Gaspar Jekely
@jekely.biologists.social.ap.brid.gy
Professor at the Centre for Organismal Studies (COS), University of Heidelberg, Germany
and at the
Living Systems Institute (LSI), University of Exeter, UK […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://biologists.social/@jekely, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
and at the
Living Systems Institute (LSI), University of Exeter, UK […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://biologists.social/@jekely, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
An interesting essay by Oliver Hobert on 'Paraneurons':
"unifying sensory receptors
located on external or internal epithelial
cells feeding into the nervous system,
as well as effector cells of the nervous
system that respond to neuronal
stimuli by […]
[Original post on biologists.social]
"unifying sensory receptors
located on external or internal epithelial
cells feeding into the nervous system,
as well as effector cells of the nervous
system that respond to neuronal
stimuli by […]
[Original post on biologists.social]
November 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
An interesting essay by Oliver Hobert on 'Paraneurons':
"unifying sensory receptors
located on external or internal epithelial
cells feeding into the nervous system,
as well as effector cells of the nervous
system that respond to neuronal
stimuli by […]
[Original post on biologists.social]
"unifying sensory receptors
located on external or internal epithelial
cells feeding into the nervous system,
as well as effector cells of the nervous
system that respond to neuronal
stimuli by […]
[Original post on biologists.social]
RE: https://biologists.social/@kofanchen/115531843605919177
Yes, it was a lot of fun to record the parts about early brain #evolution and marine #plankton for this BBC series last year in Ischia, Italy!
Yes, it was a lot of fun to record the parts about early brain #evolution and marine #plankton for this BBC series last year in Ischia, Italy!
Hey #neuroscience enthusiast! Just watch this
BBC Two - Secrets of the Brain
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002k781
Very cool and simple explanation and bonus feature to see @jekely in action too! 😉
BBC Two - Secrets of the Brain
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002k781
Very cool and simple explanation and bonus feature to see @jekely in action too! 😉
BBC Two - Secrets of the Brain, Series 1, Episode 1
Jim Al-Khalili reveals how the staggeringly complex human brain evolved.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
RE: https://biologists.social/@kofanchen/115531843605919177
Yes, it was a lot of fun to record the parts about early brain #evolution and marine #plankton for this BBC series last year in Ischia, Italy!
Yes, it was a lot of fun to record the parts about early brain #evolution and marine #plankton for this BBC series last year in Ischia, Italy!
Reposted by Gaspar Jekely
I applaud the new #stockholmdeclaration for the reform of academic publishing.
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.251805
It calls for action on four high-level principles, and makes 34 specific recommendations under those four heads. Here are the four:
"(i) Academia should […]
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.251805
It calls for action on four high-level principles, and makes 34 specific recommendations under those four heads. Here are the four:
"(i) Academia should […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I applaud the new #stockholmdeclaration for the reform of academic publishing.
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.251805
It calls for action on four high-level principles, and makes 34 specific recommendations under those four heads. Here are the four:
"(i) Academia should […]
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.251805
It calls for action on four high-level principles, and makes 34 specific recommendations under those four heads. Here are the four:
"(i) Academia should […]
Reposted by Gaspar Jekely
#tomellison gives brilliant voice to #wikipedia zinging #academics.
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-its-me-wikipedia-and-i-am-ready-for-your-apology
"Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology…global academic, scientific, and pro-fact community. I suppose you’ve come to say […]
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-its-me-wikipedia-and-i-am-ready-for-your-apology
"Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology…global academic, scientific, and pro-fact community. I suppose you’ve come to say […]
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fediscience.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
#tomellison gives brilliant voice to #wikipedia zinging #academics.
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-its-me-wikipedia-and-i-am-ready-for-your-apology
"Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology…global academic, scientific, and pro-fact community. I suppose you’ve come to say […]
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-its-me-wikipedia-and-i-am-ready-for-your-apology
"Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology…global academic, scientific, and pro-fact community. I suppose you’ve come to say […]
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A new home for Open Science
"Federate with Mastodon and Bluesky and integrate your social graph with scholarly data. Transform any conversation into citable FAIR data with persistent identifiers. The future of scholarly communication is open, community-owned, and interconnected." […]
"Federate with Mastodon and Bluesky and integrate your social graph with scholarly data. Transform any conversation into citable FAIR data with persistent identifiers. The future of scholarly communication is open, community-owned, and interconnected." […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
October 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
A new home for Open Science
"Federate with Mastodon and Bluesky and integrate your social graph with scholarly data. Transform any conversation into citable FAIR data with persistent identifiers. The future of scholarly communication is open, community-owned, and interconnected." […]
"Federate with Mastodon and Bluesky and integrate your social graph with scholarly data. Transform any conversation into citable FAIR data with persistent identifiers. The future of scholarly communication is open, community-owned, and interconnected." […]
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First neurons didn’t appear overnight. We trace their roots to ancient secretory cells - showing how lifestyle & behavior shaped the evolution of first synapses.🧠🌊 #Evolution #Neuroscience
Our latest in @natrevneuro.nature.com
Link: rdcu.be/eMX3E
@jeffcolgren.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social
Our latest in @natrevneuro.nature.com
Link: rdcu.be/eMX3E
@jeffcolgren.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social
The evolutionary origins of synaptic proteins and their changing roles in different organisms across evolution
Nature Reviews Neuroscience - Recent studies have shed further light on the evolutionary origins of chemical synapses, In this Review, Colgren and Burkhardt explore how ancient proteins were...
rdcu.be
October 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
First neurons didn’t appear overnight. We trace their roots to ancient secretory cells - showing how lifestyle & behavior shaped the evolution of first synapses.🧠🌊 #Evolution #Neuroscience
Our latest in @natrevneuro.nature.com
Link: rdcu.be/eMX3E
@jeffcolgren.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social
Our latest in @natrevneuro.nature.com
Link: rdcu.be/eMX3E
@jeffcolgren.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social
The version of record of our paper on the emergence of metachronal waves in the #platynereis larval ciliary band is now out. Together with Rebecca Poon and Kirsty Wan @micromotility.bsky.social
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adw4067
funded by
@ERC_Research @wellcometrust @bbsrc
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adw4067
funded by
@ERC_Research @wellcometrust @bbsrc
October 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The version of record of our paper on the emergence of metachronal waves in the #platynereis larval ciliary band is now out. Together with Rebecca Poon and Kirsty Wan @micromotility.bsky.social
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adw4067
funded by
@ERC_Research @wellcometrust @bbsrc
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adw4067
funded by
@ERC_Research @wellcometrust @bbsrc
Postdoc position in regenerative biology on "Tracking the cellular origins regeneration" in the @michalis_averof lab in Lyon, France. Fantastic lab, great institute, nice city!
https://www.averof-lab.org/pages/tracman
#postdoc
https://www.averof-lab.org/pages/tracman
#postdoc
October 6, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Postdoc position in regenerative biology on "Tracking the cellular origins regeneration" in the @michalis_averof lab in Lyon, France. Fantastic lab, great institute, nice city!
https://www.averof-lab.org/pages/tracman
#postdoc
https://www.averof-lab.org/pages/tracman
#postdoc
A new banner on a Wiley site.
I am not a healthcare professional, so am I not supposed to look at this evo-devo paper now? Can I read the abstract?
Any ideas why this new #enshittification feature? #publishing
I am not a healthcare professional, so am I not supposed to look at this evo-devo paper now? Can I read the abstract?
Any ideas why this new #enshittification feature? #publishing
September 29, 2025 at 6:28 AM
A new banner on a Wiley site.
I am not a healthcare professional, so am I not supposed to look at this evo-devo paper now? Can I read the abstract?
Any ideas why this new #enshittification feature? #publishing
I am not a healthcare professional, so am I not supposed to look at this evo-devo paper now? Can I read the abstract?
Any ideas why this new #enshittification feature? #publishing
Ernst Haeckel's dumbbells from the Haeckel House in Jena.
September 26, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Ernst Haeckel's dumbbells from the Haeckel House in Jena.
In Exeter, beautiful apples everywhere yet in M&S you can buy apples from New Zealand. This doesn't make any sense. The externalities are clearly not included in the price and supply chains are over bloated. #climatechange #gardening
September 26, 2025 at 7:36 AM
In Exeter, beautiful apples everywhere yet in M&S you can buy apples from New Zealand. This doesn't make any sense. The externalities are clearly not included in the price and supply chains are over bloated. #climatechange #gardening
Reposted by Gaspar Jekely
X-ray imaging of crustacean legs at the DESY synchrotron, Hamburg. Cross-section of regenerating Parhyale leg (~1/10 of a mm in width). X-rays give accurate 3D view with almost cellular resolution. With Angelika Svetlove, Kevin Grüner & Mathilde Paris @zoocell.biologists.social.ap.brid.gy
September 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
X-ray imaging of crustacean legs at the DESY synchrotron, Hamburg. Cross-section of regenerating Parhyale leg (~1/10 of a mm in width). X-rays give accurate 3D view with almost cellular resolution. With Angelika Svetlove, Kevin Grüner & Mathilde Paris @zoocell.biologists.social.ap.brid.gy
Reposted by Gaspar Jekely
As terrible as all the pollution from reentries is, I have to say that it's REALLY FREAKING COOL that I now know all the right people to ask to find out what exactly reentered when a journalist sends me a reddit video from a random Canadian city.
I don't know the answer yet, but I know who to […]
I don't know the answer yet, but I know who to […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
September 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
As terrible as all the pollution from reentries is, I have to say that it's REALLY FREAKING COOL that I now know all the right people to ask to find out what exactly reentered when a journalist sends me a reddit video from a random Canadian city.
I don't know the answer yet, but I know who to […]
I don't know the answer yet, but I know who to […]
"Ecologists are warning that mainland Southeast Asia faces a looming ecological disaster unless urgent steps are taken to address the rare-earth mining boom in war-torn Myanmar."
https://www.dw.com/en/is-rare-earth-mining-putting-the-mekong-river-at-risk/a-74026166
https://www.dw.com/en/is-rare-earth-mining-putting-the-mekong-river-at-risk/a-74026166
September 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"Ecologists are warning that mainland Southeast Asia faces a looming ecological disaster unless urgent steps are taken to address the rare-earth mining boom in war-torn Myanmar."
https://www.dw.com/en/is-rare-earth-mining-putting-the-mekong-river-at-risk/a-74026166
https://www.dw.com/en/is-rare-earth-mining-putting-the-mekong-river-at-risk/a-74026166
Reposted by Gaspar Jekely
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115230366976982724
It just got even easier for #academic #scholarly #institutions to host their own Mastodon instance!
#academicchatter
It just got even easier for #academic #scholarly #institutions to host their own Mastodon instance!
#academicchatter
We’re taking another step in building a sustainable financial base as a non-profit. Today, we’re announcing new hosting and support offerings, tailored for larger organisations and public institutions. These enable organisations to own their social identities, on their own infrastructure […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
September 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115230366976982724
It just got even easier for #academic #scholarly #institutions to host their own Mastodon instance!
#academicchatter
It just got even easier for #academic #scholarly #institutions to host their own Mastodon instance!
#academicchatter
We have received the reviews for our "Neural #connectome of the Ctenophore Statocyst" paper from @eLife
"This fundamental work significantly advances our understanding of gravity sensing and orientation behavior in the ctenophore, an animal of major […]
[Original post on biologists.social]
"This fundamental work significantly advances our understanding of gravity sensing and orientation behavior in the ctenophore, an animal of major […]
[Original post on biologists.social]
September 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We have received the reviews for our "Neural #connectome of the Ctenophore Statocyst" paper from @eLife
"This fundamental work significantly advances our understanding of gravity sensing and orientation behavior in the ctenophore, an animal of major […]
[Original post on biologists.social]
"This fundamental work significantly advances our understanding of gravity sensing and orientation behavior in the ctenophore, an animal of major […]
[Original post on biologists.social]
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This should have been big news!
Ten funding agencies from eight European countries have pledged to support a public infrastructure that is poised to replace academic journals:
FWF 🇦🇹
RCN 🇳🇴
Forte 🇸🇪
ARIS 🇸🇮
SRC 🇸🇪
FCT 🇵🇹
CSIC 🇪🇸
DFG 🇩🇪
Formas 🇸🇪
ANR 🇫🇷
Only two of them issued press releases in […]
Ten funding agencies from eight European countries have pledged to support a public infrastructure that is poised to replace academic journals:
FWF 🇦🇹
RCN 🇳🇴
Forte 🇸🇪
ARIS 🇸🇮
SRC 🇸🇪
FCT 🇵🇹
CSIC 🇪🇸
DFG 🇩🇪
Formas 🇸🇪
ANR 🇫🇷
Only two of them issued press releases in […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
September 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This should have been big news!
Ten funding agencies from eight European countries have pledged to support a public infrastructure that is poised to replace academic journals:
FWF 🇦🇹
RCN 🇳🇴
Forte 🇸🇪
ARIS 🇸🇮
SRC 🇸🇪
FCT 🇵🇹
CSIC 🇪🇸
DFG 🇩🇪
Formas 🇸🇪
ANR 🇫🇷
Only two of them issued press releases in […]
Ten funding agencies from eight European countries have pledged to support a public infrastructure that is poised to replace academic journals:
FWF 🇦🇹
RCN 🇳🇴
Forte 🇸🇪
ARIS 🇸🇮
SRC 🇸🇪
FCT 🇵🇹
CSIC 🇪🇸
DFG 🇩🇪
Formas 🇸🇪
ANR 🇫🇷
Only two of them issued press releases in […]
We are looking for an IT engineer with a focus on operations and research data management at the Centre for Organismal Studies at @uniheidelberg in Heidelberg, Germany
#it #sysadmin #linux #researchdata
please help to spread this opening […]
[Original post on biologists.social]
#it #sysadmin #linux #researchdata
please help to spread this opening […]
[Original post on biologists.social]
September 1, 2025 at 8:58 AM
We are looking for an IT engineer with a focus on operations and research data management at the Centre for Organismal Studies at @uniheidelberg in Heidelberg, Germany
#it #sysadmin #linux #researchdata
please help to spread this opening […]
[Original post on biologists.social]
#it #sysadmin #linux #researchdata
please help to spread this opening […]
[Original post on biologists.social]
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"Germany’s Plan for an Open and Independent PubMed Safety Net."
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/05/14/germanys-plan-for-an-open-and-independent-pubmed-safety-net/
"#Germany has stepped up to this challenge. On May 2, the German National Library of Medicine (#ZBMED), announced they were […]
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/05/14/germanys-plan-for-an-open-and-independent-pubmed-safety-net/
"#Germany has stepped up to this challenge. On May 2, the German National Library of Medicine (#ZBMED), announced they were […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
May 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"Germany’s Plan for an Open and Independent PubMed Safety Net."
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/05/14/germanys-plan-for-an-open-and-independent-pubmed-safety-net/
"#Germany has stepped up to this challenge. On May 2, the German National Library of Medicine (#ZBMED), announced they were […]
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/05/14/germanys-plan-for-an-open-and-independent-pubmed-safety-net/
"#Germany has stepped up to this challenge. On May 2, the German National Library of Medicine (#ZBMED), announced they were […]
"To meet the deadline, the letter of recommendation can additionally be sent by fax to +49 ..."
oh dear #germany #digitalisierung @uniheidelberg
oh dear #germany #digitalisierung @uniheidelberg
August 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"To meet the deadline, the letter of recommendation can additionally be sent by fax to +49 ..."
oh dear #germany #digitalisierung @uniheidelberg
oh dear #germany #digitalisierung @uniheidelberg
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Mark your calendars with this #openscience workshop:
Empower Your Research with Openness and Transparency - PANERIS
https://paneris.eu/events/empower-your-research-with-openness-and-transparency/
"Discover the latest advancements, best practices, and inspiring initiatives in Open Science […]
Empower Your Research with Openness and Transparency - PANERIS
https://paneris.eu/events/empower-your-research-with-openness-and-transparency/
"Discover the latest advancements, best practices, and inspiring initiatives in Open Science […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
August 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Mark your calendars with this #openscience workshop:
Empower Your Research with Openness and Transparency - PANERIS
https://paneris.eu/events/empower-your-research-with-openness-and-transparency/
"Discover the latest advancements, best practices, and inspiring initiatives in Open Science […]
Empower Your Research with Openness and Transparency - PANERIS
https://paneris.eu/events/empower-your-research-with-openness-and-transparency/
"Discover the latest advancements, best practices, and inspiring initiatives in Open Science […]
At long last, the version of record of our paper on the #platynereis #connectome
"Whole-body connectome of a segmented annelid larva" is out.
Explore the rich online presentation with all the videos, figures and source data here:
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.97964
@eLife
@biology […]
"Whole-body connectome of a segmented annelid larva" is out.
Explore the rich online presentation with all the videos, figures and source data here:
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.97964
@eLife
@biology […]
Original post on biologists.social
biologists.social
August 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
At long last, the version of record of our paper on the #platynereis #connectome
"Whole-body connectome of a segmented annelid larva" is out.
Explore the rich online presentation with all the videos, figures and source data here:
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.97964
@eLife
@biology […]
"Whole-body connectome of a segmented annelid larva" is out.
Explore the rich online presentation with all the videos, figures and source data here:
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.97964
@eLife
@biology […]
We saw several of these beautiful mountain Apollos in our hike in the Italian Alps #silentsunday https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/308767746
August 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We saw several of these beautiful mountain Apollos in our hike in the Italian Alps #silentsunday https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/308767746
Reposted by Gaspar Jekely
US scientists - your federal government is lost. Set up your own independent structures to help maintain a free society.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea9328
#usfederalgovernment #USgov #usscience #scienceunderattack #independentscience #scienceadvice #scipol #ussciencepolicy […]
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea9328
#usfederalgovernment #USgov #usscience #scienceunderattack #independentscience #scienceadvice #scipol #ussciencepolicy […]
Original post on scicomm.xyz
scicomm.xyz
August 17, 2025 at 10:55 AM
US scientists - your federal government is lost. Set up your own independent structures to help maintain a free society.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea9328
#usfederalgovernment #USgov #usscience #scienceunderattack #independentscience #scienceadvice #scipol #ussciencepolicy […]
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea9328
#usfederalgovernment #USgov #usscience #scienceunderattack #independentscience #scienceadvice #scipol #ussciencepolicy […]