Yuko Urata
@yukosql.bsky.social
Development and Regeneration (🧠Brain Regeneration in Amphibians), Biology, Ph.D/ Epithelial Cells, Past Postdoc/ Ants Keeper/ System Design/ Research Integrity/ To value discussion in Science
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Yuko Urata
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· Nov 30
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Just used NotebookLM to create an AI-generated podcast on my research paper about Newt Brain Regeneration. The tech is amazing! It impressively understands the content *but* talks about things my paper doesn’t even say, a little. Pretty realistic😂
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"Two researchers working with him had lost a year trying to replicate research on brain development in mice because the original research was so flawed. When students from my institute were struggling with experiments, some people told them they should report false results"
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How I discovered that science itself could be a form of dissent | Psyche Turning Points
When I tested people’s blood after a protest, I discovered that science itself could be a form of dissent
psyche.co
November 6, 2025 at 2:01 AM
"Two researchers working with him had lost a year trying to replicate research on brain development in mice because the original research was so flawed. When students from my institute were struggling with experiments, some people told them they should report false results"
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psyche.co/turning-poin...
I guess the scientific community will start moving en masse to Affinity, since some people even use PowerPoint to make figures for their papers. Affinity is more than enough for creating illustrations.
November 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I guess the scientific community will start moving en masse to Affinity, since some people even use PowerPoint to make figures for their papers. Affinity is more than enough for creating illustrations.
Oh..., is it walking...?
HL60 cells take on so many fun shapes as they migrate! This #InsightFromImaging data features cells prepared by Leanna and imaged on the @aicjanelia.bsky.social LLSM by @cmhobson.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Oh..., is it walking...?
My reaction came a bit late, but that was great news about Affinity — amazing!
www.affinity.studio
www.affinity.studio
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 AM
My reaction came a bit late, but that was great news about Affinity — amazing!
www.affinity.studio
www.affinity.studio
Affinity Series 2 is now free to license. A big change will be announced on Oct 30, though it’s unclear if that’s good or bad news for users. I loved the original, so I downloaded it without thinking.
appleinsider.com/articles/25/...
appleinsider.com/articles/25/...
All Affinity apps are now free for the iPad - for now
Ahead of a mysterious announcement on October 30 iPad versions of Affinity's suite of apps — Affinity Photo, Affinity Publisher, and Affinity Designer — have been made entirely free. We think you need...
appleinsider.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Affinity Series 2 is now free to license. A big change will be announced on Oct 30, though it’s unclear if that’s good or bad news for users. I loved the original, so I downloaded it without thinking.
appleinsider.com/articles/25/...
appleinsider.com/articles/25/...
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Check out the latest research in bioimage analysis in our new preprint list!
Let us know if you’ve been reading a preprint that we’ve missed.
focalplane.biologists.com/2025/08/22/m...
#BioimageAnalysis
Let us know if you’ve been reading a preprint that we’ve missed.
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#BioimageAnalysis
Microscopy preprints - bioimage analysis - FocalPlane
Microscopy preprints - bioimage analysis - News
focalplane.biologists.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Check out the latest research in bioimage analysis in our new preprint list!
Let us know if you’ve been reading a preprint that we’ve missed.
focalplane.biologists.com/2025/08/22/m...
#BioimageAnalysis
Let us know if you’ve been reading a preprint that we’ve missed.
focalplane.biologists.com/2025/08/22/m...
#BioimageAnalysis
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Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared
Google Scholar Is Doomed
Academia built entire careers on a free Google service with zero guarantees. What could go wrong?
hannahshelley.neocities.org
August 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared
“Conflict is natural. But how we deal with it is a matter of choice,” Ury wrote in his book “The Third Side: Why We Fight and How We Can Stop.”
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qz.com/repairing-re...
Why repairing relationships is a career superpower
The ability to navigate hard conversations successfully is a critical skill — for individuals as well as companies
qz.com
August 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
“Conflict is natural. But how we deal with it is a matter of choice,” Ury wrote in his book “The Third Side: Why We Fight and How We Can Stop.”
qz.com/repairing-re...
qz.com/repairing-re...
An Expression of Concern has been issued for a paper I contributed to as a technical assistant, published in 2021. According to the notice, an institutional investigation is ongoing.
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Discovery of anti-inflammatory physiological peptides that promote tissue repair by reinforcing epithelial barrier formation
C-terminal alpha 1-antitrypsin peptides induce tight junction formation by activating G protein G13.
www.science.org
August 14, 2025 at 6:18 AM
An Expression of Concern has been issued for a paper I contributed to as a technical assistant, published in 2021. According to the notice, an institutional investigation is ongoing.
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
The joy of discovery and the pure fun of doing research...those things are truly special. But they only stand on the foundation of scientific integrity and ethics. No matter our position, isn’t that what it means to be a "scientist"?
June 5, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The joy of discovery and the pure fun of doing research...those things are truly special. But they only stand on the foundation of scientific integrity and ethics. No matter our position, isn’t that what it means to be a "scientist"?
Show your working: how the ‘open science’ movement tackles scientific misconduct
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theconversation.com/show-your-wo...
Show your working: how the ‘open science’ movement tackles scientific misconduct
‘Open science’ is a radical shift from traditional research practices. But it can help research integrity in several ways.
theconversation.com
March 31, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Show your working: how the ‘open science’ movement tackles scientific misconduct
theconversation.com/show-your-wo...
theconversation.com/show-your-wo...
Reliable science takes time. But the current system rewards speed
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theconversation.com/reliable-sci...
Reliable science takes time. But the current system rewards speed
‘Fast science’ can damage research integrity – just as fast food can damage your health. ‘Slow science’ offers an alternative path forward.
theconversation.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Reliable science takes time. But the current system rewards speed
theconversation.com/reliable-sci...
theconversation.com/reliable-sci...
“There’s a difference between passing peer review and contributing knowledge to a field.”
techcrunch.com/2025/03/12/s...
techcrunch.com/2025/03/12/s...
Sakana claims its AI-generated paper passed peer review — but it's a bit more nuanced than that | TechCrunch
Sakana said its AI generated the first peer-reviewed scientific publication. But while the claim isn't untrue, there are caveats to note.
techcrunch.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
“There’s a difference between passing peer review and contributing knowledge to a field.”
techcrunch.com/2025/03/12/s...
techcrunch.com/2025/03/12/s...
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openRxiv has arrived!
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of openRxiv as an independent, researcher-led nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences.
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
#openRxiv #OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of openRxiv as an independent, researcher-led nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences.
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
#openRxiv #OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv
March 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
openRxiv has arrived!
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of openRxiv as an independent, researcher-led nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences.
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
#openRxiv #OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of openRxiv as an independent, researcher-led nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences.
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
#openRxiv #OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv
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“A Post Mortem on the Gino Case”: “Committing fraud is, right now, a viable career strategy that can propel you at the top of the academic world.”
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/03/08/a...
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/03/08/a...
“A Post Mortem on the Gino Case”: “Committing fraud is, right now, a viable career strategy that can propel you at the top of the academic world.” | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Socia...
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu
March 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
“A Post Mortem on the Gino Case”: “Committing fraud is, right now, a viable career strategy that can propel you at the top of the academic world.”
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/03/08/a...
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/03/08/a...
Good article, noted.
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defector.com/what-kind-of...
What Kind Of Future Does De-Extinction Promise? | Defector
You are wandering the forests of Mauritius, an oyster-shaped island east of Madagascar, when you spy a dodo, a bird famous for being as dead as one can possibly be. Yet this dodo waddles before you, p...
defector.com
March 9, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Good article, noted.
defector.com/what-kind-of...
defector.com/what-kind-of...
One of the five small #ant colonies I collected last year lost its queen over the winter. The workers took care of her for days when she started feeling unwell, but she had issues with her antennae and mandibles and couldn’t eat, even when I provided emergency food.
March 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
One of the five small #ant colonies I collected last year lost its queen over the winter. The workers took care of her for days when she started feeling unwell, but she had issues with her antennae and mandibles and couldn’t eat, even when I provided emergency food.
"Building spatiotemporal atlases has now become routine in developmental biology, a practice foreshadowed by Reinitz’s groundbreaking innovations."
www.newswise.com/articles/joh...
www.newswise.com/articles/joh...
John Reinitz, Systems Biologist, 1958-2025 | Newswise
Reinitz helped pioneer a data-driven, systems approach to developmental biology that is now widely used in the field today.
www.newswise.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
"Building spatiotemporal atlases has now become routine in developmental biology, a practice foreshadowed by Reinitz’s groundbreaking innovations."
www.newswise.com/articles/joh...
www.newswise.com/articles/joh...
Finished this week's challenges faster than ever! I especially enjoyed the animal-related tasks😺I feel like I'm improving my OSINT skills. But I still haven't cleared last week's highway task on my own, so I'll spend the rest of my time on that!!
We've added brand new exercises to our Open Source Challenge site! It's been great seeing people work together to solve these over the last few weeks. Let us know how you get on and what puzzles keep you guessing... challenge.bellingcat.com
December 23, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Finished this week's challenges faster than ever! I especially enjoyed the animal-related tasks😺I feel like I'm improving my OSINT skills. But I still haven't cleared last week's highway task on my own, so I'll spend the rest of my time on that!!
This is an excellent animated documentary about chytridiomycosis in frogs🐸. I remember seeing the global news about it when I was a student. At the time, it was reported that amphibians in Japan (Asia) had resistance to chytridiomycosis, which was also surprising to me.
Narrated by biologist Karen Lips, the award-winning film "The Waiting" traces the mysterious disappearance of tree frogs in Costa Rica. 🐸
www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/12/the-...
www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/12/the-...
December 13, 2024 at 1:16 PM
This is an excellent animated documentary about chytridiomycosis in frogs🐸. I remember seeing the global news about it when I was a student. At the time, it was reported that amphibians in Japan (Asia) had resistance to chytridiomycosis, which was also surprising to me.
This week's challenge was also really interesting! The 4th task was the easiest for me and took less than a minute to finish ✨ I also discovered some of my weak points, which will be super helpful for improving my OSINT skills in the future!!
Week two of the Bellingcat Challenge is here! We just unlocked the first task of this week, do you think you have what it takes? challenge.bellingcat.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:11 PM
This week's challenge was also really interesting! The 4th task was the easiest for me and took less than a minute to finish ✨ I also discovered some of my weak points, which will be super helpful for improving my OSINT skills in the future!!
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Must read tribute/obituary to Joe Gall, a cell and molecular biology pioneer, whom I had the honor knowing & learning from as grad student in the '90s.
Lots of modern biology history here. From first DNA isolation to in situ hybridization & spatial organization of nuclei.
doi.org/10.1083/jcb....
Lots of modern biology history here. From first DNA isolation to in situ hybridization & spatial organization of nuclei.
doi.org/10.1083/jcb....
Joseph G. Gall (1928–2024): Cell biologist, naturalist, and mentor extraordinaire | Journal of Cell Biology | Rockefeller University Press
Joseph Grafton Gall (1928–2024), a founder of modern cell biology, made foundational discoveries on eukaryotic chromosomes and RNA biogenesis.
doi.org
December 7, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Must read tribute/obituary to Joe Gall, a cell and molecular biology pioneer, whom I had the honor knowing & learning from as grad student in the '90s.
Lots of modern biology history here. From first DNA isolation to in situ hybridization & spatial organization of nuclei.
doi.org/10.1083/jcb....
Lots of modern biology history here. From first DNA isolation to in situ hybridization & spatial organization of nuclei.
doi.org/10.1083/jcb....