (trop compliqué, trop coûteux en temps d'expert). Ils ont un robot qui tourne les boutons aléatoirement et construisent le modèle.
December 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Russia is bringing in large numbers of Indian citizens, explaining this by the need to address a labor shortage. According to preliminary information, about 70,000 Indians are expected to arrive in Russia.
December 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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South Park called it, and it’s hilarious.

One of the creators purchased the Trump Kennedy Center URL address before the name was even changed because they know Trump’s narcissism is in the driver’s seat.
December 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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I will drop this.

But before I do, I have to note that it is excruciatingly clear that Ken is really mad that my reporting highlighted FIRE’s ties to big right-wing money.

He’s comparing the revelations of publicly available tax filings as something akin to a “Pharma-Rothschild conspiracy.”
December 27, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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Funding absolutely matters.

Right-wing megafunders give money to groups that fight for what they want.

It’s that simple.
December 27, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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This line isn’t new to me. When I published my story highlighting how Koch-connected groups were trying to ratfuck the pandemic response, right-wing COVID contrarians pretended I was engaging in some kind of conspiracy theory.
December 27, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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Can't wait for the loosened up, non-perfect, but quickly shipped AI-enhanced updates to hit my banking and insurance services next year.

Im sure there will be no issues there at all.
December 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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There are no accounts left for Reem here.
They’ve shut them all down.
December 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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How interesting.
Steve Bannon: "If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included."
December 27, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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L'administration Trump facilite grandement le boycott des Etats-Unis : merci à elle 😆
L’administration Trump serre la vis sur les visiteurs étrangers exemptés de visas ➡️ https://l.leparisien.fr/QX0l
December 27, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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En février 2024, le mari de Martine Aubry cause un accident au volant de son SUV. Une jeune automobiliste est lourdement blessée à la tête. Le dossier est éventé à l’hôtel de ville, avant que l’affaire ne soit classée.👇
Le mari de Martine Aubry cause un accident de voiture, part, et s’en sort sans poursuites
En février 2024, l’époux de la maire de Lille est visé par une enquête pour délit de fuite : il est parti après avoir lourdement blessé une automobiliste. Le dossier est alors éventé à l’hôtel de vil…
www.mediapart.fr
December 27, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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December 27, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Comment ça marche ? Vincent Bolloré a une ligne budgétaire pour l'achat de l'ARCOM ? C'est un forfait ou chaque membre est rémunéré à la performance ? 🤔
December 27, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression https://theonion.com/trump-says-recession-unfortunate-but-necessary-step-to-get-to-depression/
December 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
How much can he sweat before looking like this
December 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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This stuff is crazy to me. Methane hydrate mounds 3640 m below zero host chemosynthetic fauna (via @natcomms.nature.com).
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
December 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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I see what they did there. No, seriously, I can see!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA {breathe} HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is perfect. The DOJ's embarrassing snafu with disappearing redactions was the fault of Elon Musk. Musk cancelled government subscriptions to Adobe programs that would have made the redactions permanent. What a pack of fools.
December 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Quand les gens me parlent d'éducation positive je leur demande toujours s'ils ont été harcelés enfants.

J'ai jamais tort...
December 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Hayashi, M., Koga, Y., Kozono, Y., Kobayashi, S. (2025). Maternal ovo represses the expression of transposable elements in adult ovaries. Dev Biol, 523:111-114 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Maternal ovo represses the expression of transposable elements in adult ovaries
In germ cells, repressing transposable elements (TEs) is important to maintain genomic integrity. TE expression and transposition are repressed by PIW…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM