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Catherine Marler @cmarler.bsky.social · 2h

Interesting perspective

RWilliams💙☮️ @rcw1.bsky.social · 18h

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ICE Raids Are Only Half The Story

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Animal Behavior Society @animbehsociety.bsky.social · 3d

Hey grad students studying animal behavior! Need a little extra research $$? (Don't we all?)

Apply for an ABS Student Research Grant! We award grants up to $2,000 to grad students & give feedback on the proposals. Deadline Dec 15.

More info here: www.animalbehaviorsociety.org/web/awards-s...

ABS Student Research and Developing Nations Grants! ABS offers the following grants to support graduate student research: Student Research Grants, ABS Conservation Award and Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Awards. The ABS also offers an Early Career Grant in Conservation Behavior and Developing Nations Grant to support students and other researchers from developing nations.

Applicants for student grants must be enrolled in a graduate program and must be active members of ABS (student membership fees cost $17-$34). Research grants range from $500-$2,000 USD, depending on the category of the grant and evaluations. Individuals may receive only one ABS research grant during their lifetime. More details on how the grants and how to apply in the link in the post.

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Andi Kautt @akautt.bsky.social · 9d

Reposting this open postdoc position with more detailed specifications. Couldn't find the right fit in the first round—not due to lack of strong candidates, but because we're looking for someone whose expertise matches a specific project. More details in the job ad. Apply!

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Postdoctoral Research Associate - Biology

Position Summary A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Andreas Kautt in the Department of Biology on the Danforth Campus at WashU in St. Louis. The Kautt Lab studies the mechan...

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Anthony Hannan @anthonyjhannan.bsky.social · 1d

I am delighted to share our new paper! nature.com/articles/s41...
Lizzie Kleeman & our Florey Institute team, with WEHI, UoM & others, found that paternal COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 infection) can alter sperm & offspring phenotypes, including anxiety. This discovery has major (brain) health implications!

Paternal SARS-CoV-2 infection impacts sperm small noncoding RNAs and increases anxiety in offspring in a sex-dependent manner - Nature Communications

Whether paternal pre-conceptual SARS-CoV-2 infection impacts sperm RNA content, or effects offspring phenotypes, has not been previously investigated. Here authors report changes in sperm noncoding RNAs in SARS-CoV-2 infected sires and increased anxiety-like behaviors in offspring.

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 1d

I'm very excited to announce that UNC Biology has 6 faculty positions open this year! The first is for an Asst Professor who studies organismal resilience using an integrative approach 1/n
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Poster with QR code linking to the position

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Shari in AZ🌵 @mutsy67.bsky.social · 21h

Trump has pushed GOP-led states to redraw maps and add more Republican seats—tilting Congress away from the country we actually are. America is more balanced than that & our representation must respect that

Prop 50 is how Californians can defend a fair, representative democracy. Vote #YesOnProp50

Stylized poster promoting Proposition 50 in California. The top reads “Vote YES on Prop 50” in bold, capitalized letters. Below, a bear-shaped illustration contains iconic California imagery: the Golden Gate Bridge, mountains, ocean waves, palm trees, and a sunset. Beneath the bear, “CALIFORNIA” is written in large, bold letters. The bottom features a scenic landscape with orange poppies, rolling hills, and a river—symbolizing California’s natural beauty.

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 2d

After some biochemical sleuthing, scientists now think they have identified one of the molecular mechanisms that gives these wrinkly darlings their longevity: cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪

The naked mole rat’s molecular secrets to a long life

Just 4 amino acids in an enzyme associated with DNA repair give the rodents longevity

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 2d

Immigrant scientists make a massive contribution wherever they go

More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys

The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.

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Catherine Marler @cmarler.bsky.social · 2d

You’ve betrayed us, why? Please please don’t support Trump. It will destroy our democracy. There has to be a better way to solve the problems that you perceive in our country. You mention talented graduate students above, but how many will there be once the universities are destroyed.

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Stealthgirl 🫘 @stealthgirl21.bsky.social · 2d

Despite the GOP talking points, WE can stay peaceful

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 3d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 6d

Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data.

We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.

Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):

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Samantha Lauby, PhD @secondrodentmom.bsky.social · 8d

I'm excited to share our latest preprint on the impacts of maternal licking/grooming on estrogen receptor signaling and genome-wide changes in gene expression and DNA methylation in prenatal bisphenol-exposed pups!

Now back to applying for TT jobs in 🇨🇦...

#neuroskyence
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Postnatal maternal care impacts hypothalamic Esrrg gene expression, co-expression profiles, and the DNA methylome in prenatal bisphenol-exposed rats

Environmental exposures co-occurring during early life have a profound influence on neurodevelopment. Our previous work in rats suggests that postnatal maternal care modulates the effects of prenatal ...

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 8d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Catherine Marler @cmarler.bsky.social · 8d

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Nereide @drnereide.bsky.social · 10d

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Stunning image captured, at Arches National Park in Utah, by photographer Zach Cooley on 28 October 2020 when the Moon was in waxing gibbous phase with an illumination of 91%.

Precisely, 91% was the percentage illuminated by the Sun.

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🔭 🧪 #science #sciart

The photo shows the Moon in waxing gibbous phase with an illumination of 91%, captured at Arches National Park in Utah, on 28 October 2020. The Moon creates the effect of a giant eye as it passes behind a rock arch.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11d

Let's continue to build solidarity by peacefully opposing our tyrant-in-chief at No Kings Day 2.0 on October 18. There are currently over 2,000 events planned nationwide. More details here: https://www.nokings.org

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Kimberly Nicholas @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social · 12d

A deep dive on high-impact #ClimateAction from #BBC! As I told Jocelyn Timperley, "Hopefully people going through the jointheshift.earth guide will have a bit of an aha moment, realising, 'wait a minute, I have more power than I thought, and there's more that I can do'."
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Care about climate change? The evidence shows these are the most impactful actions you can take

Care about climate change? Here's what the evidence shows are the most effective things you can do.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11d

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 12d

if I make any snide comments about NIH not living up to its fine talk on diversity and their gaslighting promises which lead to a failure to live up even to the seemingly promised $ commitment...

FY2024 Roundup on the Diversity PAR from the NIH drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2024/10/08/f...

FY2024 Roundup on the Diversity PAR from the NIH

As you will recall, one thing that the NIH did to try to address that nagging problem called the Ginther Gap was to issue PAR-22-181 Research Opportunities for New and “At-Risk” Investi…

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Anne Hilborn @annewhilborn.bsky.social · 18d

CA Biology job alert
My unit at the CA Dep of Fish and Wildlife is hiring a permanent position to write 5 year reviews for species listed under the CA Endangered Species Act.
Based in West Sacramento, currently 2x week in office.
I am happy to answer questions
calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...

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Mari Sosa @marisosa.bsky.social · 20d

The Sosa Lab website is now live!
www.sosaneurolab.com

We will be seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join the growing team! If you are a rodent neuroscientist and interested in doing systems neuro work in the mountains 🏔️, please check out the "Join" page.

Sosa Lab

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Catherine Marler @cmarler.bsky.social · 20d

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Ben Saunders @bensaunders.bsky.social · 25d

For those interested in a neuroscience PhD - the University of Minnesota Graduate Program in Neuroscience www.neuroscience.umn.edu is hosting virtual open house events coming up on Oct 6th and Oct 30th. Learn about the program and meet students and faculty! Register here: forms.gle/kANEp4Fmd3ut...

Information flyer for graduate program in neuroscience at the University of Minnesota. Virtual open house events on October 6th and 30th.

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