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Yuko Urata
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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 @yukosql.bsky.social · Nov 30
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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Animals experience joy. Scientists want to measure it
Scientists have long focused on quantifying fear and other negative emotions in animals. Now they’re trying to measure positive feelings — and it’s a challenge.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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"This empty back-and-forth would be used to train newer AI models. Fraudulent images and phantom citations would embed themselves deeper and deeper in our systems of knowledge. They’d become a permanent epistemological pollution that could never be filtered out."
www.theatlantic.com/science/2026...
Science Is Drowning in AI Slop
Peer review has met its match.
www.theatlantic.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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"Here, the key to understanding the brain is not in the error, but the process of correcting the error."
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Why failure is a necessary ingredient for success – especially in the era of AI
To have a healthy relationship with AI, we must see beauty in imperfection.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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Richard Hynes, a pioneer in the biology of cellular adhesion, dies at 81
MIT Professor Emeritus Richard Hynes, an influential cancer biologist who illuminated how cells interact with each other and their environment, has died at 81. In more than 50 years at MIT, he served ...
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January 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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November 30, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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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
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November 6, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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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
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Oh..., is it walking...?
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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
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My reaction came a bit late, but that was great news about Affinity — amazing!
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November 5, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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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.
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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...
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October 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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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.
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Microscopy preprints - bioimage analysis - FocalPlane
Microscopy preprints - bioimage analysis - News
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August 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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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?
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August 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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“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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Why repairing relationships is a career superpower
The ability to navigate hard conversations successfully is a critical skill — for individuals as well as companies
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August 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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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....
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
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Scientists Have Recreated the Long-Lost Formula for Egyptian Blue
Scientists have recreated the elusive Egyptian blue, a pigment used by ancient Egyptian artists for thousands of years.
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June 9, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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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
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Show your working: how the ‘open science’ movement tackles scientific misconduct
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
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www.quantamagazine.org/how-metaboli...
How Metabolism Can Shape Cells’ Destinies | Quanta Magazine
A growing body of work suggests that cell metabolism — the chemical reactions that provide energy and building materials — plays a vital, overlooked role in the first steps of life.
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March 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Reliable science takes time. But the current system rewards speed
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
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“There’s a difference between passing peer review and contributing knowledge to a field.”
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
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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.
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#openRxiv #OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv
March 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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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.”
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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.” | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Socia...
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March 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Good article, noted.
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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...
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March 9, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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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
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www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Why scientific results vary
Different analytical methods have a significant impact on the results of scientific studies. This is demonstrated by a study conducted by an international research team. In the study, more than 300 sc...
www.sciencedaily.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:55 AM