Matteo Doudin

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16 October 2026 08:19

How can histone acetyl-transferase acetylate a specific histone tail residue ? Using cryo-EM, we captured the MSL complex in a stable post-catalytic state, visualising the acetyl group on H4K16, a central mark for gene regulation authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

Will Ratcliff

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08 October 2026 06:01

Out today in @nature.com: our review on how single cells evolve into multicellular organisms. With Ozan Bozdag, @kaitong25.bsky.social, Peter Yunker, and @matthewherron.bsky.social. rdcu.be/9ZuiKow9twKa For an overview, check out the video below.

Will Ratcliff

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01 October 2026 12:57

ChatGPT released a new product called a 'dot', which it turns out is Astra sitting in a tiny linux machine that has a bunch of open source programs installed. I asked it to use blender to render a snowflake yeast. The result... not bad!

Maria Hondele

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19 September 2026 17:00

The heatwave is finally over - just in time for our “Frosty Foci” to finally come online! ❄️🦠 We found that E. coli builds a transient nucleolus-like ribosome biogenesis compartment during cold adaptation, when RNA (mis)folding makes ribosome biogenesis challenging.

D. Allan Drummond

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29 July 2026 19:49

Got the news today that I've been promoted to Full Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at The University of Chicago. A tremendous honor, one made possible by an incredible group of trainees who I've had the pleasure of working with over the past twenty years. Best is yet to come! 🤓🔬