M Gemmell
@m-gemmell.bsky.social
Bioinformatician, educator, and game enthusiast
Website: https://m-gemmell.github.io/
GitHub: https://github.com/m-gemmell
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattie-matthew-gemmell-b562a0b8/
itch.io: https://m-gemmell.itch.io/
Website: https://m-gemmell.github.io/
GitHub: https://github.com/m-gemmell
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattie-matthew-gemmell-b562a0b8/
itch.io: https://m-gemmell.itch.io/
My excellent haul from the Blue coat print fair (Liverpool) includes the works of @toucantango.bsky.social (top left), Geeniejay (bottom left), and @jontofski.bsky.social (right side).
November 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
My excellent haul from the Blue coat print fair (Liverpool) includes the works of @toucantango.bsky.social (top left), Geeniejay (bottom left), and @jontofski.bsky.social (right side).
George Orwell promoted creating metaphors rather than relying on dying metaphors. I therefore open the "Metaphornity ward" to share our birthed metaphors.
Two I made are:
“He was greeted as warmly as a rooster in the city”
“He was as deep and layered as a swiss roll”
#metaphornityward
Two I made are:
“He was greeted as warmly as a rooster in the city”
“He was as deep and layered as a swiss roll”
#metaphornityward
November 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
George Orwell promoted creating metaphors rather than relying on dying metaphors. I therefore open the "Metaphornity ward" to share our birthed metaphors.
Two I made are:
“He was greeted as warmly as a rooster in the city”
“He was as deep and layered as a swiss roll”
#metaphornityward
Two I made are:
“He was greeted as warmly as a rooster in the city”
“He was as deep and layered as a swiss roll”
#metaphornityward
A wee thing I made to stick on the wall to remember the attack steps in @bastionland.bsky.social's Mythic Bastionland
October 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A wee thing I made to stick on the wall to remember the attack steps in @bastionland.bsky.social's Mythic Bastionland
Greeting card I made from my visit in Oulu
Found the location on the @atlasobscura.com site (www.atlasobscura.com/places/oulu-...)
Found the location on the @atlasobscura.com site (www.atlasobscura.com/places/oulu-...)
September 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Greeting card I made from my visit in Oulu
Found the location on the @atlasobscura.com site (www.atlasobscura.com/places/oulu-...)
Found the location on the @atlasobscura.com site (www.atlasobscura.com/places/oulu-...)
The Lighter of Kindling
With your physique you stand tall and proud,
Your muscles gleaming and glistening.
But it’s always the largest to be struck down,
By that force of nature, lightning.
With your physique you stand tall and proud,
Your muscles gleaming and glistening.
But it’s always the largest to be struck down,
By that force of nature, lightning.
September 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The Lighter of Kindling
With your physique you stand tall and proud,
Your muscles gleaming and glistening.
But it’s always the largest to be struck down,
By that force of nature, lightning.
With your physique you stand tall and proud,
Your muscles gleaming and glistening.
But it’s always the largest to be struck down,
By that force of nature, lightning.
Reposted by M Gemmell
📅 @cgr-uol.bsky.social have opened registration for the next Python for Bioinformatics workshop.
This workshop is aimed at Python beginners & will give you transferable skills to manipulate your own data & experience in Python modules.
2nd & 4th December 2025.
www.liverpool.ac.uk/genomic-rese...
This workshop is aimed at Python beginners & will give you transferable skills to manipulate your own data & experience in Python modules.
2nd & 4th December 2025.
www.liverpool.ac.uk/genomic-rese...
Python Course - Centre for Genomic Research - University of Liverpool
www.liverpool.ac.uk
September 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
📅 @cgr-uol.bsky.social have opened registration for the next Python for Bioinformatics workshop.
This workshop is aimed at Python beginners & will give you transferable skills to manipulate your own data & experience in Python modules.
2nd & 4th December 2025.
www.liverpool.ac.uk/genomic-rese...
This workshop is aimed at Python beginners & will give you transferable skills to manipulate your own data & experience in Python modules.
2nd & 4th December 2025.
www.liverpool.ac.uk/genomic-rese...
I'm leading the below Python workshop. It's perfect for those new to bioinformatics or programming who want to learn the foundations of Python 🐍. I worked hard on the materials and I am very proud of how they came out 😃
Join the CGR Python for Bioinformatics Workshop (2nd & 4th Dec 2025, 10am–4pm, online). Learn Python basics for bioinformatics & genomics. Ideal for beginners. Fees: £250 (academic), £350 (public), industry on request. Info & registration: see www.liverpool.ac.uk/genomic-rese...
Python Course - Centre for Genomic Research - University of Liverpool
www.liverpool.ac.uk
September 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I'm leading the below Python workshop. It's perfect for those new to bioinformatics or programming who want to learn the foundations of Python 🐍. I worked hard on the materials and I am very proud of how they came out 😃
I heard a joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life is harsh and cruel. Says he can only count like 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8….
September 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I heard a joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life is harsh and cruel. Says he can only count like 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8….
The Taker of Thoughts
Grab its white feather,
Write with its thick ink.
Surrender your words till you're not but leather,
Then with empty brain you can let your head sink.
Grab its white feather,
Write with its thick ink.
Surrender your words till you're not but leather,
Then with empty brain you can let your head sink.
September 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The Taker of Thoughts
Grab its white feather,
Write with its thick ink.
Surrender your words till you're not but leather,
Then with empty brain you can let your head sink.
Grab its white feather,
Write with its thick ink.
Surrender your words till you're not but leather,
Then with empty brain you can let your head sink.
The Biter of hands
Wax pools around its form,
Its light pink flesh that it hath lost.
Followers surround it like a swarm,
Their bodies it exhausts.
Wax pools around its form,
Its light pink flesh that it hath lost.
Followers surround it like a swarm,
Their bodies it exhausts.
July 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The Biter of hands
Wax pools around its form,
Its light pink flesh that it hath lost.
Followers surround it like a swarm,
Their bodies it exhausts.
Wax pools around its form,
Its light pink flesh that it hath lost.
Followers surround it like a swarm,
Their bodies it exhausts.
Summer breaks
Oh tempestuous day, delight of the week,
No hiding inside like someone so meek.
The rain came, washed away the heat,
Now it's cloudy & windy so I feel complete.
cont.
Oh tempestuous day, delight of the week,
No hiding inside like someone so meek.
The rain came, washed away the heat,
Now it's cloudy & windy so I feel complete.
cont.
July 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Summer breaks
Oh tempestuous day, delight of the week,
No hiding inside like someone so meek.
The rain came, washed away the heat,
Now it's cloudy & windy so I feel complete.
cont.
Oh tempestuous day, delight of the week,
No hiding inside like someone so meek.
The rain came, washed away the heat,
Now it's cloudy & windy so I feel complete.
cont.
Seer
Before you stands a human, yes,
But also more and also less.
They'll annoint you as their one true knight,
Weilding significant might.
Though their eyes are faded,
you'll boldly go forth with arms abladed.
For you know their vision is clear,
And so they'll be your wisened seer.
cont.
Before you stands a human, yes,
But also more and also less.
They'll annoint you as their one true knight,
Weilding significant might.
Though their eyes are faded,
you'll boldly go forth with arms abladed.
For you know their vision is clear,
And so they'll be your wisened seer.
cont.
July 10, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Seer
Before you stands a human, yes,
But also more and also less.
They'll annoint you as their one true knight,
Weilding significant might.
Though their eyes are faded,
you'll boldly go forth with arms abladed.
For you know their vision is clear,
And so they'll be your wisened seer.
cont.
Before you stands a human, yes,
But also more and also less.
They'll annoint you as their one true knight,
Weilding significant might.
Though their eyes are faded,
you'll boldly go forth with arms abladed.
For you know their vision is clear,
And so they'll be your wisened seer.
cont.
The Wistful Duo
We meet first the Queen of Hours,
ruling a kingdom but with few little powers.
By her side with not even a lyre,
A talkative horse and Hamfund the squire.
We meet first the Queen of Hours,
ruling a kingdom but with few little powers.
By her side with not even a lyre,
A talkative horse and Hamfund the squire.
July 8, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The Wistful Duo
We meet first the Queen of Hours,
ruling a kingdom but with few little powers.
By her side with not even a lyre,
A talkative horse and Hamfund the squire.
We meet first the Queen of Hours,
ruling a kingdom but with few little powers.
By her side with not even a lyre,
A talkative horse and Hamfund the squire.
A warning to nosey pests
Nosiness will unleash it free.
So sit on down and listen to me.
Night in night out it crawls around.
If you listen out you won’t hear a sound.
It wants for not,
except maybe your nose.
Nothing can stop it,
But a long lost pose.
Nosiness will unleash it free.
So sit on down and listen to me.
Night in night out it crawls around.
If you listen out you won’t hear a sound.
It wants for not,
except maybe your nose.
Nothing can stop it,
But a long lost pose.
July 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A warning to nosey pests
Nosiness will unleash it free.
So sit on down and listen to me.
Night in night out it crawls around.
If you listen out you won’t hear a sound.
It wants for not,
except maybe your nose.
Nothing can stop it,
But a long lost pose.
Nosiness will unleash it free.
So sit on down and listen to me.
Night in night out it crawls around.
If you listen out you won’t hear a sound.
It wants for not,
except maybe your nose.
Nothing can stop it,
But a long lost pose.
Beat root: a poem
Beat root she told me.
So I did.
They don't have eyes nor ears so they won't know I'm coming.
As I carry out the deed they have no mouth to scream with.
But alas they are made of wood and my fists are fleshy and bony.
I woulda won if my knuckles were more stony.
Beat root she told me.
So I did.
They don't have eyes nor ears so they won't know I'm coming.
As I carry out the deed they have no mouth to scream with.
But alas they are made of wood and my fists are fleshy and bony.
I woulda won if my knuckles were more stony.
July 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Beat root: a poem
Beat root she told me.
So I did.
They don't have eyes nor ears so they won't know I'm coming.
As I carry out the deed they have no mouth to scream with.
But alas they are made of wood and my fists are fleshy and bony.
I woulda won if my knuckles were more stony.
Beat root she told me.
So I did.
They don't have eyes nor ears so they won't know I'm coming.
As I carry out the deed they have no mouth to scream with.
But alas they are made of wood and my fists are fleshy and bony.
I woulda won if my knuckles were more stony.
Diphthong: a poem
"How now?" was asked the brown cow.
"You test?" the brown cow did jest.
"Ground pepper?" responded the leper.
"Maturely pickled!" the cow stated as it lickeled.
"Cacio e pepe?" offered the floridian antelope.
"Yes please!" they all shouted through maws of grated cheese.
"How now?" was asked the brown cow.
"You test?" the brown cow did jest.
"Ground pepper?" responded the leper.
"Maturely pickled!" the cow stated as it lickeled.
"Cacio e pepe?" offered the floridian antelope.
"Yes please!" they all shouted through maws of grated cheese.
July 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Diphthong: a poem
"How now?" was asked the brown cow.
"You test?" the brown cow did jest.
"Ground pepper?" responded the leper.
"Maturely pickled!" the cow stated as it lickeled.
"Cacio e pepe?" offered the floridian antelope.
"Yes please!" they all shouted through maws of grated cheese.
"How now?" was asked the brown cow.
"You test?" the brown cow did jest.
"Ground pepper?" responded the leper.
"Maturely pickled!" the cow stated as it lickeled.
"Cacio e pepe?" offered the floridian antelope.
"Yes please!" they all shouted through maws of grated cheese.
Got my fancy profile page on the Elixir UK website :)
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Matthew Gemmell | ELIXIR-UK
Hi, I'm Matthew Gemmell, a bioinformatics educator and researcher. I am part of the Centre for Genomic (CGR) Research at the University of Liverpool an ...
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June 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Got my fancy profile page on the Elixir UK website :)
elixiruknode.org/people/matth...
elixiruknode.org/people/matth...
Plastic associated bacteria images made for our @nerc-eof.bsky.social python workshops
May 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Plastic associated bacteria images made for our @nerc-eof.bsky.social python workshops
Very interesting video on the popularity of Call of Cthulhu in Japan by @weirdplace.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyi_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyi_...
Japan's Favorite Tabletop Role Playing Game
YouTube video by Weird Place
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May 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Very interesting video on the popularity of Call of Cthulhu in Japan by @weirdplace.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyi_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyi_...
Today's the second and last day of our @nerc-eof.bsky.social Metabarcoding for diet analysis and environmental DNA workshop. All the student's are working hard which is always great :)
May 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Today's the second and last day of our @nerc-eof.bsky.social Metabarcoding for diet analysis and environmental DNA workshop. All the student's are working hard which is always great :)
Reposted by M Gemmell
Join the CGR at the University of Liverpool for a seminar with Element Biosciences introducing the AVITI24 platform - in situ sequencing, spatial RNA/protein detection, and NGS.
📅 Wed 4 June | 🕛 12–1pm (Lunch & Networking after)
📍 Life Sciences Bldg, Lecture Theatre 2
🎙️ Speaker: Wilfred van IJcken
📅 Wed 4 June | 🕛 12–1pm (Lunch & Networking after)
📍 Life Sciences Bldg, Lecture Theatre 2
🎙️ Speaker: Wilfred van IJcken
May 20, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Join the CGR at the University of Liverpool for a seminar with Element Biosciences introducing the AVITI24 platform - in situ sequencing, spatial RNA/protein detection, and NGS.
📅 Wed 4 June | 🕛 12–1pm (Lunch & Networking after)
📍 Life Sciences Bldg, Lecture Theatre 2
🎙️ Speaker: Wilfred van IJcken
📅 Wed 4 June | 🕛 12–1pm (Lunch & Networking after)
📍 Life Sciences Bldg, Lecture Theatre 2
🎙️ Speaker: Wilfred van IJcken
The Sandwoods were covered in massive cactuses before the Boneheads were introduced. Reborn through the machinations of the CGC they are protected by the Doppelgänger Dunes as steeds and as a vital food source.
#PUML #DENDROSPHAERA
#PUML #DENDROSPHAERA
April 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The Sandwoods were covered in massive cactuses before the Boneheads were introduced. Reborn through the machinations of the CGC they are protected by the Doppelgänger Dunes as steeds and as a vital food source.
#PUML #DENDROSPHAERA
#PUML #DENDROSPHAERA
Ran @makedatanotlore.bsky.social's Frontier Scum. A really fun weird west RPG system with some really cool mechanics. We all especially liked how rolling a 1 any any gun's damage dice used up an ammo slot. It is the least Mork Borgy Mork Borg hack with its own cool aesthetic that I own.
April 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Ran @makedatanotlore.bsky.social's Frontier Scum. A really fun weird west RPG system with some really cool mechanics. We all especially liked how rolling a 1 any any gun's damage dice used up an ammo slot. It is the least Mork Borgy Mork Borg hack with its own cool aesthetic that I own.
Reposted by M Gemmell
CGR Python for Bioinformatics workshop
This workshop is aimed at Python beginners and will give you transferable skills to manipulate your own data and experience in Python modules tailored specifically for bioinformatics and genomics analyses.
1st & 2nd May 2025
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
This workshop is aimed at Python beginners and will give you transferable skills to manipulate your own data and experience in Python modules tailored specifically for bioinformatics and genomics analyses.
1st & 2nd May 2025
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
CGR Python for Bioinformatics: 1st & 2nd May 2025
The Centre for Genomic Research (CGR) at the University of Liverpool (UoL) presents this in-person Python for Bioinformatics wiorkshop.
Overview
Python is one of the most popular programming language...
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April 2, 2025 at 7:27 AM
CGR Python for Bioinformatics workshop
This workshop is aimed at Python beginners and will give you transferable skills to manipulate your own data and experience in Python modules tailored specifically for bioinformatics and genomics analyses.
1st & 2nd May 2025
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
This workshop is aimed at Python beginners and will give you transferable skills to manipulate your own data and experience in Python modules tailored specifically for bioinformatics and genomics analyses.
1st & 2nd May 2025
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Ran a fun time loop horror Called Recursive transit with @goblinarchives.itch.io Liminal horror. It was great fun and players all enjoyed it :)
unenthuser.itch.io/recursive-tr...
unenthuser.itch.io/recursive-tr...
Recursive Transit: A One Page Time Loop by Unenthuser
A Psychological Horror One Page Time Loop
unenthuser.itch.io
March 27, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Ran a fun time loop horror Called Recursive transit with @goblinarchives.itch.io Liminal horror. It was great fun and players all enjoyed it :)
unenthuser.itch.io/recursive-tr...
unenthuser.itch.io/recursive-tr...