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Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social · 1d

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of our founder, colleague, mentor and friend, Professor Sir John Gurdon. His vision and dedication will continue to inspire generations of scientists.
🔗 www.gurdon.cam.ac.uk/nobel-laurea...

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Valeriy Kutsyna @valeriyk1.bsky.social · 7d

Big congrats, king!

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Lukas Fiedler @lukyfiedler.bsky.social · 7d

Previously on BioRxiv, and now a final version of our paper is out! What a great lesson in plant self-organization: Auxin targets its own transporter through a cell-surface kinase complex in a positive feedback loop www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

ABP1/ABL3-TMK1 cell-surface auxin signaling targets PIN2-mediated auxin fluxes for root gravitropism

In gravistimulated roots, gravity perception in the columella redirects the flow of the plant hormone auxin toward the lower root side, where it inhibits cell elongation for downward root bending. Thi...

www.cell.com

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Valeriy Kutsyna @valeriyk1.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you so much! 🫡

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Institute of Molecular Genetics @imgprague.bsky.social · 9d

✨ For the first time ever, the IMG PhD Conference stepped outside institute grounds! ✨

🏆Best Presentation Awards:
Flash-talk: Magdalena Havlová
Short talk: Irina Ribeiro Bas
Talk: Veronika Niederlová
Poster: Kriti Attri

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V4SDB @v4sdb.bsky.social · Sep 7

Wow, that was amazing! We thank everyone for attending the V4SDB 2025 meeting! You all made it an excellent conference, where we had the opportunity to hear from outstanding speakers,share ideas and experiences, and of course have some unforgettable time during social activities!

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Valeriy Kutsyna @valeriyk1.bsky.social · Sep 4

The oldest gang got back together at @v4sdb.bsky.social 😎😎😎

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Valeriy Kutsyna @valeriyk1.bsky.social · Sep 1

What a great looking organoids though

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Petr Svoboda @svobodalab.bsky.social · Aug 21

Argonautes are coming :-) ... soon at @imgprague.bsky.social ... finishing preparations. Still missing a few things like drums, guitar, badges, beer ... but it's under control. I think. I hope. :-))
#argonautes2025

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Valeriy Kutsyna @valeriyk1.bsky.social · Aug 15

Youtube music

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paveltomancak.bsky.social @paveltomancak.bsky.social · Aug 4

To recognise and celebrate @svobodalab.bsky.social's pivotal contribution to Woodstock Bio2 + Night Science, #TCTeAC, I am starting this "What Petr Svoboda did at Woodstock?" thread. If you were there - #contribute and #retweet.

"Petr Didn’t Submit an Abstract. #TCTeAC Submitted to Him."

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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · Jul 31

🥂This was the highlight of my year. The "instigators", led by local master of the ceremony @svobodalab.bsky.social will never forget the privilege of organizing it and i think every participant will treasure the experience forever ❤️ @nature.com @josiegz.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Scientific bedlam at the world’s weirdest and wildest research conference

Woodstock Bio2 + Night Science aimed to encourage collaborations through creativity. The walk-on music for presentations was fun, too.

www.nature.com

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Valeriy Kutsyna @valeriyk1.bsky.social · Jul 25

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Petr Svoboda @svobodalab.bsky.social · Jul 10

Talks were selected & the final program was built. It will appear on the website the next week. There are three weeks left till the registration deadline! This is probably the main RNA silencing meeting in 2025 - looking at silencing from the perspective of effector proteins.
argonautes.img.cas.cz

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Maja Kuzman @majakuzman.bsky.social · Jun 26

Another day, another wonder;

Archea parasite with a circular genome of only 238Kbp (!) found within a dinoflagellate.

It only encodes for replicative machinery: can replicate but not sustain itself, making that line between life and non-life blurry! What a life

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Valeriy Kutsyna @valeriyk1.bsky.social · Jun 25

I can’t think of many countries, where a kind doctor would spend an hour injecting vaccine boosters on half the diseases in existence. After coming with a tick bite complaint… at 10pm!
Czech healthcare rules!

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Valeriy Kutsyna @valeriyk1.bsky.social · Jun 25

Nah there’s more than 50 of them
I’m just vocal enough to ask for more 👀

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Valeriy Kutsyna @valeriyk1.bsky.social · Jun 25

This particular article selection you share incidentally were the most interesting evening reads I’ve had in a while. Need more!

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Valeriy Kutsyna @valeriyk1.bsky.social · Jun 25

Thank you for today’s seminar at @imgprague.bsky.social !

Adam Obr @obradam.bsky.social · Jun 25

Here are my 5 (not so standard) rules for communicating science to general public:

1) People are not stupid. They just don't have the knowledge.

Yes, people can be clever and yet still be uninformed about cell biology. People also can know everything about cell biology and be completely dumb.

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Natanella Illouz-Eliaz @natanellae.bsky.social · Jun 25

Insights from #TCTeAC

the Node @the-node.bsky.social · Jun 25

From Posters to Parades: Inside Woodstock.Bio² & Night Science Conference

@natanellae.bsky.social gives us a glimpse of what happened during #TCTeAC @woodstocknightsci.bsky.social 👀🎵💃

thenode.biologists.com/from-posters...

From Posters to Parades: Inside Woodstock.Bio² & Night Science Conference - the Node

A fever dream of science and spirit wrapped in the forests of Bohemia. Here’s an escalating list — starting with the standard (though nothing was standard

thenode.biologists.com

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paveltomancak.bsky.social @paveltomancak.bsky.social · Jun 22

Opus magnum of my former #PhD student @akanksha-jain.bsky.social. She brought the power of #lightsheet imaging to the #Treutlein lab. #Organoids #singlecells #bigdata #imageanalysis You have learned much #Akanksha. You are a #JEDI now. ❤️👏

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Morphodynamics of human early brain organoid development - Nature

Human brain morphodynamics are explored using organoids.

www.nature.com

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Kateryna Nemesh @kornkv.bsky.social · Jun 21

Don’t miss this fantastic workshop at @imgprague.bsky.social !

Itai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · Jun 20

In Prague on Monday? Join my night science workshop on the creative process in science: openness, improvising ideas, how a hypothesis can be a liability, AI for hypothesis generation, import/export of ideas, puzzle switching, the 2 languages, questions, contradictions & awe 🙏 @svobodalab.bsky.social

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Valeriy Kutsyna @valeriyk1.bsky.social · Jun 20

Weekend watchlist updated

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Valeriy Kutsyna @valeriyk1.bsky.social · Jun 20

Yeah, this one is a classic "good Stephen King TV adaptation". Another one is Salem's Lot, weirdly, also reminds me of Twin Peaks. Although it came out in the late 70s. Some characters are even played by Lynch's usual cast.

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Itai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · Jun 16

I am heartbroken about the loss of many labs at the Weizmann Institute yesterday in the missile attack. Dear scientists there: please know that you are not alone. Like many many others, I support you and am standing by to help you in any way I can.

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