Nathan Gamarra Ph.D.
@ngamarra.bsky.social
Biochemist who enjoys many-a-things. He/Him 🇺🇸🇨🇴
every day i feel like we're experiencing some kind of societal gas leak
Big PDB Changes Are One Year Away! On July 21, 2027, wwPDB will fully transition to extended PDB IDs for new depositions and the PDB archive will use a new directory structure based on 12-character extended PDB IDs. Visit wwpdb.org for details.
Photographer Pennie Smith, The Clash, September 1979, an image used for the 'London Calling' album cover art and voted best rock 'n' roll image #WomensArt
The origins of how America became a global leader in science and innovation. It’s a quick read, and worth your time.
When James Dolan cancels the watch party outside MSG, we bring the watch party to you. Thanks to the @nba.com, Knicks Game 4 is now playing on dozens of LinkNYC screens across our city. LGK.
"Taken together, our results suggest that the genome-wide genetic architecture of gene expression involves fewer regulators for each gene but implicates the same regulators more often across genes (i.e., is less polygenic and more pleiotropic) than previously anticipated."
Regulatory network topology and the genetic architecture of gene expression
Aguirre et al. describe a model of gene regulatory networks and show how their properties shape the distribution of genetic effects on gene expression. Their results imply constraints on real network ...
cell.com
Released 40 years ago today. Still the greatest day off.
Inflation has surged to its highest level in more than three years since the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran, triggering a surge in gasoline prices. n.pr/4oiHyCt
Inflation tops 4% for the first time in 3 years on spike in gasoline prices
Inflation has surged to its highest level in more than three years since the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran, triggering a surge in gasoline prices.
n.pr
What an incredible photo of the scorekeeper for the Durham Bulls.
He actually posted this. Please NASA, fly him yo the Moon and get him to take his helmet off!
This is a really cool piece on how Alan Alda has funded an initiative to help researchers better communicate their findings to the public through learning improv skills.
Alan Alda’s Solution to Eroding Trust in Science: More Improv
The “M*A*S*H” star’s program to help researchers overcome their communication challenges now draws thousands. We sat in on a class.
wsj.com
(if you follow the sky marchini account this crisis should not have been a surprise)
Sky Marchini@sky.skymarchini.net · 12mo agoso, re the questions about Why, the screwworm had actually broken containment at the end of 2024 and an emergency plan was in place to halt spread (www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-...) but then the agency, APHIS, running it got DOGE'd (www.npr.org/2025/05/03/n...)
Katalin Karikó is one of the most extraordinary scientific stories of this era. A girl from a modest Hungarian household helped develop technology that saved millions of lives worldwide. In 2023, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discoveries that enabled effective mRNA vaccines.
me sleeping seven hours vs. me sleeping six hours and 42 minutes
We have been holding vigils outside of the NIH for a year now. It's been a privilege to commune with such a kind, thoughtful and brilliant group of people. Together we push ourselves to fight for science, health and good governance. Happy anniversary, @nihvigils.bsky.social 🧁🎂🍰🥳🍾🍻🎉🎊
HAPPENING NOW: Tim Heidecker delivers an update on the future of InfoWars and takes calls from viewers including President Donald J. Trump.
🚨HAPPENING NOW: Tim Heidecker Gives A Major Friday Night Update On The Future Of InfoWars
YouTube video by The Onion
youtube.com
Microsoft finally opened the vault: the original DOS 1.00 source code is on GitHub, offering a raw, unfiltered look at computing history.
DOS 1.00 Source Code Hits GitHub
Microsoft finally opened the vault: the original DOS 1.00 source code is on GitHub, offering a raw, unfiltered look at computing history.
hackster.io
@hhmi-science.bsky.social's #FreemanHrabowski Scholars Program offers early career faculty up to $10M over 10 yrs, plus salary & benefits Stable, sustained support can transform your career: Senior Postdoc? This year's competition has a program for you too. Applications open 11/3! bit.ly/4vhC0LA
Early Career Faculty Program | Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI
The Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program offers comprehensive support to outstanding early career faculty committed to scientific excellence in their own research, and to fostering labs that expand the ...
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For all those still feeling the moon joy—Artemis II was brought to you by public schools and publicly funded science. Copy that! 👩🚀🚀💕 *All four astronauts went to public schools!
Throw the Editors of the NYT into the Gulf of America.
Bill@bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 4mo agoIt’s a real problem that our elite institutions are just much stupider now than they used to be
The US needs to rebuild the train networks we used to have. No, we aren't the Netherlands, but this isn't about coast-to-coast trips. It's about connecting local neighborhoods, cities, and regions to help eliminate forced car dependency.
Maggie Rogers, Joan Baez, and Tom Morello performing “The Times They Are A-Changin'”