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Zebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · Jun 21

Behaviour

@icouzin.bsky.social (Collective behaviour/ Schooling /Virtual reality)
https://doi.org/10.1126/scirobotics.adq6784

‪@noimthemary.bsky.social‬ & #NelsonLab (Behaviour/ Larvae startle response/ Cadherin-16)
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003164 (10/38)

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Nik Santistevan @noimthemary.bsky.social · May 5

Oh that is really annoying. I have been able to use my friend’s library card in Boston to get things on Libby as well, so that’s annoying that Denver is so strict about it

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Nik Santistevan @noimthemary.bsky.social · May 5

Oh you’re so close! It sounds really interesting. Denver Libby has it but 4 weeks away :/

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Nik Santistevan @noimthemary.bsky.social · May 5

It’s soooo annoying to be halfway through a book and have it stop because of the limit. I’ve had good luck with Libby for most books but they don’t have everything. What’s the book you’re trying to finish?

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Nik Santistevan @noimthemary.bsky.social · May 5

I think it’s honestly just because of the stripes and not much more complicated than that.

Stripes = zebra

Ooh, I don’t know. Never used a genetic simulator but it sounds like a lot of fun. I’d have to tinker with one to see what they are capable of first

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Nik Santistevan @noimthemary.bsky.social · May 5

Yeah, there are thousands of zebrafish labs now! I’m definitely biased but I like how popular this model organism has become

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Nik Santistevan @noimthemary.bsky.social · May 5

I can’t attest to the virtues of the zebra finch, but I could spend a whole day telling you why zebrafish are great 🐟

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Nik Santistevan @noimthemary.bsky.social · May 5

While we use the same model organism, we do not study the same topics so I haven’t come across his work. Seems like really cool work though!

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Nik Santistevan @noimthemary.bsky.social · May 5

No clue

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NPR @npr.org · May 3

A few days ago, President Trump issued an executive order seeking to block all federal funding to NPR, the latest in a series of threats to media organizations across the country.

Public media is under threat. Millions depend on the NPR Network every day. Silencing journalism is one way to silence truth and erode the power of the people. Donate now.

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Nik Santistevan @noimthemary.bsky.social · May 3

New paper dropped:

journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Cadherin-16 regulates acoustic sensory gating in zebrafish through endocrine signaling

Sensory gating is a neuronal process that enables animals to distinguish between threatening and non-threatening stimuli. This study reveals a brain non-autonomous mechanism whereby cadherin-16-depend...

journals.plos.org

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Science Magazine @science.org · Mar 7

Breaking news: Thousands of researchers and their supporters, including recently fired federal workers, have gathered across the U.S. in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration. scim.ag/41zlPv4

Thousands gather across U.S. in Stand Up for Science events

Scientists rally across the country in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration

scim.ag

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Nik Santistevan @noimthemary.bsky.social · Mar 7

Sign reveal for today’s Stand Up For Science Protest

A sign that says, “cuz research is what? Fundamental”. The “fund” in fundamental is emphasized

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CNN @cnn.com · Mar 5

Target is facing a 40-day consumer boycott starting Wednesday over the company’s shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.

A 40-day Target boycott starts today. It couldn’t come at a worse time for the company | CNN Business

Target is facing a 40-day consumer boycott starting Wednesday over the company’s shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.

www.cnn.com

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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · Feb 25

THE Rep. Jasmine Crockett to Elon Musk:
"Fuck off."

So say we all.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Video clip courtesy of @calltoactivism.bsky.social

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Nik Santistevan @noimthemary.bsky.social · Feb 1

The lady in my audiobook pronounces the H in “white”. No me gusta

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Nik Santistevan @noimthemary.bsky.social · Jan 19

Well, today feels ominous…

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Nik Santistevan @noimthemary.bsky.social · Jan 19

Every single part of this message gives me the ick

The TikTok message saying it’s banned but Trump will fix it

Nik Santistevan @noimthemary.bsky.social · Dec 4

Just got my first request to review a paper since graduating!

Nik Santistevan @noimthemary.bsky.social · Dec 4

Spotify calling me out

A Spotify wrapped message telling me that I listened to 46,890 minutes of podcasts this year

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Nik Santistevan @noimthemary.bsky.social · Dec 1

Very jealous that you get to watch it from afar instead of watching it happen around you

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Nik Santistevan @noimthemary.bsky.social · Dec 1

Me: I should really limit my news consumption for my own sanity

Also me: I should follow every single person that works at NPR

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · Dec 1

It's good day to remind everyone that RFK Jr doesn't believe that HIV causes AIDS. This conspiracy makes him an unfit choice to lead the department of health and human services. He also believes vaccines cause autism.
Call/email your senator and oppose his confirmation.
#WorldAIDSDay2024

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Daniel Castranova @zebrafish007.bsky.social · Nov 11

The first 22 hours of #Zebrafish development. Blood vessels labeled in green #WeinsteinLab 🔬🧪

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Zebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · Dec 1

Intracranial lymphatic vessels in a larval zebrafish. Credit to @zebrafish007.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪

Intracranial lymphatic vessels in zebrafish with Qdot angiography in magenta, lymphatics in green, Bone in blue. Learn more at Castranova et al. 2020 Circulation Research

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