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Liedewij Laan

@liedewijlaan.bsky.social

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Scientist, mother of 3, art lover, physics of life, (bottom-up) synthetic biology, evolution, philosophy of science, TU Delft, www.tudelft.nl/laanlab, founder BiBB https://www.betainbestuurenbeleid.nl/nl/about-us

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Sophie G Martin @sophiemartinlab.bsky.social · May 6

The lab is on a roll. 2nd preprint in as many weeks!

High levels of Cdc42 GTPase underlie an all-or-none decision to fuse.

Great team effort led by PhD students @sajjitasaha.bsky.social and @aiswaryasajeevan.bsky.social

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High levels of Cdc42 GTPase underlie an all-or-none decision to fuse

Cdc42 is a Rho-family GTPase conserved across eukaryotes, where it plays essential roles in cell polarization. In single-celled yeast systems, Cdc42 is a key driver of symmetry breaking and polarized ...

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · May 5

"Science is an investment.

We will put forward a new 500 million package for 2025-2027 to support the best and the brightest researchers and scientists from Europe and around the world."

— President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu at the ‘Choose Europe for Science' event at La Sorbonne 🇫🇷

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That Photo Guy @thatphotoguy.bsky.social · Mar 3

As I can’t sleep (it’s 02:18 here), here’s a photo of our moon casting a soft light over Loch Morlich, in the Scottish Highlands.

#insomnia #scotland #bluesky

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Liedewij Laan @liedewijlaan.bsky.social · Mar 1

Leaving #Texel again.

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · Feb 28

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.

Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.

We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · Feb 28

I don’t care whether you’re pessimistic or optimistic as long as it makes you act.

Europe can rise to the occasion but we need to believe it’s possible in the first place, and push and support European leaders to do the right thing.

Uplifting bedtime reading for Europeans below ⬇️

Is Trump Making Europe Great Again?

In a world of zero-sum thinking, the EU's win-win logic can be a powerful tool.

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Bert Hubert 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦 @berthubert.bsky.social · Feb 23

It is very hard to accept, but it is no longer safe to move EU governments & societies to US clouds. Not only is it dangerous to do so, it is also likely flat out illegal in the near feature. We're trading convenience for utter dependence on a mad king. It should stop.

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It is no longer safe to move our governments and societies to US clouds - Bert Hubert

The very short version: it is madness to continue transferring the running of European societies and governments to American clouds. Not only is it a terrible idea given the kind of things the “King o...

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Caroline de Gruyter @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social · Feb 22

Funny, we both see the same development. And Northern and Baltic countries are leading the way. I wrote a column about it this week (excuse my Dutch)

www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

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maksym.eristavi @maksymeristavi.com · Feb 18

500 million Europeans are waiting for 340 million Americans to protect them from 140 million russians who haven’t been able to win against 40 million Ukrainians for 3 years. what happened to our confidence?

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Liedewij Laan @liedewijlaan.bsky.social · Feb 18

Idem, zo'n 1-2 per dag

Liedewij Laan @liedewijlaan.bsky.social · Feb 18

Ik had trouwens op X 800 volgers en nu 1300, dus zelfde trend

Liedewij Laan @liedewijlaan.bsky.social · Feb 18

En nu nog kijken of de groei linear of exponentieel is, en of de scaling factor hoger of lager dan 1 is ;)

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Angel Yanguas-Gil @ayanguasgil.bsky.social · Feb 8

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Feb 8

What do Europeans think of science and technology?

- 83% believe science and tech have a positive impact,
- 67% say science makes life easier, healthier and more comfortable,
- 58% want to learn more about scientific advances.

Find out more in the new Eurobarometer.
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Europeans strongly support science and technology according to new Eurobarometer survey

The latest Eurobarometer survey on ‘European citizens' knowledge and attitudes towards science and technology' released today shows more than 8 in 10 citizens (83%) think that the overall influence of...

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Liedewij Laan @liedewijlaan.bsky.social · Jan 21

Truly spectacular talk by @elisabethbik.bsky.social about science integrity, what a hero! #nwophysics

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Liedewij Laan @liedewijlaan.bsky.social · Jan 21

Thanks Ivo!!

Liedewij Laan @liedewijlaan.bsky.social · Jan 21

So many people in our session about how STEM science contributes value to society! #nwophysics

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#nwophysics

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Liedewij Laan @liedewijlaan.bsky.social · Jan 21

After many years back to Physics@Veldhoven, curious what the discussions are about these days! First talk about fossiels of the big bang!

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Jake Yeston @jakeyeston.bsky.social · Jan 3

We at @science.org gave young scientists this prompt: Write a pair of haiku. In the first, describe academia or your field in 2025; in the second, describe your predictions for 2050. Read a selection of the responses here:

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