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Kristien
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Loves all creatures great & small. she/her
#bioethics👀 professor
🐜vi todas las hormigas que hay en la tierra🐜 🐘
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September 14, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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OUT NOW: Bioethics: A Coursebook redefines how we teach & think about ethics in science, medicine, & beyond. Blending philosophy, biology, & social critique, this guide invites students to grapple with the ethical questions shaping our future—from epigenetics to environmental health. buff.ly/c6SX5dQ
May 12, 2025 at 8:48 AM
F*ck you UK. Whatever anglophilia was left in me died on the spot. Lemme give you a little biology lesson as well. #transally
April 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
While cute, the #puppies aren't #dire wolves. Thinkering with some DNA doesn't make an extinct species. Genetic determinism is strong in this one, do not fall into the trap science communicators! #petpeeve #rant
April 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Antwerpse Dag van de Filosofie 2025: Mij een zorg. 06/04/2025
desingel.be/nl/programma...
DE SINGEL
desingel.be
March 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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‘The certainty that he will never make another planet habitable is no comfort to the rest of us, when in the act of trying he may do the opposite to this one.’

Great piece about why it’s impossible to ‘colonise’ Mars - but, more pertinently, what it reveals about Musk, i.e. his eugenic worldview
Neither Elon Musk Nor Anybody Else Will Ever Colonize Mars | Defector
Mars does not have a magnetosphere. Any discussion of humans ever settling the red planet can stop right there, but of course it never does. Do you have a low-cost plan for, uh, creating a gigantic ac...
defector.com
March 8, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Proud to be the laureate of the first ever LAVA Scholarship for autistic researchers! Upon request: a link to the written version of my acceptance speech in Dutch, with English translation.

kathetgedacht.com/2025/02/22/l...

Thank you! I hope to honour this scholarship and the autistic community.
LAVA Scholarship 2025
Wat een dag.
kathetgedacht.com
February 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Also a big thank you to the jury!
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February 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
❤ Christina Stadlbauer, Marjan De Mey, Katrien Schaubroeck, Nele Buyst, Varsha Paleri, Kristien Hens, Art–science collaborations in biotechnology research: a transdisciplinary approach, Trends in Biotechnology, 2025,

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Art–science collaborations in biotechnology research: a transdisciplinary approach
While funding agencies promote transdisciplinary approaches, significant barriers persist. Successful transdisciplinary research (TDR) demands embraci…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Check out my interview about being an autistic researcher in TREE's disability series: www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

If you're a disabled researcher in ecology/evolution and want to share your own experiences, reach out to @aeastephens.bsky.social
More voices = more change!
January 31, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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"Masculine Energy"
January 20, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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A ceasefire is the absolute minimum
January 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I didn't raise you like this did I? What happened to #parthenogenesis? #Stickinsect
January 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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The truth is nobody should care how many protein coding genes there are. The gene is a useful abstraction that loses its utility when defined precisely enough to count.
Exactly how many protein-coding genes are there in the human genome? The truth is no one knows. The numbers change based on what database you use as reference.
December 15, 2024 at 3:46 PM
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Women and girls experience the greatest impacts of the #ClimateCrisis, it’s not “gender neutral”.
December 15, 2024 at 8:48 AM
My #StickInsect is molting and she now looks like a creature from #SilentHill 😂
December 15, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Today Lisanne Meinen defended her PhD thesis #neurodiversity #perspectives on #videogames. She did a superb job!! Super proud 🩷
November 29, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Enjoyed yesterday's talk on #ecological #grief by @pfvelasco.bsky.social at our department!
November 28, 2024 at 7:08 AM
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What an entry to Bluesky, thanks to @quantpsychiatry.bsky.social 🙏🏼
November 27, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Good morning sunshine! #stickinsect #insect
November 26, 2024 at 7:41 AM
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Today is #TDoR
We honour the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.
November 20, 2024 at 6:30 AM
On the #nightjet to Vienna. On my way to a consortium meeting in Budapest. This is so cosy!!
November 17, 2024 at 9:42 PM
November 17, 2024 at 12:55 PM