Sable Systems
@sablesys.bsky.social
Thoughts, visions & revisions from John Lighton PhD, president & chief innovation officer of Sable Systems International (=the world's most advanced metabolic measurement systems)
The field of #metabolic #phenotyping is maturing. Misleading analyses from legacy companies contaminate the preclinical literature less & less. Using data from the #Promethion system, @bankslab.bsky.social explains this expertise revolution in a free webinar: insidescientific.com/webinar/the-...
The Expert Approach to Preclinical Indirect Calorimetry Experiments
Join us to explore the IICCC’s standardized guidelines for preclinical indirect calorimetry, focusing on rigorous data normalization techniques and the integration of multi-modal physiological measure...
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February 10, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The field of #metabolic #phenotyping is maturing. Misleading analyses from legacy companies contaminate the preclinical literature less & less. Using data from the #Promethion system, @bankslab.bsky.social explains this expertise revolution in a free webinar: insidescientific.com/webinar/the-...
I shall wear white flannel trousers & walk upon the beach
I have heard the mermaids calling each to each
I do not think that they will call to me
I have heard the mermaids calling each to each
I do not think that they will call to me
February 7, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I shall wear white flannel trousers & walk upon the beach
I have heard the mermaids calling each to each
I do not think that they will call to me
I have heard the mermaids calling each to each
I do not think that they will call to me
A fact more honored in the breach than the observance
February 4, 2026 at 12:37 AM
A fact more honored in the breach than the observance
It's time @wired.com did an article on this weird dispute
January 31, 2026 at 10:42 PM
It's time @wired.com did an article on this weird dispute
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If this makes you mad, you can do something about it:
RALLY TO TAKE BACK SCIENCE! 🔬🧪✊
March 7th, 2026 in Washington, DC
Learn more at standupforscience.net/march7
#Standupforscience
RALLY TO TAKE BACK SCIENCE! 🔬🧪✊
March 7th, 2026 in Washington, DC
Learn more at standupforscience.net/march7
#Standupforscience
January 28, 2026 at 8:33 PM
If this makes you mad, you can do something about it:
RALLY TO TAKE BACK SCIENCE! 🔬🧪✊
March 7th, 2026 in Washington, DC
Learn more at standupforscience.net/march7
#Standupforscience
RALLY TO TAKE BACK SCIENCE! 🔬🧪✊
March 7th, 2026 in Washington, DC
Learn more at standupforscience.net/march7
#Standupforscience
Beautiful. Prose a bit purple but a lovely tribute to an amazing woman. nautil.us/the-woman-re...
The Woman Redeemed by Trees
A story about connection by the National Book Award winner.
nautil.us
January 29, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Beautiful. Prose a bit purple but a lovely tribute to an amazing woman. nautil.us/the-woman-re...
Congratulations to Sable Systems International on yet another record-breaking year! An amazingly talented team & a great corporate culture. Plus international collaborations in both science & industry, including diversifying our manufacturing locations. Truly an international company 🧪👊❤️
January 28, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Congratulations to Sable Systems International on yet another record-breaking year! An amazingly talented team & a great corporate culture. Plus international collaborations in both science & industry, including diversifying our manufacturing locations. Truly an international company 🧪👊❤️
This is about as close to Paradise as tou can get without the inconvenience of dying first. Highly recommended!
Want to do a postdoc at Friday Harbor Labs? We have two positions open. Apply by March 1st. I am happy to discuss potential projects with fish people.
apply.interfolio.com/180092
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apply.interfolio.com/180092
🧪
January 28, 2026 at 7:42 PM
This is about as close to Paradise as tou can get without the inconvenience of dying first. Highly recommended!
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Just spoke to The Hill about how the dismantling of the NIH is impacting science in America. We still face a cliff of unfathomable heights, w easily 1000+ labs poised to close in the next year due to funding ending. A generation of young scientists lost because there is nowhere for them to train.
January 20, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Just spoke to The Hill about how the dismantling of the NIH is impacting science in America. We still face a cliff of unfathomable heights, w easily 1000+ labs poised to close in the next year due to funding ending. A generation of young scientists lost because there is nowhere for them to train.
Sad, tho, that there's a simply stupid, hard cutoff at age 55. I understand why (health costs etc.) but there are many people way above 55 who have drive, mental agility etc. orders of magnitude greater than people half their age.
January 20, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Sad, tho, that there's a simply stupid, hard cutoff at age 55. I understand why (health costs etc.) but there are many people way above 55 who have drive, mental agility etc. orders of magnitude greater than people half their age.
I wish! I won't be going in person but will be sending good vibes.
January 19, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I wish! I won't be going in person but will be sending good vibes.
Just a week 'til the Keystone Symposium on #Obesity & #Cardiometabolism (Jan 26-29, Keystone, CO, USA)! A stimulating meeting amidst beautiful mountains. Are you going? Come say hi & tell us about your research! 🧪https://www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/conference-listing/meeting/j62026
January 19, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Just a week 'til the Keystone Symposium on #Obesity & #Cardiometabolism (Jan 26-29, Keystone, CO, USA)! A stimulating meeting amidst beautiful mountains. Are you going? Come say hi & tell us about your research! 🧪https://www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/conference-listing/meeting/j62026
Damnit, the simulated Titan atmosphere achieved sentience & grows more & more turbulent
January 15, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Damnit, the simulated Titan atmosphere achieved sentience & grows more & more turbulent
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This is the exact quote I have been searching for with regard to what is happening with science
In conversation back in 1994, the late Russian environmentalist Alexi Yablokov explained the problem of rebuilding democracy this way:
"If you have a tank of live fish, it is fairly easy to make fish soup.
Once you have fish soup, however, it is very difficult to make a tank of life fish again."
"If you have a tank of live fish, it is fairly easy to make fish soup.
Once you have fish soup, however, it is very difficult to make a tank of life fish again."
January 13, 2026 at 2:36 AM
This is the exact quote I have been searching for with regard to what is happening with science
Great news! There are still a couple of places left for Sable Systems' Basic (Classic Line) Metabolic Measurement Course which will be taking place in lovely Las Vegas in February. Great science, great networking - be there or be square! 🧪 www.sablesys.com/sable-event/...
Introduction to Animal Respirometry
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January 12, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Great news! There are still a couple of places left for Sable Systems' Basic (Classic Line) Metabolic Measurement Course which will be taking place in lovely Las Vegas in February. Great science, great networking - be there or be square! 🧪 www.sablesys.com/sable-event/...
Comparative Physiology FTW
An inducer of snail hibernation causes quiescence and hibernation-like cardioprotection, through metabolic rewiring and autophagy, in mice hearts https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.08.698452v1
January 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Comparative Physiology FTW
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"Amazing Grace" Hopper died #OTD in 1992.
+PhD in #Mathematics, Yale
+Rear Admiral, US Navy
+Invented the first computer compiler, foundational to modern software
+Co-developed COBOL, one of the earliest standardized computer languages
#WomenInSTEM #legend
+PhD in #Mathematics, Yale
+Rear Admiral, US Navy
+Invented the first computer compiler, foundational to modern software
+Co-developed COBOL, one of the earliest standardized computer languages
#WomenInSTEM #legend
January 1, 2026 at 5:07 PM
"Amazing Grace" Hopper died #OTD in 1992.
+PhD in #Mathematics, Yale
+Rear Admiral, US Navy
+Invented the first computer compiler, foundational to modern software
+Co-developed COBOL, one of the earliest standardized computer languages
#WomenInSTEM #legend
+PhD in #Mathematics, Yale
+Rear Admiral, US Navy
+Invented the first computer compiler, foundational to modern software
+Co-developed COBOL, one of the earliest standardized computer languages
#WomenInSTEM #legend
Calling all #mycologists! This weird, mostly subterranean fungus peers out from the soil after rain. Location: Las Vegas, NV. Quarter included for scale. Any idea what the mystery fungus might be?
December 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Calling all #mycologists! This weird, mostly subterranean fungus peers out from the soil after rain. Location: Las Vegas, NV. Quarter included for scale. Any idea what the mystery fungus might be?
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It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
December 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).