Benoit Bruneau
@benoitbruneau.bsky.social
Cardiac developmental biologist. Oakland and San Francisco. Hi friends! 🇨🇦
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Out now in @natgenet.nature.com, our Comment analyzing uses of the Human Genome Diversity Project (HGDP), a controversial dataset in human genomics research. A 🧵
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November 25, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Out now in @natgenet.nature.com, our Comment analyzing uses of the Human Genome Diversity Project (HGDP), a controversial dataset in human genomics research. A 🧵
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Damn. Such an interesting and versatile actor. Those eyes just killed. As great as he was in Warhol's Dracula (wirjins!) and his ever-present menace in films like Breaking the Waves. What a unique career.
November 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Damn. Such an interesting and versatile actor. Those eyes just killed. As great as he was in Warhol's Dracula (wirjins!) and his ever-present menace in films like Breaking the Waves. What a unique career.
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Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
gosh too bad I'm left-handed, cos that $100K guitar would be mine (...not) www.gibson.com/products/gib...
Gibson Custom SJ-200 Monarch #100 Brazilian Rosewood, Tri Burst
The 100th SJ-200 Monarch–the most majestic rendition of the King of the Flat-Tops ever made Serial #23424138 First created in the mid-1990s, the SJ-200 Monarch has become the ultimate custom edition o...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
gosh too bad I'm left-handed, cos that $100K guitar would be mine (...not) www.gibson.com/products/gib...
And it works!
If everything is a top priority, then everything gets done quickly. That's basic management
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
And it works!
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the food you like? it's bad. the food *i* like? good. checkmate, losers
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
the food you like? it's bad. the food *i* like? good. checkmate, losers
I love that on A Man Inside there is a joke about how many blazers a faculty member is wearing.
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I love that on A Man Inside there is a joke about how many blazers a faculty member is wearing.
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me: ok six weeks left of 2025 let's get stuff done!
my brain cells:
my brain cells:
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
me: ok six weeks left of 2025 let's get stuff done!
my brain cells:
my brain cells:
I hope someone is cleaning up hamburger guts off the wall...
November 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I hope someone is cleaning up hamburger guts off the wall...
Many things to agree on, including the increasing evidence of benefits of psychedelics for ptsd and depression. I’m pleasantly surprised to find this embraced by the conservative right. Other stuff not so much though, but one thing at a time. This is a win for all.
“‘We are in this magical, unique time,’ Sinema said of Trump’s health department, led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”
Kyrsten Sinema Is Ready for Her MAHA Turn
In a new interview, the one-time Democrat says the movement for psychedelic medicine should capitalize on the Trump administration.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Many things to agree on, including the increasing evidence of benefits of psychedelics for ptsd and depression. I’m pleasantly surprised to find this embraced by the conservative right. Other stuff not so much though, but one thing at a time. This is a win for all.
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Let the ketchup hit the wall
the wall
the wall
the wall
the wall
BREAKING: The indictment of Comey has been DISMISSED because Halligan was unlawfully appointed. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#213 in United States v. Comey (E.D. Va., 1:25-cr-00272) – CourtListener.com
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: (1) The appointment of Ms. Halligan as Interim U.S. Attorney violated 28 U.S.C. § 546 and the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. (2) All actions flowing fro...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Let the ketchup hit the wall
the wall
the wall
the wall
the wall
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Researchers discovered why #CRISPR behaves differently in neurons, revealing repair patterns.
CRISPR Behaves Differently in the Brain Than Anywhere Else
A new study shows that neurons repair CRISPR-Cas9 cuts in unique, highly predictable ways, unlike dividing cells. Researchers found Cas9 persists far longer in neurons and triggers unexpected repair p...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Researchers discovered why #CRISPR behaves differently in neurons, revealing repair patterns.
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Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
$100 million prize goes to dynamic duo aiming to stop next pandemic before it starts
Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
yeah, so often a paper comes out having "discovered" something that was very clearly discovered several years ago with simpler/unavailable technology. >5yrs ago is really not very long. Let's talk about 10+. If you're a good scientist you know your scientific background/history. No excuses.
So many “new” ideas are old repackaged ones using updated terms based on current technologies.
Either folks need to read papers from > 5yrs ago. Or they need to cite them so readers & the public see the slow plodding incremental nature of discovery science.
#AcademicSky
Either folks need to read papers from > 5yrs ago. Or they need to cite them so readers & the public see the slow plodding incremental nature of discovery science.
#AcademicSky
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
yeah, so often a paper comes out having "discovered" something that was very clearly discovered several years ago with simpler/unavailable technology. >5yrs ago is really not very long. Let's talk about 10+. If you're a good scientist you know your scientific background/history. No excuses.
interesting n=1 last week. I was complimented as "you look nice today" by a co-worker, and "why are you all dressed up?" from my daughter. Difference that day: dress shirt vs polo, trousers vs jeans, a sport jacket (but I often wear them, usually w polo)). Same person, same closet.
My friend and fellow menswear writer Bruce Boyer is fond of saying that clothes are more important than most people think, but less important than fashion people think. I'm of the same mind. I'm of the same mind. I think it's perfectly fine to use clothing to communicate something about yourself.
November 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
interesting n=1 last week. I was complimented as "you look nice today" by a co-worker, and "why are you all dressed up?" from my daughter. Difference that day: dress shirt vs polo, trousers vs jeans, a sport jacket (but I often wear them, usually w polo)). Same person, same closet.
Black Dog take its music with its lyrics together didn’t exist. That’s why Zep was genius
November 22, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Black Dog take its music with its lyrics together didn’t exist. That’s why Zep was genius
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They line up perfectly.
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
They line up perfectly.
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No more paylines at the NIH
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Implementing a Unified NIH Funding Strategy to Guide Consistent and Clearer Award Decisions | Grants & Funding
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November 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
No more paylines at the NIH
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i really quite despise the reference in food choices in restaurants (menus or servers) and writing, that refer to meat, fish, poultry as "protein". First, far more than protein, folks. Lots of other cellular components. Also beans have protein, is that not included or only meat?
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
i really quite despise the reference in food choices in restaurants (menus or servers) and writing, that refer to meat, fish, poultry as "protein". First, far more than protein, folks. Lots of other cellular components. Also beans have protein, is that not included or only meat?
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Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
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@uofcalifornia.bsky.social System Reverses Decision to End Incentives for Postdoc Program Hires https://bit.ly/49ZWrVa
#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
November 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
@uofcalifornia.bsky.social System Reverses Decision to End Incentives for Postdoc Program Hires https://bit.ly/49ZWrVa
#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
they really are that good
Just your periodic reminder that Sweetheart — out of Oslo, Norway — is the best Americana band that you've never heard.
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Tidal: tidal.com/album/413132...
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Sweetheart feat. Nils Petter Molvær – «Nothing Lasts Forever – Live From A Living Room» – Part 1
YouTube video by Sweetheart
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November 21, 2025 at 3:20 AM
they really are that good
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Alex Ovechkin is the sixth player in NHL history with a hat trick after turning 40 🎩
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Alex Ovechkin is the sixth player in NHL history with a hat trick after turning 40 🎩
gosh I wish this was our main problem right now....
Italians have very strict rules when it comes to making carbonara. The classic combination of Italian pasta, pork and cheese are mixed with egg yolks and pepper preferably just moments before serving to create the perfect dish.
‘Fake’ carbonara sauce causes outrage in Italy | CNN
Italy is pushing to ban “Italian-sounding” foods abroad amid a scandal over the appearance of a Belgian-made carbonara sauce found on the shelves of a store in the European Parliament.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:03 AM
gosh I wish this was our main problem right now....