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Feeling quite excited about starting my PhD soon next month. I hope covid won't slow down my research too much!

The stuff is very interesting: when young neurons need help to grow and duplicate, migrate and extend their processes towards them. In this way they support the cell with nutrients and growth factors so that it can keep developing. cells hijack this physiological mechanism for their own good and use it to keep growing uncontrollably, becoming lethal cancers. What's even more cool is how microglia manage to build a whole deep cellular network to make this happen. I'll probably spend a lot of time brains (well, zebrafish brains) and cells, which I always loved

Also, today is a special day: just got my first poop in my new flat + I'm getting a dog :blobblush:

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