Automatic Noodle by @annaleen.bsky.social has warmed me right up ☺️ finished on a sunny Saturday morning with a cup of tea. A beautiful story of hope, determination and found family in a world that feels filled with unending adversary. I think I’ll go get some noodles today 🍜

Happy #FluorescenceFriday 🔥 The title may be new, but the spectacular microscopy isn't! Congratulations to the newly minted DR @vanderspuy.bsky.social on a well-earned PhD! 🔬

Take a peak into my day as a developmental biologist working with quail embryos 🧪 Spoiler: It involves a lot of coffee ☕️

the Node@the-node.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A day in the life of a Transgenic Quail lab Samara Ranie @samarar.bsky.social, PhD student in Melanie White's @melaniedwhite.bsky.social lab, reveals a day in the life of a transgenic quail lab. 🥚🔬 thenode.biologists.com/a-day-in-the...

Great new paper by Susan Fountaine on women experts in the media & challenges they face - worth a read journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 🌏🧪

🧪 Following @wangjianxiong.bsky.social’s paper in Nature Comms published last night! I have written an article with @aunz.theconversation.com. Understand why on earth we would use quails to study the human spine and why the quails glow! theconversation.com/fluorescent-...

Fluorescent quail embryos could help solve serious birth defects in humans

A fluorescent embryo allows scientists to watch living cells organise themselves in real time, revealing processes previously impossible to observe.

theconversation.com

I'm SO excited to see this new paper from our lab's first PhD graduate @wangjianxiong.bsky.social. An outstanding student with a promising career ahead! A PCP-independent role for Prickle1 in junctional neural tube formation. 🧪🐣 Check it out: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

$350 million dollars every year that sits unused instead of supporting medical researchers who want nothing more than to find you answers. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Up to $1.4 billion in medical research remains unused under government cap

Researchers say securing funding has become increasingly tough, with many left with no choice but to spend a disproportionate amount of time applying for grants.

abc.net.au

We've enjoyed having Marise and Samara from the lab of @melaniedwhite.bsky.social here to image quail embryos on our MOSAIC system. We wish them safe travels home and happy data analyzing!

Forest and woodland across an area more than 1,000 times the size of the Sydney CBD was bulldozed in Queensland in 2022-23, newly published figures show - @lisacox.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Queensland land-clearing figures show state remains ‘deforestation capital of Australia’, conservationists say

Overall clearing was up 3%, with almost half in Great Barrier Reef catchment areas while 21% was remnant woodland, government data shows

theguardian.com

Almost two weeks into our imaging project with @aicjanelia.bsky.social, and I’m still struck by how gorgeous this campus is every day!

A little bit of citizen science last night at the Janelia Research Campus. Happy Moth week!

Apical Constriction - One of the most fundamental changes to cell shape, crucial for the earliest stages of development but still so much to learn!! Check out my review with @melaniedwhite.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

I’m so excited to share my latest article written for IMB!!! Inspired by the international women’s day theme of accelerating action, I reflect on the current state of scientific research for and by women. (Safe to say there is plenty of room for improvement) imb.uq.edu.au/article/2025...

Accelerating Action in Research

While significant strides have been made for women in research and leadership, ongoing conversations, inclusive practices, and targeted support are key to accelerating progress toward true gender equi...

imb.uq.edu.au

My first post on Bluesky! Very excited to share our work just published in @science.org. We find that “Interphase cell morphology defines the mode, symmetry, and outcome of mitosis” - in angiogenesis and other tissues! www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1... www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Interphase cell morphology defines the mode, symmetry, and outcome of mitosis

During tissue formation, dynamic cell shape changes drive morphogenesis while asymmetric divisions create cellular diversity. We found that the shifts in cell morphology that shape tissues could conco...

science.org

Credit to The Australian for finding new ways to commit heinous chart crimes… if you’re going to insist on using a pie chart to visually show proportions, you can’t also scale the radius of each respective pie piece.

As we head into the final days of the Australian election, I want to reshare pieces that I wrote, that I think reflect where the major parties are at on climate. My case for the Greens/Independents: www.tempestsandterawatts.com/p/why-all-au...

Why all Australians have a powerful climate vote this election

No matter where you live, you have a vote that matters on climate at this year's federal election.

tempestsandterawatts.com

Imaging western blots on a Friday can really make or break your weekend 🫣 cross your fingers for me 🤞

My copy just came in! I’ve only just started reading it but unsurprisingly this is already an incredibly engaging and thought provoking piece of science writing. I can’t wait to get further into it!

John Green@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · 2y ago

EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS is a #1 New York Times bestseller! THANK YOU to everyone who has read this little book and responded to it so generously. It's been a long time since a book about TB topped bestseller lists, and I'm so grateful to know more people are learning about this needless scourge.

12 years of waiting later… “Sunrise on the Reaping” is out today!! Please don’t contact me for the next 24-48 hours 🌅

Absolutely dead serious: D&D nerds are exactly who you want doing this kind of work. Last year, in more optimistic times, I even wrote a little guide for DMs who want to get involved in local politics: Roll for Climate Initiative: A Dungeon Master’s Guide to Running for Local Public Office

Roll for Climate Initiative: A Dungeon Master’s Guide to Running for Local Public Office

Hello Friends, do you like Dungeons and Dragons? What’s your favorite class and why is it Circle of Spores Druid? In the campaign I run for my family, my daughter was sent to rescue the mayor…

southernfriedscience.com

rahaeli@rahaeli.bsky.social · 2y ago

The fact congressional Democrats have not hired three dozen D&D rules lawyers with oppositional defiant disorder and turned them loose on parliamentary procedure with the goal of maximum obstruction is such a fucking missed opportunity

Trust a guy named Alfred to rain out #IWD I hope everyone is staying safe and remember to #AccelerateAction

Guardian Australia@australia.theguardian.com · 2y ago

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred: what we know so far