dmcilroy.bsky.social
Virology professor at Nantes University. Interested in polyomaviruses, particularly capsid interactions with antibodies and host receptors. Opinions expressed here are my own and do not reflect the views or policies of my employer.
👤 Joined on 09 November 2024
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@dmcilroy.bsky.socialjournals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... So apparently Bunsen Burners became lab-standard equipment based solely on vibes, and when someone tested whether they improve sterility, they didn't do much. Huh. Fun. 🦠🔥🧫 #SciSky #MicroSky #Microbiology
Show PostMass deforestation and the sudden ecosystem collapse likely to result offers a finality to their politics: there’s no coming back from this. You Indigenous people, you greens, anyone stupid enough to care: you’ll have nowhere left to hide. The world will be ours, even if it is a world of ashes.
Show Post1/n Crossover episode! We just released RFD4-Proteina, our latest protein design model - and the result of a year-long collaboration between the Baker Lab and NVIDIA GenAIR (the name says it all…). I hope you’ll agree - the results are astonishing. 🌐 Website: rfd4-proteina.org
Show PostI look forward to participating in tomorrow’s annual Bug Day sponsored by @umanitoba.bsky.social @um-radyfhs.bsky.social
Show PostIt’s known SARS-CoV-2 evolves to erode antibodies from prior infection/vaccination. We asked: has it also become inherently less recognized by human germline antibodies? As shown below, answer is yes. ~3-fold fewer naïve human B cells bind newer vs old viral variant RBDs.
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