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Richard A. Schäfer @riasc.bsky.social · 12d

Well, the real question is: how many candies can your guests snatch during each visit? 😉

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Richard A. Schäfer @riasc.bsky.social · 12d

Ah yes, this surely brings down prices by 1000%

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Richard A. Schäfer @riasc.bsky.social · 13d

great lineup

Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer @sitcancer.bsky.social · 13d

#SITC25 Science Preview: Discuss funding models to accelerate discovery and drive therapeutic breakthroughs with Ira Mellman, PhD, FAACR, FAIO @parkerici.bsky.social & Medici Therapeutics and @miriammerad.bsky.social Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

View: www.sitcancer.org/2025/schedul...

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Richard A. Schäfer @riasc.bsky.social · 13d

So when Elon Musk claimed that there is massive social security 'fraud,' it basically just means I will enable massive fraud...

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...

DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says

www.nytimes.com

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Richard A. Schäfer @riasc.bsky.social · 15d

No way.. need to keep my blood pressure in check

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Richard A. Schäfer @riasc.bsky.social · 20d

Excellent article on how America’s 80-year run as the world’s leader of biomedical research will be coming to a close... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...

Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer

www.nytimes.com

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Richard A. Schäfer @riasc.bsky.social · 22d

Has anyone thoroughly tested AI code review tools? Coderabbit, Greptile, Copilot? What works best for you?

Richard A. Schäfer @riasc.bsky.social · 29d

Wondering about that too

Richard A. Schäfer @riasc.bsky.social · Aug 23

It still looks glorious

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Michael T Wolfinger @mtwolfinger.bsky.social · Jul 30

Calling #RNA & #Virology researchers! 🧬🦠
Submissions are open for the open-access Special Issue '𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗡𝗔𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆' in MDPI Viruses, which I'm guest editing.
📝 Original research & reviews welcome!
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
michaelwolfinger.com/blog/2025/bl...
#FunctionalRNA #RNAstructure

Functional RNAs in Virology Special Issue

MDPI Viruses has launched a new open-access Special Issue on “Functional RNAs in Virology” to highlight recent advances in understanding how RNAs act as regulatory molecule in viral infection

michaelwolfinger.com

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Michael T Wolfinger @mtwolfinger.bsky.social · Jul 21

Calling all #RNA & #AI researchers! 🧬🤖 Submissions are open for the new open‑access collection “Exploring RNA Biology with Deep Learning Algorithms” in RNA Biology that I am guest editing with @yiliangding.bsky.social & Cliff Zhang. michaelwolfinger.com/blog/2025/bl... #DeepLearning #bioinformatics

Exploring RNA Biology with Deep Learning Algorithms

The RNA biology journal is launching a new open‑access article collection called “Exploring RNA Biology with Deep Learning Algorithms” to bring together the latest breakthroughs at the intersection of...

michaelwolfinger.com

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3DSIG @3dsig.bsky.social · Jul 21

#3DSIG in ISMB/ECCB 2025 have started!
We see in the ROOM 03B. We are very excited to welcome you.
#ISMBECCB2025 #ISCB @iscb.bsky.social

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ELIXIR Europe @elixir-europe.org · Jun 19

📆 This July, ELIXIR will be at #ISMB_ECCB2025 in Liverpool!
Join our session on #Biodata resources 🔍 with NIH Office of Data Science Strategy and visit the ELIXIR booth at the event to find out more about us.

More information 👉 https://elixir-europe.org/events/ismb-eccb-2025

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Richard A. Schäfer @riasc.bsky.social · Jun 4

Look at the state of it!

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Richard A. Schäfer @riasc.bsky.social · May 29

Always wanted to try this

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Stephen Turner @stephenturner.us · Apr 26

Review: Transcriptomics in the era of long-read sequencing www.nature.com/articles/s41... (read free: rdcu.be/efBjP) 🧬🖥️🧪

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Richard A. Schäfer @riasc.bsky.social · Apr 22

Internet do your thing…

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Emerald Ash Borer Network @emeraldashborer.bsky.social · Apr 7

Pennsylvania is expanding the Spotted Lanternfly quarantine to 4 additional counties in the northeast & northwest. As spring approaches, Pennsylvanians are urged to take action & help slow the pest's spread. #Entomology #Ecology 🌎🧪🍁

Read more: www.pa.gov/agencies/pda...

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GitHub Trending JS/TS 🤖 @github-trending-js.bsky.social · Apr 7

📦 punkpeye / fastmcp
⭐ 888 (+43)
🗒 TypeScript

A TypeScript framework for building MCP servers.

GitHub - punkpeye/fastmcp: A TypeScript framework for building MCP servers.

A TypeScript framework for building MCP servers. Contribute to punkpeye/fastmcp development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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Headteacher Update @headteacherupdate.bsky.social · Apr 7

#Autistic burnout is a risk in the classroom. Joe Fautley – @ncb.org.uk (who is autistic himself) offers tips & strategies for supporting & communicating effectively with autistic #neurodivergent learners experiencing #burnout buff.ly/YyYRd9L #SendTips #Autism #teaching #edusky

Strategies to prevent autistic burn-out - Headteacher Update

SEND children with autism are at risk of autistic burn-out in the classroom. How can teachers prevent this?

buff.ly

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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · Apr 6

How #genome-wide sequence divergence maps to species status www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #biodiversity #genomics

Genomic divergence across the tree of life | PNAS

Nucleotide sequence data are being harnessed to identify species, even in cases in which organisms themselves are neither in hand nor witnessed. Bu...

www.pnas.org

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Stephen Turner @stephenturner.us · Apr 7

Genomic Erosion Through the Lens of Comparative Genomics www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... from @hernmoral.bsky.social and colleagues

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Nature Plants @natplants.nature.com · Apr 7

New Article: "Phenotypic and genomic signatures across wild Rosa species open new horizons for modern rose breeding" rdcu.be/egIj3

With News & Views: "An evolutionary bouquet for roses" rdcu.be/egIkd

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Stephen Turner @stephenturner.us · Apr 7

Severus detects somatic structural variation and complex rearrangements in cancer genomes using long-read sequencing www.nature.com/articles/s41... (read free: rdcu.be/egGj6) 🧬🖥️🧪 github.com/KolmogorovLa...

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · Apr 7

A paralysed man has been reported to be able to stand after a stem cell injection. The results from this study were announced at a press conference and are yet to be peer-reviewed. Burleen Chhatwal writes in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/paralysed-ma...

#genetics #genomics #stemcells #neurology

Paralysed man able to stand after stem cell injection | PET

Two patients showed motor improvement: one patient can now stand, while the other can move their arms and legs.

www.progress.org.uk

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