Solidarity to everyone else submitting S10 proposals!

Up close, these tiny organisms in cow stomachs are surprisingly beautiful and evocative. Known as rumen ciliates, these microbes could be playing a more significant role in climate change than previously understood, according to new research. https://wapo.st/422MqS5

It’s #lightsheet #microscopy day @aqlm.bsky.social with @retof.bsky.social

Welcome to Carolina Microscopy, the unified microscopy core facilities at UNC Chapel Hill!

Alumni of the Marine Biological Laboratory include all who have contributed to our rich legacy of discovery and education—not only students, but also our dedicated staff. Join us in supporting the next generation of scientists at the MBL: mbl.edu/give

🚨 Don't forget! Applications are due Friday 1/30 for AQLM 2026. Please remember to submit on time and remind your recommenders to get their letters in too! Photos are from AQLM 2023, 2024, and 2025. Will you be in the 2026 class photo? buff.ly/0XCAKm4

This painting suck in my head since the beginning of January, I sat and watched the Moon rise through the window. She went between two trees yet managed to find the one gap between them to still shine bright. Sending you all lots of love and the clearest of skies!💜💫 🖌🎨🔭🐡🧪📷

Some joy for the darkness: Almost-8yo doesn't care that there's only 3/4in of sleet+snow and it's 20F, she's sledding on the almost flat driveway, dammit! And a good lesson in seeing the possibilities when things aren't perfect.

Spoke with a friend who is an ER doc and he said last time there was an ice storm there were hundreds of cases of carbon monoxide poisoning... Be safe be smart folks

Sorry to tangentialize this subject. An unvaccinated family with measles traveled from SC to WA state over the holidays. They went to a huge church, SeaTac ✈️, rode ferries, went to restaurants & an indoor trampoline park. As of yesterday, we now have an outbreak in my community because of it.

this is superb

Adam Kucharski@adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Want to get the data out of a PDF figure? As in, the actual data – not a rough trace-along-the-lines version? I made an app you might like: adamkucharski.github.io/pdf2plot/ It all started a few years ago... 🧵

Did you RESOLVE to FOCUS on microscopy in 2026? Join us at the Marine Biological Lab @mblscience.bsky.social this spring for Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy. Application Deadline Jan 30 Apply Here: www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy Course@aqlm.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Applications are now open for AQLM 2026! Join us @mblscience.bsky.social April 29th-May 8th, 2026 for a comprehensive, hands-on light microscopy course with an amazing roster of faculty who are leading experts in their fields!

Triangle NC folks, come today to see art and science showcase, including the largest microtubule in the world! Screen print sculpture by Bob Goldstein. UNC Genome Sciences building. Reception 4-6pm. Parking opens at 5pm. www.facebook.com/watch/?v=162...

Years ago, an organizing crew I was part of worked to help an unhoused woman in our neighborhood get services. She was dying and qualified for a number of programs. It took a team of seven working for almost two months to secure her a warm bed to die in. Her name was Jennifer.

Kim Kelly@kimkelly.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I know this isn’t new information but I just really gotta emphasize how goddamn difficult it is to successfully sign up for SNAP or Medicaid, even if you’re Good At Paperwork

Always use the mic at a conference even if you’re loud. People who can’t hear you *can’t hear you * when you ask if you can hear them in the back. Some of us went to one too many hardcore shows in our youth without ear plugs and our hearing ain’t what it used to be 🥺 #SICB2026

Hey all, I reached out to the PO of my NIGMS MIRA to ask if the gov't shut down, and rescheduling of study sections, might allow for some accommodation to the standard rule that PIs cannot resubmit a MIRA while their MIRA (or other RPG) is under review (waiting in scores or summary statements) 🧪

Label the stuff you might leave in random places. The people who find then will usually contact you!

Thoughts and prayers with Nuno Loureiro's family after he was killed in his home last night. It is shocking to lose any physicist of my generation because we are still relatively young, much less in this terribly violent way. Beat the guns into plowshares.

Shot in the dark, but has anyone tried transfecting EOL-1 cells (using lentiviruses, electroporation, or otherwise) and succeeded? We’re having some issues with these cells but it seems to be very vector-specific. Would appreciate any insight/reposts.

Organelles do NOT have a single uniform pH. And if you think they must, because “protons diffuse fast,” this paper is for you. A thread on why that assumption is wrong; and what we found instead. 🧵 1/n

bioRxivpreprint@biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Organelles harbour pH gradients https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.12.694065v1

On Day 6 of AQLM 2026 we will hear from #TIRF expert Dr. Justin Taraska (NIH), @taraska.bsky.social. Learn all about the critical angle and evanescent field, image some endocytosis, and play with lasers all within one evening! If that sounds fun, apply now! bit.ly/49YQl7q

the last 24 hours have been nightmarish in their violence, and I just am so angry this is the world we are in and god damn it

If you don't believe this can happen, women didn't have the legal right to have their own credit cards without needing a male co-signer until 1974, when the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) was passed, a landmark law that made it illegal to discriminate in lending based on sex or marital status.

CatDaMaMa@catdamama.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The regime is attempting to make it legal for banks and credit card companies to discriminate against women and minorities, making credit access harder. There's just 1 day left to comment. Reject this premise based on the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution. Comment here: tr.ee/I9k7aFPzg3

Always a treat when I can make it to the PhD defense of a HIC user. Looking forward to great science and images from Andrew Kennedy. #GlimmersOfJoy

Microscopy Bat signal! I want to compile a list of biological samples that demonstrate microscope capabilities, including the reagents to generate them. Please send me anything you know of!! Beads are great for QC, but there's a different teaching benefit with biology. 1/n

Big new blogpost! My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more. --> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful. www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...

🧠 We're hiring! 🧠 Are you passionate about neuroscience and education? Join our faculty at UNC Chapel Hill to inspire and teach the next generation of neuroscientists. Apply now: 🔗​​https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/308455 #Neuroscience #TeachingJobs #AcademicJobs #HigherEd

Grace Hopper’s visualization of a nanosecond: m.youtube.com/watch?v=9eyF... Inspired by her, I do time of flight in a spinning disk in a microscopy lecture.

As parents are helping their kids consider colleges, this is my perennial reminder that state schools often have lower price tags, yes, but private schools, including many small liberal arts schools, often have better aid packages, and are thus often cheaper in the end (but may be more competitive).

Microscopy Bat signal! I want to compile a list of biological samples that demonstrate microscope capabilities, including the reagents to generate them. Please send me anything you know of!! Beads are great for QC, but there's a different teaching benefit with biology. 1/n