Catch rainwater for watering your garden during droughts? Although mosquitoes could be a problem.

Microplastics and nanoplastics were found in 100% of healthy brains, 99.4% of diseased brains, with much higher concentrations adjacent to brain tumors
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Optical convolutional spectrometer - Nature Photonics A centimetre-scale convolutional spectrometer offers high performance, low cost and ~500-nm bandwidth. The system classifies diverse solid samples and quantifies concentrations of solutions with detection accuracy surpassing commercial benchtop spectrometers.

Neat

Source: Nature Photonics
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Electromagnetic field-inducible in vivo gene switch for remote spatiotemporal control of gene expression The EMF-inducible gene switch (Ei) platform provides precise spatiotemporal control of gene expression through Cyb5b-mediated calcium oscillations. This system enables Ei-OSK-driven in vivo rejuvenati...

Cool Cell pub. Korean team report finding EMF sensor Cyb5b & use it to make inducible gene expression system. Essentially remote-controlled EMF-driven mouse model. They use this including for OSK in vivo reprogramming. www.cell.com/cell/abstrac... Makes you wonder about human EMF exposure!

My parents are vacationing in Korea. This morning I got a text:

Me and your mom got lost. Don't worry.

😱😂

I did mean Cambridge MA. It's very near MIT.

It was super, and I'm spoiled for good pizza living in new jersey.

Enjoy New Jersey!!

Rumor has it I enjoyed Obama's favorite local pizza for lunch at Area 4 in Cambridge before taking the train home. He has good taste.

I wish more of my tax dollars went to the NIH.

Thank you!

Amazing morning at MIT Media Lab with Canan! Really enjoyed meeting the students taking her course on women's health and of course her graduate students!

Beautiful run over and along the Charles river this morning.

I had an amazing time at MIT with the Langer lab today! Lots of exciting technologies coming on the scene very soon, and I'm so honored to make these connections.

LOL. We ate him.

I do eat seafood when I travel. Check out this amazing salt crusted branzino we had at Ostra! Surprisingly it was not that salty.

Briefly in Boston continuing my east coast tour! Faisal Mahmood today, the Langer lab all day tomorrow, then breakfast with Canan Dağdeviren before giving a lecture in her class Wednesday. Busy but I'm excited!

A screenshot of the Artemis livestream with the Integrity module on the left and a half-illuminated Earth getting big on the screen in the center. The black of space is all around.

The #Artemis II livestream continues to be the best thing on the internet. 😍

The return-to-Earth live coverage begins at 6:30pm Eastern (in about 90 minutes) with splashdown in the Pacific scheduled for 8:07pm Eastern.

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In Memoriam: Professor Greg Hannon (1964–2026) - Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute Greg was already a world-renowned scientist when appointed Director, and for the community, he was a visionary leader, a cherished mentor, and a singular force of nature whose influence shaped the research landscape.

Very upsetting to hear the sad news of Greg Hannon’s passing. I always enjoyed our far too few conversations we had over the years. He had an interesting and insightful perspective on any science being discussed. He will be missed. www.cruk.cam.ac.uk/news/in-memo...

UW graduate student deported through SEA as protesters demand answers A union representing University of Washington graduate student workers says Kennedy Orwa’s student visa was rescinded without explanation.

Our PhD student Kennedy Orwa, who studies applications of AI to health care, was hastily deported today to Kenya along with his 13-year-old son without opportunity to speak to legal counsel.

King 5 reports that he held a valid visa that was rescinded without explanation.

To read and consider
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Delighted to share our latest research from the 23andMe Research Team, just published in @nature.com !
We looked at data from >27,000 participants to uncover how human genetics influences weight loss efficacy and side effects of GLP-1 medications like semaglutide. A short thread 🧵👇

🚨A few spaces left on our Bristol Bioimage Data Stewardship workshop!
📍 20 May, 09:30 - 17:00
🔬Learn FAIR principles, data sharing, repository submission & more — then take those skills back to your facility as a trainer
🚆 Up to £100 travel support for UK academics
Apply👉https://shorturl.at/2mZA

Obviously I am a champion of science always, but I have to say the Artemis mission woke something further in me, has captivated my kids. I hope it reignites bipartisan support of science and engineering because omg we shot people around the moon.

UM Chinese researcher dies after alleged questioning by feds China is calling on the U.S. to probe death of researcher after he was subjected to what they called 'hostile questioning' by federal authorities.

NEW: University of Michigan Chinese researcher dies after allegedly "hostile questioning" by federal agents

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Listening to three 8 year old girls try to decide if it's opposite day makes me sincerely hope their lives never depend on solving the riddle of two guards and two doors.

(playdate at my house)

I mentioned in my talk, after Junjie Yao introduced me and mentioned how long we've known each other, that it feels like scientifically we grew up together. I feel this way about so many in the imaging community. The science is amazing but the people are what makes this work such a privilege.

Rising Talent Fellowship | MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology Rising Talent Fellowship In 2024 the LMB launched the first round of a three-year fully funded fellowship for scientists from Black heritage backgrounds. Wh ...

#BlackInNeuro, #BlackInSTEM? Heads up that this fantastic postdoc opportunity opens for applications this month (closing date 17th May). Come and join us at @mrclmb.ac.uk!
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Poster for the Max Planck Freiburg 8th Epigenetics Meeting from 2 to 4 December 2026 listing speakers, keynote, registration details, and contact information on a dark blue background with yellow and white text

The 8th Epigenetics Meeting is coming — Dec 2–4, 2026, Max Planck Freiburg.

27 top speakers. Chromatin biology, epigenetic regulation, and real conversations. And you☝️!?

Registration is open. Don't wait. 👇
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It was an honor to be part of Duke BME's distinguished lecture series. It was great to be back and meet so many new people! A million thanks to my host and old friend Junjie Yao!!