Nathan Gamarra Ph.D.
@ngamarra.bsky.social
Biochemist who enjoys many-a-things. He/Him 🇺🇸🇨🇴
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this is the most 8:30 PM a 6:15 PM has felt in a long time
November 23, 2025 at 11:17 PM
this is the most 8:30 PM a 6:15 PM has felt in a long time
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he never looks at JD that way
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
he never looks at JD that way
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Zα and Zβ domains of ADAR1 and ZBP1 bind to G-quadruplexes with low micromolar affinity https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.19.688355v1
November 20, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Zα and Zβ domains of ADAR1 and ZBP1 bind to G-quadruplexes with low micromolar affinity https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.19.688355v1
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Near-atomistic simulations reveal the molecular principles that control chromatin structure and phase separation https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.17.688899v1
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Near-atomistic simulations reveal the molecular principles that control chromatin structure and phase separation https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.17.688899v1
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☕The authors identify a chemical cocktail to generate #totipotent - like cells, which they then use to build an #embryo model. This model captures a developmental spectrum from early #embryogenesis to post-implantation events.
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A continuous totipotent-like cell-based embryo model recapitulates mouse embryogenesis from zygotic genome activation to gastrulation - Nature Cell Biology
The authors identify a chemical cocktail to generate totipotent-like cells, which they then use to build an embryo model. This model captures a developmental spectrum from early embryogenesis to post-...
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November 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
☕The authors identify a chemical cocktail to generate #totipotent - like cells, which they then use to build an #embryo model. This model captures a developmental spectrum from early #embryogenesis to post-implantation events.
bit.ly/4oHxUZp
bit.ly/4oHxUZp
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My inner state always tells me that I need to take a nap.
How should we structure our time? A Zen monk suggests that we let our inner states dictate what we do when. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/Me9nfq
November 16, 2025 at 1:24 AM
My inner state always tells me that I need to take a nap.
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Yesterday’s stunning double rainbow in Davis
November 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Yesterday’s stunning double rainbow in Davis
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Polycomb Repressive Complexes 1 and 2 are recruited independently to pericentromeric heterochromatin in response to hypomethylation in mouse embryonic stem cells https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.14.688451v1
November 15, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Polycomb Repressive Complexes 1 and 2 are recruited independently to pericentromeric heterochromatin in response to hypomethylation in mouse embryonic stem cells https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.14.688451v1
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🚨| BREAKING: Epstein Itemized for Trump Biographer Some New Areas of Trump Corruption—Giving a Road Map to Investigators
1. Who funded Mar-a-Lago mortgage(s) (Epstein implies he and Russians did)
2. Hawaiian Tropic contests (implied sexual misconduct)
3. Trump Shuttle
4. Legality of His Inheritance
1. Who funded Mar-a-Lago mortgage(s) (Epstein implies he and Russians did)
2. Hawaiian Tropic contests (implied sexual misconduct)
3. Trump Shuttle
4. Legality of His Inheritance
November 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
🚨| BREAKING: Epstein Itemized for Trump Biographer Some New Areas of Trump Corruption—Giving a Road Map to Investigators
1. Who funded Mar-a-Lago mortgage(s) (Epstein implies he and Russians did)
2. Hawaiian Tropic contests (implied sexual misconduct)
3. Trump Shuttle
4. Legality of His Inheritance
1. Who funded Mar-a-Lago mortgage(s) (Epstein implies he and Russians did)
2. Hawaiian Tropic contests (implied sexual misconduct)
3. Trump Shuttle
4. Legality of His Inheritance
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My quote of the day
If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be 'meetings.'
Dave Barry
If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be 'meetings.'
Dave Barry
November 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
My quote of the day
If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be 'meetings.'
Dave Barry
If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be 'meetings.'
Dave Barry
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November 14, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Here's a big thank you to everyone at NIH who is trying to get everything regarding grants and reviews re-started!!!
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Here's a big thank you to everyone at NIH who is trying to get everything regarding grants and reviews re-started!!!
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While the government was shut down, 379 NIH study section meetings (containing 24,380 grant applications) were postponed. NIH is committed to getting these reviewed, but please be patient and understanding with staff, as this is a complex and heavy lift.
November 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
While the government was shut down, 379 NIH study section meetings (containing 24,380 grant applications) were postponed. NIH is committed to getting these reviewed, but please be patient and understanding with staff, as this is a complex and heavy lift.
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Fresh dystopian hell from Samsung fridges with ads.
November 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Fresh dystopian hell from Samsung fridges with ads.
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I am so excited to share new work on a TE insertion that regulates iridescence in swordtails, led by fantastic grad student @nadiahaghani.bsky.social and with help from many coauthors! In a time that has been so difficult to navigate, this & other projects have kept my spirits up: shorturl.at/NE65A
Insertion of an invading retrovirus regulates a novel color trait in swordtail fish
For over a century, evolutionary biologists have been motivated to understand the mechanisms through which organisms adapt to their environments. Coloration and pigmentation are remarkably variable wi...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I am so excited to share new work on a TE insertion that regulates iridescence in swordtails, led by fantastic grad student @nadiahaghani.bsky.social and with help from many coauthors! In a time that has been so difficult to navigate, this & other projects have kept my spirits up: shorturl.at/NE65A
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designing a new timberwolves jersey after every win 🐺
record: 7-4
record: 7-4
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
designing a new timberwolves jersey after every win 🐺
record: 7-4
record: 7-4
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With a score of 85, this article is in the top 5% of all research outputs scored by @altmetric.com!
It even featured in @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social's podcast: elife.altmetric.com/details/1744...
Take a look: elife.altmetric.com/details/1744...
Look out for Altmetric badges on eLife articles 🏆
It even featured in @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social's podcast: elife.altmetric.com/details/1744...
Take a look: elife.altmetric.com/details/1744...
Look out for Altmetric badges on eLife articles 🏆
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
With a score of 85, this article is in the top 5% of all research outputs scored by @altmetric.com!
It even featured in @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social's podcast: elife.altmetric.com/details/1744...
Take a look: elife.altmetric.com/details/1744...
Look out for Altmetric badges on eLife articles 🏆
It even featured in @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social's podcast: elife.altmetric.com/details/1744...
Take a look: elife.altmetric.com/details/1744...
Look out for Altmetric badges on eLife articles 🏆
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An engineer wanted to make a quiet high-speed train. “The question then occurred to me — is there some living thing that manages sudden changes in air resistance as a part of daily life?” The answer: the kingfisher. See my story today for more tales of bioinspiration. Gift link: nyti.ms/4otNQyl
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
An engineer wanted to make a quiet high-speed train. “The question then occurred to me — is there some living thing that manages sudden changes in air resistance as a part of daily life?” The answer: the kingfisher. See my story today for more tales of bioinspiration. Gift link: nyti.ms/4otNQyl
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Netflix has a new show about my boy James Garfield!!!!
He’s the president I’m most confident had ADHD. I think he could’ve been one of the greats if he hadn’t been murdered/shot and then killed accidentally by doctors.
So far I’m really enjoying it.
It’s called Death by Lightning.
He’s the president I’m most confident had ADHD. I think he could’ve been one of the greats if he hadn’t been murdered/shot and then killed accidentally by doctors.
So far I’m really enjoying it.
It’s called Death by Lightning.
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Netflix has a new show about my boy James Garfield!!!!
He’s the president I’m most confident had ADHD. I think he could’ve been one of the greats if he hadn’t been murdered/shot and then killed accidentally by doctors.
So far I’m really enjoying it.
It’s called Death by Lightning.
He’s the president I’m most confident had ADHD. I think he could’ve been one of the greats if he hadn’t been murdered/shot and then killed accidentally by doctors.
So far I’m really enjoying it.
It’s called Death by Lightning.
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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Irvine, California
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Pop: 287,401
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November 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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And we have another open position, this time with a focus on Genome Biology! Join a great community in Vienna to bring your research to the next level!
📢 Open Call! The Max Perutz Labs invite applications for a Tenure-Track Professorship in Genome Biology. We are particularly interested in researchers investigating the molecular and biophysical mechanisms underlying genome function and regulation. More details ➡️ tinyurl.com/3t7vvdct
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 AM
And we have another open position, this time with a focus on Genome Biology! Join a great community in Vienna to bring your research to the next level!
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A pan-KRAS inhibitor and its derived degrader elicit multifaceted anti-tumor efficacy in KRAS-driven cancers www.cell.com/cancer-cell...
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A pan-KRAS inhibitor and its derived degrader elicit multifaceted anti-tumor efficacy in KRAS-driven cancers www.cell.com/cancer-cell...