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Peter Sarkies @psarkies.bsky.social · 8h

Your arguments are well put and logical; however, Nobel prizes, imperfect as they are, really do resonate with the public. They may therefore be a net positive for science by stimulating investment and interest.
Also, presumably you would say prizes for science writing are ok? ;)

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Peter Sarkies @psarkies.bsky.social · 6d

Bringing back an extinct hominid is a horrific suggestion; I would go further than this article and suggest that it is banned outright.

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Should scientists be allowed to bring distant human ancestors back to life?

Recently, several attempts have been made to modify modern species with ancient DNA in the name of ‘de-extinction’. This Perspective argues that independent ethical oversight needs to be put in place ...

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Itai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · 8d

Rest in peace Jane Goodall, a true giant among scientists. Your breakthroughs into the secret lives of chimpanzees viewed through an anthropomorphic lens – without yet knowing that science had forbidden it – changed science forever, and with it how we see ourselves.

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Peter Sarkies @psarkies.bsky.social · 8d

Just listened to George Church on The Life Scientific. very brilliant guy but the idea that Mammothising elephants is going to save the environment is total fiction. It’s a cruel vanity project with no conceivable justification.

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Peter Sarkies @psarkies.bsky.social · 10d

oh the joy of the hassle that accompanies trying to submit an article. Password forgotten, orcid linked to a different account, metadata collection, all for it to be most likely rejected editorially. Everything takes an age on a clunky system designed in the 2000s. Basically 'Der Process.'

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Peter Sarkies @psarkies.bsky.social · 11d

They eat the fork there

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Peter Sarkies @psarkies.bsky.social · 11d

Talk about stating the bleeding obvious
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Keir Starmer calls Reform migrant policy 'racist' and 'immoral'

The prime minister told the BBC he needed

www.bbc.co.uk

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Peter Sarkies @psarkies.bsky.social · 11d

I was only very dimly aware of this event before and was surprised there could be a whole podcast about it... but turns out it's really interesting! especially striking to hear some clips from the speech; Labour could really do with an orator of Kinnock's calibre right now

Past Present Future Podcast @ppfideas.bsky.social · 11d

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!

Today in our occasional series with @robertsaunders.bsky.social we explore the lasting consequences of a speech delivered 40 years ago this week - Labour leader Neil Kinnock’s excoriating attack on Militant at his party’s conference in 1985.

Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com

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Peter Sarkies @psarkies.bsky.social · 14d

While the other senior figures in labour hide behind the fantasy of the 'special relationship' Sadiq gets it right.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sir Sadiq Khan hits back at Donald Trump's Sharia London claim

The Mayor of London responds to the US president's speech to the United Nations.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Peter Sarkies @psarkies.bsky.social · 15d

worse than snakes on a plane?

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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 15d

Phenomenal. In my 10 year update of A Brief History, I make the point that in the first edition, not one disease had been successfully treated using gene therapy. Today that number is at least 7.

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Peter Sarkies @psarkies.bsky.social · 15d

Trump is basically Fred Durst in a suit.

Peter Sarkies @psarkies.bsky.social · 15d

Watching starmer fawn to Trump is excruciating.

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Peter Sarkies @psarkies.bsky.social · 15d

If you haven’t watched the Thursday Murder Club film… don’t. Utter drivel. And wtf is Pierce Brosnan’s accent?

Peter Sarkies @psarkies.bsky.social · 16d

Is there a phenotypic effect on behaviour in the mouse model?

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Peter Sarkies @psarkies.bsky.social · 16d

That time of year again: where the f are my gloves?

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Yaser Atlasi @yatlasi.bsky.social · 21d

We have an exciting, fully funded PhD studentship (UK and ROI) to investigate mechanisms of epigenetic regulation in drug resistant B-cell lymphoma.

We are looking for a highly motivated, driven candidate to join our team.

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Targeting USP7-PRC1 axis as a novel therapeutic approach in drug resistant Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma at Queen’s University Belfast on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Targeting USP7-PRC1 axis as a novel therapeutic approach in drug resistant Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma at Queen’s University Belfast, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Peter Sarkies @psarkies.bsky.social · 28d

Thank god he didn’t become chancellor of Oxford

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Another Green @anothergreen.bsky.social · 29d

Daily Mail, the Daily Express, the Sun...every day they work to make cruelty popular, to destroy attempts to tackle climate change, to harm our society. Put them in the bin!

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Peter Sarkies @psarkies.bsky.social · Sep 7

@leaypi.bsky.social is an incredibly clear thinker and this discussion, particularly of Kant and Nietzsche, made some tricky ideas understandable to me for the first time. highly recommended

Past Present Future Podcast @ppfideas.bsky.social · Sep 7

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!

Today’s episode is the first in a 3-part conversation with philosopher & writer @leaypi.bsky.social about the idea of dignity and its role in the history of ideas and in the story of our lives. What is the difference between dignity and dignitas?

Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com

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Peter Sarkies @psarkies.bsky.social · Sep 7

@cecerelab.bsky.social lab is doing outstanding work on C elegans sRNAs: a great opportunity for a PhD with them

The Cecere Laboratory @cecerelab.bsky.social · Sep 7

🍽️🧬 How do diet and gut microbes shape fertility across generations? 🪱🔬 Our Laboratory at #InstitutPasteur is recruiting a PhD student to study epigenetic inheritance of fertility using C. elegans. Fully funded via the International PPU program. Apply now! 🌍 #PhDposition #Epigenetics #Inheritance

Institut Pasteur | 130 years of biomedical research @pasteur.fr · Sep 1

🎓 Applications for Institut Pasteur's PhD programs open Sept 1-Oct 20, 2025 for October 2026 entry.

Apply to up to 4 projects across 6 programs: PPU, PPU-IMAGINE @institutimagine.bsky.social, [email protected], PPU-EID @upcite.bsky.social & more 🧬

Register now ✍️ www.pasteur.fr/en/education...

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Rebecca Mosher @rm0sher.bsky.social · Aug 25

This is an amazing opportunity to join the plant sciences faculty in the Oxford Department of Biology!

I am so impressed with the quality and collegiality of these colleagues. I’m not on the committee, but I’m happy to answer questions as I can.

Lars Østergaard @larsostergaard.bsky.social · Aug 25

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Join us and be part of shaping the future of #plantscience at Oxford as we move to the new Life and Mind Building lifeandmind.web.ox.ac.uk/home (recognised for its potential to change the World edition.cnn.com/2025/01/01/s...) @biology.ox.ac.uk www.biology.ox.ac.uk

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Peter Sarkies @psarkies.bsky.social · Aug 24

New Deftones album is very good. Some big riffs and lighter moments. Missing Sergio's inventive basslines though.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · Aug 24

Disillusioned by Labour? While Starmer’s party loses members, more and more people are finding their political home with us — join them today! ⤵️

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Labour is haemorrhaging members under Sir Keir Starmer, with one in 10 quitting last year alone.
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Peter Sarkies @psarkies.bsky.social · Aug 17

J’accuse! Great original analysis of this well known story.

Past Present Future Podcast @ppfideas.bsky.social · Aug 17

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!

Today David tells the tale of the Dreyfus Affair that split France down the middle and revealed the grip of a whole host of conspiracy theories. The story of a letter found in a wastebin turned into a saga about who really controlled the country.

Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com

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