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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 1d

the most delightful version of logging on to see what news you've missed

Dr Ramsdell, whose phone had been on airplane mode when the Nobel committee tried to call him, told the BBC's Newshour Programme that his first response when his wife said, "You've won the Nobel prize" was: "I did not."

To which Ms O'Neill replied that she had 200 text messages that suggested he had.

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Sandra Segura-Bayona @ssegurabayona.bsky.social · 1d

🧬 Preprint alert!

"Distinct ATRX functions cooperate with 9-1-1 and CST complexes to safeguard replication and telomere integrity."

Read the manuscript here 👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Distinct ATRX functions cooperate with 9-1-1 and CST complexes to safeguard replication and telomere integrity

Mutations in the ATRX chromatin remodeller predispose to a developmental genetic disorder and cancer, but how it safeguards genome and telomere stability remains unresolved. Here, we uncover critical ...

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Juan Carvajal Garcia @jucarvag.bsky.social · 7d

One of my childhood heroes. An incredible woman.

NPR @npr.org · 7d

JUST IN: Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91

Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel) @dnatarheel.bsky.social · 12d

UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics will soon post openings for tenure-track junior faculty positions! Information about the search is at this website: www.med.unc.edu/biochem/join.... The link to apply will be shared here too as soon as it's live. Join us!

Join Us | Biochemistry and Biophysics

Updated on September 26, 2025. This page will be updated again soon. Why Biochemistry and Biophysics (BCBP) at UNC? BCBP is a premier department for basic mechanistic research into the molecular basi...

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puckknipscheer.bsky.social @puckknipscheer.bsky.social · 20d

Are you interested in working on related projects? 🌱
The Knipscheer lab at the Hubrecht Institute (Utrecht, the Netherlands) has openings for a postdoc and a PhD position.
Apply here: www.hubrecht.eu/jobs

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Mark Hedglin @hedglinlab.bsky.social · 22d

We ARE…HIRING POSTDOCS!!

The Hedglin Lab at PSU is looking for PhD graduates interested in biophysical & kinetic investigations of human DNA replication pathways. Further details of the position are below. Please spread the word & DM with any questions.

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Postdoctoral Scholar (Chemistry Department)

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

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Edwin Antony @professorantony.bsky.social · 28d

We were one of the lucky ones to receive our NCI award. We have an open postdoctoral fellow or research tech position in the group. If you (or anyone you know) has strong expertise in structural biology or cell biology (genomic instability mechanisms) please reach out. www.antonylab.org

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Michael Baym @baym.lol · Sep 1

What was antibiotic resistance like before we ever used antibiotics? How did we change what antibiotic resistance genes looked like over 100 years?

Our paper looking at resistance genes from a century of NCTC historical isolates now out in mGen:
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Genomic resistance in historical clinical isolates increased in frequency and mobility after the age of antibiotics

Antibiotic resistance is frequently observed shortly after the clinical introduction of an antibiotic. Whether and how frequently that resistance occurred before the introduction is harder to determin...

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Juan Carvajal Garcia @jucarvag.bsky.social · Aug 26

I am very grateful that my department has decided to support me in my transition into an independent investigator position (wherever that might be) by naming me a Destination Biochemistry Advanced Postdoctoral Scholar!
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Carvajal-García named Destination Biochemistry Advanced Postdoctoral Scholar

Juan Carvajal-García has been named a 2025 Destination Biochemistry Advanced Postdoctoral Scholar, a distinction granted by the Department of Biochemistry at the School of Medicine Basic Sciences. The...

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Juan Carvajal Garcia @jucarvag.bsky.social · Aug 25

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‘You tried to kill us’: Real Oviedo make emotional return to La Liga

Spanish club return to the top flight for the first time since 2001, having dropped several divisions and been saved from oblivion by loyal fans

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David Cortez @dkcortez.bsky.social · Aug 14

Advertisements for 2 tenure-track assistant professor positions at Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences:
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Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University - Nashville, Tennessee job with Vanderbilt University School of Medicine | 12843515

Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine—Basic Sciences

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Guillermo Fesser @guillermofesser.bsky.social · Aug 12

NYT: “Spain is proving an important point: A generous immigration policy is not a threat to the nation or to a thriving economy. More than that, it is a resource for growth and renewal that Spain’s peers spurn at their cost.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/o...

Opinion | Spain Is an Example to the World

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scaryr🩻 @merveille.bsky.social · Aug 7

Hi, are you an academic biology lab in the Boston area? I am a lab manager at a local biotech and I will be getting rid of a lot consumables in the near future (as will many of my colleagues, unfortunately). If you would be interested in free consumables, please reach out to me!

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EL PAÍS @elpais.com · Aug 9

“Pero, ¿toda esa gente sale a la vez?“, una crónica del descenso del Sella desde Arriondas. La 87ª edición del Descenso Internacional del río asturiano fue multitudinaria, festiva y muy (pero muy) asturiana social.elpais.com/4rcgq6

“Pero, ¿toda esa gente sale a la vez?“, una crónica del descenso del Sella desde Arriondas

La 87ª edición del Descenso Internacional del río asturiano fue multitudinaria, festiva y muy (pero muy) asturiana

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Juan Carvajal Garcia @jucarvag.bsky.social · Aug 9

Life finds a way

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Juan Carvajal Garcia @jucarvag.bsky.social · Jul 30

That's great! Congrats!

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Juan Carvajal Garcia @jucarvag.bsky.social · Jul 24

This wouldn't have been possible without the many mentors and colleagues that I have accumulated over the years, I feel so much gratitude to you all. Now, time to do the work and get some cool data!

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Juan Carvajal Garcia @jucarvag.bsky.social · Jul 24

It feels wild to post this, given the state of things, but I just got the NoA for my first NIH grant ever, a K99/R00 award from the NIEHS! I will be studying the role of bacterial error-prone DNA polymerases in mutagenesis and the evolution of antibiotic resistance.

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María M. Hincapié Otero @mariamhincapie.bsky.social · Jul 3

I’m so happy to share a project very close to my ❤️ launching this September: Atlas de Científicxs Latinoamericanxs que Inspiran ✨
We’re currently collecting nominations!
This atlas spotlights researchers from LATAM who trained in the North & returned home to lead labs. Here’s why this matters 🧵👇

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Lluis Montoliu @lluismontoliu.bsky.social · Jul 12

Creo que estamos confundiendo a nuestra juventud con una oferta a todas luces excesiva de grados con nombres a cual más atractivo, cuando en realidad deberíamos apostar por grados genéricos y transversales, dejando la especialización para el máster y tesis. #biología 💪
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Una selectividad más compleja no logra bajar las desorbitadas notas de acceso a la universidad

El número de solicitudes ha vuelto a crecer, aumentando la competencia, de forma que el ingreso está al alcance de pocos en muchos grados

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Angel J Hernández Viera @angeljhv.bsky.social · Jul 10

Recognizing the importance of language accessibility in science and scientific communication, I have translated this work into Spanish. You can find the Spanish translation in Supplementary file 3!

Angel J Hernández Viera @angeljhv.bsky.social · Jul 10

I'm excited to announced that the version of record of this article is out in @elife.bsky.social. With the other first coauthor My Tran, we found that phage resistance cause reduced beta-lactam resistance and reduced virulence phenotypes in diverse MRSA strains.

elifesciences.org/articles/102...

Bacteriophage infection drives loss of β-lactam resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

In methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, evolution of bacteriophage resistance causes trade-offs that re-sensitize the bacteriato β-lactam antibiotics.

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Angel J Hernández Viera @angeljhv.bsky.social · Jul 10

I'm excited to announced that the version of record of this article is out in @elife.bsky.social. With the other first coauthor My Tran, we found that phage resistance cause reduced beta-lactam resistance and reduced virulence phenotypes in diverse MRSA strains.

elifesciences.org/articles/102...

Bacteriophage infection drives loss of β-lactam resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

In methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, evolution of bacteriophage resistance causes trade-offs that re-sensitize the bacteriato β-lactam antibiotics.

elifesciences.org

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IPBLN-CSIC @ipblncsic.bsky.social · Jul 7

🦠 El pasado viernes contamos en el @ipblncsic.bsky.social con la visita de @jucarvag.bsky.social investigador en la Universidad de Vanderbilt para hablarnos sobre los mecanismos moleculares implicados en la evolución y aparición de #resistencia a #antibióticos en bacterias💊

¡Muchas gracias!👏

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Sid Lowe @sidlowe.bsky.social · Jun 23

On the shoulders of giants

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Sid Lowe @sidlowe.bsky.social · Jun 23

24 years waiting…just a few seconds more…

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