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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1h

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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Dr. Sedona Murphy @sedonamurphy.bsky.social · 18h

If you’re interested in exploring the relationship between chromatin organization and epigenetic memory using chromatin tracing microscopy, my group is recruiting a talented PhD student 🥳

Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics @molgen.mpg.de · 22h

🚨 Please share! We are seeking motivated PhD students who wish to work at the intersection of molecular life sciences and computational sciences.
#IMPRS #IMPRSBAC @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @maxplanck.de
Check out our projects and apply by Jan 7th, 2026!
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Lorenz Adlung Lab @adlunglab.com · 5h

Late to the party, but: Host-oxidized phospholipids (oxPLs) form during infection & epigenetically silence IL-10 via AKT→EZH2→H3K27me3, driving lethal inflammation. Blocking oxPLs boosts IL-10 + survival. Kudos, @lozanzi.bsky.social; out in @cp-immunity.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.1016/j.im... 🧪

Epigenetic silencing of interleukin-10 by host-derived oxidized phospholipids supports a lethal inflammatory response to infections

Phagocytes initiate immunity to invading microorganisms by detecting pathogen-associated molecular patterns via pattern recognition receptors. Pathoge…

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 8h

This is important.

Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 12h

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Elinne Becket, PhD @bielleogy.bsky.social · 9h

Evergreen faculty text interaction 😆

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The first message says: “You know you have the capability to reply without replying all 😆.”

The reply reads: “Oops I thought I did that. It seems I didn’t 🤷.”

The first person then reacts with two laughing emojis 🤣🤣.
The exchange humorously refers to someone accidentally using “Reply All” in a group message or email.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 12h

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Jörg Vogel @jorg-vogel-lab.bsky.social · 13h

Two group leader positions available in the broader areas of RNA science, RNA technologies, and RNA medicine. Attractive packages and a great environment. Come and join us at Helmholtz RNA Würzburg, Bavaria.

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Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · 20h

Direct single-molecule detection and super-resolution imaging with a low-cost portable smartphone-based microscope www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs

Direct single-molecule detection and super-resolution imaging with a low-cost portable smartphone-based microscope - Nature Communications

Loretan and colleagues present a low-cost smartphone-based microscope capable of detecting single-molecule fluorescence. This approach opens doors to personalised and widely distributed applications in diagnostics, biosensing, and science education.

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Steven Cook @dumpyunc.bsky.social · 1d

Our group at the Allen Institute is recruiting a technician and postdoc to work on light microscopy-based connectomics. Please DM me or share with anyone you think may be interested in this NIH BRAIN CONNECTS funded project.

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JL Weissman @jlw-ecoevo.bsky.social · 1d

Stony Brook is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in Marine Molecular Ecology (assistant encouraged, molecular broadly defined, includes microbial omics!): apply.interfolio.com/174869

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University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · 1d

It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social

Read our tribute to the visionary Nobel Laureate and watch an interview from 2012, just after he won: https://bit.ly/4mM8o3r

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Drew Bridges @bridgesbio.bsky.social · 1d

The Department of Biological Sciences at Carnegie Mellon is seeking an innovative and accomplished scientist to serve as our next Department Head. Join us in shaping the future of biological sciences in Pittsburgh. jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/675374/h...

Head of the Department of Biological Sciences - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania job with Carnegie Mellon University | 675374

Head of the Department of Biological Sciences Carnegie Mellon University 4400 5th Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 The Department of Biological Scienc...

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Bella Rauch @rauchlab.bsky.social · 2d

Thinking of maybe joining the fight for science? Attend an action hour to see in a low key setting what stand up for science is about!!

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 2d

📣ACTION HOUR TOMORROW!!!📣

Feeling overwhelmed by the political attacks on science, education, and civil rights? You’re not alone—and you don’t have to face it alone. Join us tmrw @ 8 PM ET to connect with others, make sense of what’s happening, & move into action.

RSVP ➡️ zoom.us/meeting/regi...

A crowd gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial monument in Washington, DC, holding protest signs that read, "Stop This Madness." Bold text with an invitation to "Action Hour" for scientists and allies.

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 2d

Visiting UT Austin in Integrative Biology and came across this fantastic opportunity for senior grad students in the life sciences.

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Kate Laskowski @katelaskowski.bsky.social · 6d

Yo #teamfish, major dream job alert!

Justine A Smith @justineasmith.bsky.social · 6d

Job Alert! Assistant Prof of Fish Ecology at
@wfcbucdavis.bsky.social, with a focus on freshwater and anadromous coldwater fishes. This is a wonderful and supportive place to work. Please share with your fishy friends! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07351

Assistant Professor of Fish Ecology

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

recruit.ucdavis.edu

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Journalist Edward R. Murrow used his platform on CBS to criticize the witch hunts led by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s.

This is what real journalism should do — hold power to account, not capitulate to it.

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 2d

Faculty positions in animal morphogenesis that may be filled at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in one of my favorite Departments" Cell and Systems Biology at the University of Toronto. 1/n
jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
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Shabaana Khader @khadershabaana.bsky.social · 3d

UChicago Microbiology is searching for tenured or tenure-track faculty working in host-pathogens interactions, viral and bacterial pathogenesis, and emerging infectious diseases. Come join our vibrant Department! microbiology.uchicago.edu
Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404

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Ben Ewen-Campen @benforward3.bsky.social · 8d

Flower-shaped mosaic of #Drosophila #proventriculus samples (the structure where the esophagus meets the midgut), showing the expression patterns of several Gal4 lines. The center image is a Z projection showing GFP+ expression around the esophagus. (Scale bar = 50 microns.)

Confocal images of drosophila Proventriculus samples arranged in a flower shape

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Dan Starr @danstarrucdavis.bsky.social · 2d

Submitting an R01 to NIH today. We're super proud of the work, and feel its important, but where is it going now?

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · 2d

The @uncchapelhill.bsky.social Department of Biology is searching for tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Biology. Chapel Hill is a wonderful place and Biology is an amazing group of people. To apply, see:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · 2d

The Dept of Mathematics @uncchapelhill.bsky.social is searching for 2 Teaching Assist./Assoc. Prof positions. Chapel Hill is a wonderful place & the Math Dept is a vibrant community. Job ads at UNC or @amermathsoc.bsky.social.
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/27...

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Erin Green @erinrgreen.bsky.social · 4d

Job alert ‼️ UChicago Micro is hiring! Open to tenured/tenure track faculty at all levels in any area of microbiology. Come join our amazing and growing department. apply.interfolio.com/174404

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 4d

UMass Boston seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in microbial ecology, starting September 1, 2026. Apply by December 1, 2025. Details: http://www.umb.edu/academics/csm/biology #job

Biology - UMass Boston

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 4d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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