Good morning! Start the day with a buzz. A bee's bum is the gift that keeps giving. 😉😂🐝
Linda Barlow
@bizzarlow.bsky.social
How come taste is so reliable? Colorado is a great place to live but don’t tell anyone. Amateur mushroom hunter. Away from office = somewhere in the outdoors. Prof at University of Colorado SOM | Cell & Developmental Biology Taste homeostasis Stem cells
The Next team just checked and the promo code KYLE still works on MyPillow.com. $50 off $79 moccasin slippers. That's a screamin deal. www.cbsnews.com/news/mike-li...
Mike Lindell stepping down as MyPillow CEO to focus on Minnesota governor's race
Mike Lindell is stepping down as CEO of MyPillow to focus on his campaign for governor of Minnesota, the company announced Tuesday.
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He is phenomenally shifty. No mental gymnastics just absolute confidence for the grift
Jenna Norton@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 22h agoJay Bhattacharya somehow both claims to have “cured” the NIH of DEI while simultaneously building a DEI program to favor underfunded universities. And honestly the mental gymnastics boggles the mind. 🤸 open.substack.com/pub/27unihte...
Frances Perkins was the patron saint of American workers and an inspiration for me during my time as labor secretary. She was the guiding light behind the creation of Social Security, the 40-hour workweek, the National Labor Relations Act, and much more.
David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · yesterdayToday's Prospect Patriot is Frances Perkins. She saw the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory go ablaze in 1911 and her life changed. "The New Deal was born that day," she said. 22 years later she'd be America's first female cabinet member. prospect.org/2026/08/04/a...
Bouquet of zebrafish nasal epithelium. Credit to @inyoungj88.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday #SciArt 🧪
Definitely some opportunities to work with #zebrafish among other cool models! cc: @bakkerslab.bsky.social
Hubrecht Institute@hubrechtinstitute.bsky.social · 6d agoApplications for the Hubrecht International PhD program are open until September 15! PhD students at the Hubrecht work on various themes, including ‘Developmental biology and regeneration’. Curious what kind of questions PhD students Rahul and Andy work on? Read the comments! www.hubrecht.eu/hipp/.
Fincredible news! Congrats, @blockintheback.bsky.social 🎉 #RockOn #zebrafish
BWJones@bwjones.bsky.social · 5d agoIt is official: The @moraneyecenter.bsky.social has named @blockintheback.bsky.social as the Vice Chair for Vision Research and Research Director. I could not be more happy for my former institution as they are in the best hands with Kristen. healthcare.utah.edu/moran/news/2...
Avocados come in 2 varieties - A-types start each day female and switch to male midday. B-types do the reverse. In work just published from the last chapter of my PhD, we show this system evolved 40+million yrs ago and is regulated by alleles of 1 transcription factor www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Balanced polymorphism in a floral transcription factor underlies the ancient rhythm of daily sex alternation in avocado | PNAS
In avocado and certain wild relatives in Lauraceae, a highly synchronized daily rhythm of floral sex timing promotes cross-pollination between two ...
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For those interested in applying for an R25 (PA-27-036) to support Summer UG Research, Postbac, or even masters students, additional information on NIGMS priorities and some FAQs can be found here: www.nigms.nih.gov/training/Pag...
Research Education Program - Research Experiences (R25) | National Institute of General Medical Sciences
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We’ve got quite an election coming up
Kyle Clark@kylec.bsky.social · last wk.Victor Marx's $7.5M/yr ministry pitches his exorcisms as the solution for homosexuality, murder, even low self-esteem. I reviewed 100+ hours of Marx's sermons and speaking gigs for an in-depth look at the demon hunter who wants to be Colorado's Governor. www.9news.com/article/news...
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Alex Eve@amjeve.uk · last wk.Congratulations to Lee Niswander, winner of the @socdevbio.bsky.social #2026SDB Edwin G. Conklin Medal recognising her enormous contributions not just to science, but to the mentorship of generations of developmental biologists, advancing #devbio both through knowledge and people.
Congratulations, @jeffreyafarrell.bsky.social, on winning the @socdevbio.bsky.social #2026SDB Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award! Learn more about Jeff's science and career in his @dev-journal.bsky.social interview with @saanjbati.bsky.social.
Transitions in development – an interview with Jeffrey Farrell
Jeffrey Farrell is an Earl Stadtman Investigator at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), USA, where he heads the Unit on Cell Specification and ...
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A simple but (I think) compelling re-analysis of a paper that Director Bhattacharya frequently cites in his talks to claim that NIH-funded researchers no longer pick up the newest ideas. Dr. Bishop concludes the opposite using the same data. The original conclusion was contrary to my experience.
Dorothy Bishop@deevybee.bsky.social · 2w agoFurther analysis of Packalen & Bhattacharya article, where they claimed #NIH-funded research was slow to pick up on new ideas. I argue that their approach is flawed, and I present an analysis that shows the exact opposite. pubpeer.com/publications...
Interested in SHH & Smoothened signaling or #GPCR allostery? If so, ✅ out this sneak peek of our article in press - "Receptor allostery promotes context-specific Sonic Hedgehog signaling during embryonic development" 🧪 🫀 🫁 #DevBio 👩🔬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Receptor allostery promotes context-specific Sonic Hedgehog signaling during embryonic development - Nature Communications
Here, they identify a binding site on the Sonic Hedgehog signaling protein Smoothened for the allosteric regulator arachidonic acid (AA). A mutation that disrupts AA binding to this pocket compromises...
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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
We are big fans of DSHB antibodies 💯 Super cheap, generous volumes, work with a wide range of applications & species, and housed at the University of Iowa 😍 Check out their inventory here: dshb.biology.uiowa.edu #zebrafish
dshb-antibodies.bsky.social@dshb-antibodies.bsky.social · 2w ago🔎 Spotted in #ToxSci! Researchers from #ClemsonUniversity used our anti-α-tubulin [12G10], anti-β-tubulin [6G7], and anti-ZO-1 [R26.4C] mAbs in a study linking TBBPS exposure to developmental delays and increased embryonic mortality in zebrafish.
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Cristian Gutierrez-Ibañez@gallinaciega.bsky.social · 2w agoNeural correlates of seed-eating in songbirds royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... Our new paper showing that songbirds that dehusk seeds with the beak and tongue have an enlarged trigeminal nucleus in the brainstem, particularly the part where the tongue is represented.
Ruling addressed the administration’s obvious blue state punishment and red state protection…..
Jenna Norton@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 2w agoRemember when NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya said there were no banned words and NIH Program Officers were making them up? Here’s the proof he lied: apnews.com/article/cali... I know, Jay Bhattacharya lying is not news. But it’s still really validating to have the admission.
#DBfeature A tribute to Gail R Martin, mouse geneticist and mentor extraordinaire (April 12, 1944 - Feb 9, 2026) By Alexandra Joyner doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2026.05.007
I'm not posting Odyssey memes because one must be wary of GIFs bearing Greeks.
Could Excel be conscious? We surveyed more than Jan 1 1900 people to find out.