Andrew Kennard @askennard@qoto.org

Way overdue, but #Biopython 1.80 is out https://pypi.org/project/biopython/1.80/ - expect formal announcement later https://mailman.open-bio.org/pipermail/biopython/2022-November/016950.html - conda packages soon too! Thank you to all the contributors

NEW BARTMAN LAB WEBSITE JUST DROPPED: https://bartmanlabpenn.squarespace.com/
Techs/staff scientists/postdocs/students, come work with us in 2023!
(pls retoot =)

Alright Mastodon let's do this.
#Introduction I'm Dr. Liz Haynes. You might know me as @actin_crazy on twitter. I'm a Morgridge post-doctoral researcher studying #neurodegeneration and #neurodevelopment using #zebrafish and #microscopes! I am all about #openaccess and #opensource solutions. I get to hang out with the cool folks working on ImageJ2 at the Laboratory for Optics and Computational Instrumentation (LOCI) at UW-Madison. Follow me for the pretty pictures, stay for the science!

@mikelove Post about papers, blogs and repos you are reading. What made Science Twitter useful for me a grad student was to put research in front of me from outside of my own citation graph, and provide some context for why someone would care about it.

Hi all! I'm a postdoc, about to start my lab at Penn studying metabolic fluxes in tumor and immune cells! Also i like bad science puns!

I am wondering if anyone has experience in doing comparative analysis of #scRNAseq datasets from different species, or if anyone knows of good resources about that esp with an #evolutionaryBiology focus?

#biology #sequencing #bioinformatics

"The controlled expression of one cellular feature -- the cilium -- was likely critical during early animal evolution. Two key transcription factors, RFX and FoxJ1, coordinate ciliogenesis in animals but are absent from the genomes of most other ciliated eukaryotes, raising the question of how the transcriptional regulation of ciliogenesis has evolved."

#CellBiology #CIlia #evolution #Preprint

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.11.11.515474v1

A cell photographed through a microscope. DNA in the nucleus, the Golgi apparatus, and actin filaments are shown. This is from my colorblast series in which I cycle an image through the spectrum. Our eyes see some colors better than others, so the effect gives the impression of ever-changing perspectives from a still image; and it’s pretty. #cellbiology #sciart

Sarcomeres assembling in an immature heart muscle cell videoed through a microscope. A protein that localizes to “Z lines” and their precursors “Z bodies” is shown. If you look carefully you can see the Z bodies concatenating into Z lines. Unless this GiF does not upload. In that case you will just see Z bodies sitting there and I will continue to work on posting here. #cellbiology

Another design consideration re: Mastodon is that it works well for ephemeral asynchronous communications, but for many reasons should not be counted on as an archival resource. Media attachments are periodically purged and may not be available after a week, or a month, etc. While some servers may try to preserve content forever, this may be costly and unsustainable. Creators, researchers should treat this as an ephemeral resource and make provisions for self-archiving anything important.

I'm very fortunate to be a co-organiser of "Dynamic Cell V", the latest in the Biochemical Society and BSCB meeting series showcasing the activity of living cells from all kingdoms of life. The details are: 17 to the 20 April 2023, Loughborough University (UK). Registration will open at https://biochemistry.org/events/dynamic-cell-v/

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Hi there, I just wanted to write an #introduction since today I changed server.

I'm Claudia, from #Italy! I have a background in #Biology and after my undergraduate degree I chose to pursue a MSc in #Bioinformatics. My biggest dream is to study the relationship between genes and cognitive abilities and in particular, I'd like to contribute in the field of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in the future.

My main interests are: #Genetics #Genomics #Bioinformatics #DataScience #Statistics #NeurodevelopmentalDisorders #EvolutionaryBiology #AnimalBehavior. I am passionate about science communication books and I can't wait to share with you some of my favourite readings!

I live my life one struggle at a time thanks to #CrohnsDisease and my lifelong enemy #Dyscalculia. Yes, I'm a formally diagnosed dyscalculic wannabe data scientist, does that surprise you? Well, thanks to programming languages I can cope quite well! I'm learning #R #Python #SQL and #MATLAB

Other than science, I have tons of interests, from weapons and martial arts (#HistoricalFencing, #Iaido, #Kendo and #Archery) to videogames (especially cozy #Nintendo games like Pokémon and Animal Crossing). ⚔️ 🏹

My life is full of "A"s: I'm #Atheist, #Asexual and #Aromantic

I can't wait to find some interesting people to follow so if you are one, ⭐ this post so I can find you!

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Just to clarify, I consider myself an absolute beginner both in biology and bioinformatics as I have little to no practical experience at the moment, so please don't take my opinions as if they come from an expert. If there is something I know for a fact, is that biology is complex so it takes more than a few years in university to truly understand it, that's why I never feel 100% confident with my knowledge - this is also why I joined qoto, I'm sure that reading discussions and asking experts will enrich my views.

Dividing cells stained microtubules. Expansion microscopy sample prepared and imaged Sujan Ghimire.

#microscopy

If you're worried about gerrymandering, it has a weak point where you could could make a real difference right now. (Thread)

Hi, #ScienceMastodon! It's time for an #introduction. 👋

I'm a PhD candidate in the Tolić lab where I study cell division & aneuploidy using STED, LLS & confocal #microscopy. 🧬🔬

Here's a video of the cell with marked chromosomes and tubulin going through mitosis. Chromosomes are colored for depth.

Arrived at Buxted Park for "Genotype to Phenotype: Bridging Comparative Genomics and Cell Biology" workshop
organised by Gautam Dey & Eelco Tromer
run by the Company of Biologists
#BiologistsWorkshops #genomics #evolution
https://www.biologists.com/workshops/geno-pheno-2022/

Bringing #TinyFish content to Mastodon. I'm a marine scientist who studies the biodiversity and functioning of reefs. My lab at UT Austin works mostly on tiny, bottom-dwelling fishes – these little guys are gorgeous but few of them grow larger than a couple of inches... 🤏 🐠 #Ecology #Biodiversity #TeamFish #Fish

PSA: #blacktwitter folks can sign up at http://blacktwitter.io which is a Black friendly mastodon instance