Here is our new collaborative paper on the origin of cholinergic and monoaminergic signaling. The data suggest that biogenic amine signaling is thus not a bilaterian innovation but an ancient mode of cellular communication that evolved from generalist to […] [Original post on biologists.social]

Ein sehr lesenswerter Essay, der den intellektuellen Unterbau der Amerikanischen Rechten einmal aufschlüsselt. https://mastodon.social/@tzimmer_history/117443449941532454 #leseempfehlung #uspol

Scientific publishing woes : Springer has managed to not fix the biggest issue I reported on the proof and never sent me a second proof to check, so the officially published proceeding of my awarded paper has two figures with missing data in them. The version on my website has the correct […]

[Langer bericht: Mensen uit Nijmegen Noord betuigen massaal steun voor opvang voor vluchtelingen daar.] De goeden zijn vaak met meer.

Joep Bos-Coenraad (macroblog)@joepbc.hear-me.social.ap.brid.gy · 6d ago

Nijmeegse raadsleden ontvingen gisteren de volgende brief die werd ondertekend door 463 mensen uit Nijmegen Noord. Dit is de stad waar ik krankzinnig trots op ben, waarin zoveel mensen zorg dragen voor anderen ❤️ -- Geachte raad, Ondergetekenden, allemaal inwoners van Lent, willen aan u […]

My employer @tibhannover is looking for a Linux sysadmin with containerization and CI/CD expertise and reasonable fluency in German and English. Details: https://www.tib.eu/en/tib/careers-and-apprenticeships/vacancies/details/stellenausschreibung-nr-42-2026 Among other responsibilities, you'd […]

Pavel Tomancak on the past present and future of Fiji in our @ZooCELL graduate school in Paris. He warns about chaos and the fragmentation of research #software, on how #AI and the proliferation of vibe-coded tools is undoing over a decade of work of […] [Original post on biologists.social]

Tijd voor taart en slingers. We hebben zojuist succesvol het account van @NRC gemigreerd van mastodon.nl naar onze eigen server nrc.social. Tegen de vrijwilligers achter mastodon.nl zeg ik: dank voor de goede zorgen! I'll take it from here. Overigens blijft het devies dat we klein beginnen. Ik […]

Personally ( @zeno4ever ) I am excited to see this maker, Koppelting is showing (WIP) "The MicroLab", a DIY lab reactor device to make your own (small molecule) medicine. Full program HackFest on https://hackfest.nl/program/ Still 2 days left you can buy […] [Original post on hsnl.social]

From bioRxiv to PNAS! 🎉 Very happy to see our paper “Diversity and spatial segregation of TRP channels in the closest relatives of animals” now published in @pnas.org. Another piece in the puzzle of how animal cell signalling evolved. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Pawel Burkhardt@pawelburkhardt.bsky.social · 4mo ago

How ancient are the building blocks of animal sensory systems? Key components of animal sensory systems evolved before animals. We find that choanoflagellates possess diverse & spatially segregated TRP channels, pointing to ancient origins of sensory specialization. doi.org/10.64898/202...

Der Aufruf von @SafeguardingResearch ist (ohne Überraschung) seit gestern noch dringlicher und wichtiger geworden: https://safeguar.de/src_sachsen-anhalt/ Nominiert weiter Webseiten zur Archivierung (~30 haben wir schon). Aber vor allem: Weist Leute in bedrohten Einrichtungen, Initiativen […]

Naive Frage: sammelt sich die deutschsprachige #Fledermaus-Fangemeinde eher unter dem Hashtag #Flediverse oder #Fledermaustodon? (Dieser Tröt entstand aus Verzweiflung, weil der 5-Jährige den ganzen Nachmittag "Fledi Fledermaus" von Hurra Kinderlieder gesungen hat. Eltern wissen ggf. schon […]

The new #Mispel law in Germany provides clear pathway for home batteries including bidirectional EV chargers to feed into the grid and avoid double grid charges. The existing EVs on German roads already have enough battery capacity to cover the entire national electricity demand for two hours […]

Typhoon Surigae, aufgenommen von einem europäischen Sentinel-Erdbeobachtungssatelliten am 28.9..Der Radar misst, wie aufgewühlt das Meer unter dem Sturm ist (orange: sehr, blau wenig). In der aktuellen Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagsazeitung gibt es von mir […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

De #NRC, one of the main newspapers in the #Netherlands, set up its own Mastodon server! Journalist @MarloesdeKoning played a key role in this development. We believe ournalists and academics have a special responsibility to start building the alternative networks of the future. Step by step […]

Safeguarding in Sachsen-Anhalt – Sicherung öffentlicher Daten vor dem Regierungswechsel Wir blicken besorgt auf Sachsen-Anhalt. Konkret unterstützen wir alle Demokrat*innen und Antifaschist*innen in Sachsen-Anhalt auf zweierlei Weise: 1. Webarchivierung von Regierungs- und Behördenseiten 2 […]

Today we had the most unusual PhD defense of my career. Leon Houben fell 15 m in the Alps, landing on his head and loosing his memory while working on his PhD thesis. When he met me again, he had to google me. He had to re-learn everything and wrote two more […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

I give about 90% of my talks virtually and only travel when I can bundle enough events to make the time and the carbon worthwhile (25 events in 3 days at NY Climate Week last week 😅). It is exhausting, no lie. But sadly we live in a world where doing things right is harder than not. More here ...

'Climate scientists should cut back on air travel'

Researchers and their institutions should set a good low-carbon example to their communities, says Katharine Hayhoe, director of climate science at Texas Tech University.

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Today my son did not want to get out of the bathtub. So my wife improvised a serenade about bathing. He exited the tub in less then a minute. What is your parenting hack? #fediparents

At #FediDay, @julian presents how multiple #SciOp-instances could federate via ActivityPub 💜 Talk is being recorded, I'll share the link here asap

🚀 napari is hiring Remote Developers-in-Residence! Join us to build the future of interactive n-dimensional data visualization in Python. 💻 60% Dev / 20% Maintenance / 20% Community & Outreach 💰 $59.50/hr (Contract, 14–35 hrs/wk) 🌍 100% Remote, open globally Learn more and apply today […]

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@napari/117334208794998643 #GetFediHired #SciPy #visualization

napari@napari.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 3w ago

🚀 napari is hiring Remote Developers-in-Residence! Join us to build the future of interactive n-dimensional data visualization in Python. 💻 60% Dev / 20% Maintenance / 20% Community & Outreach 💰 $59.50/hr (Contract, 14–35 hrs/wk) 🌍 100% Remote, open globally Learn more and apply today […]

I'm surprised a community of publishing writers can blame AI for the problems of peer review when those same writers cite our study, "the strain on scientific publishing", which characterizes how this problem existed before AI. bit.ly/StrainQSS It's the incentives structure, not the AI. 1/n

Ask the Chefs: Peer Review Capacity — Uncomfortable Truths and Overlooked Conversations - The Scholarly Kitchen

For Peer Review Week 2026, we asked the Chefs two questions: What is one uncomfortable truth about peer review that the scholarly publishing community doesn’t talk about enough? And, beyond recruiting...

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Our new Nature paper has just come out! Here, we analyse #genomic and #morphological datasets across all 21 bat families to greatly advance our understanding of how #bats 🦇 evolved. Enjoy! https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11007-3

Reference genomes and fossils revise bat family phylogeny and biogeography - Nature

An updated phylogeny of bats is presented, based on new genome assemblies and many ancient fossils and including all known bat families.

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Kein Handy, kein Smartphone: Das Nokia N900 aus dem Jahr 2009 wird als "Internet Tablet" bezeichnet, wobei das N900 das kleinste der Reihe ist. Die physische Tastatur erscheint, wenn man das Display hochschiebt. Mit einer 5 Megapixel-Kamera von Carl Zeiss. 29 […] [Original post on social.cologne]

Back of the envelope calculations: 3600 years of research time went into the collective application process. The research will fund 3200 years of research. We are 400 research years poorer as a result of this. 1/2

Anna Neumaier@annaneumaier.bsky.social · 4w ago

Alter. 21627 Einreichungen auf ein Fellowship-Programm. Wer soll das alles begutachten? 😶‍🌫️ Wer jetzt nicht für mehr Grundförderung und weniger Drittmittel argumentiert, der ist doch nicht gescheit.

The existence of "neurospicy" implies an entire neuroseasoning spectrum with "neurobland" at the other end. (Yes, I learned the term #neurospicy on the fediverse. I think it encapsulates this place's vibe pretty well).

Interested in understanding how environmental light control #sleep in #Drosophila and other #Diptera species? Two potential #PhD opportunities to work in my lab from 2027 September, please see details in https://www.kofanchenlab.net/come-join-us and spread the words

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RE: https://fedihum.org/@lavaeolus/117248029115426575 The webarchiving effort of #noblogs I'm involved in (one of many independent efforts) is nearing completion. For a couple days now, the task is quality assurance to catch potential systemic issues. (Luckily nothing like this has manifested […]

Proud to announce our Tissue Clearing & Light-sheet microscopy seminar on Thursday 24th (next week!) in Nijmegen, that we organized together with Gert-Jan Bakker and Miltenyi Biotec. Come to see what you can learn from organoids up until entire mice! We'll […] [Original post on mstdn.science]

Het bestaan van een weerwolf impliceert een voorafgaande heenwolf 🤔