Super session at #DynamicCellVI rounded up by @wetherall.bsky.social presenting our Imaging Mass Cytometry work in mammalian oocytes 😊

MRC: research grant: applicant-led Apply for funding to support exciting and ambitious research within the remit of the Medical Research Council, to transform our understanding of human health and disease

A welcome and much needed reopening of pplicant-led grants today at MRC, with no closing date.
It brings massive changes to assessment, with more details now available. Focus is on evaluation by a "college of experts" but its composition is still not clear. 1/6

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Lots of talk about stopping King Charles’ visit to the USA due to Trump insanity. I think he should go. As long as he delivers the Hugh Grant speech from Love Actually to Trump’s face live on TV. Starmer couldn’t do this for political reasons but I suspect Charlie would be up for it…

Sierra Hull - Mad World (Tears For Fears) | DelFest (2022) YouTube video by Paste Magazine

No, you're listening to a bluegrass version of Mad World...

This is very correct

A screenshot of Lala and Po from the teletubbies. The screenshot is clearly taken from someone's phone, as the borders of the tv can be seen, as well as glimpses into the apartment behind them. Po is in bed wrapped up in a blanket. The text below them reads "I know you were high at my mother-in-laws funeral..."

More screenshots from the Teletubbies. Lala seems to be upset with a terrified Po. the text below reads "Did you kill the dog? Why would you do that?!"

A third screenshot from the Teletubbies, this time the same scene as before. Po is wearing an apron while Lala seems to still be upset at him. The text below reads "You're nothing but a failure of a man."

In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies.

I have translated some of the highlights

The Abandoned White House Wax Museum YouTube video by demonflyingfox

This slob is possibly one of the best things I've ever seen

The Abandoned White House Wax Museum

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Timeline cleanse!

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

Gently shake phone. A picture of a black cat on a black background in the centre of a black and white glitchy surrounding. When you wiggle your phone the cat seems to jiggle in the centre even though it’s a static image

this blew my tiny mind

Gonzo (a black Labrador) jumping to catch his orange ball

Gonzo (a black Labrador) with his tongue out on the beach. One orange ball lies next to him in the sand

A photo of Gonzo (a black Labrador) standing on Aberffraw beach. The sky is reflected by the water on the sand behind him

Gonzo (a black Labrador) wallowing in a rock pool at Aberffraw beach

A lovely morning walk with Gonzo at Aberffraw beach, before we head back to Newcastle tomorrow

CRISPR as a microbial immune system In 2003, Mojica wrote the first paper suggesting that CRISPR was an innate microbial immune system. The paper was rejected by a series of high-profile journals, including Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Molecular Microbiology and Nucleic Acids Research, before finally being accepted by Journal of Molecular Evolution in February, 2005.[3][4]

TIL the original paper describing CRISPR, by Francisco Mojica, was rejected by 4 journals and took 2 years to be published

We are hiring! Great opportunity for a RA with bioinformatic skills

We are looking for talented researcher to work on a project to detect gene fusions and driver mutations in a large cohort of children with ALL treated across multiple different trials to determine their clinical relevance.

Beyond the genome: Harnessing the power of super-enhancers for blood cancer - Cancer Research UK - Cancer News The mysteries of the epiregulome need to be tackled head-on if we are to get new precision treatments for blood cancers

Lisa Russell just wrote an insightful article for #CancerNews from @cancerresearchuk.org where she takes us through the promise of super-enhancer biology and what it means for cancer. Read the whole article here:
news.cancerresearchuk.org/2025/05/21/b...

Just appalling and awful behaviour. As an older male professor myself, our role should be to support and encourage other scientists. Not act like complete egotistical and misogynist nobs. Hope you are OK Sarah!

Just awful Sarah! There's no excuse for this sort of behaviour. These people seem to have no idea of the harm they do, both to the individual and to the science in general. In typing this I had to be careful not to include a lot of swearing. Just f**king appalling!

Two postdoc posts currently advailable to work with Dr Lisa Russell on an exciting new project funded by CRUK - looking for a laboratory and a bioinformatic PDRA. Apply here: jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl... and here: jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...
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Lord Kronsteen puts his foot down | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine There’s a lot of negativity about Donald Trump these days, but it’s important to acknowledge that he’s already achieving a great deal. For instance, he’s united almost the entire House of Commons in…

Full Kronsteen "all staff" memo EXCLUSIVELY here: thecritic.co.uk/lord...

I thought we could all do with a laugh. Keep strong everybody✊️

It definitely has the mad professor who's just invented time travel vibe....

An old photo but love this

Benllech beach

A few more

An unpaid and unofficial advert on behalf of the Anglesey tourist board 😊

No cat. My dog would not approve #proofofrat ?

Taking Gonzo to the Rising Sun park is always a good start to the weekend