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Veronica van Heyningen @vvheye.bsky.social · 3d

Sidney was a genius, though he could be hurtful and gratuitously rude in his remarks. Using C. Elegant as a model system was brilliant.

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Veronica van Heyningen @vvheye.bsky.social · 3d

I recall Sidney Brenner visiting the Cambridge Genetics Department in 1967/68?on the Mill Road, and telling my Part2 class (9 men and me) that he was going to use this small worm to understand neural development. Fabulous progress from an idea to half a century of achievement.

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Veronica van Heyningen @vvheye.bsky.social · 9d

It was a very good discussion. Thanks to BBC Sounds I listened while cooking dinner

Aleks Krotoski @alekskrotoski.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you to @adamrutherford.bsky.social and the team at Start The Week for a great start to my week! Listen again to me, Steven Pinker and David Edmonds philosophising about common knowledge, immortality, and the effectiveness of our altruism on @bbcsounds.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Start the Week, Steven Pinker on common knowledge

Steven Pinker, Aleks Krotoski and David Edmonds, with Adam Rutherford.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Girton College, University of Cambridge @girtoncollege.bsky.social · Sep 5

www.earlycancer.cam.ac.uk/news/prof-re...

Prof Rebecca Fitzgerald announced as new Head of the Department of Oncology | Early Cancer Institute

We are pleased to announce that Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald has been appointed as the new Head of the Department of Oncology at the University of Cambridge. Rebecca will officially take up her role o...

www.earlycancer.cam.ac.uk

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Veronica van Heyningen @vvheye.bsky.social · 11d

@girtoncollege.bsky.social Have just spent a wonderful day at Girton celebrating 60 years since first arriving there. So many memories come flooding back. Great to hear what interesting and useful lives we have all led.

The iconic Waterhouse building in red brick

The library now has armchairs with cushions depicting books

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Veronica van Heyningen @vvheye.bsky.social · Sep 4

Come to a great free @adelphigenetics.bsky.social meeting about complexities of population screening, @royalsociety.org Thu 23 October. Register adelphigenetics.org/events/annua...

Annual Conference 2025 – Adelphi Genetics Forum

adelphigenetics.org

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Veronica van Heyningen @vvheye.bsky.social · Sep 4

Great speakers, important topics Can also register through Eventbrite www.eventbrite.com/e/population...

Population Genomic Screening - Exploring its Complexities

Join us to explore the complexities of Population Genomic Screening in person on Thursday, 23 October, 2025

www.eventbrite.com

Veronica van Heyningen @vvheye.bsky.social · Sep 4

Come to a great free @adelphigenetics.bsky.social meeting about complexities of population screening, @royalsociety.org Thu 23 October. Register adelphigenetics.org/events/annua...

Annual Conference 2025 – Adelphi Genetics Forum

adelphigenetics.org

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Veronica van Heyningen @vvheye.bsky.social · Aug 19

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Surprisingly cheering

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Veronica van Heyningen @vvheye.bsky.social · Aug 5

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Veronica van Heyningen @vvheye.bsky.social · Jul 30

A great step for mankind!

The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Jul 30

Congratulations to Professor Michele Dougherty FRS, who has become the first woman appointed as Astronomer Royal in the post's 350-year history.
#WomenInSTEM

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK gets first female Astronomer Royal in 350 years

Prof Michele Dougherty is the first woman to be appointed to the influential post.

www.bbc.co.uk

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Jul 29

Our Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route is now open for applications, providing a fast-track option for attracting mid-career researchers looking to relocate to the UK from overseas, providing up to £4m over a five-year period.

#RSGrants

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Jul 29

Find out more about the scheme on our website: royalsociety.org/grants/farad...

Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route | Royal Society

The Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route provides a fast-track option for attracting mid-career researchers looking to relocate to the UK from overseas, providing up to £4m ov...

royalsociety.org

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Veronica van Heyningen @vvheye.bsky.social · Jul 17

There are a few things that we should be more careful to keep clean eg kitchen chopping boards, taps and toothbrushes but we do need to exercise our immune system to keep it in top responsive mode.

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Veronica van Heyningen @vvheye.bsky.social · Jul 15

About to enjoy second day @royalsociety.org meeting on “The future of scientific publishing”. Lots of interesting concepts and problems as well as good progress. Just hearing how important preprints were for scientific progress on COVID during pandemic. But reader knowledge and vigilance critical

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Veronica van Heyningen @vvheye.bsky.social · Jul 11

@bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social They do a lot of cringey ads for their programmes, where their correspondents self-congratulate in a most offputting way.

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Veronica van Heyningen @vvheye.bsky.social · Jul 5

There are always links. I like to think about the science behind domestic management generally, but this came from @laurencepearl.bsky.social. And @professor-dave.bsky.social is always bringing such links to us too

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Veronica van Heyningen @vvheye.bsky.social · Jul 5

Enjoyed this new sensory experience - extra good with shoes off. The earth moved!

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Veronica van Heyningen @vvheye.bsky.social · Jul 5

Yes, an X-linked anomaly more frequent around the Mediterranean. Men more severely affected since women usually have one normal copy of the gene so half their red cells are normal. Raw beans worse. other legumes and some antibiotics and stress can also trigger the haemolytic anaemia.

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Veronica van Heyningen @vvheye.bsky.social · Jul 4

Great tips from both of you! Will look for beans at our local Saturday market tomorrow.

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Veronica van Heyningen @vvheye.bsky.social · Jul 4

But do you have to take the skins off? A real chore.
I like to serve broad beans with Elizabeth David’s poulet à l’estragon. Tarragon growing well this year

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Veronica van Heyningen @vvheye.bsky.social · Jul 4

As a bioscientist I wholeheartedly support this plea to maintain and promote ancient diversity. We need it for survival as climate change takes hold

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Veronica van Heyningen @vvheye.bsky.social · Jul 4

Loved the Quantum Jungle and the schools exhibits: both so hugely important for the nation’s future. We must maintain strong support for young people, and technological advances, many of which will become commercially important. We must invest properly to secure these assets for the UK

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Veronica van Heyningen @vvheye.bsky.social · Jul 4

🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...

Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations

Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Forestry England manages over 100,000 acres of land that used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger th...

you.38degrees.org.uk

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Veronica van Heyningen @vvheye.bsky.social · Jun 22

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