Right on time for #WormWednesday "Patterns of Autonomous and Conditional Neural Specification for the Brain and Ventral Nerve Cord in Annelida" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... With Nicole @johnnyds.bsky.social @biyolokum.bsky.social Skyler and @neva-meyer.bsky.social #EvoDevo #DevBio

Wooow, will be talking to my OBGYN about getting those devil tubes removed!

K. W. Knight@kwknight.bsky.social · 3d ago

This is remarkable. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/h...

i've run the numbers three times now and it's always the same

One of the best parts of being a new PI is connecting with others just starting out! I loved meeting folks at #2026SDB & catching up with old science friends like @leilarieder.bsky.social & @biyolokum.bsky.social 🤗 (don't be fooled by the $$$, that was just us settling the bill for everyone 😅)

Job Alert: I'm looking for an enthusiastic research assistant to join my team at the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute. 🔗 Apply here: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/biomedi... Applications close August 10. Please consider sharing to help spread the word.

The new SDB shirt designs! Seeing the shirts in person is magical. Amazing work by Sarah Paramore. sdb-store.printify.me @parahsaramore.bsky.social @socdevbio.bsky.social #SDB2026 #SciArt

When flying you know how people get irritated with loud kids. I started reframing children's behaviour in flights or in boarding/security lines etc as the manifestation of how we (adults) feel. We are bored and want to kick and scream too. Kids are doing all that for us adults, as our messengers. :)

Nice to see the tiny cups making the rounds again 🍻

Rebecca R Helm@rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 2y ago

People say scientists are serious but marine biologists will spend hours quietly sitting around tables drawing on styrofoam cups and then tying said cups to deep sea submarines Because ocean pressure will squeeze the air from the cups And we are but human & we want tiny cup

This is a must-read. open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...

I Went to Congress to Testify in Defense of NIH. Here's What Happened.

On June 30, 2026, I sat at a witness table, under oath, in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC and testified before the House Oversight Committee’s Task Force on the Declassification o...

open.substack.com

A statement from the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee on the proposed OMB regulations. www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit... 1/3

Sen. Collins Asks OMB to Withdraw Parts of Grant Rule, Extend Comment Period | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

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Scientists have mobilized against OMB's power grab, but we need to look beyond our own grants and make coalitions with neighbors whose hospitals, schools, broadband, roads and parks are at risk. Go out and talk to your town council and county commission! www.forbes.com/sites/judyst... 🧪

How The OMB Rule Could Hurt You And Your Town

The OMB proposal threatens scientific research and ALL federal funding for states, cities, and nonprofits. It politicizes ALL funding. Call your reps and write an objection.

forbes.com

Join us June 19th for a Zone 3 (The Americas) webinar featuring Michelle Tallquist from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and Gursimran Kaur from the University of Montreal. ISRB webinar site: internationalsocietyforregenerativebiology.org/webinars Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/89475680262

Hopping on a plane to DC tonight, because @standupforscience.net is fighting this new OMB rule proposal with everything we’ve got. My calendar is literally booked for 12 hours of meetings, on the Hill, in a row for three days. Wanna sponsor the trip? secure.qgiv.com/for/stop-vou...

Megathread resources now compiled in a Google doc. Send it to your friends. Share with your departments and trainees. And share with non-scientists! I also have a template for non-scientist comments, because this is an all-taxpayer, all medical service user issue. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Submit an OMB Comment!

SAVE AMERICAN SCIENCE (Please! 💜 Annika @annikabarber.bsky.social) What are the proposed changes to scientific grant review and award? Read the Federal Register directly here: Regulation for Federal...

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Annika Barber@annikabarber.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Megathread about responding to new OMB grant funding rules (feel free to add/link more!) I was collecting these for me, but figured I'd round 'em up for everyone 🧪 What's the problem? arstechnica.com/science/2026... elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...

Jumping spiders just get cooler and cooler

Science Magazine@science.org · 2mo ago

Until leaving the nest, jumping spiders suckle spider milk from their moms, according to a 2018 Science study. Learn more on #WorldMilkDay: https://scim.ag/4ahxd3P

Comments are now open. You can comment here: www.regulations.gov/search?filte... Note that even if the administration goes ahead with this abomination, the comments are essential to aid subsequent litigation! 2/2

Jordy's 'Just My Two Cents' on Breakfast TV

ALT: Jordy's 'Just My Two Cents' on Breakfast TV

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For a clear description of what is in the new OMB grant-making regulations, see elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of... 1/2

Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule

Russell Vought is going to destroy American Science

elizabethginexi.substack.com

Someone in the news departments of @nature.com or @science.org needs to take a look at this--its a huge scandal from the scientific supplier that has become a monopoly

Sholto David@sholtodavid.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Earlier this week I posted an example of a fake western blot provided by ThermoFisher to demonstrate the validity of a p53 antibody. I considered it an amusing curiosity. In fact Thermo Fisher Scientific has systematically manipulated antibody validation data!

By the way, @dshb-antibodies.bsky.social is a non-profit that sells quality antibodies to many proteins at exceptionally reasonable prices, without AI generated faux-validation images. Check them out. dshb.biology.uiowa.edu

Mark Peifer (He, him)@peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Someone in the news departments of @nature.com or @science.org needs to take a look at this--its a huge scandal from the scientific supplier that has become a monopoly

NEW: $3M in Fast Grants for AI-driven life sciences research. We’re funding pilot projects in AI diagnostics, prediction, and personalized therapeutics — with a two-week review turnaround. 35 grants · $25K–$100K · Deadline: June 15 Please share! www.biswasfamilyfoundation.org/science/fast...

Just a reminder that you can have a VERY COOL shirt with some of your favorite model organisms, and support a society that does so much for science! More organisms coming!

Dr. B. Duygu Özpolat (she/her)@biyolokum.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I am SO excited about SDB's new merch. Get your favorite model organism, and help support our society! (PS: more organisms will be added in the future). 👉 sdb-store.printify.me 👈@socdevbio.bsky.social #Sciart #stem #biology #drosophila #xenopus #planarians #embryos #plants

My pottery show at the Intersect Arts Center closed a couple of weeks ago. If you missed the show, you can see a smaller, online version here: bduyguozpolat.org/cabinets-of-... It was an amazing experience to have so many people show up to the opening! #SciArt #invertebrates

✨ A developmental biology classic! Somitogenesis of a chick embryo 🐣 is lighting up in this fluorescent HCR staining. The notochord (Chordin 🟡) and somites (PAX7 💎) are labelled. 🔬 📸 credit: Tatiane Kanno #FluorescenceFriday #devbio

PL retweet. Developmental Biology Course (Quintay). More information: biodesarrollo.unab.cl

Join us for a Zone 3 webinar on May 15 featuring Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado from the Stowers Institute, USA, and Tania Rozario from the University of Georgia, USA. A beautiful story on planarian and tapeworm regeneration! See isrbio.org/webinars for Zoom links and details.

Starting in about 20 minutes!

Dr. B. Duygu Özpolat (she/her)@biyolokum.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This Friday!

Did you know that @intlsocdiff.bsky.social is offering travel awards up to $1000 for non ISD meetings in 2026? Membership fee for students is $0 and only $50 for regular members! If you have an accepted abstract to present at a meeting- please apply! www.isdifferentiation.org/Membership/P...

Eric Cartman Says One Thousand Dollars

Alt: Eric Cartman Says One Thousand Dollars

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This Friday!

International Society for Regenerative Biology@isrbio.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Join us for a Zone 3 webinar on May 15 featuring Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado from the Stowers Institute, USA, and Tania Rozario from the University of Georgia, USA. A beautiful story on planarian and tapeworm regeneration! See isrbio.org/webinars for Zoom links and details.

*** GRC Developmental Biology 2027 - Jan 17-22 @ Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort *** Join us for a fabulous 2027 Gordon Conference on all things #devbio & the trainee-led GRS! More info on registration, abstract submission, et al., here: www.grc.org/developmenta... #GRCDevBio2027 🧬🐭🐟🪰🌱❤️

It is time for the fest cnidophiles, register today! 🎉

@cnidofest.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Calling all cnidarian enthusiasts: Cnidofest 2026 will be Sept 23-27 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. See cnidofest.org/meetings/cnidofest-2026 for more info. Abstract submission closes July 1. Registration closes Sept 2, but early registration is GREATLY preferred. Please join us!