savehhs.org calling for RFK Jr to resign

1000+ current and former HHS staff speak out:

"Should he decline to resign, we call upon the President and U.S. Congress to appoint a new Sec. of HHS, one whose qualifications and experience ensure that health policy is informed by independent and unbiased peer-reviewed science."

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Mechanical forces drive evolutionary change A small tissue fold present in fruit fly embryos buffers mechanical stresses and may have evolved in response to mechanical forces.

Dresden researchers @paveltomancak.bsky.social @bruvellu.bsky.social, Carl Modes, @cuencam15.bsky.social ‬ & colleagues published in @nature.com that a tissue fold in fruit fly embryos buffers mechanical stresses & may have evolved in response to mechanical forces. www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...

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In 2008 Mark and I proposed the idea about the relocation of beta-catenin nuclearization and the endomesoderm induction (doi.org/10.1016/j.de...). Now data by @genikhovich.bsky.social et al shows, that beta catenin does not induce endomesoderm in cnidarians. Progress! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Schematic summary of Vasa+/Piwi+ cells deepining in quiescence when starved longer.

Thrilled to share our new prepreprint on the nutritional control of #Nematostella Vasa+/Piwi+ cells. Prolonged starvation delays Tor activation & cell cycle re-entry indicating quiescence deepening! tinyurl.com/2k9azd4y
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Not to brag, but I hated Musk long before it was cool to hate him

NIH reportedly loses 2 top leaders in 2 days Two key staff members at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are reportedly leaving the agency amid ongoing efforts by the Trump administration and Department of Government Efficiency head Elon…

My first PI as an undergrad left after a year for NIH. Now he is resigning because…. Well IYKYK. Thank you for your service Larry thehill.com/policy/healt...

GitHub - caseywdunn/sharkmer Contribute to caseywdunn/sharkmer development by creating an account on GitHub.

Try our new in silico PCR (sPCR) tool sharkmer- github.com/caseywdunn/s.... You give it primers and fastq reads, it gives you sequences that would be amplified by PCR. Works in minutes on a laptop for high copy regions like rRNA, great for species id etc. Feedback welcome. #bioinformatics #ngs

Grace under pressure ✨️💫⁠

Comb jellies are some of the most dazzling and depth-diverse denizens of the sea. Using MBARI's advanced deep-sea robots, researchers revealed how membranes help comb jellies thrive in the deep.

Learn more: youtu.be/e7A0hZ8mBtE?...

Flyer for the Biological Sciences PhD Program at Lehigh University, with images highlighting the diverse research being carried out in this program. Application deadline Jan 1st, 2025.

🚨The deadline to apply for Lehigh University’s Biological Sciences PhD program is just a few weeks away! Are you (or do you know) an amazing undergrad, post-bac, or master’s student passionate about science & ready to thrive in a supportive, interdisciplinary environment? Apply here!👉bit.ly/3VwZL29

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Applications open for a new cohort of @dev-journal.bsky.social *Pathway to Independence* fellows

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