Etche_homo
@etche.bsky.social
Co-director of MoPED (Mechanisms of Paracrine & Endocrine Disorders) lab in Marseille 🇫🇷 on cell signaling & determination of self & beyond during neural crest differentiation. Personal account.
They have placed an emphasis on watchfulness, on care, on safety and calculated risk, all qualities that characterized dissidents in the Soviet Union & characterize them today in Tehran and Beijing.
A step in the direction of *how* to live in a society with the Others who want YOU gone/neutered.
A step in the direction of *how* to live in a society with the Others who want YOU gone/neutered.
January 31, 2026 at 9:26 AM
They have placed an emphasis on watchfulness, on care, on safety and calculated risk, all qualities that characterized dissidents in the Soviet Union & characterize them today in Tehran and Beijing.
A step in the direction of *how* to live in a society with the Others who want YOU gone/neutered.
A step in the direction of *how* to live in a society with the Others who want YOU gone/neutered.
Imagine your tormentors cut off your access to heat of any kind in these dark days, as has been done in Palestine and Ukraine. Where drones and bombs haven't already destroyed, hunger, lack of shelter and cold are weakening civilian populations under siege for years. We mustn't normalize or ignore.
January 31, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Imagine your tormentors cut off your access to heat of any kind in these dark days, as has been done in Palestine and Ukraine. Where drones and bombs haven't already destroyed, hunger, lack of shelter and cold are weakening civilian populations under siege for years. We mustn't normalize or ignore.
“You’ve got all the alarm bells going off that this is political as opposed to legitimate,” Frank Figliuzzi, a former FBI assistant director for counterintelligence, told us.
January 31, 2026 at 8:56 AM
“You’ve got all the alarm bells going off that this is political as opposed to legitimate,” Frank Figliuzzi, a former FBI assistant director for counterintelligence, told us.
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Yes, you can and should make some time in tribute.
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A Mighty Wind
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January 30, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Yes, you can and should make some time in tribute.
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Paper in review and two in limbo on bioRxiv.
January 30, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Paper in review and two in limbo on bioRxiv.
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How to turn your most aggravating student emails into a chance to spread joy: Faced with a flurry of grade complaints at the end of each semester, Danny Oppenheimer found a way to respond that generated positivity for students and himself. www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-t...
How to turn your most aggravating student emails into a chance to spread joy
Faced with a flurry of grade complaints at the end of each semester, Danny Oppenheimer found a way to respond that generated positivity for students and himself. Read on to find out what he did
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January 30, 2026 at 8:02 AM
How to turn your most aggravating student emails into a chance to spread joy: Faced with a flurry of grade complaints at the end of each semester, Danny Oppenheimer found a way to respond that generated positivity for students and himself. www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-t...
The difference with Renée Good's martyrdom is scale, not substance. A doctor recalled her colleague's experience.
Doctors protested... but they were told to stop speaking or asking questions.
“They were standing over their (ER workers) heads with a gun, telling them not to touch (the wounded).”
Doctors protested... but they were told to stop speaking or asking questions.
“They were standing over their (ER workers) heads with a gun, telling them not to touch (the wounded).”
Six Iranians spoke to The Associated Press about the protests in Iran, describing how they expected the state to respond aggressively but were horrified by the extent of the brutal crackdown.
Through the eyes of Iranian protesters, glimpses of disorder, disarray and death
Six Iranians spoke to The Associated Press about the protests in Iran, describing how they expected the state to respond aggressively but were horrified by the extent of the brutal crackdown.
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January 30, 2026 at 7:20 AM
The difference with Renée Good's martyrdom is scale, not substance. A doctor recalled her colleague's experience.
Doctors protested... but they were told to stop speaking or asking questions.
“They were standing over their (ER workers) heads with a gun, telling them not to touch (the wounded).”
Doctors protested... but they were told to stop speaking or asking questions.
“They were standing over their (ER workers) heads with a gun, telling them not to touch (the wounded).”
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January 29, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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I had this very thought today, that my definitions of science and scientist are slipping into minority usage. It is the consequence of not preserving the ivory tower. Universities have been incentivizing "intellectual property" in my field the last 40 years. Of course the paradigm shifts.
The reality is that we have failed to teach, incentivize, and practice principled science, and prioritized quantity, prestige, performative acts and heuristics of success over thoughtfulness, diligence, curiosity, honest exploration, and humility. This is a disaster we have already created.
January 29, 2026 at 10:52 PM
I had this very thought today, that my definitions of science and scientist are slipping into minority usage. It is the consequence of not preserving the ivory tower. Universities have been incentivizing "intellectual property" in my field the last 40 years. Of course the paradigm shifts.
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New paper from my lab and my first PhD student's first chapter on urban caracal and artificial light at night
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ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.
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January 29, 2026 at 6:22 PM
New paper from my lab and my first PhD student's first chapter on urban caracal and artificial light at night
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"ICE ordered mobile license plate readers from Motorola Solutions in the fall & renewed a contract for Thomson Reuters’s database, which boasts more than 20 billion plate scans, including from private surveillance video feeds." [TR=Big Capital. Clarivate f'd up science. Now hunting your neighbors.]
January 29, 2026 at 6:53 PM
"ICE ordered mobile license plate readers from Motorola Solutions in the fall & renewed a contract for Thomson Reuters’s database, which boasts more than 20 billion plate scans, including from private surveillance video feeds." [TR=Big Capital. Clarivate f'd up science. Now hunting your neighbors.]
Present for Mr. Walker’s posthumous exoneration was his son Ted Smith. In emotional testimony he shared how his mother never recovered from Mr. Walker’s execution & struggled with alcoholism. “I’m 72 years old & I still miss my daddy,” he said through tears. eji.org/news/texas-e...
Texas Executed an Innocent Man, Court Declares
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January 28, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Present for Mr. Walker’s posthumous exoneration was his son Ted Smith. In emotional testimony he shared how his mother never recovered from Mr. Walker’s execution & struggled with alcoholism. “I’m 72 years old & I still miss my daddy,” he said through tears. eji.org/news/texas-e...
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Excited to share our latest publication, led by Dr. Ellie McCallum and Juan Burckhardt!
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You can access the article for free here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1mWb4L7PXu... And more information is available on the updated preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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You can access the article for free here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1mWb4L7PXu... And more information is available on the updated preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Glowing bacterial sensors detect gut illness in mice before symptoms emerge
UBC researchers have engineered gut bacteria that dim their fluorescent glow in the presence of illness.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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Then these help the Maine immigrant community plus others. @maineneeds.bsky.social Maineneeds.org
Maine Health Food Pantry www.mainehealth.org/maine-medica...
foodforallservices.org
www.foundationforpps.org
www.presentemaine.org
Maine Solidarity Fund www.mainesolidarity.org
Maine Health Food Pantry www.mainehealth.org/maine-medica...
foodforallservices.org
www.foundationforpps.org
www.presentemaine.org
Maine Solidarity Fund www.mainesolidarity.org
needs.org
January 27, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Then these help the Maine immigrant community plus others. @maineneeds.bsky.social Maineneeds.org
Maine Health Food Pantry www.mainehealth.org/maine-medica...
foodforallservices.org
www.foundationforpps.org
www.presentemaine.org
Maine Solidarity Fund www.mainesolidarity.org
Maine Health Food Pantry www.mainehealth.org/maine-medica...
foodforallservices.org
www.foundationforpps.org
www.presentemaine.org
Maine Solidarity Fund www.mainesolidarity.org
"No application of armed violence can make the men [and a few women, alas] with guns as heroic as the people who choose to stand in their path with empty hands in defense of their neighbors."
"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once. Minnesotans, not the armed thugs of ICE and the Border Patrol, are brave."
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
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January 27, 2026 at 7:25 AM
"No application of armed violence can make the men [and a few women, alas] with guns as heroic as the people who choose to stand in their path with empty hands in defense of their neighbors."
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Gift article. Paywall free.
Pepper-Sprayed While Pinned Down: A Searing Scene Provokes Outrage www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
Pepper-Sprayed While Pinned Down: A Searing Scene Provokes Outrage www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
Pepper-Sprayed While Pinned Down: A Searing Scene Provokes Outrage
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January 24, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Gift article. Paywall free.
Pepper-Sprayed While Pinned Down: A Searing Scene Provokes Outrage www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
Pepper-Sprayed While Pinned Down: A Searing Scene Provokes Outrage www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
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into 1967. The Grenada incident is a reminder that school integration wasn’t just a legal battle — it was a physical one. Black children risked their lives simply to claim the education they were promised. And like so many civil rights flashpoints, Grenada rarely appears (cont)
January 25, 2026 at 12:25 PM
into 1967. The Grenada incident is a reminder that school integration wasn’t just a legal battle — it was a physical one. Black children risked their lives simply to claim the education they were promised. And like so many civil rights flashpoints, Grenada rarely appears (cont)
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The song about "a little piece of Poland, a little piece of France," from the 1983 Mel Brooks movie remake of "To Be or Not To Be," a tribute to the also excellent Jack Benny 1942 movie of the same name. Satire is more important than ever.
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To Be or Not To Be (1983) A Little Piece of Poland Scene 4K
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January 21, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The song about "a little piece of Poland, a little piece of France," from the 1983 Mel Brooks movie remake of "To Be or Not To Be," a tribute to the also excellent Jack Benny 1942 movie of the same name. Satire is more important than ever.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VM6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VM6...
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In my ongoing attempts to give you a break from *gestures widely* THE HORRORS:
Let's talk about the utterly bizarre science of cats' purring.
Here's a weird starting point:
There are NO cats (Felidae) that can BOTH roar AND purr.
Cats that roar = genus Panthera
Cats that purr = genus Felis
Let's talk about the utterly bizarre science of cats' purring.
Here's a weird starting point:
There are NO cats (Felidae) that can BOTH roar AND purr.
Cats that roar = genus Panthera
Cats that purr = genus Felis
January 24, 2026 at 11:12 PM
In my ongoing attempts to give you a break from *gestures widely* THE HORRORS:
Let's talk about the utterly bizarre science of cats' purring.
Here's a weird starting point:
There are NO cats (Felidae) that can BOTH roar AND purr.
Cats that roar = genus Panthera
Cats that purr = genus Felis
Let's talk about the utterly bizarre science of cats' purring.
Here's a weird starting point:
There are NO cats (Felidae) that can BOTH roar AND purr.
Cats that roar = genus Panthera
Cats that purr = genus Felis
We can do more than witness from afar by sending aid to the front lines, even as they shift and move. I chose the WFMN today. www.wfmn.org/funds/immigr...
January 24, 2026 at 11:55 PM
We can do more than witness from afar by sending aid to the front lines, even as they shift and move. I chose the WFMN today. www.wfmn.org/funds/immigr...
I don't know about you, but this is ... nourishing right about now, too.
I don't have any news to counteract the terrible news of the last few days, so here is a thread of cute animals eating things, with most with crunchy cromchy sounds.
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January 24, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I don't know about you, but this is ... nourishing right about now, too.
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The whole interview is worth it
January 24, 2026 at 8:53 PM
The whole interview is worth it
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There is a vigil in 45 minutes. I am still feeling sick from tear gas and not going.
But at 7pm CST, whoever you are and where ever you are. Go to your street corner. Light a candle. If you are someone who prays, pray.
Shine a light for Minnesota!🕯
But at 7pm CST, whoever you are and where ever you are. Go to your street corner. Light a candle. If you are someone who prays, pray.
Shine a light for Minnesota!🕯
January 24, 2026 at 10:26 PM
There is a vigil in 45 minutes. I am still feeling sick from tear gas and not going.
But at 7pm CST, whoever you are and where ever you are. Go to your street corner. Light a candle. If you are someone who prays, pray.
Shine a light for Minnesota!🕯
But at 7pm CST, whoever you are and where ever you are. Go to your street corner. Light a candle. If you are someone who prays, pray.
Shine a light for Minnesota!🕯
Ooh. I like this one: "What resources would your improvement require, and would spending them that way be a good investment? (Those resources, of course, could also be devoted to other pieces of science.)" Good practice for writing and reviewing grants.
Considering a journal club in the new year? Here are some ideas of questions that can help you explore the literature. (via Scientist Sees Squirrel) buff.ly/qcO1by1 #ScienceSky #SciComm #AcademicSky
How to lead a journal club you won’t be embarrassed by later
One of the jobs facing an early-career scientist, and a developing writer, is to learn what their field’s literature looks like. One of the best tools to that end is the journal club. If you’ve nev…
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January 24, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Ooh. I like this one: "What resources would your improvement require, and would spending them that way be a good investment? (Those resources, of course, could also be devoted to other pieces of science.)" Good practice for writing and reviewing grants.