A transient RNP compartment boosts translation and growth of mammalian oocytes | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A transient RNP compartment boosts translation and growth of mammalian oocytes

Mammalian oocytes undergo an extended growth phase, during which transcription gradually declines. To sustain meiotic divisions and early embryonic development, growing oocytes must accumulate materna...

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A massive update: At least ~15 companies~ are selling scientists antibodies using faked validation data. We've documented 18,000+ manipulated images on 17,000+ products sold by leading laboratory suppliers including Thermo Fisher, Abcam, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Millipore Sigma and Bio-Techne. 1/🧵

Today, I would like to honor the memory of Roger Y. Tsien, who died on August 24, 2016. His legacy lives with all who use his technologies, including calcium sensors, fluorescent proteins, the acetoxymethyl (AM) ester, & many more! #FluorescenceFriday www.nature.com/articles/nme...

You, yes you, "You're Invited: A Conversation on NIH's Unified Funding Strategy" the Webinar. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Check out the F99/K00 Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award, to support promising graduate students as they complete their doctoral research training and transition into mentored postdoctoral career development opportunities (please share) 1/n files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunitie...

Good thing I had learned that in Texas you shake out your boots before putting them on. #texas #toad #nature

Journal impact factors were released yesterday. In our latest @dev-journal.bsky.social Editorial, @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social and I discuss how we are all architects of impact, highlighting that measuring the influence and support journals provide goes beyond a single number. doi.org/10.1242/dev....

The elephant in the room: impact factor

Summary: This Editorial offers an honest look at impact factor trends in developmental biology, explains how Development serves its community, and makes the case that sustaining developmental biology ...

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In this Obituary, Francesca Mariani & Mark Lewandoski write about Gail R. Martin, one of developmental biology's most influential conceptual architects, a scientist who reshaped how we think about signalling, pattern formation & genetic analysis in the mouse. doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Pub of the Month! 💜📰 This research by Dr. Jenna Schmidt and Dr. Lynda Harris demonstrates innovative work on nanoparticles for placenta-specific drug delivery in pregnant nonhuman primates 🔬✨ #PubOfTheMonth #WinRS #ReproRocks #WomenInSTEM #MaternalHealth #Placenta#Science @lyndakharris.bsky.social

How could a simple self-replicating system emerge at the origins of life? RNA polymerase ribozymes can replicate RNA, but existing ones are so large that their self-replication seems impossible. Could they be smaller? Excited to share our latest work in @science.org on a new small polymerase. 1/n

A small polymerase ribozyme that can synthesize itself and its complementary strand

The emergence of a chemical system capable of self-replication and evolution is a critical event in the origin of life. RNA polymerase ribozymes can replicate RNA, but their large size and structural ...

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Deadline Approaching: Kaiser-Goldberg Research Fellowship | Apply for this award that funds a 10–12 week summer program for one selected student annually to work in an Endocrine Society member's laboratory. Applications are due Friday, February 27: https://bit.ly/4ssaGJb

Pub of the Month! 💜📰 Kicking off January 2026 by celebrating outstanding research in Science Advances, featuring Dr. Yu-Ying Chen’s recent publication from Dr. Humphry Yao’s group at NIEHS. Cheers to discovery! 🔬✨ #WinRS #WomenInReproductiveSciences

New Year, New Chapter for the @srfsocietyuk.bsky.social journal, Reproduction. Greg Johnson (Texas A&M) and I bring some Texas flair as new co-Editors-in-Chief, with our new publisher, Oxford University Press. January issue is out! #science #research #stem #academia academic.oup.com/reproduction...

Reproduction | Oxford Academic

Reproduction

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Happy Thanksgiving. Sundance is not on the menu.

Pub of the Month! 📄💜 This month’s feature: “Comparative analysis of human and mouse ovaries across age” from the Laird Laboratory @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social Celebrating the research (and researchers!) moving science forward. 🔬🥼✨ #ReproRocks #WinRS #NewPublication #Research #SSR #Science

🚨ONE MONTH AWAY🚨 #womeninstem #reprorocks @ssrepro.bsky.social

Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government www.nature.com/articles/d41...

7 basic science discoveries that changed the world

Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.

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Such an icon. I had the pleasure of attending her lecture once- it was beyond inspiring.

Jane Goodall Institute of Canada@janegoodallcan.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, has passed away due to natural causes. She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.

Even the dog was excited! #fishing #bass

RIP, Robert Redford.

Raising a pair of turkeys has been fun this summer. This is Sundance, my male Black Spanish heritage 🦃

Reproductive #aging is associated with declining #fertility and increasing #inflammation. @spangas.bsky.social &co explore a @plosbiology.org study that uses cutting-edge tech to characterize the role of multinucleated giant cells in #ovarian aging 🧪 Paper: plos.io/3T84WE0 Primer: plos.io/3HXKN1b

Science + babysitting

Something new at the house! 🐝🐝🍯

feed one crow suddenly it’s a murder #DailyHaikuPrompt #Haiku

Lovely end to to a successful Section I @mblscience.bsky.social Frontiers in Reproduction Course, Woods Hole. Good luck section 2 Director @schindlerlab.bsky.social

Sometimes you find the weirdest things on your doorbell camera. This was mine last night.

Gave a talk at my parents’ retirement community to describe how science is done, and what is at stake. There was a ton of interest, and anyone can do this. Get the word out about how science affects everyone. I’m happy to share slides with anyone who asks- just get in touch! youtu.be/BY_SFgi-Cig

Kara Marshall PHD-History of Science in America - Trilogy at Tehaleh 04/27/25

YouTube video by Steve Lawson

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The cutest jumping spider came to say hi today in the garden ❤️