K. Skruber
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K. Skruber
@skruberk.bsky.social
Interested in how molecules work together to become cells and how we can work together to build a better world. Asst. professor in Biology at Gonzaga University they/them
So incredibly cool to get the chance to be part of this project and so much fun watching these fast, dynamic cells move! Congrats to @hbrappap.bsky.social and @oliverio.bsky.social and everyone involved!
So happy to announce our new preprint, “A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes.” We cultured a novel amoeba from Lassen Volcanic NP (CA, USA) that divides at 63°C (145°F) 🔥 - a new record for euk growth!
#protistsonsky 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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For groundbreaking synthetic music pioneer Wendy Carlos' birthday, enjoy her in her home studio with cats and friends
November 14, 2023 at 2:00 PM
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If you don’t frequently see families with kids traveling to destinations by bike, your bike network isn’t safe enough (&/or your zoning forces sprawl & car dependency).
October 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Take a sneak peak at The Paradox of the Organism at Google books books.google.com/books?hl=sv&...

Don’t forget to pre-order!
September 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I wrote about how revoking access to medical care for trans people affects all of us in science. reskeets (are we calling them that?) appreciated. www.ascb.org/society-news...
www.ascb.org
August 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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We've got 35 sets of these posters left.

This project came from my evergreen frustration with our important messages getting trapped on social media algorithms.

Good stuff for posting on your local community bulletin board, classroom, office door, etc!

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August 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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New lab pre-print up! "Twelve species of human parasites make up half the literature on microbial eukaryotes"
doi.org/10.1101/2025...

We (led by UG Joanna Lepper and with @hbrappap.bsky.social) quantified all mentions of protist species in the scientific literature 🧵

#protistsonsky #microsky
Twelve species of human parasites make up half of the literature on microbial eukaryotes
Although microbial eukaryotes comprise the majority of eukaryotic phylogenetic diversity and inhabit nearly all ecosystems globally, most research focuses on only a few species of human parasites. Her...
doi.org
August 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Our study tracking the route actin monomers take from the cytoplasm into branched actin networks is now up on biorxiv! In it we learned that most actin is delivered into branched actin networks from polymerases on a membrane surface, not directly from the cytoplasm.
Membrane-associated polymerases deliver most of the actin subunits to a lamellipodial network https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.24.645090v1
March 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
We built (part of) a microscope!
December 17, 2024 at 3:44 PM
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The way in which people’s lives are put up for a vote at the whims of other people… No one should ever be subjected to that.
December 4, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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Bluesky's topped 12 million users!

For any new joiners out there who are into SFF - welcome! There's a great community here.

And here's a thread of Starter Packs that might help you find your people:

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October 20, 2024 at 10:07 AM