Artem Ilin

adc34.bsky.social

04 October 2026 14:41

Captivating review of mariner transposons from 2001. Besides its interesting history, it contains many cool insights that are still very much relevant today. It also tells us the origin of the name. Heartwarming, and nothing to do with sailors! academic.oup.com/genetics/art...

Maya Voichek

mayavoichek.bsky.social

24 September 2026 08:18

Huge thanks to the one and only @juliusbrennecke.bsky.social and the incredible sORF2 team - @andreasbernhard.bsky.social, @lealauterjung.bsky.social, and Kirsten - as well as all other co-authors and colleagues for this rollercoaster ride full of fun scientific surprises! 🙌🎢 (7/7)

Maya Voichek

mayavoichek.bsky.social

24 September 2026 08:17

Super excited to share my postdoctoral work at @imbavienna.bsky.social @viennabiocenter.bsky.social - We discovered that some retrotransposons, or "jumping genes" 🧬, are able to spread from cell to cell via a new viral infectivity route. A short thread: 🧵👇 (1/7)

Dr. Sarah Signor

signor-molevol.bsky.social

16 September 2026 20:30

Congratulations to @rpianezza.bsky.social @rokofler.bsky.social, Matt Beaumont and Sarah Saadain! We found an endogenous retro virus currently invading D. melanogaster!

Artem Ilin

adc34.bsky.social

14 September 2026 05:32

www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... #TESky