Rory P Mulloy

rorymulloy.bsky.social

16 October 2026 14:08

congrats!!! Amazing to see it in print. Another amazing example of viruses being masters of genetic frugality

Katie Spoon

kspoon.bsky.social

15 October 2026 06:06

We found that the most gendered experience wasn’t work-life balance, the focus of most retention efforts. It was feeling devalued, in formal evaluations, but particularly in everyday interactions. Unlike every other topic, the gender gap in devaluation was larger among more senior faculty.

Katie Spoon

kspoon.bsky.social

15 October 2026 06:05

As a PhD student designing my first survey, I added what I thought was a throwaway question at the end. To my surprise, thousands of academics answered it! The paper is out today: doi.org/10.1093/pnas...

pilarcossio.bsky.social

14 October 2026 22:47

1/5 Cryo-EM gives high-resolution RNA structures, but only when high Mg²⁺ freezes out their motion. At physiological conditions, RNAs are dynamic and 3D reconstruction fails. Can we still learn their folding equilibria? New preprint: yes, straight from the raw particle images👇

Itai Yanai

itaiyanai.bsky.social

10 October 2026 17:03

1. CRISPR came from basic research on bacteria. 2. Optogenetics started with a discovery in algae. 3. The GFP protein comes from jellyfish. The biggest breakthroughs all trace to scientists following their curiosity, and this is one huge reason why we must keep funding basic research!