Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia@qoto.org

“Equity in science is not a political issue; it’s good science.” The authors caution that in order to move equity to the center of scientific research, “we must first recognize and acknowledge whom our scientific and institutional processes harm and how,” noting that acknowledging this harm “is the first step” towards positive change.'

https://www.forbes.com/sites/marybethgasman/2023/06/26/black-scientists-ask-why-does-science-have-a-racism-problem/?sh=7aeea635130a

One of the many reasons actual doctors and scientists shouldn't debate RFK Jr: because he constantly lies about everything, even simple indisputable facts.

He claims comparative studies aren't done on vaccines.

Yes, they are. Here's one showing the efficacy of the COVID vaccine, and one showing autism is *less* common in kids who received the MMR vaccine.

His whole shtick relies on repeating lies until the audience starts thinking they might be true. No use in helping him.

Where does your character's knowledge end?

#WritingTips #AmWriting #writing #authodons

This preprint from Groza et al. (Helge Ewers lab) looks really interesting. Exploring how particles (such as virions) gain entry to cells. Really neat application of synthetic tools to show that overcoming energy for membrane deformation is the key step to endocytosis.

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.06.23.546235v1

#CellBiology #MembraneTraffic #Virology

An Animated Stick Figure Gets Lost Inside the Complex World of Math https://laughingsquid.com/alan-becker-animator-vs-math/

“It’s not surprising the WSJ is disinclined to entertain the real lesson of the story: that confident idiots who think regulation is for cowards can end up getting themselves killed, and taking innocent people with them.” # https://www.currentaffairs.org/2023/06/the-perils-of-innovator-mindset/?utm_source=werd.io&utm_campaign=mastodon&utm_channel=mastodon

Post-Doctoral Fellow (PDF) positions in Biology

Seoul National University

Prospective applicants should first send a brief expression of interest and a curricula vitae (CV) with contact details of two referees.

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/seoul-national-university-27778-post-doctoral-fellow-pdf-positions-in-biology/?feed_id=48558

#Scien...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/seoul-national-university-27778-post-doctoral-fellow-pdf-positions-in-biology/?feed_id=48558

#Introduction

Hello #BiologyMastodon We are the British Society for Developmental Biology.

We are here to immerse ourselves in the #DevBio Mastodon universe and to keep you informed about the meetings we organise, the grants we give out and all the other good things that we do.

If you have never heard of her, go to YouTube and find her films: #LotteReininger long before Disney invented animated films - of opera, novels, fairy tales...
When visiting #UniversitätTübingen for a talk i accidentally stumbled into her collection at a local museum - impressive to see the original cut out silhouettes

This is Papageno based on #mozart #magigflute
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h4uUchB429M&pp=ygUYbG90dGUgcmVpbmlnZXIgcGFwYWdlbm8g

#Ainime #cinema #animations #WomenInFilm

If there ever was a need for a perfect example of why ethics approval really is crucial in human research, Didier Raoult would be that example! Raoult is a threat to any patient or volunteer and a disgrace to all science.

"Didier Raoult : 30 years of unregulated experiments on humans"
https://www.lepoint.fr/sante/didier-raoult-30-years-of-unregulated-experiments-on-human-22-06-2023-2525726_40.php

The new Mastodon instance of the Company of Biologists:

https://biologists.social/about

https://academic.oup.com/gbe/article/15/6/evad100/7189782

Living+evolving inside insect cells for millions of years can drive bacterial genomes to mind-boggling extremes. New paper in @GenomeBiolEvol asks what bacterial transcription looks like at the extremes of genome reduction (<200kb), genome fragmentation (40+ chromosomes/genomes!), and gene dosage imbalance (1:100+).

This is my first first-author paper and the first of my PhD w/ @mcsymbiont. I'm thrilled to have it finally out, + in one of my fav journals! Check it out!

On #NationalHIVTestingDay, raise awareness that early diagnosis & treatment are crucial in controlling HIV. We're committed to making HIV a disease of the past through groundbreaking research. Together, we can end HIV. https://ragoninstitute.org/research/hiv/ 🎗️🔬 #RagonInstitute #Research

There are many benefits to posting a preprint:
✅ Instant feedback
✅ Learning about other projects and resources
✅ Media reports about the research before it is published in a journal
& more!
Visit our website to learn about more #PreprintStories

Next up at #GRCdevbio23, is @Dev_journal Associate Editor @Ken_Poss_Lab (@DukeU).

Last time Ken was here in 2009, he presented work which was later published in Dev and also made the cover!
https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.098798

Read more about Ken in this interview: https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.193078