Mike Shanahan

mikeshanahan.bsky.social

22 May 2026 17:54

On the International Day for Biodiversity, here are five ways fig trees are titans of biodiversity, and a plug for my newsletter devoted to these extraordinary plants. planetficus.substack.com 🧪🌏

Shicheng Guo

shihcheng.bsky.social

22 May 2026 17:54

SLC33A1 exports oxidized glutathione (GSSG) to keep ER redox balance. ER has a higher GSSG:GSH ratio than the cytosol. PMID:41998286, Nat Cell Biol 2026, @NatureCellBio @OTSociety @NAR_Open https://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-026-01922-y #Medsky #Pharmsky #RNA #ASHG #ESHG 🧪

PLOS Biology

plosbiology.org

22 May 2026 17:54

NK cells have a major role in the #tumor #microenvironment, but what do they do in #hepatocellular #carcinoma (HCC)? This study shows that MBL2 secreted by #HCC cells activates #NKcells via integrin β1–FAK–AKT signaling & reshapes the microenvironment @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/3PxgnHg

PLOS Biology

plosbiology.org

22 May 2026 17:54

A prior @plosbiology.org study showed that P. aeruginosa can cleave the decoding center of C. elegans #ribosomes. This new study identifies the agent as Ribocin, a #nuclease that cleaves helix 69 in eukaryotic ribosomes to block translation 🧪 plos.io/4uiNVIa

Anthony (Tony) J. Martin

ichnologist.bsky.social

22 May 2026 17:53

For #FossilFriday, an ichnological 2-for-1 deal: Eocene (~50+ mya) shorebird tracks with bonus invertebrate trails (Cochlichnus), either made by nematode worms or insect (dipteran) larvae; little "craters" may be gas-bubble escape structures. From the Green River Formation, Utah. 🧪🐦🐾