Jana Helsen

helsenjana.bsky.social

16 July 2026 08:33

I am starting my lab at the University of Geneva next January! Incredibly excited to soon be joining the MOCEL department as an Asst. Professor. The lab will use evolutionary cell biology to study chromosomes, centromeres & speciation 🧬🔬🌱 Intrigued, want to join or collaborate? 🔗 helsenlab.org

Richard Sever

richardsever.bsky.social

06 July 2026 15:01

“move from preprint to peer-reviewed publication leaves the central claims of most abstracts intact, indicating preprints are a reliable source…papers that were never posted as preprints were retracted at roughly twice the rate of those that were…” www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Harmit Singh Malik

harmitmalik.bsky.social

24 June 2026 17:45

I know it seems like a heretical idea, but one way to figure out if a preprint is really interesting (to you) is... to read the preprint. Then, in the spirit of sharing, send a note to authors: a simple kudos or a more detailed question. I do this a dozen times a year. It's awesome. Try it.

EMBL Events

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23 June 2026 12:34

🚨 Abstract submission deadline is approaching for #EMBOEvoEco! If you want to be part of the EMBO Workshop focusing on uncovering the mechanistic foundations of ecological and evolutionary processes. Submit your abstract by 30 June: https://s.embl.org/eae26-01-bl

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

pnas.org

22 June 2026 07:44

Researchers selected yeast cells for small size for 1,500 generations, achieving a fourfold modal volume reduction, and identified mutations in nutrient-sensing and cell-cycle pathways that enabled shrinkage while maintaining relatively high fitness. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/zezn50ZcU0y