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David Landeira
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Learning how cells remember and forget, and how can we restore their memories @GENYO University of Granada, Spain. www.landeiralab.ugr.es
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Thrilled to share our story in its final form! nature.com/articles/s41... 💥 After ~10 years, we show that BMAL1 represses transposons via chromatin regulation in embryonic stem cells—rather than circadian rhythms as in adult tissues.
https://nature.com/articles/s41467-025-63778-4💥
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Origins of chromosome instability unveiled by coupled imaging and genomics @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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There is one point of agreement among both enthusiasts and sceptics: the future has already arrived

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Universities are embracing AI: will students get smarter or stop thinking?
Nature - Millions of students arriving at campuses are now using artificial intelligence. Worries abound.
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October 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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We are recuiting two new Associate Professors here in Oxford Biochemistry. Come join us! Reach out to me if you have any questions. Please repost! tinyurl.com/mr3m7bd3
October 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Y aquí tenéis la noticia en vídeo con entrevista a @davidlandeira.bsky.social en @canalsurradiotv.bsky.social (sí, parece que ha salido en un programa infantil; despertando vocaciones ☺️). labanda.canalsur.es/noticias/and...
El envejecimiento empieza en el embrión, antes de nacer
El programa infantil de Canal Sur. Desde 1994 para todos los niños andaluces. ¡En La Banda Tú Mandas!
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September 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Our new study supports that aging begins in the early stages of embryo development, and not only in adulthood @canalugr canal.ugr.es/noticia/a-ne...
A new study suggests that aging begins in the early stages of embryo development, and not only in adulthood - Canal UGR
This work by the University of Granada, published in Nature Communications, opens up a new paradigm in biomedicine by examining the role of the BMAL1 protein in aging and the… Seguir Leyendo A new stu...
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September 22, 2025 at 7:23 AM
When and how do we start aging? Our recent work, led by Amador Gallardo, suggests that aberrant expression of ancient viral remnants in our genome—already during embryonic development—may induce aging in adults. 😮https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-63778-4.pdf
September 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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🔴 ¡Acaba de publicarse en Nature Communications (@natcomms.nature.com)! 🎉 Feliz de haber contribuido a este increíble trabajo del grupo de David Landeira (@davidlandeira.bsky.social), con Amador Gallardo como primer autor. (1/2)
September 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Thrilled to share our story in its final form! nature.com/articles/s41... 💥 After ~10 years, we show that BMAL1 represses transposons via chromatin regulation in embryonic stem cells—rather than circadian rhythms as in adult tissues.
https://nature.com/articles/s41467-025-63778-4💥
September 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Thomas Mann describiendo con un asombroso realismo las redes sociales (como esta) en «La montaña mágica», escrito hace más de 100 años.
September 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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💬 “Science is the mother of industry”

In the latest ERC Magazine, Jean-François van Boxmeer of the European Round Table for Industry argues Europe must do more to turn scientific discovery into economic value; and that research is central to future strength and sovereignty.

🔗 europa.eu/!m3hK7c
July 1, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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From the archives: Transposable elements shape the evolution of mammalian development go.nature.com/4mfy7lI #Review by Anna D. Senft & Todd S. Macfarlan
Transposable elements shape the evolution of mammalian development - Nature Reviews Genetics
In this Review, Senft and Macfarlan discuss the diverse ways by which transposable elements (TEs) contribute to mammalian development and evolution, including direct contributions through TE-derived r...
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May 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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A strain of bacterium that often causes infections in hospital can break down plastic

https://go.nature.com/3SvsiTC
Microbe that infests hospitals can digest medical-grade plastic ― a first
Nature - The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces an enzyme that breaks down biodegradable plastics.
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May 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Beautiful work 🤩
May 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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📢 Register! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@akispapantonis.bsky.social presents "Senescent cells co-opt CTCF on nuclear speckles to sustain their splicing program" on May 8, 4PM UK, moderated by @stefanschoenfelder.bsky.social
#GenomeArchitecture #Senescence
May 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Want to learn more about chromatin and its dynamics? Read this review by Charlotte and Jolijn in our lab, aimed at giving an overview on this and the ways this is dealt with during transcription, replication and damage repair. Thanks to Biochemistry for inviting us! doi.org/10.1021/acs....
Always on the Move: Overview on Chromatin Dynamics within Nuclear Processes
Our genome is organized into chromatin, a dynamic and modular structure made of nucleosomes. Chromatin organization controls access to the DNA sequence, playing a fundamental role in cell identity and...
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May 4, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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US President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 calls for unprecedented cuts to scientific agencies that, if enacted, would deal a devastating blow to US science, policy specialists say.

https://go.nature.com/4jYv3IP
Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts to US science
Huge reductions, if enacted, could have ‘catastrophic’ effects on US competitiveness and the scientific pipeline, critics say.
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May 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Very interesting reflection. I would include in primary and secondary school curriculas a yearly dedicated class to teach ways to identify truth in the post-truth era.
May 2, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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We are excited to have Emmanuel Boakye (African Reproducibility Network), Henk Kummeling (Utrecht University, CoARA), and Andiswa Mfengu (PhD) (University of Cape Town) sharing perspectives for the Africa&Europe launch, hosted by DORA Vice-Chair @rnls.bsky.social. Register at bit.ly/Africa-Europ...
May 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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A new policy from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) will end billions of dollars of funding to laboratories and hospitals outside the United States, imperiling thousands of projects on topics such as emerging infectious diseases and cancer.

https://go.nature.com/4jEDppr
Exclusive: NIH to suspend funds for research abroad as it overhauls policy
Move by US biomedical agency threatens thousands of projects on infectious diseases, cancer and more.
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May 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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NEW: Entire scientific fields have been wiped out by the nearly 800 grants cancelled at NIH, finds a @nature.com analysis of the unprecedented cuts.

About half of all 2024 NIH projects related to LGBT+ health or vaccine hesitancy — gone.

See the other topics and US states hardest hit here:
How Trump 2.0 is slashing NIH-backed research — in charts
Nature analyses which fields of science and US states are being hit hardest by grant terminations.
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April 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Congras sergi! That is a start!
April 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Excited to share our latest work on how cells fold their genomes, and build mitotic chromosomes! Out in Science today!

Lots of interesting results and proposals for those interested in loop extrusion, and chromosomes!

With @golobor.bsky.social, Leonid Mirny, Bill Earnshaw labs.

See thread below:
Earnshaw, Goloborodko, Dekker & Mirny labs are excited to present our latest work, "Rules of engagement for condensins and cohesins guide mitotic chromosome formation" - now accepted!!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A short clip describing the key results:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmvO...
Rules of Engagement
YouTube video by Johan Gibcus
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April 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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"Why an overreliance on AI-driven [insert] is bad for science"

I said what I said.
The authors of a Comment article in Nature write that hopes are high that AI can accelerate scientific discovery but warn that the rush to adopt AI has consequences. “Establishing clear scientific guidelines on how to use these tools and techniques is urgent.” 🧪
Why an overreliance on AI-driven modelling is bad for science
Without clear protocols to catch errors, artificial intelligence’s growing role in science could do more harm than good.
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April 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM