Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽

needhibhalla.bsky.social

20 October 2026 19:36

so many of these free responses: "meritocracy is the excuse for everything. But meritocracy is really just a way of supporting the status quo of a dominant white, male environment…I thought that if I worked hard enough, my work would be recognized. But, sadly, that is not how the system works."

闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD

minyaaa.bsky.social

20 October 2026 19:35

Super interesting paper exploring the molecular basis of left-right asymmetry in of enantiostyly in butterfly lilies! The style bend and rotate before flowering to avoid the anther (and prevent self-pollination). Controlled by a hemizygous locus supergene! 🤩 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Jenn Brophy

jennbrophy.bsky.social

20 October 2026 14:07

Huge congratulations to @vivzhong.bsky.social, @michaelajonesphd.bsky.social and team on the publication of their work in Nature Biotechnology today! They engineered plants to produce a non-canonical amino acid that regulates gene expression in engineered microbes! 🌱 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Calin Plesa

calin.bsky.social

19 October 2026 22:41

We have two faculty positions open in synthetic biology (one experimental and one computational), both very broadly defined. Deadline is Oct 31. The Dept of Bioengineering in the Knight Campus at UOregon is a great place to work. Come join us! careers.pageuppeople.com/726/cw/en-us...

Dr. Peter Paul Rubens

peterpaulrubens.bsky.social

19 October 2026 22:41

Total cuteness du jour: wild boar piglet 1578, by Hans Hoffmann. His day is today.