I just told my 12-year-old that I have a frozen shoulder. "Frozen in time or in ice?" he asked. They're giving him a strong foundation in oratory at Patrick Taylor.
Joel Atallah
@jatallah.bsky.social
Developmental Biology & Genomics Associate Professor - LSU New Orleans. Dad×3. I post about science, parenting, culture and world events.
I contacted my NIH PO about the new rules requiring reporting foreign co-authorships on papers that acknowledge NIH support. Here's a summary of what I heard back: 1) NIH POs are confused about this too & fear a massive workload as a consequence 2) PIs should report co-authorships in their RPPR /t
I know a lot of Drosophila flies. Outside the Hawaiian clade, D. prolongata is by far the coolest.
Ian Dworkin@idworkin.bsky.social · last mo.I am excited to tell you about our new study led by Tyler Audet and in collaboration with Stefan Lüpold's group. Below you see two species. On the right is Drosophila melanogaster. On the left, Drosophila prolongata. Notice the highly exaggerated legs of the males in D.p! doi.org/10.1093/evol...
C.H. Waddington's lasting achievements in development and evolution Jonathan B. L. Bard examines some of Waddington's research papers that show why he is one of the few pre-molecular-age developmental biologists still widely remembered and how they remain significant. doi.org/10.1242/dev....
C.H. Waddington's lasting achievements in development and evolution
ABSTRACT. C.H. Waddington (1905-1975) was a British biologist and perhaps the major figure in developmental biology between the 1940s and 1960s. He is one of the few pre-molecular-age developmental bi...
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Characterizing the ecological niche of insertion sequences within prokaryotic genomes academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... #jcampubs
Characterizing the ecological niche of insertion sequences within prokaryotic genomes
Abstract. Insertion sequences (ISs) are widespread prokaryotic transposable elements, often regarded as genomic parasites that primarily cause deleterious
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The US Declaration of Independence, adopted by Congress 250 years ago! A strong assertion of the rights of the human individual. Sadly, in today's world, these rights are constantly violated by governments, corporations and machines.
UC Davis Ecology & Evolution Grad Preview Program is accepting applications until July 20th! It's a fully virtual program where you are paired with a grad student mentor and learn about what grad school entails, how to apply, and what student life is like! Please share widely!
Egyptians celebrating a World Cup victory over Australia
Official transition of the University of New Orleans to the LSU system
The best aspect of social media: When you post about a topic and your friends from halfway across the world get into an animated discussion about it.
The more I use AI for development, the more concerned I am about the fact that knowing what makes an effective prompt and the appropriate, opiniated, guardrails necessary to consistently get high quality output is much harder if you don't have quite a bit of experience doing things by hand first.
I can't think of another conflict since WWII where there were attacks on the soil of over a dozen nations
"Let my people go" far from a war-torn planet. Artemis 2 launches!
Flight termination issue resolved. Strong indication that Artemis 2 will launch tonight.
Artemis II: first time humans leave low earth orbit since 1972. This will be the furthest trip in history. Christina Koch will be the first woman to leave low earth orbit, Jeremy Hansen will be the first Canadian, and Victor Glover will be the first person of color. www.youtube.com/live/Tf_UjBM...
NASA's Artemis II Crew Launches To The Moon (Official Broadcast)
YouTube video by NASA
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The special issue Functional and Adaptive Effects of Genomic Structural Variation is now out in Heredity. Many thanks to all contributors for their submissions, to the editorial team at @heredityjournal.bsky.social and to @ellenleffler.bsky.social, @mydennis.bsky.social & @gokcumenlab.bsky.social!
Special Issue: Functional and Adaptive Effects of Genomic Structural Variation
See more information on the new Heredity special issue on functional and adaptive effects of genomic structural variation.
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Explosion and massive fire at an oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. Developing story. www.kplctv.com/2026/03/23/e...
Shelter-in-place advised in Port Arthur after refinery explosion
Emergency officials are responding to the Valero refinery in Port Arthur as smoke rises from the facility.
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A great day for the #SMA community in Scotland! Massive congratulations and thanks to everyone who worked over many years to make this happen www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scotland begins testing newborn babies for rare genetic condition
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) causes progressive muscle weakness and, without treatment, can limit life expectancy to just two years.
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NEW: lawmakers in new york rolled out a proposed data center moratorium bill today, making NY at least the sixth state to introduce legislation pausing data center development in the past few *weeks*:
New York Is the Latest State to Consider a Data Center Pause
Red and blue states alike have introduced legislation in recent weeks that would halt data center development, citing concerns from climate to high energy prices.
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Just landed in Washington D.C. for an AAAS bootcamp for new Principal Investigators on National Science Foundation S-STEM awards (the $2M grant we received last year to provide scholarships & support for low-income students applying to the University of New Orleans (UNO).
"Due to the exceptionally cold weather, all parents should wear 2 pairs of pajamas when dropping off children."
"Due to the exceptionally cold weather, all parents should wear 2 pairs of pajamas when dropping off children."
Eric and Wendy Schmidt will fund the construction of a large exoplanet-hunting space telescope and three highly ambitious ground arrays by 2030. This is the most exciting astronomy news I've heard in my lifetime. www.science.org/content/arti...
Ex–Google CEO funds private space telescope bigger than Hubble
Schmidt Sciences announces investments in orbiting observatory and three ground-based instruments
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Joan of Arc - the first parade of the New Orleans Mardi Gras season! youtu.be/E3rlrmW5C4w?...
The 2026 Joan of Arc parade in the French Quarter opens the Mardi Gras Season!
YouTube video by Joel Atallah
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When you make friends with Newfoundlanders, you have friends forever. Received a care package of books, trinkets, and snacks today. Genuinely touched by kindness.
