Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Steve Russell @steverus.bsky.social · 12h

My deepest condolences

Steve Russell @steverus.bsky.social · 6d

🤬🤬🤬

1

Reposted by Steve Russell

School of Biological Sciences @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social · 13d

Unlock your potential with a Master's at the University of Cambridge! 🔬 Our MPhil in Biological Sciences offers a unique opportunity for cutting-edge, lab-based research at a world-leading institution.

Explore and apply: www.mphil.bio.cam.ac.uk

#Cambridge #BiologicalSciences #Postgraduate

7 2

Reposted by Steve Russell

Sebastian Schornack @dromius.bsky.social · 7d

Job Advert - Russell R. Geiger Professorship of Crop Science @camplantsci.bsky.social @cropscicentre.bsky.social www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/russell...

Russell R. Geiger Professorship of Crop Science

The Board of Electors to the Russell R. Geiger Professorship of Crop Science invite applications for this Professorship from persons whose work falls within the general field of the Professorship to

www.cam.ac.uk

5 4

Steve Russell @steverus.bsky.social · 14d

Right back at you 😎

1

Steve Russell @steverus.bsky.social · 15d

Sunrise in Kobe

1

Steve Russell @steverus.bsky.social · 15d

Football in Japan is great fun (Kobe Vissel won 4-0 tonight).

4

Steve Russell @steverus.bsky.social · Sep 4

We have not been at rush hour - very civilised so far!

Steve Russell @steverus.bsky.social · Sep 3

Currently in Japan and the whole boarding etiquette is soooo civilised 😎

Reposted by Steve Russell

Siân Owen @sianowen.bsky.social · Aug 28

An inspiring read!
academic.oup.com/genetics/adv...
A beautiful historical perspective on Ester Lederberg's legacy from @ccwendling.bsky.social & @zacharybailey.bsky.social

Pioneer of bacterial genetics: the legacy of Esther Miriam Lederberg

Abstract. Esther Miriam Lederberg's brilliant scientific lifework, from the discovery of phage lambda, bacterial conjugation, and replica plating, provided

academic.oup.com

2 26 46

Steve Russell @steverus.bsky.social · Aug 26

That assumes there are any left🤬

1 1 2

Steve Russell @steverus.bsky.social · Aug 23

If this were an open letter I’m sure thousands would sign?

2 2

Steve Russell @steverus.bsky.social · Aug 23

More books, more music. I subscribe to overloading on books (as does the wife). Can’t move in our house due to LPs & books😎

1 1

Steve Russell @steverus.bsky.social · Aug 22

🤬🤬🤬

Steve Russell @steverus.bsky.social · Aug 22

Clearly I’m on to 11. 😎

1

Steve Russell @steverus.bsky.social · Aug 22

Suitably primed I’m now onto Sunn O))) 😎

1 1

Steve Russell @steverus.bsky.social · Aug 22

😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

Steve Russell @steverus.bsky.social · Aug 21

I can imagine! - the No Title..... is suitably gloomy for that!

1

Steve Russell @steverus.bsky.social · Aug 21

Now it's the GY!BE rabbit hole, which is quite deep 😵‍💫

1 1

Steve Russell @steverus.bsky.social · Aug 19

Prompted by your post I revisited this for the first time in over a decade. Still good though I feel it’s a bit limp compared to Entroducing. It eventually sent me down a Leftfield rabbit hole which I’m currently enjoying 😎

1

Steve Russell @steverus.bsky.social · Aug 17

😵‍💫I recall “The Incident”

1 1

Reposted by Steve Russell

Katja Röper @katjaroeper.bsky.social · Aug 15

If you run a fly lab and have not yet contributed to save FlyBase, please look at our wiki page for the latest information!

FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · Aug 15

FlyBase needs your help! We ask that European labs continue to contribute to Cambridge, UK FlyBase, whereas US and other non-European labs can contribute to US FlyBase. For more information and how to donate: wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase...

FlyBase:Contribute to FlyBase - FlyBase Wiki

wiki.flybase.org

9 15

Reposted by Steve Russell

FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · Aug 15

FlyBase needs your help! We ask that European labs continue to contribute to Cambridge, UK FlyBase, whereas US and other non-European labs can contribute to US FlyBase. For more information and how to donate: wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase...

FlyBase:Contribute to FlyBase - FlyBase Wiki

wiki.flybase.org

3 160 130

Reposted by Steve Russell

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Aug 13

FlyBase, a Drosophila database, will lose a third of its team in early October because the Harvard grant that covered the employees’ salaries was canceled. Scientists warn that losing FlyBase could devastate fly research.

By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social

www.thetransmitter.org/community/ha...

Harvard University lays off fly database team

The layoffs jeopardize this resource, which has served more than 4,000 labs for about three decades.

www.thetransmitter.org

3 130 120

Steve Russell @steverus.bsky.social · Aug 11

🤬

2