Marc Lensink
@marclensink.bsky.social
CNRS scientist computational molecular biology. Mostly talking about life, travel, science and board games, unless it's something else.
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Marc Lensink
@marclensink.bsky.social
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Lots of influx & new followers, so time for a short introduction. I put molecules together and make them wiggle, although I would like them not to. #structuralbiology #bioinformatics #capri #proteininteraction #evolution. May also post about my travels, board games, and various other topics.
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Dang, hard disagree. The best papers to write and read are works of art, not merely a list of data and statements.
Don’t let LLMs take this away too, for gods sake.
Don’t let LLMs take this away too, for gods sake.
I honestly think we would all be a lot more productive if papers were bullet points with plots.
November 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Dang, hard disagree. The best papers to write and read are works of art, not merely a list of data and statements.
Don’t let LLMs take this away too, for gods sake.
Don’t let LLMs take this away too, for gods sake.
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
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Donetsk Oblast.
The military arrived to get people out, but there was no one left, only ruins.
russia exiles people from their homes, by destroying entire cities.
Let’s not let them:
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
The military arrived to get people out, but there was no one left, only ruins.
russia exiles people from their homes, by destroying entire cities.
Let’s not let them:
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
November 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Donetsk Oblast.
The military arrived to get people out, but there was no one left, only ruins.
russia exiles people from their homes, by destroying entire cities.
Let’s not let them:
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
The military arrived to get people out, but there was no one left, only ruins.
russia exiles people from their homes, by destroying entire cities.
Let’s not let them:
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
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Mariupol, Bakhmut, Vovchansk, Toretsk, Chasiv Yar, Vuhledar, Velyka Novosilka, Avdiivka, Pokrovsk, Kupyansk, Myrnohrad - and many, many more. City after city, annihilated by Russia. #Ukraine
This is what Myrnohrad looks like now.
As of January 1, 2022, Myrnohrad had a population of over 47 thousand people. Today, the Russians have destroyed this town.
As of January 1, 2022, Myrnohrad had a population of over 47 thousand people. Today, the Russians have destroyed this town.
November 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Mariupol, Bakhmut, Vovchansk, Toretsk, Chasiv Yar, Vuhledar, Velyka Novosilka, Avdiivka, Pokrovsk, Kupyansk, Myrnohrad - and many, many more. City after city, annihilated by Russia. #Ukraine
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Vandaag pas geleerd: voor 3 euro koop je in een Belgische kaartautomaat voor een maand Rail+ en je reist per direct met 40% korting in daluren of voor 24 euro voor een heel jaar dalkorting met de trein in België. Praktisch
November 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Vandaag pas geleerd: voor 3 euro koop je in een Belgische kaartautomaat voor een maand Rail+ en je reist per direct met 40% korting in daluren of voor 24 euro voor een heel jaar dalkorting met de trein in België. Praktisch
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Some still praise James Watson despite his racism. Same with colleagues who won’t condemn Elon Musk’s politics, hiding behind “scientists shouldn’t mix science and politics.”
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Some still praise James Watson despite his racism. Same with colleagues who won’t condemn Elon Musk’s politics, hiding behind “scientists shouldn’t mix science and politics.”
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6. The integrity measures used to contain systematic scientific fraud are dwarfed in scale by the problem itself.
August 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
6. The integrity measures used to contain systematic scientific fraud are dwarfed in scale by the problem itself.
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This is what a New Era looks like.
November 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This is what a New Era looks like.
Pour ceux qui s'intéresseraient au paysage politique néerlandais fragmenté
Les chrétiens démocrates semblent ressusciter leur électorat classique. Ils récupèrent ainsi bon nombre du NSC. On voit aussi des voix du VVD, probablement leur aile modérée (mais pas urbaine) qui a peu apprécié le chaos gouvernemental."
CDA anti-chaos partij. open.substack.com/pub/voltphre...
CDA anti-chaos partij. open.substack.com/pub/voltphre...
Petit détour aux Pays Bas
Et son paysage partisan si particulier
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Pour ceux qui s'intéresseraient au paysage politique néerlandais fragmenté
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Bonjour! Masters students in France 🇫🇷, we’ve got an internship for you, in collaboration with the French Embassy in London.
Aimed at students of computer science, statistics or bioinformatics.
Deadline: 7 December 2025
Find out more and apply:
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/jobs/i...
Aimed at students of computer science, statistics or bioinformatics.
Deadline: 7 December 2025
Find out more and apply:
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/jobs/i...
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Bonjour! Masters students in France 🇫🇷, we’ve got an internship for you, in collaboration with the French Embassy in London.
Aimed at students of computer science, statistics or bioinformatics.
Deadline: 7 December 2025
Find out more and apply:
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/jobs/i...
Aimed at students of computer science, statistics or bioinformatics.
Deadline: 7 December 2025
Find out more and apply:
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/jobs/i...
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This is quite a story: the US employed every strongarm tactic available, including personal threats against delegates and their families, to derail an agreement on reducing shipping emissions that was almost finalized. on.ft.com/47lq3dZ
November 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This is quite a story: the US employed every strongarm tactic available, including personal threats against delegates and their families, to derail an agreement on reducing shipping emissions that was almost finalized. on.ft.com/47lq3dZ
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Nighttime walks in the rain. Brussels. October 2025.
October 31, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Nighttime walks in the rain. Brussels. October 2025.
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Can't overstate how fucked up it is that unraveling what is arguably the greatest achievement in the history of humanity is now a motivating issue of one of the two dominant parties in the U.S.
FL is moving forward w/ plan to end all childhood vaccine mandates. Starting with hepatitis B, chickenpox, and the bacteria causing meningitis and pneumonia. Then next year GOP FL legislature is expected to revisit 1977 law re: whooping cough, measles, polio, rubella, mumps, diphtheria, and tetanus.
October 31, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Can't overstate how fucked up it is that unraveling what is arguably the greatest achievement in the history of humanity is now a motivating issue of one of the two dominant parties in the U.S.
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ladies and gentlemen...we got him
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ladies and gentlemen...we got him
Saw him talk once pre-Nobel. You don't want to miss this
Join us for an extraordinary evening with Nobel Laureate Svante Pääbo!
Prof Pääbo will present a FREE public talk titled “Of Neanderthals and Denisovans, and how they live on in many of us” at the @crick.ac.uk.
Register here: genetics.org.uk/events/of-ne...
Prof Pääbo will present a FREE public talk titled “Of Neanderthals and Denisovans, and how they live on in many of us” at the @crick.ac.uk.
Register here: genetics.org.uk/events/of-ne...
October 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Saw him talk once pre-Nobel. You don't want to miss this
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Just because this came up a few times recently
If you need to compare two or more ensembles (like RMSD for structures) we developed algorithms and code (ENCORE) to do just that
Similarity Measures for Protein Ensembles
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
ENCORE
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
If you need to compare two or more ensembles (like RMSD for structures) we developed algorithms and code (ENCORE) to do just that
Similarity Measures for Protein Ensembles
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
ENCORE
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
October 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Just because this came up a few times recently
If you need to compare two or more ensembles (like RMSD for structures) we developed algorithms and code (ENCORE) to do just that
Similarity Measures for Protein Ensembles
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
ENCORE
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
If you need to compare two or more ensembles (like RMSD for structures) we developed algorithms and code (ENCORE) to do just that
Similarity Measures for Protein Ensembles
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
ENCORE
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
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After two chaotic years, this Dutch anti-populist's message of decency, stability and trust is suddenly resonating with voters.
Make boring great again: Dutch anti-populist’s plan to beat Wilders
‘I’m not ordered to be the funniest or to make the craziest remarks,’ said Christian Democrat Henri Bontenbal.
www.politico.eu
October 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
After two chaotic years, this Dutch anti-populist's message of decency, stability and trust is suddenly resonating with voters.
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REMINDER! One week left to apply for what (in my humble and somewhat biased opinion) is one of the best academic jobs on the planet! Come join our vibrant and collaborative community here at the @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch 🧪
EXCITING NEWS!! We're searching for a new professor colleague at the Biozentrum🇨🇭. Ideal candidates are exploring novel biological questions with structure, biophysics, or high-resolution imaging. 🧪 🧶🧬 🔬
The call closes Nov 3. Please get in touch if you would like more information. Come join us! 👩🔬🤓
The call closes Nov 3. Please get in touch if you would like more information. Come join us! 👩🔬🤓
October 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
REMINDER! One week left to apply for what (in my humble and somewhat biased opinion) is one of the best academic jobs on the planet! Come join our vibrant and collaborative community here at the @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch 🧪
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Very good news:
In defiance of Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban, protestors in Hungary stormed the streets to voice their opposition to authoritarianism. This is being almost entirely ignored by mainstream media. Let’s make it go viral.
October 26, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Very good news:
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Seeking work in a research group run by an ERC-funded researcher?
You can find more than 145 positions open for application on the #Euraxess website 👉 buff.ly/ROwXHf6
#ChooseEurope #jobs #research
You can find more than 145 positions open for application on the #Euraxess website 👉 buff.ly/ROwXHf6
#ChooseEurope #jobs #research
October 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Seeking work in a research group run by an ERC-funded researcher?
You can find more than 145 positions open for application on the #Euraxess website 👉 buff.ly/ROwXHf6
#ChooseEurope #jobs #research
You can find more than 145 positions open for application on the #Euraxess website 👉 buff.ly/ROwXHf6
#ChooseEurope #jobs #research
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L’Antarctique commence a cracher du methane dans l’atmosphère.
Et cette nouvelle devrait bien plus nous mobiliser qu’un larcin dans un grand musée parisien. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Et cette nouvelle devrait bien plus nous mobiliser qu’un larcin dans un grand musée parisien. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Antarctic seep emergence and discovery in the shallow coastal environment - Nature Communications
Researchers reveal widespread, newly formed seafloor seeps along Antarctica’s Ross Sea coast. Methane-rich flows alter local ecosystems and may influence warming. The drivers remain unknown, warrantin...
www.nature.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:04 AM
L’Antarctique commence a cracher du methane dans l’atmosphère.
Et cette nouvelle devrait bien plus nous mobiliser qu’un larcin dans un grand musée parisien. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Et cette nouvelle devrait bien plus nous mobiliser qu’un larcin dans un grand musée parisien. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The Guardian’s fierce independence means nobody tells us what we can or can’t say – so we’re free to report the whole picture. More than just news: we join the dots between what’s happening in America with the rest of the world.
Discover more at theguardian.com/thewholepicture
Discover more at theguardian.com/thewholepicture
The whole picture | The Guardian
Latest The whole picture news, comment and analysis from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The Guardian’s fierce independence means nobody tells us what we can or can’t say – so we’re free to report the whole picture. More than just news: we join the dots between what’s happening in America with the rest of the world.
Discover more at theguardian.com/thewholepicture
Discover more at theguardian.com/thewholepicture
Love those animals in Terraforming Mars.
Also got Penguins later on, finishing with a whopping 27 points in animals alone!
For a clear win: 130 - 103 - 98.
#terraformingmars #fryxgames @strongholdgames #boardgames
Also got Penguins later on, finishing with a whopping 27 points in animals alone!
For a clear win: 130 - 103 - 98.
#terraformingmars #fryxgames @strongholdgames #boardgames
October 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Love those animals in Terraforming Mars.
Also got Penguins later on, finishing with a whopping 27 points in animals alone!
For a clear win: 130 - 103 - 98.
#terraformingmars #fryxgames @strongholdgames #boardgames
Also got Penguins later on, finishing with a whopping 27 points in animals alone!
For a clear win: 130 - 103 - 98.
#terraformingmars #fryxgames @strongholdgames #boardgames
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We (@sobuelow.bsky.social) developed AF-CALVADOS to integrate AlphaFold and CALVADOS to simulate flexible multidomain proteins at scale
See preprint for:
— Ensembles of >12000 full-length human proteins
— Analysis of IDRs in >1500 TFs
📜 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
💾 github.com/KULL-Centre/...
See preprint for:
— Ensembles of >12000 full-length human proteins
— Analysis of IDRs in >1500 TFs
📜 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
💾 github.com/KULL-Centre/...
October 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
We (@sobuelow.bsky.social) developed AF-CALVADOS to integrate AlphaFold and CALVADOS to simulate flexible multidomain proteins at scale
See preprint for:
— Ensembles of >12000 full-length human proteins
— Analysis of IDRs in >1500 TFs
📜 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
💾 github.com/KULL-Centre/...
See preprint for:
— Ensembles of >12000 full-length human proteins
— Analysis of IDRs in >1500 TFs
📜 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
💾 github.com/KULL-Centre/...