Steve Trutane
@trutane.bsky.social
Recovering computational biologist/genome scientist turned parkour/fitness instructor. Multisport event organizer. Barefoot-running, triathletic wikipedian with scicomm aspirations.
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Steve Trutane
@trutane.bsky.social
· Mar 24
Added a banner image to my bsky profile: a condensed view of Bow Lake near Banff National Park, Alberta Canada. Photo was taken on 4 July 2023. The full, uncropped, unsquished version is included here. Shot with an iPhone 12 mini.
#CanadianRockies🏔️ #BanffNationalPark
#mountain #photography
#CanadianRockies🏔️ #BanffNationalPark
#mountain #photography
Interesting X vs Bsky comparison that reflects on userbase science engagement: identical post below by @scifri.bsky.social posted at same time on both X & 🦋 had 10x more reposts & likes on @bsky.app which has about 15x fewer users (40M vs 600M).
#scicomm #sciSky #science 🧬
#scicomm #sciSky #science 🧬
November 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Interesting X vs Bsky comparison that reflects on userbase science engagement: identical post below by @scifri.bsky.social posted at same time on both X & 🦋 had 10x more reposts & likes on @bsky.app which has about 15x fewer users (40M vs 600M).
#scicomm #sciSky #science 🧬
#scicomm #sciSky #science 🧬
Reposted by Steve Trutane
In 2020, Google’s AI lab released a tool called Alphafold that could predict how amino acids would fold into proteins under many different scenarios. Here’s where it—and its Nobel-winning team—are five years later.
How Alphafold Has Changed Biology Research, 5 Years On
Google's tool for predicting how proteins “fold” turns 5 this year. How is it fitting into biological research—and where is it going?
buff.ly
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
In 2020, Google’s AI lab released a tool called Alphafold that could predict how amino acids would fold into proteins under many different scenarios. Here’s where it—and its Nobel-winning team—are five years later.
Reposted by Steve Trutane
🎙️ON AIR:
We're talking to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales about the site’s history and why right wing figures like Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson are attacking it.
❓ Has Wikipedia earned your trust? How is it a part of your life?
📻 Listen:
We're talking to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales about the site’s history and why right wing figures like Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson are attacking it.
❓ Has Wikipedia earned your trust? How is it a part of your life?
📻 Listen:
Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales on How to Build Trust | KQED
Wikipedia, the crowdsourced encyclopedia, is one of the world’s most visited websites, with 11 billion page views each month. Its founder, Jimmy Wales, credits its success to one thing — trust —…
buff.ly
November 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🎙️ON AIR:
We're talking to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales about the site’s history and why right wing figures like Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson are attacking it.
❓ Has Wikipedia earned your trust? How is it a part of your life?
📻 Listen:
We're talking to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales about the site’s history and why right wing figures like Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson are attacking it.
❓ Has Wikipedia earned your trust? How is it a part of your life?
📻 Listen:
Details on the demolition of the White House East wing with a bird’s eye view schematic of how the new ballroom might look, via @wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Wi...
#Eastwing #WhiteHouse 🏛️
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Wi...
#Eastwing #WhiteHouse 🏛️
October 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Details on the demolition of the White House East wing with a bird’s eye view schematic of how the new ballroom might look, via @wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Wi...
#Eastwing #WhiteHouse 🏛️
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Wi...
#Eastwing #WhiteHouse 🏛️
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Hurricanes feed off of warm water. Watch how quickly the eye of #Melissa collapsed as it moved onto land and over the mountainous terrain of Jamaica, and how quickly it is reforming now that it has moved back over water! I will be adding this radar loop to my earth science lectures.
October 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Hurricanes feed off of warm water. Watch how quickly the eye of #Melissa collapsed as it moved onto land and over the mountainous terrain of Jamaica, and how quickly it is reforming now that it has moved back over water! I will be adding this radar loop to my earth science lectures.
Wikipedia picture of the day 29 Oct 2025: portrait of a peacock dance performer w make up. The peacock dance is performed by girls dressed as peacocks during the harvest festival of Thai Pongal in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pe...
Via @wikipedia.org
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pe...
Via @wikipedia.org
October 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Wikipedia picture of the day 29 Oct 2025: portrait of a peacock dance performer w make up. The peacock dance is performed by girls dressed as peacocks during the harvest festival of Thai Pongal in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pe...
Via @wikipedia.org
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pe...
Via @wikipedia.org
Reposted by Steve Trutane
Most people experience it at least once and about 5% have recurrent episodes. Though sometimes linked with narcolepsy, on its own it is usually harmless. Understanding the biology can reduce fear. Wake up to more knowledge ➡️ w.wiki/3irU (3/3)
October 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Most people experience it at least once and about 5% have recurrent episodes. Though sometimes linked with narcolepsy, on its own it is usually harmless. Understanding the biology can reduce fear. Wake up to more knowledge ➡️ w.wiki/3irU (3/3)
Few ideas in modern science have reshaped our understanding of reality more profoundly than space-time — the interwoven fabric of space and time at the heart of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity.
Is space-time structure, substance or metaphor?
What does it really mean to say that space-time exists? What kind of thing is it? Does it exist in the same way the galaxy exists?
mappingignorance.org
October 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
“…an overall green network [for @cityofoakland.bsky.social] that prioritizes minimal road crossings & easy gradients, making these inviting spaces for ppl of all ages & abilities to ride, roll, or walk.”
#moreTrees ➡️ lower depression
#greenway ➡️ more physical activity
#bikeFriendly 🚴♂️ #urbanDesign
#moreTrees ➡️ lower depression
#greenway ➡️ more physical activity
#bikeFriendly 🚴♂️ #urbanDesign
The Bicyclist and Pedestrian Advisory Commission dreams of transforming the city’s car-centric roads into a tree-lined paradise.
Oakland needs an 'all-encompassing' citywide greenway, bike commission says
The Bicyclist and Pedestrian Advisory Commission dreams of transforming the city’s car-centric roads into a tree-lined paradise.
oaklandside.org
October 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
“…an overall green network [for @cityofoakland.bsky.social] that prioritizes minimal road crossings & easy gradients, making these inviting spaces for ppl of all ages & abilities to ride, roll, or walk.”
#moreTrees ➡️ lower depression
#greenway ➡️ more physical activity
#bikeFriendly 🚴♂️ #urbanDesign
#moreTrees ➡️ lower depression
#greenway ➡️ more physical activity
#bikeFriendly 🚴♂️ #urbanDesign
Reposted by Steve Trutane
Microworkout “movement snack” set ideas, via my Athlete Body Shop project. Note: Some of these might bump you out of “Zone Zero”!👇
#FitnessMotivation #FitnessTips
#ZoneZero #Zone0
#ExerciseISmedicine
x.com/athletebodys...
#FitnessMotivation #FitnessTips
#ZoneZero #Zone0
#ExerciseISmedicine
x.com/athletebodys...
x.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Microworkout “movement snack” set ideas, via my Athlete Body Shop project. Note: Some of these might bump you out of “Zone Zero”!👇
#FitnessMotivation #FitnessTips
#ZoneZero #Zone0
#ExerciseISmedicine
x.com/athletebodys...
#FitnessMotivation #FitnessTips
#ZoneZero #Zone0
#ExerciseISmedicine
x.com/athletebodys...
Berkeley quake just woke everybody up here in #AlbanyCA. Epicenter at Claremont & Tunnel road. Hayward fault rumbler lasted about 3s. No damage to the 🏡 I think…
Revised magnitude is M 4.4
#earthquake #EastBay #BayArea
#HaywardFault
Revised magnitude is M 4.4
#earthquake #EastBay #BayArea
#HaywardFault
September 22, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Berkeley quake just woke everybody up here in #AlbanyCA. Epicenter at Claremont & Tunnel road. Hayward fault rumbler lasted about 3s. No damage to the 🏡 I think…
Revised magnitude is M 4.4
#earthquake #EastBay #BayArea
#HaywardFault
Revised magnitude is M 4.4
#earthquake #EastBay #BayArea
#HaywardFault
"LFN-Acr/PA uses a component derived from anthrax toxin to introduce Acrs into cells in minutes... shuts down Cas9 activity... boosting genome-editing specificity up to 40%"
Protective antigen–mediated delivery of an anti-CRISPR protein for precision genome editing www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... ($)
Protective antigen–mediated delivery of an anti-CRISPR protein for precision genome editing www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... ($)
September 16, 2025 at 5:24 AM
"LFN-Acr/PA uses a component derived from anthrax toxin to introduce Acrs into cells in minutes... shuts down Cas9 activity... boosting genome-editing specificity up to 40%"
Protective antigen–mediated delivery of an anti-CRISPR protein for precision genome editing www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... ($)
Protective antigen–mediated delivery of an anti-CRISPR protein for precision genome editing www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... ($)
Reposted by Steve Trutane
Researchers in the Johnson Lab have shown that chemotherapy drugs carried by a bottlebrush polymer can be attached to an antibody, which guides the molecule to a tumor. This approach could avoid many of the side effects of systemic chemotherapy delivery.
chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-ne...
chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-ne...
September 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Researchers in the Johnson Lab have shown that chemotherapy drugs carried by a bottlebrush polymer can be attached to an antibody, which guides the molecule to a tumor. This approach could avoid many of the side effects of systemic chemotherapy delivery.
chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-ne...
chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-ne...
Reposted by Steve Trutane
'Solar System' quilt by Ellen Harding Baker of Cedar County, Iowa, US in 1876, she used her textile work as a teaching aid for her lectures on astronomy in the small towns of her state.
Find out more in the 1st @womensart1 book,
'Unravelling Women's Art'....
Find out more in the 1st @womensart1 book,
'Unravelling Women's Art'....
September 14, 2025 at 5:21 AM
'Solar System' quilt by Ellen Harding Baker of Cedar County, Iowa, US in 1876, she used her textile work as a teaching aid for her lectures on astronomy in the small towns of her state.
Find out more in the 1st @womensart1 book,
'Unravelling Women's Art'....
Find out more in the 1st @womensart1 book,
'Unravelling Women's Art'....
"we asked 490 researchers in T32 training programs how likely they would be to go into science if they were a graduate student now...
277 responded: Most were relatively unlikely to choose to pursue science again, only ~1/3 being somewhat or more likely to do so."
#FederalFunding #ScienceTraining
277 responded: Most were relatively unlikely to choose to pursue science again, only ~1/3 being somewhat or more likely to do so."
#FederalFunding #ScienceTraining
August 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
"we asked 490 researchers in T32 training programs how likely they would be to go into science if they were a graduate student now...
277 responded: Most were relatively unlikely to choose to pursue science again, only ~1/3 being somewhat or more likely to do so."
#FederalFunding #ScienceTraining
277 responded: Most were relatively unlikely to choose to pursue science again, only ~1/3 being somewhat or more likely to do so."
#FederalFunding #ScienceTraining
Reposted by Steve Trutane
Funding cuts affecting patients battling cancer is becoming a common story. Recall 6yo Cailen Vela from Feb:
Kindergartner’s hopes for beating cancer are tied to federal grants now on the chopping block edition.cnn.com/2025/02/25/h... ($)
#FundScience #NIHcuts
#OncSky #OncoSky #CanSky #BrainCancer
Kindergartner’s hopes for beating cancer are tied to federal grants now on the chopping block edition.cnn.com/2025/02/25/h... ($)
#FundScience #NIHcuts
#OncSky #OncoSky #CanSky #BrainCancer
A kindergartner’s hopes for beating cancer are tied to federal grants now on the chopping block | CNN
A family whose 6-year-old is battling cancer says a move to slash funding by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research at universities and medical centers would be “devastating.”
edition.cnn.com
August 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Funding cuts affecting patients battling cancer is becoming a common story. Recall 6yo Cailen Vela from Feb:
Kindergartner’s hopes for beating cancer are tied to federal grants now on the chopping block edition.cnn.com/2025/02/25/h... ($)
#FundScience #NIHcuts
#OncSky #OncoSky #CanSky #BrainCancer
Kindergartner’s hopes for beating cancer are tied to federal grants now on the chopping block edition.cnn.com/2025/02/25/h... ($)
#FundScience #NIHcuts
#OncSky #OncoSky #CanSky #BrainCancer
Reposted by Steve Trutane
Studies in mice suggest that gene-editing technology, which has shown promise in treating diseases of the blood, liver and eyes, could also treat devastating brain disorders. The targets of the treatment are mutations that can cause neurological conditions such as Huntington’s disease.
Brain editing now ‘closer to reality’: the gene-altering tools tackling deadly disorders
Stunning results in mice herald gene-editing advances for neurological diseases.
spklr.io
August 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Studies in mice suggest that gene-editing technology, which has shown promise in treating diseases of the blood, liver and eyes, could also treat devastating brain disorders. The targets of the treatment are mutations that can cause neurological conditions such as Huntington’s disease.
Reposted by Steve Trutane
City of Berkeley (@berkeleyca.gov) installed new safety features at Hopkins & Colusa where motorist struck child 10d ago.
Also planning a more thorough overhaul at Ada & California streets where motorist hit & killed 66-yo Elise B. Lusk in Jan.
bsky.app/profile/berk...
#PedestrianSafety #CarsKill
Also planning a more thorough overhaul at Ada & California streets where motorist hit & killed 66-yo Elise B. Lusk in Jan.
bsky.app/profile/berk...
#PedestrianSafety #CarsKill
Berkeley has already upgraded an intersection where a child was struck this month and is set to overhaul another where a woman was killed.
North Berkeley crashes inspire street safety upgrades
Berkeley has already upgraded an intersection where a child was struck this month and is set to overhaul another where a woman was killed.
www.berkeleyside.org
August 29, 2025 at 4:44 AM
City of Berkeley (@berkeleyca.gov) installed new safety features at Hopkins & Colusa where motorist struck child 10d ago.
Also planning a more thorough overhaul at Ada & California streets where motorist hit & killed 66-yo Elise B. Lusk in Jan.
bsky.app/profile/berk...
#PedestrianSafety #CarsKill
Also planning a more thorough overhaul at Ada & California streets where motorist hit & killed 66-yo Elise B. Lusk in Jan.
bsky.app/profile/berk...
#PedestrianSafety #CarsKill
Reposted by Steve Trutane
I usually research hashtags before using them, but did not for the above tweet, going for “feeling lucky” mode.
Did not have high hopes for #myrmecology, but that tag is hoppin’ on Bsky.
Image: head of a “pony ant” a.k.a. Rhytidoponera confusa posted by @theotimecolin.bsky.social
#AntSky 🐜
Did not have high hopes for #myrmecology, but that tag is hoppin’ on Bsky.
Image: head of a “pony ant” a.k.a. Rhytidoponera confusa posted by @theotimecolin.bsky.social
#AntSky 🐜
August 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I usually research hashtags before using them, but did not for the above tweet, going for “feeling lucky” mode.
Did not have high hopes for #myrmecology, but that tag is hoppin’ on Bsky.
Image: head of a “pony ant” a.k.a. Rhytidoponera confusa posted by @theotimecolin.bsky.social
#AntSky 🐜
Did not have high hopes for #myrmecology, but that tag is hoppin’ on Bsky.
Image: head of a “pony ant” a.k.a. Rhytidoponera confusa posted by @theotimecolin.bsky.social
#AntSky 🐜
Reposted by Steve Trutane
It’s not just HHS. The Trump administration has fired an unprecedented number of federal workers across the government, many from agencies that do science for the public good
August 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
It’s not just HHS. The Trump administration has fired an unprecedented number of federal workers across the government, many from agencies that do science for the public good
TIL: Heads up for new exotic species of invasive ants.
“Demand for rare insect species is growing,” says BBC Africa: youtube.com/shorts/ah8Cl...
#AntSmuggling #AntCollecting
#BioPiracy #myrmecology 🐜
#paywall
“Demand for rare insect species is growing,” says BBC Africa: youtube.com/shorts/ah8Cl...
#AntSmuggling #AntCollecting
#BioPiracy #myrmecology 🐜
#paywall
August 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
TIL: Heads up for new exotic species of invasive ants.
“Demand for rare insect species is growing,” says BBC Africa: youtube.com/shorts/ah8Cl...
#AntSmuggling #AntCollecting
#BioPiracy #myrmecology 🐜
#paywall
“Demand for rare insect species is growing,” says BBC Africa: youtube.com/shorts/ah8Cl...
#AntSmuggling #AntCollecting
#BioPiracy #myrmecology 🐜
#paywall
Lecanemab vs Donanemab: antiamyloid mAb therapy for #Alzheimers:
🧠 L: lower risk of amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA)
🧠 D: infused 1x/month, L: 1x/2wks
🧠 Both: out-of-pocket ~$30k/yr
🧠 “No head-to-head study... need more randomized data"
#AlzSky #NeuroSky
#dementia #amyloid #APOE
🧠 L: lower risk of amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA)
🧠 D: infused 1x/month, L: 1x/2wks
🧠 Both: out-of-pocket ~$30k/yr
🧠 “No head-to-head study... need more randomized data"
#AlzSky #NeuroSky
#dementia #amyloid #APOE
Antiamyloid therapies for #Alzheimer disease showed promise in removing plaque from the brain. In the first few years after their approval, have they demonstrated clinical benefits?
#MedSky @ritarubin.bsky.social
#MedSky @ritarubin.bsky.social
Real-World Experience With Antiamyloid Therapies for Alzheimer Disease
This Medical News article discusses the safety and effectiveness of lecanemab and donanemab in treating mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer disease outside clinical trials.
jamanetwork.com
August 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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"in an era where biological threats can be engineered, losing this competitive edge would leave the United States vulnerable and dependent on others for lifesaving tools."
"In national security terms, mRNA is the equivalent of a missile defense system for biology. The ability to rapidly design, produce and deploy medical countermeasures is as vital to our defense as any military capability." writes @rickabright.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
Opinion | America Is Abandoning One of the Greatest Medical Breakthroughs
www.nytimes.com
August 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
"in an era where biological threats can be engineered, losing this competitive edge would leave the United States vulnerable and dependent on others for lifesaving tools."
Give input to increase bicyclist safety in Berkeley. Tonight‘s virtual Townhall just ended, but you can send email comments by Sep 26: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...
#bikeSafety #bikeToWork #bicyclePlan
#urbanDesign #cityPlanning
@BikeEastBay.bsky.social 🚴
#bikeSafety #bikeToWork #bicyclePlan
#urbanDesign #cityPlanning
@BikeEastBay.bsky.social 🚴
August 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Give input to increase bicyclist safety in Berkeley. Tonight‘s virtual Townhall just ended, but you can send email comments by Sep 26: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...
#bikeSafety #bikeToWork #bicyclePlan
#urbanDesign #cityPlanning
@BikeEastBay.bsky.social 🚴
#bikeSafety #bikeToWork #bicyclePlan
#urbanDesign #cityPlanning
@BikeEastBay.bsky.social 🚴