DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
@prcatstronaut.bsky.social
spinster (in multiple ways) | she/her | comp bio phd/data vis | crochet | audhd | ace | queer | fat | pgh | fairy-type | dnd/lancer | stardew/fields of mistria | tng/ds9/voy | I do science for money, but I nerd for free
Pinned
Or if anyone wants a queerplatonic partner to help run a household with, I’d be down for that. Let’s Golden-Girls-it up
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
The world is notably better for all the trans people I know, and worse for all of the ones that we have lost.
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The world is notably better for all the trans people I know, and worse for all of the ones that we have lost.
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
the Harvard Crimson called Epstein a “child sex offender” while the Chronicle of Higher Ed called him a “disgraced financier” and that pretty much sums up where we are with higher ed journalism
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
the Harvard Crimson called Epstein a “child sex offender” while the Chronicle of Higher Ed called him a “disgraced financier” and that pretty much sums up where we are with higher ed journalism
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
and for people who are getting reach on twitter these days, it might be worth looking at your content and thinking about why it’s getting eyeballs
not a coincidence that the reactionary centrists still do just fine there
not a coincidence that the reactionary centrists still do just fine there
Elon Musk is very explicitly altering the X algorithm to show people content that aligns with his far-right worldview.
If you're still posting there and think you can win hearts and minds or something, this is what you're up against. You're never going to win a rigged game.
If you're still posting there and think you can win hearts and minds or something, this is what you're up against. You're never going to win a rigged game.
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
and for people who are getting reach on twitter these days, it might be worth looking at your content and thinking about why it’s getting eyeballs
not a coincidence that the reactionary centrists still do just fine there
not a coincidence that the reactionary centrists still do just fine there
Does it hurt to breathe because I’m anxious? or is the air quality that bad today?
November 21, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Does it hurt to breathe because I’m anxious? or is the air quality that bad today?
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
It is breathtaking how evil Mike Johnson is.
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 AM
It is breathtaking how evil Mike Johnson is.
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
If the trans people have to be pushed out of the big tent to make room for the Nazis, the tent can fucking burn down.
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 AM
If the trans people have to be pushed out of the big tent to make room for the Nazis, the tent can fucking burn down.
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
in a barnes and noble?!
"The Barnes and Noble in York—where Fetterman was born and raised—had sold zero copies. The Barnes and Noble in Philadelphia had sold two copies. An independent store in Pittsburgh and an independent store in Philadelphia each told me they weren’t stocking Unfettered" defector.com/john-fetterm...
John Fetterman's Memoir Is As Low-Effort As His Senate Tenure | Defector
John Fetterman’s just-released memoir, Unfettered, argues that he’s turned a corner and has everything under control. Fetterman was a “stubborn asshole” (his words), he was clinically depressed, he wa...
defector.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
in a barnes and noble?!
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
New hypothesis: I think teachers can stop AI cheating in schools by making all their assignments about nuclear weapons enrichment. Chatgpt is vigilant about this topic even when you try to mask it with other terms. I have saved the children
November 21, 2025 at 2:36 AM
New hypothesis: I think teachers can stop AI cheating in schools by making all their assignments about nuclear weapons enrichment. Chatgpt is vigilant about this topic even when you try to mask it with other terms. I have saved the children
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
breaking into your room at night with a pile of images of mobile suits and showing them to you one after one and going “how does this make you feel?” like some kind of horrific robot lesbian cryptid rorschach test
November 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
breaking into your room at night with a pile of images of mobile suits and showing them to you one after one and going “how does this make you feel?” like some kind of horrific robot lesbian cryptid rorschach test
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
A former Fetterman advisor texted me: “I think what comes across is the reality of who he is, which is a petulant child who never became a man and is always the victim of his own narrative—even though he’s never had a real job and lives off his dad’s money. It's all pretty sad and pathetic."
John Fetterman's Memoir Is As Low-Effort As His Senate Tenure | Defector
John Fetterman’s just-released memoir, Unfettered, argues that he’s turned a corner and has everything under control. Fetterman was a “stubborn asshole” (his words), he was clinically depressed, he wa...
defector.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A former Fetterman advisor texted me: “I think what comes across is the reality of who he is, which is a petulant child who never became a man and is always the victim of his own narrative—even though he’s never had a real job and lives off his dad’s money. It's all pretty sad and pathetic."
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
one of the big lessons re conservatives and especially conservative christians is that they are more satisfied by being comparatively better off than others rather than being better off in absolute terms.
they’re perfectly happy to lose if you lose more.
they’re perfectly happy to lose if you lose more.
There are a lot of conservstives screaming "THIS IS WHAT GOD WANTS" as their lives get measurably worse.
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
one of the big lessons re conservatives and especially conservative christians is that they are more satisfied by being comparatively better off than others rather than being better off in absolute terms.
they’re perfectly happy to lose if you lose more.
they’re perfectly happy to lose if you lose more.
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
a world without trans people has never existed and never will
April 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
a world without trans people has never existed and never will
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health. By @danvergano.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/halt...
November 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health. By @danvergano.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/halt...
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
To probe gene-scale chromatin physics, we built 96-mer (20 kb) arrays with defined histone marks. Combining single-molecule tracking, AFM imaging, and developing in vitro Hi-C, we saw how specific modifications dictate chromatin structure and dynamics. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Gene-scale in vitro reconstitution reveals histone acetylation directly controls chromatin architecture
Reconstituting 20-kb chromatin shows that tuning acetylation alone reshapes its folding, dynamics, and contact domain formation.
www.science.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:46 AM
To probe gene-scale chromatin physics, we built 96-mer (20 kb) arrays with defined histone marks. Combining single-molecule tracking, AFM imaging, and developing in vitro Hi-C, we saw how specific modifications dictate chromatin structure and dynamics. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
I mean I know I should probably be more freaked out about this but the guy is flailing, he’s losing on every front and he’s watching television and screaming into the void again
everyone is going to pretend this didn’t happen like they do every time he does something like this
everyone is going to pretend this didn’t happen like they do every time he does something like this
November 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I mean I know I should probably be more freaked out about this but the guy is flailing, he’s losing on every front and he’s watching television and screaming into the void again
everyone is going to pretend this didn’t happen like they do every time he does something like this
everyone is going to pretend this didn’t happen like they do every time he does something like this
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
In a new MBE Perspective, @jomcinerney.bsky.social introduces the concepts of epaktovars and xenotypes, providing a framework for describing phenotypic convergence and shared genetic material resulting from gene transfer across diverse lineages.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf279
#evobio #molbio
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf279
#evobio #molbio
Classifying Convergences in the Light of Horizontal Gene Transfer: Epaktovars and Xenotypes
Abstract. The classification of living systems presents significant challenges due to the prevalence of gene transfer between genomes. Traditional taxonomi
doi.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
In a new MBE Perspective, @jomcinerney.bsky.social introduces the concepts of epaktovars and xenotypes, providing a framework for describing phenotypic convergence and shared genetic material resulting from gene transfer across diverse lineages.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf279
#evobio #molbio
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf279
#evobio #molbio
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
Data on race and ethnicity has put us on the cusp of breakthroughs in treating kidney failure, which disproportionately affects Black Americans. But the Trump administration has halted that data collection as part of its war on supposed "DEI." Important new story from @laylaayanna.bsky.social
The Trump Admin’s War on Data Is Compromising Major Health Advancements for Black Americans
Thanks to a 2009 medical breakthrough, researchers could be on the precipice...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Data on race and ethnicity has put us on the cusp of breakthroughs in treating kidney failure, which disproportionately affects Black Americans. But the Trump administration has halted that data collection as part of its war on supposed "DEI." Important new story from @laylaayanna.bsky.social
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
I want things to be easier in the sense that we can better take care of ourselves and each other. Not robots and AI crap doing everything so our brains and hearts turn to mush.
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I want things to be easier in the sense that we can better take care of ourselves and each other. Not robots and AI crap doing everything so our brains and hearts turn to mush.
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
…2) if we're now out here telling individual states what they can and can't regulate, "AI" or otherwise, then I ask again:
*Lil Jon Voice* States' Rights to What
November 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
…2) if we're now out here telling individual states what they can and can't regulate, "AI" or otherwise, then I ask again:
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
The CDC website is peddling false information about autism.
👉 Do not trust CDC for vaccine info or guidance
👉 Look to professional orgs or Public Health Canada (NACI) for unbiased, evidence-based guidance
Gift link:
wapo.st/4idz3Wn
👉 Do not trust CDC for vaccine info or guidance
👉 Look to professional orgs or Public Health Canada (NACI) for unbiased, evidence-based guidance
Gift link:
wapo.st/4idz3Wn
CDC in turmoil after agency backpedals on debunking vaccines-autism link
The CDC’s website now says health authorities ignored evidence of a potential connection between vaccines and autism, despite dozens of studies showing no link.
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The CDC website is peddling false information about autism.
👉 Do not trust CDC for vaccine info or guidance
👉 Look to professional orgs or Public Health Canada (NACI) for unbiased, evidence-based guidance
Gift link:
wapo.st/4idz3Wn
👉 Do not trust CDC for vaccine info or guidance
👉 Look to professional orgs or Public Health Canada (NACI) for unbiased, evidence-based guidance
Gift link:
wapo.st/4idz3Wn
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
Good Morning ! No one plays the victim more than the one who caused the damage.
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Good Morning ! No one plays the victim more than the one who caused the damage.
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
Our latest paper is out with @adiop.bsky.social and @gmdouglas.bsky.social. We analyzed the extent of homologous recombination between bacterial species (introgression) and how it affects species borders (it can vary a lot depending on the approach used to classify species!). rdcu.be/eQAMf
Introgression impacts the evolution of bacteria, but species borders are rarely fuzzy
Nature Communications - It is commonly thought that bacterial species borders tend to be fuzzy, due to frequent exchange of DNA. Here, Diop et al. quantify the patterns of gene flow between core...
rdcu.be
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Our latest paper is out with @adiop.bsky.social and @gmdouglas.bsky.social. We analyzed the extent of homologous recombination between bacterial species (introgression) and how it affects species borders (it can vary a lot depending on the approach used to classify species!). rdcu.be/eQAMf
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
Very happy to see this piece out in @plosbiology.org, on the bacterial immune systems and microbial communities. It was a great team effort with Rafael Custodio, @brockhurstlab.bsky.social , @brownlab.bsky.social, and Edze Westra! 🦠🧫 #phagesky #mevosky
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Bacterial immune systems as causes and consequences of microbiome structure
Bacterial immune systems have evolved in response to diverse molecular "parasites", yet their ecological roles remain poorly understood. This Essay explores how interactions between mobile genetic ele...
journals.plos.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Very happy to see this piece out in @plosbiology.org, on the bacterial immune systems and microbial communities. It was a great team effort with Rafael Custodio, @brockhurstlab.bsky.social , @brownlab.bsky.social, and Edze Westra! 🦠🧫 #phagesky #mevosky
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Reposted by DrPrincessTheSpaceCat
It’s good to explain that the CDC is lying and vaccines still unequivocally do not cause autism, even if it just reaches one person on here who has doubts. But the fight is out there, not in here; and the time to let go of the information deficit model of science communication was decades ago
November 20, 2025 at 5:40 AM
It’s good to explain that the CDC is lying and vaccines still unequivocally do not cause autism, even if it just reaches one person on here who has doubts. But the fight is out there, not in here; and the time to let go of the information deficit model of science communication was decades ago