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Genetics UB @geneticsub.bsky.social · 5d

We had a great time this morning at the @ibub-ub.bsky.social Research day! The @geneticsub.bsky.social was represented by a talk by Aleix Bayona and a round table discussion and presentations by Florenci Serras, @sofiajaraujo.bsky.social @vtoulis.bsky.social Carmen de Sena and Cristina Gonzalez!

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Genetics UB @geneticsub.bsky.social · 2d

Next March 2026 the joint meeting of the @sebioldev.bsky.social @gfeev.bsky.social and Dutch societies for #DevBio will take for place in Potsdam. From the @geneticsub.bsky.social it counts with the participation of @sofiajaraujo.bsky.social as organizer & @isabelalmudi.bsky.social as a speaker

SEBD @sebioldev.bsky.social · 2d

We are very pleased to announce our joint meeting with the German @gfeev.bsky.social and the Dutch Developmental Biology Societies, which will take place in Potsdam from the 10-13th of March 2026. Registration is now open! www.uni-potsdam.de/en/gfe-meeti...

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Sofia J. Araújo @sofiajaraujo.bsky.social · 8d

It was great to participate in this year’s #EDRC2025 and meet so many friends, discuss our projects and listen to so much great science! Looking forward to #EDRC2027 in Bonn!

Genetics UB @geneticsub.bsky.social · 10d

The @geneticsub.bsky.social section, was well represented at #EDRC2025 @edrc2025.bsky.social by Nadia and Marco @mariottilab.bsky.social Sofia @sofiajaraujo.bsky.social and Núria @nuriacorbella.bsky.social @araujolabub.bsky.social and Ivan from the Serras’ lab who presented their results

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Sofia J. Araújo @sofiajaraujo.bsky.social · Aug 3

I love Caprice! 😋

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Sofia J. Araújo @sofiajaraujo.bsky.social · Jul 27

Mujeres con ciencia @mujeresconciencia.com · Jul 26

#EstaSemana La supuesta ventaja evolutiva de consumir alcohol
Un artículo de A. Victoria de Andrés Fernández

La supuesta ventaja evolutiva de consumir alcohol - Mujeres con ciencia

Consumir alcohol. Ventaje evolutiva. Pasado evolutivo. Dieta paleolítica. Alcohol etílico. Isoenzima alcohol deshidrogenasa de clase IV.

mujeresconciencia.com

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Sofia J. Araújo @sofiajaraujo.bsky.social · Jul 2

Great news from the @crg.eu on @monicabettencourt.bsky.social appointment as the new director. This is excellent for the CRG and for catalan #science, for Monica is an excellent choice and a leader to a bright scientific future! #womeninscience

Monica Bettencourt-Dias @monicabettencourt.bsky.social · Jul 1

Happy to be the next (and 1st female) @crg.eu director. The CRG always stood out to me, for its excellence in understanding life's principles, with implications for health and biodiversity, & its collaborative, open and innovative way of doing science. Thrilled to join its amazing community in 2026!

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Rat Genome Database @ratgenome.bsky.social · Jun 25

Biomedical research budget cuts at Harvard threaten @flybase.bsky.social —known as the "Wikipedia of fruit fly research", fueling key discoveries in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, addiction, birth defects, and more.
Details: tinyurl.com/4chpts9f #FlyBase

Why a database of bug genes could be one of Trump’s most devastating cuts at Harvard

FlyBase, the world's only fruit fly database, is in the crosshairs of Trump's attack on Harvard. Here's why it could matter for your health.

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Unitat de Cultura Científica i Innovació de la UB @ubdivulga.bsky.social · Jun 24

#Avuiés #StJoan, una celebració originada en les festes paganes del solstici d’estiu, encara que enguany no coincideixin, per commemorar aquesta època propícia per l’agricultura i el món rural com a símbol de fertilitat i vida: www.3cat.cat/324/quin-es-...

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Sofia J. Araújo @sofiajaraujo.bsky.social · Jun 23

We are where we are thanks to the many women who fought for our rights way before we arrived. We owe them who we can be today. We stand in the shoulders of giants. RIP Roser Gonzalez www.elpuntavui.cat/article/29-n...

Mor Roser Gonzàlez i Duarte, genetista de prestigi mundial

Va lluitar de forma incansable per la presència de les dones en el món de la ciència

www.elpuntavui.cat

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SEBD @sebioldev.bsky.social · Jun 9

The #SEBD fully supports the request for emergency funding by the European #Drosophila genetics database and encourages its members to help this important database #FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social

European Drosophila Society @fly-eds.bsky.social · Jun 4

#Drosophila @flybase.bsky.social requires emergency funding:
"As it stands, by the end of July, 2025, there will be no future updates to #FlyBase, and in the worst case scenario access to the website will also be lost". Please help if you can!

FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · Jun 3

We currently have a call for support that has gone out to European labs, to support FlyBase-UK. We are asking our colleagues from labs in the US and other countries to wait for a similar call to them that will go out in the near future, to support the US sites. We thank you for your patience.

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Araújo Lab @araujolabub.bsky.social · Jun 4

If you use, like, need and care for @flybase.bsky.social please support it. We all need it (and I also mean you, the ones who don’t use #Drosophila as a model) 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · Jun 3

We currently have a call for support that has gone out to European labs, to support FlyBase-UK. We are asking our colleagues from labs in the US and other countries to wait for a similar call to them that will go out in the near future, to support the US sites. We thank you for your patience.

Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · Jun 3

URGENT: FlyBase has lost practically all its funding overnight; even user fees are tied up in denied grant funding. 🤬🤯

Any lab using @flybase.bsky.social please donate using the link in post below.

This incredible community, on whose backs our #Drosophila labs depend, can't be left out to dry.

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Calli McMurray @callimcflurry.bsky.social · Jun 4

FlyBase, a crucial resource for drosophila research, has lost its funding because its grant is awarded to Harvard. The team is scrambling to find other sources of funds, including donations from labs. Read more: www.thetransmitter.org/community/fl... @flybase.bsky.social

FlyBase funding squashed amid Harvard grant terminations

The team behind the Drosophila genetics database is now requesting donations from labs to keep the resource afloat.

www.thetransmitter.org

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Sofia J. Araújo @sofiajaraujo.bsky.social · Jun 4

Perguntas importantes por Claudio Sunkel @i3suporto.bsky.social www.publico.pt/2025/05/29/c...

Carta à presidente da Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

A disponibilização de informação sobre o principal concurso da FCT para projetos de investigação é fundamental para garantir a transparência do processo e reforçar a integridade e equidade na ciência.

www.publico.pt

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · May 24

Peer review is often criticised for being slow, biased and quashing revolutionary ideas.

With our consultative review process, reviewers discuss their reviews with each other before reaching a decision and limit suggestions for extra work. buff.ly/4T1gEYi

green illustration of a group of peer reviewers

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Público @publico.pt · May 24

O Nobel da Medicina 2021 alerta para o risco de os EUA perderem a liderança no campo da ciência e conta que já recebeu um convite da China com garantia de financiamento por 20 anos.

Ardem Patapoutian: nos EUA “há um movimento inexplicável contra a ciência”

O Nobel da Medicina 2021 alerta para o risco de os EUA perderem a liderança no campo da ciência e conta que já recebeu um convite da China com garantia de financiamento por 20 anos.

www.publico.pt

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Sofia J. Araújo @sofiajaraujo.bsky.social · May 8

Congratulations!

elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wall of fire .

ALT: elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wall of fire .

media.tenor.com

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Sofia J. Araújo @sofiajaraujo.bsky.social · May 3

“Terá de haver uma terceira via, de resistência activa, que nos ajude a não fazer nada, quando é suposto estarmos sempre a fazer alguma coisa.” @joanagsa.bsky.social @emcausa.bsky.social

Joana G Sa @joanagsa.bsky.social · Apr 25

A @causapublica.bsky.social lançou uma revista, neste dia inteiro e limpo
Há opinião, análise, cartoons, etc por gente menos alinhada à direita do q a do costume
Escrevi sobre uma liberdade q nos é cada vez mais roubada: a de não fazer nada. Contra a economia de atenção: emcausa.org/elogio-do-ab...

Elogio do Aborrecimento - em Causa

O ócio é algo que devemos cultivar ou, como defende a sabedoria popular, a causa de todos os vícios? Não fazer nada é tão horrível que preferimos passar horas a ver conteúdos estupidificantes num tele...

emcausa.org

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Sofia J. Araújo @sofiajaraujo.bsky.social · May 1

Vote now for France, UK and Ireland and Eastern Europe representatives @fly-eds.bsky.social ! 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

European Drosophila Society @fly-eds.bsky.social · May 1

📣 European Drosophila Board #flyEDS election for three new representatives from different regions is now open! Please vote at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

European Drosophila Board membership 2025 voting form

Please select a candidate in at least 1 geographical area to have a valid vote.

docs.google.com

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Sofia J. Araújo @sofiajaraujo.bsky.social · Apr 30

Hmmm I have to try this one!

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Joana G Sa @joanagsa.bsky.social · Apr 27

Gerar luz
www.publico.pt/2025/04/26/p...

Gentileza gera gentileza. E vai muito além disso…

Pratique. Um dia, sua gentileza transparecerá naturalmente em todas as suas relações. Isso é parte do amadurecimento humano, como dizia Platão.

www.publico.pt

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Sofia J. Araújo @sofiajaraujo.bsky.social · Apr 25

This looks like a fantastic workshop to attend this October! Great place, excellent line-up of speakers and fantastic organisers! 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez @rodrigofg.bsky.social · Apr 25

Interested in Developmental Mechanics??? We are organizing a mechanobiology workshop in Baeza, Spain, October 21-23, 2025. Come join us (and please help us spread the word)!!!

Program and application instructions for the 2025 Mechanobiology of tissue morphogenesis and disease workshop in Baeza, Spain, October 21-23. Apply at https://www.unia.es/estudios-y-acceso/oferta-academica/formacion-continua/workshop-mechanobiology-of-tissue-morphogenesis-and-disease

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25 de Abril de 1974 @25abril1974.bsky.social · Apr 24

📼 25 de Abril contado pelos protagonistas: Salgueiro Maia https://www.youtube.... #25a74

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · Apr 24

Our publishing model emphasises peer reviews, eliminating accept/reject decisions in favour of high-quality, public eLife assessments.

Find out exactly what this new process entails in our process page: buff.ly/TanURTC

A visual diagram illustrating the steps in eLife's publishing process: 1. Submission, 2. Peer review, 3. Publication, 4. Author revision, and 5. Final version of record.

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Sofia J. Araújo @sofiajaraujo.bsky.social · Apr 23

Tic tac tic tac @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

A Ticking Clock on American Freedom

It’s later than you think, but it’s not too late.

www.theatlantic.com

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