Petros Ligoxygakis
@petrosligoxygakis.bsky.social
Studying host-pathogen interactions, immunity beyond infection. Prof of Immunology at Oxford University and Fellow/Tutor at Hertford College. #Innate Immunity #Drosophila
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“Living beings defy neat definition… We abide in a symbiotic world.”
The visionary evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis (of Gaia Hypothesis fame) on symbiosis and the unself www.themarginalian.org/2022/12/21/l...
The visionary evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis (of Gaia Hypothesis fame) on symbiosis and the unself www.themarginalian.org/2022/12/21/l...
Symbiosis and the Unself: Evolutionary Biologist Lynn Margulis on How Interbeing Shapes Life on Earth
“Living beings defy neat definition… We abide in a symbiotic world.”
www.themarginalian.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“Living beings defy neat definition… We abide in a symbiotic world.”
The visionary evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis (of Gaia Hypothesis fame) on symbiosis and the unself www.themarginalian.org/2022/12/21/l...
The visionary evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis (of Gaia Hypothesis fame) on symbiosis and the unself www.themarginalian.org/2022/12/21/l...
Reposted by Petros Ligoxygakis
My latest review for Uncut!
November 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
My latest review for Uncut!
Reposted by Petros Ligoxygakis
Excited to launch an openRxiv partnership with the scientist-run AI review service qed (@qedscience.bsky.social), the brainchild of @odedrechavi.bsky.social 1/n
openrxiv.org/enabling-rev...
openrxiv.org/enabling-rev...
Enabling options for review: from training and transparency to author-centered AI tools - openRxiv
Peer review is widely viewed as a critical aspect of biomedical communication. Ideally, it provides authors with feedback so they can improve manuscripts and gives readers, particularly nonspecialists...
openrxiv.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Excited to launch an openRxiv partnership with the scientist-run AI review service qed (@qedscience.bsky.social), the brainchild of @odedrechavi.bsky.social 1/n
openrxiv.org/enabling-rev...
openrxiv.org/enabling-rev...
The fightback begins www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
N.Y.C. Mayor Live Updates: ‘This City Belongs to You,’ Mamdani Says as He Celebrates Victory
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:12 AM
The fightback begins www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
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"The point is to change it" — a volume of new essays from 21 leading academics exploring the role of philosophy in public life — launches today!
Contributors include @tariqmodood.bsky.social, @martinoneill.bsky.social, @jowolff.bsky.social, @elkeschwarz.bsky.social and more.
Click below to read 👇🦉
Contributors include @tariqmodood.bsky.social, @martinoneill.bsky.social, @jowolff.bsky.social, @elkeschwarz.bsky.social and more.
Click below to read 👇🦉
Essays on philosophy in public life - Nuffield Foundation
www.nuffieldfoundation.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
"The point is to change it" — a volume of new essays from 21 leading academics exploring the role of philosophy in public life — launches today!
Contributors include @tariqmodood.bsky.social, @martinoneill.bsky.social, @jowolff.bsky.social, @elkeschwarz.bsky.social and more.
Click below to read 👇🦉
Contributors include @tariqmodood.bsky.social, @martinoneill.bsky.social, @jowolff.bsky.social, @elkeschwarz.bsky.social and more.
Click below to read 👇🦉
In the small part of the world my mind and ears inhabit since I was a teenager, the Huskers were the embodiment of songwriting coolness: thoughtful storytelling, integrity and high speed/noise rock and roll rage. Pushing boundaries and taking no prisoners. Forever faithful.
"To watch #Nirvana and The Offspring and Green Day and #Pixies blow up was crazy. I think it’s great they got paid and went on to have amazing careers, but… It’s like we were professional athletes before all the TV money came in and contracts exploded"
#HüskerDü Interviewed
buff.ly/k3f6SEV
#HüskerDü Interviewed
buff.ly/k3f6SEV
November 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
In the small part of the world my mind and ears inhabit since I was a teenager, the Huskers were the embodiment of songwriting coolness: thoughtful storytelling, integrity and high speed/noise rock and roll rage. Pushing boundaries and taking no prisoners. Forever faithful.
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Nektarios Tavernarakis on why curiosity-driven research, not focusing on application, is fundamental to problem solving and requires government support in @emboreports.org doi.org/10.1038/s443...
For the love of frontier research, or why Elon’s rockets keep blowing up | EMBO reports
EMBO Press is an editorially independent publishing platform for the development of EMBO scientific publications.
doi.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Nektarios Tavernarakis on why curiosity-driven research, not focusing on application, is fundamental to problem solving and requires government support in @emboreports.org doi.org/10.1038/s443...
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Results from recently published, peer-reviewed studies support the safety and effectiveness of immunizations against Covid-19, RSV, and influenza. Learn more in a Special Article: nej.md/3L8m1gt
#MedSky #IDSky
#MedSky #IDSky
October 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Results from recently published, peer-reviewed studies support the safety and effectiveness of immunizations against Covid-19, RSV, and influenza. Learn more in a Special Article: nej.md/3L8m1gt
#MedSky #IDSky
#MedSky #IDSky
Reposted by Petros Ligoxygakis
Το κείμενο αυτό το έγραψα με πολύ πνευματικό και ψυχικό κάματο, αλλά όχι εν θερμώ. Θα ήθελα να το διαβάσετε και θα ήθελα και τη γνώμη σας.
Από τη Μακρόνησο στον Άγνωστο, η τεχνολογία διακυβέρνησης της δεξιάς έχει τον ίδιο πυρήνα.
epohi.gr/articles/kat...
Από τη Μακρόνησο στον Άγνωστο, η τεχνολογία διακυβέρνησης της δεξιάς έχει τον ίδιο πυρήνα.
epohi.gr/articles/kat...
October 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Το κείμενο αυτό το έγραψα με πολύ πνευματικό και ψυχικό κάματο, αλλά όχι εν θερμώ. Θα ήθελα να το διαβάσετε και θα ήθελα και τη γνώμη σας.
Από τη Μακρόνησο στον Άγνωστο, η τεχνολογία διακυβέρνησης της δεξιάς έχει τον ίδιο πυρήνα.
epohi.gr/articles/kat...
Από τη Μακρόνησο στον Άγνωστο, η τεχνολογία διακυβέρνησης της δεξιάς έχει τον ίδιο πυρήνα.
epohi.gr/articles/kat...
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SARS CoV-2 mRNA vaccines cause Turbo cancer….immunotherapy
Yes, they help stimulate innate immunity in those undergoing checkpoint inhibitor therapy to improve outcome
Like to see how grifters like Malhotra, Dalgleish, the BSNow crew and of course JayB/RFK spin this
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Yes, they help stimulate innate immunity in those undergoing checkpoint inhibitor therapy to improve outcome
Like to see how grifters like Malhotra, Dalgleish, the BSNow crew and of course JayB/RFK spin this
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint blockade - Nature
mRNA vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2 also sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint inhibitors.
www.nature.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:49 AM
SARS CoV-2 mRNA vaccines cause Turbo cancer….immunotherapy
Yes, they help stimulate innate immunity in those undergoing checkpoint inhibitor therapy to improve outcome
Like to see how grifters like Malhotra, Dalgleish, the BSNow crew and of course JayB/RFK spin this
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Yes, they help stimulate innate immunity in those undergoing checkpoint inhibitor therapy to improve outcome
Like to see how grifters like Malhotra, Dalgleish, the BSNow crew and of course JayB/RFK spin this
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Εμείς, του 60 οι εκδρομείς…
Σαββόπουλος είναι όλη μου η παιδική ηλικία, τα ταξιδια με τον μπαμπά μου -χωρις τη μάνα μου που δε μας άφηνε να ακούμε μουσική- και ακούγαμε το μην πετάξεις τίποτα, σχεδόν κρυφά κι ας ήμασταν οι δυο μας. Είναι η ακατανίκητη έλξη του Φορτηγού στα τέλη του Λυκείου και ο Πολιτευτής, όταν
October 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Εμείς, του 60 οι εκδρομείς…
Sounds like great fun! Already thinking of a storyline.
Have you ever tried explaining your research with ... a short story?! 🤔
Believe me, it's extremely gratifying to change your perspective and let your creativity run loose. 💙
Then YOU can be a guest author for @scienceandfiction.net! 😱
DM me for more info 😁
Believe me, it's extremely gratifying to change your perspective and let your creativity run loose. 💙
Then YOU can be a guest author for @scienceandfiction.net! 😱
DM me for more info 😁
This is 💙 Science & Fiction 💙 where scientific results & fictional stories intersect.
A space for people who like to a) learn about #science & b) read exciting fictional stories ✨
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Support: ko-fi.com/scienceandfi...
#scicomm #wisskomm
A space for people who like to a) learn about #science & b) read exciting fictional stories ✨
🇬🇧 www.scienceandfiction.net
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Support: ko-fi.com/scienceandfi...
#scicomm #wisskomm
October 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Sounds like great fun! Already thinking of a storyline.
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We have TWO papers out in @jcb.org this month! 🎉
First, @kirstin-rollins.bsky.social showed that macrophages nibble adherent target cells, like the ones found in solid tumors, instead of phagocytosing. Amazing movies from @sareenfiaz.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1083/jcb....
First, @kirstin-rollins.bsky.social showed that macrophages nibble adherent target cells, like the ones found in solid tumors, instead of phagocytosing. Amazing movies from @sareenfiaz.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1083/jcb....
October 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We have TWO papers out in @jcb.org this month! 🎉
First, @kirstin-rollins.bsky.social showed that macrophages nibble adherent target cells, like the ones found in solid tumors, instead of phagocytosing. Amazing movies from @sareenfiaz.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1083/jcb....
First, @kirstin-rollins.bsky.social showed that macrophages nibble adherent target cells, like the ones found in solid tumors, instead of phagocytosing. Amazing movies from @sareenfiaz.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1083/jcb....
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I'm so excited to share this with all of you!
This is the very first paper where I am the first author 🥹
Let me share some insights about our work 👇🧵(1/5):
How do persistent viral infections impact the host?
What happens when a fly becomes persistently infected by a virus?
This is the very first paper where I am the first author 🥹
Let me share some insights about our work 👇🧵(1/5):
How do persistent viral infections impact the host?
What happens when a fly becomes persistently infected by a virus?
October 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I'm so excited to share this with all of you!
This is the very first paper where I am the first author 🥹
Let me share some insights about our work 👇🧵(1/5):
How do persistent viral infections impact the host?
What happens when a fly becomes persistently infected by a virus?
This is the very first paper where I am the first author 🥹
Let me share some insights about our work 👇🧵(1/5):
How do persistent viral infections impact the host?
What happens when a fly becomes persistently infected by a virus?
Huge loss of an absolute scientific giant www.magd.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
Professor Sir John Gurdon FRS (1933-2025) | Magdalene College
Magdalene College is deeply saddened to announce the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon FRS, who served as Master of the College from 1995 to 2002.
www.magd.cam.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Huge loss of an absolute scientific giant www.magd.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
This sounds fun (Synths, Sax & Situationists by Ian Thompson-Roundtable Books) thequietus.com/culture/book...
Demolishing the Outmoded Society: Michel Faber on Situationism and the French Rock Underground | The Quietus
Ian Thompson’s new book Synths, Sax & Situationists explores the legacy of soixante-huit through the music of bands like Cheval Fou, Barricade, Maajun and Fille Qui Mousse. It offers a “vivid” account...
thequietus.com
October 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
This sounds fun (Synths, Sax & Situationists by Ian Thompson-Roundtable Books) thequietus.com/culture/book...
Dear Academic Bluesky: my department is recruiting two associate professors. We are a diverse and multidisciplinary biochemistry department (with “biochemistry” defined in the widest possible sense). my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Job Details
my.corehr.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Dear Academic Bluesky: my department is recruiting two associate professors. We are a diverse and multidisciplinary biochemistry department (with “biochemistry” defined in the widest possible sense). my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Γιατί είναι σημαντικό το πρόσφατα δημοσιευμένο paper με τίτλο Fast evolutionary turnover and overlapping variances of sex-biased gene expression patterns defy a simple binary sex classification of somatic tissues 1/6 >
elifesciences.org/articles/99602
elifesciences.org/articles/99602
Fast evolutionary turnover and overlapping variances of sex-biased gene expression patterns defy a simple binary sex classification of somatic tissues
Sex-biased gene expression in the body organs evolves rapidly, supporting a mosaic model of maleness and femaleness across tissues and thus challenging binary views of sex characteristics in mammals.
elifesciences.org
September 27, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Γιατί είναι σημαντικό το πρόσφατα δημοσιευμένο paper με τίτλο Fast evolutionary turnover and overlapping variances of sex-biased gene expression patterns defy a simple binary sex classification of somatic tissues 1/6 >
elifesciences.org/articles/99602
elifesciences.org/articles/99602
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Thomas Hunt Morgan was born OTD in 1866.
If you're ever feeling that your work is uending and unedifying, remember that he once said this: "Two years work wasted, I have been breeding those flies for all that time and I've got nothing out of it."
🌱🐋🧪 #HistSTM
If you're ever feeling that your work is uending and unedifying, remember that he once said this: "Two years work wasted, I have been breeding those flies for all that time and I've got nothing out of it."
🌱🐋🧪 #HistSTM
September 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Thomas Hunt Morgan was born OTD in 1866.
If you're ever feeling that your work is uending and unedifying, remember that he once said this: "Two years work wasted, I have been breeding those flies for all that time and I've got nothing out of it."
🌱🐋🧪 #HistSTM
If you're ever feeling that your work is uending and unedifying, remember that he once said this: "Two years work wasted, I have been breeding those flies for all that time and I've got nothing out of it."
🌱🐋🧪 #HistSTM
Reposted by Petros Ligoxygakis
59 mutations that suppress neurodegeneration induced by dNmant depletion in a Drosophila screen, including the known pro-degenerative molecule dSarm. Lots of new potential anti-degeneration drug targets to explore here.
A dNmnat-sensitized in vivo platform for unbiased discovery of regulators of neurodegeneration https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.25.678663v1
September 26, 2025 at 6:46 AM
59 mutations that suppress neurodegeneration induced by dNmant depletion in a Drosophila screen, including the known pro-degenerative molecule dSarm. Lots of new potential anti-degeneration drug targets to explore here.
Reposted by Petros Ligoxygakis
Cell death plays important roles in antiviral immunity across all kingdoms of life. Great panel discussion in @natsmb.nature.com from leading experts in the field highlight open mysteries in how and why cell death functions:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Cell death plays important roles in antiviral immunity across all kingdoms of life. Great panel discussion in @natsmb.nature.com from leading experts in the field highlight open mysteries in how and why cell death functions:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Petros Ligoxygakis
A clever way to activate the immune system against cancer via the STING pathway
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Tumour-specific STING agonist synthesis via a two-component prodrug system - Nature Chemistry
STING is a promising drug target, but selective activation is necessary for safety and efficacy. Researchers have developed a two-component prodrug system for potent pharmacological activation of STIN...
www.nature.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A clever way to activate the immune system against cancer via the STING pathway
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hands down the best record for 2025 yet.
September 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Hands down the best record for 2025 yet.
Plus Max Roach’s music (very prominent in the soundtrack of the Soundtrack) is incredible!
Highly recommend the Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat movie to folks teaching international relations and history courses.
It really brings to life the Non Aligned Movement - and connection to US culture and civil rights leaders like Malcolm X.
www.theguardian.com/film/2024/no...
It really brings to life the Non Aligned Movement - and connection to US culture and civil rights leaders like Malcolm X.
www.theguardian.com/film/2024/no...
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat review – superb study of how jazz got caught between the cold war and the CIA
Johan Grimonprez’s fascinating documentary uses the assassination of DRC prime minister Patrice Lumumba to launch a dizzying look into the politics of jazz in the 1950s and 60s
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Plus Max Roach’s music (very prominent in the soundtrack of the Soundtrack) is incredible!
Choano’s are cool!
YAYYYY, Immune systems of choano !!!!
Beautiful to see how knowledge about bacterial immune systems illuminate immunology in diverse organisms with the always incredible biochemistry and structural approaches of @kranzuschlab.bsky.social.
Wonderful work @yao-li.bsky.social 👏
Beautiful to see how knowledge about bacterial immune systems illuminate immunology in diverse organisms with the always incredible biochemistry and structural approaches of @kranzuschlab.bsky.social.
Wonderful work @yao-li.bsky.social 👏
How can we understand the earliest events in evolution of eukaryotic immunity? @yao-li.bsky.social reports incredible molecular fossils of complete bacterial-like operons in eukaryotes that illuminate how animal immunity was first acquired from anti-phage defense
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
September 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Choano’s are cool!