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Leah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · Aug 25

הופה! אולי אתה חווה את הפלישה של הנמר האסייתי? (Aedes albopictus)
הן חיות רעות

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Leah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · Jul 22

מצטערת מאוד לשמוע איתי, תנחומיי

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Leah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · Jul 20

If you scan it you get a QR code that links to the FlyBase donations page

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Julius Brennecke @juliusbrennecke.bsky.social · Jul 16

Pls. share widely

Calling all transposon fans & lovers of genetic innovation

MOBILE GENOME welcomes you in Heidelberg, Nov. 4–7 2025

→ Vibrant & friendly community
→ Cutting-edge talks from mechanisms to physiology
→ Plenty of surprises (TEs never stop innovating)

submit abstract by July 29

EMBL Events @events.embl.org · Jun 18

⏰ Abstract deadline for 'The mobile genome' is 29 July!

👉 https://s.embl.org/mge25-01-bl

Join us 4–7 Nov 2025 at EMBL Heidelberg (or online) to explore the impact of TEs across biology. 🧬🔍

⭐🧑🏼‍🔬 24 talks + 15 flash talks from posters – don't miss out!

#EMBOMobileGenome

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Leah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · Jul 14

Thank you!!! 🥹

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Leah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · Jul 14

I completely missed this post!!! Thanks so much Olivia, it was a crazy ride 🦄

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Leah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · Jul 14

Just finished reading this amazing work from @WeingartenShira et al. A real tour de force to reveal the “dark matter” of viral genomes in high throughput:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Pan-viral ORFs discovery using massively parallel ribosome profiling

Defining viral proteomes is crucial to understanding viral life cycles and immune recognition but the landscape of translated regions remains unknown for most viruses. We have developed massively para...

www.science.org

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Leah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · May 27

Also, the shoooooes!!! 😍😍😍

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · May 26

Dr. Wild's Big Gallery of Bug Sex

Insect Sex - Alex Wild

The world's millions of insect species display a glorious diversity of strategies for courting and mating.

www.alexanderwild.com

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Leah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · May 17

It’s such a beautiful song. Do you know this version?

youtu.be/USom8PhOXgs

Gregory Alan Isakov covers "The Trapeze Swinger"

YouTube video by KevinIhle

youtu.be

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Leah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · May 16

Super interesting, congratulations!!!

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Leah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · May 8

Thanks a lot Begüm!!! 🥳

Leah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · May 8

Thanks so much Naama!!!! 🥳

Leah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · Apr 25

((BSKY killed the resolution...))

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Leah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · Apr 25

Wait, do you mean something like this? ;)

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Nacho Sanguinetti @neuroetho.bsky.social · Apr 24

Fantastic!! www.simonsfoundation.org/neuroscience...

Simons Collaboration on Ecological Neuroscience

The mission of the Simons Collaboration on Ecological NEuroscience (SCENE) is to understand how affordances offered by the world shape representations in the mind and the brain.

www.simonsfoundation.org

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Janelia Research Campus @hhmijanelia.bsky.social · Apr 22

🥼A new tissue expansion method developed by researchers in the Wang & Tillberg labs & collaborators @uwmadison.bsky.social enables scientists to use mass spectrometry imaging to simultaneously detect hundreds of molecules at the single cell level in their native locations ➡️ hhmi.news/4ixHOZZ

New technique expands tissues so hundreds of biomolecules can be seen inside cells

A new tissue expansion method developed by Janelia and University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers enables scientists to use mass spectrometry imaging to simultaneously detect hundreds of molecules

hhmi.news

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Shira Weingarten-Gabbay @shiraweingarten.bsky.social · Apr 21

Absolutely CRAZY study from the brilliant @leahhouri.bsky.social in @leslievosshall.bsky.social lab ✨ What restricts mosquito mating between species, how some species "break" this barrier and become dominant, and how that shift can reshape the landscape of mosquito-borne disease. Don't miss Leah's 🧵

Leah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · Apr 20

✨🦟✨HOW DO MOSQUITOES HAVE SEX? ✨🦟✨

Join us for a wild journey into hidden female control, rapidly evolving stimulation devices, fierce species competition, and DEADLY MOSQUITOES!

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

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Leah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · Apr 22

Thanks so much!!! 🥳🥳🥳

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Leah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · Apr 21

Thanks a lot Ben!

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Leah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · Apr 21

Thank you Lisa!!!!

Leah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · Apr 21

Thanks a lot!

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Leah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · Apr 20

Thanks Oded!!!!!

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Leah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · Apr 20

As you can imagine, we had a lot of “oh, WEIRD” moments - and I’m grateful for it to always been followed up by “AND INTERESTING 🤩🤩🤩”

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Leah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · Apr 20

This study was done with the best, most fun, curious, and amazing colleagues: Madison Walker, @jacoporazzauti.bsky.social, Anurag Sharma, Amalia Pasolli, and the one and only - the almighty @leslievosshall.bsky.social who I can't thank enough.

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