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Anyway, here is some actually incredible news www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

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Loved watching this and waiting for the human brain at the end. What an amazing visualization

katja heuer@k4tj4.bsky.social · last yr.

5 Concatenating primate brains based solely on their size provides a 1st striking illustration of the importance of mechanical morphogenesis: despite jumping across far branches of the phylogenetic tree, the sequence is largely continuous, hinting at a common underlying organising principle.

This sounds great. Also, what a lot of questions visualizations like this raise. Don't you think, @bnerlich.bsky.social?

Science Magazine@science.org · last yr.

In a new Science study, cryo–electron tomography captures the in-cell architecture of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, illuminating how the coordinated action of molecular machines drives life’s fundamental energy conversion. Learn more in this week's issue: scim.ag/3FA3Ygq

Recent Trends in Biotechnology 2025 | St Joseph's University, Bengaluru| sju.edu.in/TiBT

And 'Brave Genius' by Sean B Carroll is a must read. A remarkable profile of the friendship between Albert Camus and Jacques Monod and how they joined the resistance during WWII. www.seanbcarroll.com/brave-genius...

Michalis Averof@michalis-averof.bsky.social · last yr.

As the world of science wakes up to modern fascism, it's worth remembering older generations who stood up for humanity in much harsher circumstances. Jacques Monod worked actively for the resistance in WWII, while pursuing early stages of his research in occupied Paris. @standupforscifr.bsky.social

Here it is finally: Our mathematical methods book for life scientists! Aimed at advanced undergrads and beginning grad students, plus all those who want a deeper look at the math behind quantitative biology. @portugueslab.bsky.social. 1/3

MIT Press@mitpress.bsky.social · last yr.

"Mathematics in Biology" is a concise but rigorous textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students across the biological sciences that provides a foundation for understanding the methods used in quantitative biology: @mameister4.bsky.social

For our first post on this platform... Enjoy some Christmas themed genomics facts! 🎅🎄Happy holidays to all!! #unswscience #unsw #science #ramaciotti #ramaciotticentre #ramaciotticentreforgenomics #genomics #biology #biotech #genetics #genes #genome #sequencing #christmas

Just got back from the SFI Centre for Industrial Biotechnology annual meeting 🧬✨ Everyone loved this amazing animation by Shraddha Nayak from Janet Iwasa's @jiwasa.bsky.social Animation Lab Check out more here iwasa.biochem.utah.edu/metabolism and here animationlab.utah.edu #SciArt #SciSky #BioSky

Why we fund basic research

Derek Thompson@dkthomp.bsky.social · 2y ago

People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random. Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea