Instead of finding evidence of #specializedribosomes, investigation of the RpS5b mutant phenotype revealed an unexpected response to ribosome insufficiency in the female germline 🪰

In the sole case where an RP paralogue was required for fertility, RpS5b, seamless replacement of the coding region with that of its paralogue RpS5a demonstrated that the two RpS5 proteins are functionally redundant.

Our systematic analysis of #Drosophila ribosomal protein paralogues didn't support a role in #specializedribosomes, despite frequent tissue-specific expression patterns, with the majority of paralogues being dispensible for both viability and fertility.

This is brilliant Peiwei, congratulations!!

Why is it that people that claim to follow the biopsychosocial model of pain often turn out focus entirely on the psycho 🙄

Some other helpful tips if anyone with #chronicpain is struggling:
"distract yourself" aye thanks I never would have thought of that on my own

Please could I be added!