K. Skruber
@skruberk.bsky.social
Interested in how molecules work together to become cells and how we can work together to build a better world. Asst. professor in Biology at Gonzaga University they/them
Reposted by K. Skruber
Update: our #PeerReplication idea is now published in EMBO Reports: doi.org/10.1038/s443...
February 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Update: our #PeerReplication idea is now published in EMBO Reports: doi.org/10.1038/s443...
Reposted by K. Skruber
New preprint! Do you like ocean waves? We found similar waves on bacterial colonies! We found that this collective behavior, known as rippling, is nothing but surface waves on an active nematic. @princeton.edu @mpipks.bsky.social @ub.edu @icreacommunity.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
New preprint! Do you like ocean waves? We found similar waves on bacterial colonies! We found that this collective behavior, known as rippling, is nothing but surface waves on an active nematic. @princeton.edu @mpipks.bsky.social @ub.edu @icreacommunity.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by K. Skruber
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
Reposted by K. Skruber
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites
The Gallatin City-County Health Department has confirmed a second case of measles in Gallatin County, with the latest case identified on Dec. 1, 2025.This foll
nbcmontana.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
So incredibly cool to get the chance to be part of this project and so much fun watching these fast, dynamic cells move! Congrats to @hbrappap.bsky.social and @oliverio.bsky.social and everyone involved!
So happy to announce our new preprint, “A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes.” We cultured a novel amoeba from Lassen Volcanic NP (CA, USA) that divides at 63°C (145°F) 🔥 - a new record for euk growth!
#protistsonsky 🧵
#protistsonsky 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
So incredibly cool to get the chance to be part of this project and so much fun watching these fast, dynamic cells move! Congrats to @hbrappap.bsky.social and @oliverio.bsky.social and everyone involved!
Reposted by K. Skruber
For groundbreaking synthetic music pioneer Wendy Carlos' birthday, enjoy her in her home studio with cats and friends
November 14, 2023 at 2:00 PM
For groundbreaking synthetic music pioneer Wendy Carlos' birthday, enjoy her in her home studio with cats and friends
Reposted by K. Skruber
If you don’t frequently see families with kids traveling to destinations by bike, your bike network isn’t safe enough (&/or your zoning forces sprawl & car dependency).
October 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
If you don’t frequently see families with kids traveling to destinations by bike, your bike network isn’t safe enough (&/or your zoning forces sprawl & car dependency).
Reposted by K. Skruber
Take a sneak peak at The Paradox of the Organism at Google books books.google.com/books?hl=sv&...
Don’t forget to pre-order!
Don’t forget to pre-order!
September 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Take a sneak peak at The Paradox of the Organism at Google books books.google.com/books?hl=sv&...
Don’t forget to pre-order!
Don’t forget to pre-order!
I wrote about how revoking access to medical care for trans people affects all of us in science. reskeets (are we calling them that?) appreciated. www.ascb.org/society-news...
www.ascb.org
August 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I wrote about how revoking access to medical care for trans people affects all of us in science. reskeets (are we calling them that?) appreciated. www.ascb.org/society-news...
Reposted by K. Skruber
We've got 35 sets of these posters left.
This project came from my evergreen frustration with our important messages getting trapped on social media algorithms.
Good stuff for posting on your local community bulletin board, classroom, office door, etc!
squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/scie...
This project came from my evergreen frustration with our important messages getting trapped on social media algorithms.
Good stuff for posting on your local community bulletin board, classroom, office door, etc!
squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/scie...
August 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We've got 35 sets of these posters left.
This project came from my evergreen frustration with our important messages getting trapped on social media algorithms.
Good stuff for posting on your local community bulletin board, classroom, office door, etc!
squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/scie...
This project came from my evergreen frustration with our important messages getting trapped on social media algorithms.
Good stuff for posting on your local community bulletin board, classroom, office door, etc!
squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/scie...
Reposted by K. Skruber
New lab pre-print up! "Twelve species of human parasites make up half the literature on microbial eukaryotes"
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
We (led by UG Joanna Lepper and with @hbrappap.bsky.social) quantified all mentions of protist species in the scientific literature 🧵
#protistsonsky #microsky
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
We (led by UG Joanna Lepper and with @hbrappap.bsky.social) quantified all mentions of protist species in the scientific literature 🧵
#protistsonsky #microsky
Twelve species of human parasites make up half of the literature on microbial eukaryotes
Although microbial eukaryotes comprise the majority of eukaryotic phylogenetic diversity and inhabit nearly all ecosystems globally, most research focuses on only a few species of human parasites. Her...
doi.org
August 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
New lab pre-print up! "Twelve species of human parasites make up half the literature on microbial eukaryotes"
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
We (led by UG Joanna Lepper and with @hbrappap.bsky.social) quantified all mentions of protist species in the scientific literature 🧵
#protistsonsky #microsky
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
We (led by UG Joanna Lepper and with @hbrappap.bsky.social) quantified all mentions of protist species in the scientific literature 🧵
#protistsonsky #microsky
Our study tracking the route actin monomers take from the cytoplasm into branched actin networks is now up on biorxiv! In it we learned that most actin is delivered into branched actin networks from polymerases on a membrane surface, not directly from the cytoplasm.
Membrane-associated polymerases deliver most of the actin subunits to a lamellipodial network https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.24.645090v1
March 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Our study tracking the route actin monomers take from the cytoplasm into branched actin networks is now up on biorxiv! In it we learned that most actin is delivered into branched actin networks from polymerases on a membrane surface, not directly from the cytoplasm.
We built (part of) a microscope!
December 17, 2024 at 3:44 PM
We built (part of) a microscope!
Reposted by K. Skruber
The Myth of Objective Data, by Melanie Feinberg
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-myth-of-... via @mitpress.bsky.social
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-myth-of-... via @mitpress.bsky.social
The Myth of Objective Data
When we view objectivity and subjectivity as opposites rather than complements, we distort the empirical realities of data collection.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
November 30, 2024 at 2:31 PM
The Myth of Objective Data, by Melanie Feinberg
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-myth-of-... via @mitpress.bsky.social
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-myth-of-... via @mitpress.bsky.social
Reposted by K. Skruber
Bluesky's topped 12 million users!
For any new joiners out there who are into SFF - welcome! There's a great community here.
And here's a thread of Starter Packs that might help you find your people:
1/
For any new joiners out there who are into SFF - welcome! There's a great community here.
And here's a thread of Starter Packs that might help you find your people:
1/
October 20, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Bluesky's topped 12 million users!
For any new joiners out there who are into SFF - welcome! There's a great community here.
And here's a thread of Starter Packs that might help you find your people:
1/
For any new joiners out there who are into SFF - welcome! There's a great community here.
And here's a thread of Starter Packs that might help you find your people:
1/
