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Jacob (Yaqub) Hanna - يعقوب حنا @jacob-hanna.bsky.social · 7h

A Palestinian, son of Palestinians displaced from Gaza (Al-Masmiyya) to Jordan, wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry... Professor Omar Munis Yaghi from the University of Berkeley!!

..Some members of the Yaghi family are still under the rubble in Gaza!

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Abby Dernburg @adernburg.bsky.social · 1d

3 new Physics Nobel Laureates from the University of California! 🥂🤙 (and one less parking space for the rest of us at Berkeley 🙃)

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AAUP @aaup.org · 4d

UC’s Academic Council calls on the Office of the President & the UC Board of Regents to unequivocally reject governmental demands that compromise institutional autonomy and #academicfreedom.

This is the way.

#DefendHigherEd

Brian Soucek @brsoucek.bsky.social · 4d

Strong statement today from UC's Academic Senate:

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American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) @aacu.org · 4d

AAC&U Statement on the Trump Administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” https://bit.ly/3VOEJvx

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Abby Dernburg @adernburg.bsky.social · 3d

Please consider making a small donation to reimburse the SUfS-SF organizing team:
www.gofundme.com/f/reimburse-...

Donate to Reimburse Volunteer Scientists for Standing Up for Science!, organized by Abigail Kennedy

The Stand Up for Science local San Francisco team of 11 volun… Abigail Kennedy needs your support for Reimburse Volunteer Scientists for Standing Up for Science!

www.gofundme.com

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 6d

THIS IS THE WAY.

Everyone gets their knickers in a twist when I say we can’t sci-comm our way out of this mess…but maybe you’ll listen to the more eloquent and measured @edyong209.bsky.social!

This isn’t happening because people don’t appreciate the brilliance of the double helix structure.

Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · 7d

This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥

We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪

Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇

open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...

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Abby Dernburg @adernburg.bsky.social · 6d

imprinting is the least of it - asking mature oocytes to segregate chromosomes that have not gone through meiotic prophase is a losing proposition.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 7d

Are you a healthcare worker or scientist (or know someone who is)? #RFKJr is bragging that he has your support. Time to let Congress know HCWs and scientists do NOT support this man. Take a few minutes to send in a postcard. @defendpublichealth.bsky.social www.defendpublichealth.org/campaign/hel...

Help Prove RFK Jr. is Wrong | Defend Public Health

When Senator Wyden stated he’d heard from thousands of doctors and scientists concerned by RFK Jr’s policies, Kennedy responded "I'll put my mailbag against your mailbag any day.” Let's prove Kennedy ...

www.defendpublichealth.org

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Abby Dernburg @adernburg.bsky.social · 7d

This is an embarrassing way to cover a paper that is basically negative results (spoiler alert: this did not go as the investigators might have hoped).
bbc.com/news/article...

Human skin DNA fertilised to make embryo for first time

US scientists testing the technique say it could help people overcome infertility and potentially allow same-sex couples to have a genetically related child.

bbc.com

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Abby Dernburg @adernburg.bsky.social · 8d

It me.

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Seema Sheth @seemasheth.bsky.social · 11d

NSF GRFP solicitation is finally up. Life Sci deadline extended to Nov 10 but 2nd year grad students no longer eligible www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

www.nsf.gov

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 12d

Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.

The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/

An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 16d

At this exact time and date — 14:19 Eastern US time on September 22, 2025 — the center of the Sun is directly over Earth's equator (in technical terms, it has a declination of 0°), marking the moment of the September equinox.

Happy equinox!

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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 18d

Although this bill passed both legislative chambers, nine legislators—champions of CFA—sided with California teachers and abstained from voting.

We urge you to tell Governor Gavin Newsom to veto AB715 by adding your signature here. 📩

win.newmode.net/caircaliforn... #VETOAB715

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Abby Dernburg @adernburg.bsky.social · 21d

I don’t think yeast –>fly–>mouse is how evolution works.

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Abby Dernburg @adernburg.bsky.social · 23d

These are welcome changes that will all improve the ERC program. I particularly appreciate the transparent and sound logic that Dr. Leptin has used in explaining the changes (and also the non-changes, particularly a 2-stage review with the longer application submitted only after Stage 1).

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.

Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.

The system is broken.

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 25d

COVID shot access could tighten; RFK Jr. may claim they cause child deaths

A battle is brewing over mRNA vaccines, which could intensify backlash against Kennedy.

arstechnica.com

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Centre de Regulació Genòmica (CRG) @crg.eu · 26d

🔬 Join the EMBO Workshop: Evolutionary Approaches to Chromatin in St Feliu de Guíxols, 9–12 Dec 2025!

Explore chromatin diversity, dynamics and genome evolution with leading experts.

➡️ Organizer @arnausebe.bsky.social
📝 Abstract & registration deadline: 30 Sept
👉 meetings.embo.org/event/24-evo...

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Abby Dernburg @adernburg.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Advisory Committee on Immunizations Practices (ACIP) meets on September 18-19. Public comments are open until 9/13:
www.regulations.gov/commenton/CD...

Read more here (or elsewhere):

A Precautionary Path with Kaitlin Sundling, MD, PhD
precaution.substack.com?utm_source=n...

A Precautionary Path with Kaitlin Sundling, MD, PhD | Substack

Precautionary notes during a public health crisis from pathologist and physician-scientist. The information provided is not intended as a substitute for individual medical advice. Click to read A Pr...

precaution.substack.com

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Alexey Amunts @amunts.bsky.social · Sep 5

Speak up before more is lost. UCLA lost $600M in federal research grants, freezing work on cancer, neurodegeneration, pediatrics & more. Entire labs, careers, and patients remain in limbo. A devastating blow to US science. Trainees are hardest hit, the community must speak up before more is lost.

Frozen Grants, Canceled Futures: The Human Toll of UCLA’s Research Suspension

A frozen grant is more than halted experiments and lost data; it is a career derailed for many of the trainees dependent on this research support.

www.the-scientist.com

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Piotr Ziolkowski @piotraz.bsky.social · Sep 2

Breaking genetics news‼️🌱🌽 A natural DNA trick triples recombination in maize. What we first saw in Arabidopsis (@hendersi lab) a decade ago is now confirmed in crops—opening new doors for plant breeding. Published today in Nature Plants! More details 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Enhancing local meiotic crossovers in Arabidopsis and maize through juxtaposition of heterozygous and homozygous regions - Nature Plants

This study discovered that locally confined DNA differences boost crossover rates in both Arabidopsis and maize, revealing a conserved mechanism that can accelerate plant breeding and trait introgress...

www.nature.com

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hey. You know what. Maybe don't say the CDC "needs new blood" weeks after a shooting that could have been a mass casualty situation.

SHAMELESS.

#ImpeachTheQuack

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Spirochrome @spirochrome.com · Sep 2

A stunning application of SPY650-FastAct_X (actin)/SPY555-DNA (nuclei) staining iPSC cells and imaged by light sheet microscopy at UCSF. Thank you ‪@microtubule.bsky.social‬ for sharing it!

Torsten Wittmann @microtubule.bsky.social · Aug 28

Some first raw (not deskewed) data of live human induced pluripotent stem cells from #Snouty now ready for some serious live imaging. Light sheet moving at a 38-degree angle through the cell layer; coverslip is on the bottom.

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Eileen Furlong @eileen-furlong.bsky.social · Jul 30

To all post-docs: The Genome Biology dept ‪@embl.org
has an Independent faculty position. Fantastic place to set up your lab –great package: core funding, fantastic Ph.D. students, cutting edge core facilities & great colleagues. Closing date Sept 19th
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

Group Leader - Genome Biology Unit

Are you ready to lead groundbreaking research in Genome Biology? Join us at EMBL! We are seeking a motivated scientist to lead an independent research group addressing exciting and original biological...

embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com

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