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Björn Schumacher @bjornschumacher.bsky.social · 9d

It was great fun speaking with Debbie Toiber and @barakrotblat.bsky.social on my path to science and why studying aging is so important to me. open.spotify.com/episode/2brg...

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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 10d

Got to love studies that were clearly conducted "for the love of the game" (“self-decapitating sea slugs”, “plants that see and use that for mimicry”, “worms that jump in the air”, aka papers you sometimes find in @currentbiology.bsky.social
) References to all of this bellow👇

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Barak Rotblat @barakrotblat.bsky.social · 9d

A fantastic podcast with
@bjornschumacher.bsky.social
🙏and Debbie Toiber about Bjorn's scientific path through the science of aging
open.spotify.com/episode/2brg...
Part of our undergrad course 'biology for non biologists'

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Barak Rotblat @barakrotblat.bsky.social · 14d

shana tova to all my friends and family here and all over the world🍯🍎 may the new year be better then the last🙏

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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 14d

Link to HHMI preprint mandate hhmicdn.blob.core.windows.net/policies/Imm...

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Barak Rotblat @barakrotblat.bsky.social · 28d

first riboSEQ🔥

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Barak Rotblat @barakrotblat.bsky.social · Aug 30

impressive indeed

Barak Rotblat @barakrotblat.bsky.social · Aug 29

I believe in the pendulum and that it will swing the other way. very hard to predict how, but we will find pockets of like minded ppl🙏

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Barak Rotblat @barakrotblat.bsky.social · Aug 24

👀

Christian Frezza @frezzalab.bsky.social · Aug 24

yes, in a self-obsessed society, this is what happens..

Are we heading for a world where no one ever needs to talk to another human being? www.theguardian.com/global/comme...

Are we heading for a world where no one ever needs to talk to another human being?

Self-service tills, apps for shopping and takeaways, silent hair salons, driverless taxis – why are we going to extreme lengths to avoid engaging with each other?

www.theguardian.com

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Barak Rotblat @barakrotblat.bsky.social · Aug 20

Postdoc depression
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Postdoc depression and anxiety rates are rising, finds survey of 872 researchers

The Max Planck Society is good at attracting international postdocs but struggles to retain them, survey finds.

www.nature.com

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Barak Rotblat @barakrotblat.bsky.social · Aug 11

suicide gene in cancer therapy, very cool study👇

Grünewald Lab @grunewaldlab.bsky.social · Aug 11

Very proud on our stellar Alina Ritter for her frist first-author paper:

Targeting CXADR-mediated AKT signaling suppresses tumorigenesis and enhances #chemotherapy efficacy in #Ewing #sarcoma

tinyurl.com/3kcs3bc9

@dkfz.bsky.social
@uniheidelberg.bsky.social
@nct-heidelberg.bsky.social

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Barak Rotblat @barakrotblat.bsky.social · Aug 7

פודקסט חדש בביולוגיה ללא ביולוגים עם פרופ' רונן שגב
רונן עבר מפיזיקה לביולוגיה כדי ללמוד על איך המוח מנווט ואפילו לימד דג 🐟לנהוג ברכב ברחבי הקמפוס
open.spotify.com/episode/2Z0e...
קישור לוידאו של הדג הנוהג
youtu.be/fHB4nbWwkkM

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Barak Rotblat @barakrotblat.bsky.social · Aug 4

the paper after revisions

Marsh Naylor @marshnaylor.net · Aug 4

#academicsky #philsky #edusky

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Barak Rotblat @barakrotblat.bsky.social · Aug 4

זה כמו שמעתיקים קובץ בווינדוס ולאחוז האחרון לוקח הכי הרבה זמן. לסגור מאמר זו מלחמת חפירות

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Barak Rotblat @barakrotblat.bsky.social · Aug 3

inspiration 👇

Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Aug 3

A feature from Nature Careers gives a look inside Woodstock Bio2 + Night Science, possibly the world’s wildest biology conference, which aims to encourage collaboration through creativity. #Academicsky 🧪

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.

go.nature.com

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Barak Rotblat @barakrotblat.bsky.social · Aug 3

sounds like good fun

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Barak Rotblat @barakrotblat.bsky.social · Aug 3

true👇

Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · Aug 3

Unfortunately it’s clear that the Israeli people can’t topple the government or change its ways. Seems like the attorney general, the last gate keeper, will be fired soon. As long as we’re stuck with this government, the war won’t stop. Only international intervention (=the U.S) might do it.

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Barak Rotblat @barakrotblat.bsky.social · Aug 3

nice one🧗

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Barak Rotblat @barakrotblat.bsky.social · Aug 1

less incentives to publish crap on rxiv vs journals

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Barak Rotblat @barakrotblat.bsky.social · Aug 1

interesting!🙏

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Benoit Ladoux @bladoux.bsky.social · Aug 1

To what extent does crowding modulate diffusion across the cytoplasm?
Thrilled to contribute to this study alongside O. Destrian, M. Chabanon, and B. Goyeau!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Cytoplasmic crowding acts as a porous medium reducing macromolecule diffusion

Intracellular transport of macromolecules is crucial for the proper functioning of most cellular processes. Although intracellular crowding is known to strongly alter macromolecule mobility, how cytop...

www.biorxiv.org

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Barak Rotblat @barakrotblat.bsky.social · Aug 1

interesting 🙏

Barak Rotblat @barakrotblat.bsky.social · Aug 1

valid points. the q is will it be better or worse vs the average human reviewer. will it be more biased, less fair and through ext. perhaps a hybrid system?

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Barak Rotblat @barakrotblat.bsky.social · Jul 31

👀

Vincent J Lynch 🐘🦣🦥 🦇🐋🐢🐍 @devoevomed.bsky.social · Jul 31

Critics of #ColossalBio and #DeExtinction @toriherridge.bsky.social @nicrawlencenz.bsky.social, @flintdibble.bsky.social, and I have been targeted by "articles" attacking our credibility, looks like a targeted smear campaign against us for honest criticisms...

www.newscientist.com/article/2490...

Critics of de-extinction research hit by mystery smear campaign

Several researchers who have been critical of Colossal Biosciences’ plans to revive extinct animals say they have been targeted by online articles trying to discredit them

www.newscientist.com

Barak Rotblat @barakrotblat.bsky.social · Jul 31

rtfm🕺

Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · Jul 31

And I won't repeat Petr's motto which became the catchphrase of the conference :)

Itai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · Jul 31

Woodstock Night Science – the conference that took place June 10-13 in Prague – belongs to the ages now. Though Oded & I proposed the idea, it was Petr Svoboda (@svobodalab.bsky.social) who ran with it & made it such a huge success with his vision for organized chaos!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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