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I am interested in the fields of pharmacology, cell biology, and calcium signals. I am based in Santiago, Chile.
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gemistosplethon.bsky.social
There we go, scientific facts, carefully rewritten to fit snugly into their tiny, echoing F… brains. Who needs evidence when you’ve got the geniuses in the White House.
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Fact checking the new COVID.gov website
From public health resource to politically charged claims
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April 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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anilevetu.bsky.social
A highly stable monomeric red fluorescent protein for advanced microscopy
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A highly stable monomeric red fluorescent protein for advanced microscopy - Nature Methods
The red fluorescent protein mScarlet3-H is bright, photostable and very robust to high temperature, chaotropic conditions and oxidative environments. mScarlet3-H works well in correlative light and el...
www.nature.com
April 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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jihwanjameslee.bsky.social
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Just dropped in @naturecomms.bsky.social

We’ve engineered the most photostable yellow fluorescent proteins (YFPs) to date—mGold2s and mGold2t—with up to 25× greater photostability than mVenus and mCitrine, without compromising brightness.

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April 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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jeremymberg.bsky.social
We need to make sure that everyone understands how important science is for EVERYONE not just for scientists...
cdelawalla.bsky.social Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · Feb 10
Get in dorks, we're going protesting!

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL

Because science is for everyone!

Find us at www.standupforscience2025.org

#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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altnih4science.bsky.social
It should not need to be said that using AI to review grants is utterly stupid and will lead to choosing the most boring and average grants — humans still do way better than AI on expert tasks.
February 10, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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blackinneuro.bsky.social
Happy Black History Month ✊🏾

This month, as we do every month, we celebrate Black history and all the many accomplishments our people have made inside and outside of science.

We are all Black history yall. We love our community and wish you all joy and peace 🖤
A black history flyer with a black background and brown fists in the air. Behind the black fists are red, yellow, and green stripes with the Black In Neuro logo at the top center.
February 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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blackinmicro.bsky.social
A statement from the BMA Board Members to the BMA Community and Beyond.

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The statement reads: We are disappointed in the rapid capitulation by some U.S. institutions and organizations to recent attacks on diversity, equity, inclusion, and access. At their core, these weak arguments are fueled by the familiar underlying assumption that people from Black, Indigenous, and other marginalized identities cannot be excellent and therefore have not ‘earned’ our place in public intellectual life. However, we have always been competent, hardworking, and creative people who have contributed positively to society at large, across sectors but especially in science. We reject these attempts at silencing and erasure and will continue to be a place of respite and community in these turbulent times. To our members, your talent, skills, and safety are important! To our friends and allies, you may be feeling like everything happening is out of your control, but we want you to know that your voice and actions can make a difference. We want to point you towards some immediate actions that you can take. These are the top 3 issues we are concerned about and what you can do about it if you mirror our concerns. Freezing of federal funding and cutting grant programs for scientific research that have any connotation of being “DEI.” The potential confirmation of RFK Jr., a vocal anti-vaccination proponent, as the head of HHS. The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) removed their ABRCMS and IDEAAS webpages in addition to some scientist spotlights and written articles highlighting the current and historic contributions of microbiologists who are a part of marginalized communities including LGBTQIA+, Women, Indigenous and Black, as well as others page that could be considered “‘DEI”. Many have now been reinstated with changes to language (i.e. removing terms like “equity” and “marginalized”), and the statements released by ASM did not acknowledge the harm that they have caused to their members and showed no remorse for their actions.
February 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM