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Dan Jagger

@auditorynerves.bsky.social

Professor of Cell Physiology, Ear Institute, University College London Research interests: ion channels, hearing/deafness, cilia, rare diseases, neurons, glia www.ucl.ac.uk/ear/research/jaggerlab Insta: @jaggerlab

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Dan Jagger@auditorynerves.bsky.social · 7h ago

‘You’d want one as a pet’: the irresistibly cute solar-powered sea slug. A neon green punk sheep that lives underwater. A solar-powered slug that can perform photosynthesis. If you are seeking beauty, brains & an innovative lifestyle, then vote leaf sheep. 🧪🍁🐑 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘You’d want one as a pet’: the irresistibly cute solar-powered sea slug

The beady-eyed, Pokémon-like leaf sheep is far more ingenious than us land mammals

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Dan Jagger@auditorynerves.bsky.social · 2w ago

A story written by World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing suggests he was a man with playful humour embracing his homosexuality, according to new analysis. The six-page hand-written short story, Pryce's Buoy, has been transcribed in full for the first time. 🧪🖥️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Novel analysis reveals playful side of Alan Turing

Prof Sarah Dillon says the short story, Pryce's Buoy, offers fresh insights into the codebreaker.

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Dan Jagger@auditorynerves.bsky.social · 3w ago

Targeted "focal therapy" for prostate cancer treatment cuts risk of side effects, study suggests. Nearly all the 3347 men studied had intermediate or high-risk prostate cancer - but 10 years after treatment only two had died from the disease. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Prostate cancer trial using focal therapy has fewer side effects

An NHS trial over 10 years followed nearly 3,500 men who received focal therapy, a less invasive treatment.

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Dan Jagger@auditorynerves.bsky.social · 3w ago

Editorial -> On gene-edited humans: darker uses must be acknowledged alongside medical ones. Polling shows that the public supports this new technology, but the conversation must move beyond simple questions of safety. 🧪🧬🔬 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Guardian view on gene-edited humans: darker uses must be acknowledged alongside medical ones | Editorial

Editorial: Polling shows that the public supports this new technology, but the conversation must move beyond simple questions of safety

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Dan Jagger@auditorynerves.bsky.social · 4w ago

High-powered ultrasound waves can treat a serious condition affecting identical twins during early pregnancy. Uneven blood flow in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) leaves one baby dangerously small & the other too large, putting their survival at risk. 🧪👶🏼👶🏼 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Pioneering treatment saves identical twins from rare pregnancy condition

Identical twins Nancy and Margo benefitted from the procedure while in the womb as part of a world-first medical trial.

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Adam Schwarz@adamjschwarz.bsky.social · last mo.

If you listen to Trump's ramble, it's clear his main argument is that he 1. Doesn't like the red card rule banning a player for the next match and 2. Thinks the rule is especially unfair when applied to good players. But the result? No rule change. Just an exemption for the US. Naked corruption.

Dan Jagger@auditorynerves.bsky.social · last mo.

#FIFA decision on #Balogun ban 'incomprehensible' - European governing body UEFA "When the certainty of rules is no longer guaranteed by its guardians, the integrity of the game is at stake & the credibility of a competition is undermined." ⚽ www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

World Cup 2026: Folarin Balogun decision 'incomprehensible and unjustifiable' - Uefa

Uefa has strongly criticised Fifa's shock decision not to uphold Folarin Balogun's immediate suspension at the World Cup, calling it "unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable".

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