I'm super proud of this review written (mostly) by Zoé Ducarne and @myanhtruong.bsky.social about the extraordinary genomic features of the placenta. Such a crazy organ! journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

The curious case of the placental genome

Summary: The placenta is the only mammalian organ that harbors a cancer-like genome while remaining functional and healthy. This Review highlights its high mutational load, structural variants, aneupl...

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The cognitive dissonance of having to go talk very seriously about what my lab does to a bunch of master students after spending 30 min trying to calm an absolutely unbridled 4yo belting "Like a rhinestone cowboy" on my couch instead of brushing his teeth

It is so nice to catch up with former colleagues and mega bonus when they bring you @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social swag! Thanks @jemimaburden.bsky.social !

Hora est! I couldn't be prouder of @snjezanakodba.bsky.social who defended her brilliant work yesterday within the beautiful walls of the Academiegebouw of @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social. Snježana was the lab's first PhD student. It was emotional all around. Tears were shed!

Does anyone (ideally local to the Netherlands) have a His-Ub plasmid? High cheese reward.

A very persistent, tireless cowboy! Very pretty choanoflagellates, imaged today on LLS together with Babette van Amen from @agathechaigne.bsky.social lab.

Finally back!

Great speakers, great science, great location = great meeting! EMBO workshop Forces across scale April 27-30, 2027 in Porto. meetings.embo.org/event/27-for...

I am very excited that I will host @henrydebelly.bsky.social on October 8th in Utrecht. Please join us, and if you wish to talk to Henry drop me an email, a message here or scream across campus!

Congratulations @frederikverweij.bsky.social Misko and Jelle for this new foray into "what even are EV markers?"

bioRxiv Cell Biology@biorxiv-cellbio.bsky.social · 4w ago

TSPAN3 defines a distinct intracellular trafficking route to secretory multivesicular bodies https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.26.747209v1

Nevermind, forget what I said, I am a rock star, I can do anything, nobel prize here I come

Agathe Chaigne@agathechaigne.bsky.social · last mo.

The scientific dissonance of being able to do all sorts of elaborate microscopy, yet not being able to install the "super simple" new printers.

The scientific dissonance of being able to do all sorts of elaborate microscopy, yet not being able to install the "super simple" new printers.

A newish colleague I bumped into in the cell culture thought I was a new student/postdoc! Good news: another victory for my face cream Bad news: I'm never in the lab so I'm starting to exist more as a concept than a 3D person.

Gentle parenting technique while on a road trip with cranky kids: put Master of puppets so loud you're drowning all sounds.

I cannot comprehend why my kids systematically scream NOT WITH COLD WATER every time I put them in the shower as if drenching them in cold water is something I casually do on the regular. Mate this has happened a grand total of 0 times, let's not have the neighbors call CPS

Ferrying my children around by bike is basically like driving in a car with a CD stuck on one single song with the volume at max (currently, Take down, from k-pop demon hunters).

It has risen

Agathe Chaigne@agathechaigne.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I feel an immense pressure on my shoulders. Grant interview? No. Imminent deadline? Think again. I'm making... A cheese soufflé.

I feel an immense pressure on my shoulders. Grant interview? No. Imminent deadline? Think again. I'm making... A cheese soufflé.

Yearly "how your email finds me"

I'm quitting my academic job to start a lucrative consulting gig for national football coaches. I'm going to make millions on my new disruptive groundbreaking idea called "Midfield".

What a fun time to realize I really need to wear my progressive glasses!

Asked my 4 yo what he wanted for his birthday dinner and he replied "steak tartare" in his lovely americano-dutch accent. My job here is done.

This is probably the last time I post here, I have entered an Editorial Manager infinity loop where I both don't exist and exist with a different password and I will probably become anti-matter soon

Unpopular opinion: It's way too hot to be arguing on bluesky

I made WAY TOO MANY mini donuts for my daughter's birthday so my kids are now going door to door proposing donuts to all the neighbors, it's like I'm running my own little drug cartel. (Can of beer for scale)

Is it because I skipped the conference party last week?

Very exciting first half of day 2 at #EESMechanobiology. A recurring theme in cellular mechanobiology today: the role of ECM!

So stoked for these 2 great scientists and friends! Many congratulations 🎉

EMBO@embo.org · 4mo ago

Congratulations to Gautam Dey (EMBL) and Omaya Dudin (University of Geneva) for being awarded the EMBO Gold Medal 2026 in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the #LifeSciences in Europe! 🧪 https://www.embo.org/press-releases/embo-gold-medal-2026-awarded-to-gautam-dey-and-omaya-dudin/