A migratory bird brain, the Eurasian blackcap, has been mapped for the first time using high-resolution light microscopy.
The open-source software tools developed form a foundation for new brain atlases to be built for any species, providing a valuable resource.
One week to go so this wkd was a chilled Parkrun in the sun, then an easy 60 min today.I never want to eat porridge or a bagel again but other than that, feeling relaxed & ready!
Thanks to everyone who supported me & Hilary so far!
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Sorry to hear this Emma. Looks like a beautiful resting place. Sending best wishes
on the 50th anniversary of the release of The Boys Are Back in Town I'm morally obligated to share my favorite story of all time
A border collie called Lupin smiles at the camera in his “Pets as Therapy” uniform. A very professional boy hard at work ❤️
My best pal Lupin Plun-Favreau recently qualified as a therapy dog, so we surprised the lab with a visit to our offices this afternoon in his new uniform 🥹🥹
Oh yikes! They door knocked me on Sunday and had to come back 3 times because they’d given me letters belonging to other flats in the block! 🫣
Three-year funded postdoctoral fellowship for scientists returning after a 12-month career break, deadline May 17, 2026.
The LMB is proud to launch the Career Returner Fellowship, a three-year, fully funded postdoc placement for scientists who have had a career break of over 1 year.
Applications are open now!
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“Over the next decade these stem-cell-based models will increasingly help reveal the biology of complex brain conditions & demystify diseases that have long remained inaccessible” says organoid guru @sergiuppasca.bsky.social in this Nature news piece on an elegant & beautiful area of modern science🧪
Congrats to Jobert, Anna-Leigh, and Kai on showing how #BDNF amplifies #transcription, coordinates #RNA dynamics, and spatially regulates the #phosphoproteome.
Beautiful cover art too!
@jamessleigh.bsky.social @frattalab.bsky.social @uclqsion.bsky.social
Individually rare. Collectively common. The @newstatesman1913.bsky.social special rare disease report explores what more can be done to deliver faster diagnoses and better treatments.
👉 Read now: https://t.ly/EyekY
So cool! I had to look this up to learn more:
New preprint 🥳
Gamma secretase isnt a single enzyme, multiple GSEC exist depending on which subunits are incorporated into the complex. We made PSEN1 & PSEN2 knockouts to study the impact of different GSEC in neurons & microglia
Led by @celarber.bsky.social
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This is Sadie. She was finally reunited with her human, astronaut Christina Koch, after her mom’s voyage around the moon took her the furthest any human has ever been from their dog. She can't wait to hear all about the universe. 14/10 (IG: astro_christina)
Very proud of our new paper, which I worked on in the @paquetlab.bsky.social for the past years! 👩🔬 Out this week in Science Translational Medicine @science.org. Find all the exciting details on what we found here 👇
Applications open for Lords Social Mobility Work Experience Programme 9 April 2026
Great opportunity for year 12 students to do work experience at the House of Lords. Apply by 22 April
www.parliament.uk/business/new...
Astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch in their orange astronaut suits as they sit inside the side of a helicopter after it has landed
LOL, trying to stay offline and do my work, and friends are sending me
"LOOK AT THIS NEW PIC!" texts ....
This one is worth it.
First PoC and first woman to go around another world. Don't stop talking about this point. It's important.
#ArtemisII
Watch or listen to the full show and well done to everyone behind #PPAAwareness Day
Listen - player.captivate.fm/episode/3943...
Watch - youtu.be/4fiLg9xsWZY
Oh no if I’d have known I would have said! It was fantastic… save the date now for the 40th anniversary in 2036 (😱)
Even though it was recorded the same year as Tigermilk … I can’t believe Sinister is 30 years old 😱🤣
🎵 Oh you’re the trouble and you’re worth the pain, you’re worth the worry I would do the same, if we all went back to another time, I would love you over 🥹 🎵
Gorgeous two nights at the RAH 😍
I can’t believe Tigermilk is 30 years old! 😱
It doesn’t seem 2 mins since I was here for the 20th anniversary. I’ll never tire of Belle & Sebastian 🥹
The image is a promotional graphic for a lecture event titled "The battle for reality: why science matters in an age of misinformation." It mentions the Royal Society David Attenborough Award and Lecture 2025, presented by Dr. Roger Highfield. The event is scheduled for 22 April 2026, at 6.30pm BST, and offers both online and in-person attendance. A digital illustration of a brain surrounded by floating particles is featured. The Royal Society's logo is in the bottom left corner.
There's still time to book your space at our upcoming David Attenborough Lecture with Dr Roger Highfield, as he explains why science matters in today's age of misinformation. Register now: royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectu...
Haha I wish I’d have seen it so I would have been prepared!
Really enjoyed Project Hail Mary except the two tubes SIDE BY SIDE in the centrifuge instead of opposite each other 😵😵💫
Legs are 💀 but enjoyed tackling the Curly Wurly at Thames Path Woolwich Parkrun 🌀
💀, but I have a Calippo for recovery so all good
Thanks for the extra days off UCL 🥳
Going to use it to run 18-19 miles 😭
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A view of the top of the Portico and the Dome on the Wilkins Building at UCL Main Campus with blue sky in the background. There is a flag flying to the left of the Dome, as well as branches with green leaves and pink blossom in the foreground reaching up into the frame of the photo.
UCL is now closed for the spring break - we'll be back on Wednesday 8th April 🌸
Our usual channels won't be monitored during this time but if you need support during the closure period, help is available: buff.ly/bTF6Ddl
#UCL #SpringBreak
Very much enjoyed Butter, so I’m looking forward to getting stuck into this one! 🎣
Transgender rights = human rights.
In many countries around the world, the rights of trans people are under attack.
This International Transgender Day of Visibility, we continue to work for a world where all people can enjoy their rights fully.
