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Data Visualization Society @datavizsociety.bsky.social · 20d

📊 Academic papers can be challenging to read, especially for students new to a field.

Alyxander Burns shares an activity that uses data comics to help students better understand and engage with academic literature.

www.nightingaledvs.com/learning-academic-papers-making-data-comics

Learning to Read Academic Papers by Making Data Comics, Nightingale

Learning to read academic papers is a considerable challenge for many college students.

nightingaledvs.com

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Ed Rybicki 🇿🇲🇿🇦🍷🚀 @edrybicki.bsky.social · 28d

Inga, the former Deputy Director, and me as former Director of the BRU. Decorations and goodies courtesy of Sandiswa and her present crew.

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 28d

Often the news happens so quickly that there's little time for it, so we took a step back to talk about the stories of the researchers who have been fighting back against the Trump administration's assault on science.

w/ @maxkozlov.bsky.social and @heidiledford.bsky.social

Scientists take on Trump: the researchers fighting back

Through lawsuits, grant tracking, whistle-blowing and more, resistance to the US war on science is growing.

www.nature.com

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Journal of Experimental Botany @jxbotany.bsky.social · 28d

🚨 Applications are open for the 2026 JXB Editorial Internships! 🚨

🌱 Designed for ECRs, you will gain behind-the-scenes publishing experience, write commentary pieces & join the JXB Editorial Board meeting next year 👩‍💻✈️

Deadline: 30 Sept 2025

👉 bit.ly/jxbinterns

#PlantScience 🧪

JXB EDITORIAL
INTERNSHIPS 2026
Who is this for?
• Early career researchers (2-8 yrs postgrad/postdoc experience)
What will you do?
• Assess submitted manuscripts (with editorial mentorship)
• Write commentary articles for publication in JXB
• (Optional) Join JXB's social media activities
Benefits for you:
• Gain editorial & publishing experience
• Career development as a researcher
• Free SEB membership (1 year)
• Invitation to JXB's Editorial Board meeting in 2026
Apply by 30th September 2025
bit.ly/jxbinterns

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Romana Yáñez @romanayanez.bsky.social · 29d

This artwork reflects the essence of the Ciência + Cidadã project "MicroMundo-Oeiras".
@itqbnova.bsky.social

Romana Yáñez @romanayanez.bsky.social · 29d

Here’s my final submission for the Microbe Art Competition in celebration of International Microorganism Day 🦠✨

Every year on September 17th, this day highlights the incredible role of microorganisms — from supporting our health to sustaining our environment and economy.

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Romana Yáñez @romanayanez.bsky.social · 29d

"MicroMundo"

🖌️ Illustration of a petri dish with soil bacteria colonies. Three of them produce antibacterial compounds, visible as clear halos with no growth around them.

#MicrobeArt2025 #InternationalMicroorganismDay

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Romana Yáñez @romanayanez.bsky.social · Sep 8

Comment below with your favorite microorganism! Spoiler: mine is the human papillomavirus, since that was the topic of my research a few years ago.

Romana Yáñez @romanayanez.bsky.social · Sep 8

"Under the microscope"

Excited to share my submission for the Microbe Art Competition in celebration of International Microorganism Day! 🦠✨

Every year on September 17th, this day highlights the incredible role of microorganisms.

#MicrobeArt2025 #InternationalMicroorganismDay

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Romana Yáñez @romanayanez.bsky.social · Sep 2

In each illustration, I strive to convey the essence of the research happening in the field in a way that sparks the curiosity of participants and the public.

Stay tuned to see other illustrations in the coming weeks.

#ColourYourResearch

Romana Yáñez @romanayanez.bsky.social · Sep 2

I was invited by Maria João Leão to visit the #OeirasExperimenta field at the @itqbnova.bsky.social 2023 open day, and since then, I have been fascinated by the project — addressing sustainability, climate change, and food security — topics that greatly interest me as a plant molecular biologist.

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Romana Yáñez @romanayanez.bsky.social · Sep 2

I believe that visual storytelling is essential to bring science and society closer together, and I seek to contribute to this through clear, simple, and engaging illustrations.
Since 2023, I have been collaborating with #OeirasExperimenta - Programa Ciência mais Cidadã as a scientific illustrator.

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Romana Yáñez @romanayanez.bsky.social · Aug 12

🎉 During the past few weeks, I had the honour of re-designing the logo for the @netbio.bsky.social part of the #ISCB - International Society for Computational Biology.

🎨 #ColourYourResearch #ScienceDesign #NetworkBiology #NetBioCOSI #SciComm #LogoDesign #ComputationalBiology

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Romana Yáñez @romanayanez.bsky.social · Aug 12

🙏 A big thank you to @mkutmon.bsky.social and the #NetBio organizers for trusting me with this project. I had a great time designing it and learned so much in the process!

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Romana Yáñez @romanayanez.bsky.social · Aug 12

These are represented as three distinct network clusters, each with its own intuitive icon — converging toward a central point that highlights the community’s name and shared mission.

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Romana Yáñez @romanayanez.bsky.social · Aug 12

💡 In the new design, I brought together NetBio’s three main pillars:
- Tools and Resources
- Use Cases / Applications
- Algorithms and Methods

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Romana Yáñez @romanayanez.bsky.social · Aug 12

🔗 As described on their website:
“The Network Biology Community of Special Interest (NetBio COSI) serves to introduce novel methods and tools, identify best practices, and highlight the latest research in the growing and interconnected field of network biology.”

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Romana Yáñez @romanayanez.bsky.social · Aug 12

🎉 During the past few weeks, I had the honour of re-designing the logo for the @netbio.bsky.social part of the #ISCB - International Society for Computational Biology.

🎨 #ColourYourResearch #ScienceDesign #NetworkBiology #NetBioCOSI #SciComm #LogoDesign #ComputationalBiology

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ITQB NOVA @itqbnova.bsky.social · Jul 30

🌱 Do you want to be part of the solution to global challenges in food, energy, and sustainability?

Apply for the PhD in Plant Sciences! 🎓

Contribute to more resilient crops, sustainable development, and the future of society.

📅 1st application phase: until 15 AUG

🔗 shorturl.at/7ToFD

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Romana Yáñez @romanayanez.bsky.social · Jul 29

Curious about her research? Ask the brand NEW doctor, Diana Reis!!

Romana Yáñez @romanayanez.bsky.social · Jul 29

Some of the molecular mechanisms by which this happens depends on SnRK1 kinase, but not the nuclear one, as was expected.

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Romana Yáñez @romanayanez.bsky.social · Jul 29

I learnt today of an enzyme that helps plants sense sugars. When plants lack this enzyme, they become “blind” to these sugars and struggle to grow.

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Romana Yáñez @romanayanez.bsky.social · Jul 29

Sugar?
Yes, please!
At Diana’s defense today, learning about how plants sense sugars and how this affects their growth.
First of all, CONGRATULATIONS Diana , for your amazing defense and very interesting work!!!
#Colouryourresearch #plantbiology #plantscience
@itqbnova.bsky.social

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Romana Yáñez @romanayanez.bsky.social · Jul 24

Curious to know more?
Check out the papers at 👉 fxcosta-phd.github.io
Or reach out to the authors: Felipe Costa and Pedro Pessoa, PhD

#ColourYourResearch

Romana Yáñez @romanayanez.bsky.social · Jul 24

In the specific case, they apply the same framework to networks. Their method allows them to recover the microstates of a network, showing that the approach is robust.

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