The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have protein aliquots to keep,
And gels to run before I sleep,
And gels to run before I sleep.

Great day at NYSBC, thanks for having me! 😊 If anyone wants to try out the tutorial, here it is:

www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/054cm...

There are linked videos for each step in the PDF, or I have also prepared the whole thing as a .PPT with embedded videos (2.7GB):

www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jnl9h...

Using mosquitoes to vaccinate bats could curb the spread of deadly diseases But scientists say there are practical and ethical challenges to overcome before the strategy could be deployed in real-world settings.

Vaccinating bats could reduce the risk of these viruses infecting other animals, including people

go.nature.com/3P1gVoc

First 6 Days of Iran War Cost U.S. $11.3 Billion, Pentagon Says

The 2026 National Science Foundation budget is $8.75 Billion.

Mosquito-borne viruses, vaccine-borne hope From chikungunya and dengue to yellow fever and Zika, mosquito‑transmitted diseases are spreading with urbanization, travel and climate change. A new generation of vaccines, trials and public‑health t...

A thoughtful overview in Nature Medicine on the growing global importance of arboviruses and emerging strategies to counter them.
It discusses our recent work on mosquito–host interactions. Encouraging to see this area receiving broader attention. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

India has finally started free HPV vaccinations for teenager girls!!

www.pib.gov.in/PressRelease...

It was an honour to be one of the volunteers for the EMBO workshop. These 11 days were a blur. From grids to RELION-cryoSPARC, the workshop taught us all so much.

And now, we pass the baton to the next organising institute.

Bis bald!

EMBO Practical Course on Cryo-Electron Microscopy and 3D Image Processing (CEM3DIP) at IIT Delhi start today.

Looking forward to making new friends and learning more about #CryoEM

The world is a cold, dreary place. There is no joy. To be human is to be miserable.

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Hey, fellow evolutionary biologists:

If you support trans rights, like, comment, or repost this. I want to show that transphobes like Richard Dawkins are a loud minority that does not represent our community

Saw this on Tumblr. Had to post here!!

Nevermind, I solved it.

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Oh come on now! I am being forced to select the first row.

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May the person who designed today's game always find their pillow and beer warm.

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An image of two slides. The first slide reads: “In 1965, Benjamin Rubin of Wyeth Laboratories patented his invention of the bifurcated needle • This adaptation of a sewing needle was able to hold a small drop of vaccine between the two small prongs • This method of vaccination used much less vaccine and was easier to perform” The second slide reads: “Bifurcated needles were patented under United States patent number 3,194,237, July 13, 1965 • But Wyeth Laboratories waived all royalties for needles manufactured under contract with the World Health Organization • It’s estimated that 200 million bifurcated needles were used in the eradication campaign (Fenner et al., 1988)”

Today I introduced smallpox eradication in the vaccines class I’m co-teaching w/ @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
A public health hero I learned about prepping for this class is Benjamin Rubin. He developed the bifurcated needle, & waived all royalties for needles manufactured under contract w/the WHO.

Denmark close to wiping out leading cancer-causing HPV strains after vaccine roll-out A nationwide study suggests infections with human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 have been virtually eliminated since vaccination began in 2008 – protecting even unvaccinated women.

I am here to say vaccines are awesome because guess what Denmark is close to completely eliminating the two most dangerous HPV strains (serotype 16 and 18) and with the cervical cancer.I think that is bloody AMAZING!!!!
bit.ly/4pbHxjT

Got a new Pride sticker and some chocolates today.

Is it possible for DNA to lag a little behind if the DpnI digested product was directly loaded onto the gel? I am expecting 5.5 kb bands, these are almost 5.8 if not 6. The plasmids were at 5.5 kb before I digested them.

What an incredible read! Seems weird to read something that was written a millennium ago.

In Early-Phase Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial, Investigational mRNA Vaccine Induces Sustained Immune Activity in Small Patient Group Learn how MSK researchers are deploying mRNA vaccines against pancreatic cancer.

I wonder if spreading extremely encouraging experimental results on helping treat pancreatic cancer with *gasp* mRNA vaccines may help people who have villainized them come around. This is a good press release on the study and links to the Nature paper. www.mskcc.org/news/can-mrn...

NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs

What a concerning news! :(

www.science.org/content/arti...

Tears and panic as immediate impact of Trump's cuts felt by millions in South Africa — Sky News South Africa is home to one of the world's worst HIV/AIDS epidemics. At least 8.5 million people here are living with HIV - and now their treatment is in doubt thanks to Trump's executive order to fre...

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Biologists discovered how people and horses get infected by hendra:
- Deforestation
- Bats starve
- Bats sicken, shed hendra virus
- People and horses get sick

Both are DH5alpha cells, picked two colonies off the plate and such a stark difference in colour.

Opinion | A Week Inside One of Northern Gaza’s Last Hospitals Most of the medical staff at Kamal Adwan Hospital is gone. One of the last doctors working there shares his story.

'We have called upon the world for protection for over 50 days but unfortunately there has been no response. I’m confounded by this world that claims to believe in humanity and democracy but does not respond. Not even the World Health Organization has any protection here.'