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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 7d

This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 9d

⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.

The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.

interestingengineering.com/science/chin...

China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes

A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.

interestingengineering.com

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Ulrich Hammes @uhammes.bsky.social · 9d

Say "hi" :)

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Ulrich Hammes @uhammes.bsky.social · 9d

Cool. Is that Wolfi?

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Ulrich Hammes @uhammes.bsky.social · 11d

Söders Social Media content wird immer mehr dazu: kimjongunlookingatthings.tumblr.com

kimjongunlookingatthings.tumblr.com

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Ulrich Hammes @uhammes.bsky.social · 15d

It’s official. Today I was appointed as full professor for Plant Physiology at the University of Würzburg. Looking forward to the challenge and many interactions.

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Ulrich Hammes @uhammes.bsky.social · 15d

Meinungsfreiheit bedeutet, dass Konservative sagen dürfen was sie wollen und die anderen das sagen dürfen was Konservative wollen. Damals wie heute.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 18d

As America nears a tipping point, Russell Vought desires a radical rightwing “counter-revolution.”

For @zeit.de, I wrote a profile of one of Trumpism’s key figures – and one of Trump’s most dangerous henchmen.

Some thoughts from the piece (since it is in German):

Russell Vought: Das ist Trumps gefährlichster Stratege

Er organisiert vom Weißen Haus aus den Umbau der USA. Russell Vought ist Spitzenjurist, christlicher Nationalist – und die subtile Kampfmaschine im Auftrag von Trump.

www.zeit.de

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 21d

Education is the enemy of fascism.

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Ulrich Hammes @uhammes.bsky.social · 27d

Awesome. Very impressive! Congrats!

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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · Aug 26

New Zealand had some of the most restrictive laws when it came to genetically engineered food crops. This move once again demonstrates how the NZ Government makes Science-based decisions.

Take note, European Union!

#PlantGMOs #PlantNGTs #PlantScience #Agroculture #Sustainability #PlantBreeding

KWS Group @kwsgroup.bsky.social · Aug 26

NZ joins other Third Countries in updating GM labeling rules: foods made with #GenomeEditing but without new DNA will no longer require a GM label. Only products with added DNA/proteins will.
▶️ A shift toward science-based, risk-proportionate regulation!

www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/...

Are NZ shoppers hungry for genetically-modified foods?

Gene-edited food won’t need a GM label if no new DNA was introduced during its production.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Sep 6

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.

OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

www.theatlantic.com

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Sep 6

The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents.

In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.

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German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · Sep 5

#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob #PlantSci

W3 University Professorship
Plant Genetics
@uni-wuerzburg.de

Deadline: 13 October 2025
www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/job-openi...

Job Openings

www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de

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Vincent Zimmerman @zimmermanv66.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Ulrich Hammes @uhammes.bsky.social · Sep 1

Congrats. The Geldner school certainly has taken over Switzerland.

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André Nadler @nadlerlab.bsky.social · Aug 21

Out today in @nature.com: Together with the Honigmann, Shevchenko, Drobot and Hof labs, we present a general workflow for imaging the localization and transport of individual lipids in cells and mapping their metabolism.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Bjørn Panyella Pedersen @bjornppedersen.bsky.social · Aug 13

Best thing is to come back from ⛰️vacation☀️ to find a manuscript has metamorphosed into a published paper, so..

🚀 Check out our paper on hormone import⏬ into plant cells in @natplants.nature.com 🌱👇

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Ulrich Hammes @uhammes.bsky.social · Aug 11

Noone ever saw Trump and Batman in the same room...

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Freya Holmér @freya.bsky.social · Aug 8

💀💀💀

gpt thinks there's three Bs in the word blueberry, and then tries to spell it out, and fails

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Carlo "Realism, Gedankenfetzen und Rants" Masala @carlomasala1.bsky.social · Jul 22

Crazy, but that's how it goes
Millions of people living as foes
Maybe it's not too late
To learn how to love
And forget how to hate

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Michael Hothorn @structplantbio.bsky.social · Jul 20

Struct bio ms titles over the years
1965 - A three-dimensional model of X
1985 - The structure of X
1995 - The structure of X reveals Y
2005 - Structural basis of
2015 - The molecular mechanism of
2025 - Harnessing AlphaFold

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Ulrich Hammes @uhammes.bsky.social · Jul 17

Also kudos to @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social for the perfect photo bombing 😂

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Ulrich Hammes @uhammes.bsky.social · Jul 16

Thanks

Ulrich Hammes @uhammes.bsky.social · Jul 16

This link doesn't lead me to the source. Did they remove it (which they should)?

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Ulrich Hammes @uhammes.bsky.social · Jul 11

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Matthias Meisner @meisnerwerk.bsky.social · Jul 11

Die frühere AfD-Bundestagsabgeordnete Joana Cotar schreibt zur Causa Brosius-Gersdorf auf X: „Wie wichtig X ist, sieht man auch am heutigen Tag!“

Und an die Adresse der CDU/CSU: „Bitte verhindern Sie das!“

Die CDU-Bundestagsabgeordnete Saskia Ludwig antwortet: „Erledigt.;)“

X-Dialog von Joana Cotar und Saskia Ludwig