Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia@social.cleverlibre.org

"It’s OK for science to be fun. Because scientific naming is one of the creative acts in all of science, it’s one place we can have a little fun; and I’m solidly behind that." https://scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com/2023/08/01/wonderful-latin-names-acanthobunocephalus-scruggsi/

Assistant Professorship tenure track in Biomacromolecular NMR Spectroscopy

University of Zurich, Faculty of Science

We are seeking candidates with an excellent track record and the potential to establish an inter-nationally leading research group.

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-zurich...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-zurich-faculty-of-science-27778-assistant-professorship-tenure-track-in-biomacromolecular-nmr-spectroscopy/?feed_id=53161

Scientists uncover a surprising connection between number theory and evolutionary genetics
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-scientists-uncover-theory-evolutionary-genetics.html

* number theory finds unexpected applications in science/engineering, f. leaf angles that (almost) universally follow Fibonacci sequence, to modern encryption techniques based on factoring prime numbers
* researchers have demonstrated an unexpected link between number theory & evolutionary genetics
...

#mathematics #genetics #NumberTheory #evolution #mutation

Talking to first-time conference attendee who's nervous about social interactions.
My strategies:

1)Line up for coffee, say hi to person behind you. Where are you traveling from? or What do you work on? Safe Qs
2)Patrol posters. ALWAYS someone at poster hoping for interest. It's win-win!
3)Attend networking events, They're made to help you connect!
4)Scan the periphery, where other newbies lurk.
5)Review & adhere to code-of-conduct, get help if someone gets creepy.
And 6)Don't be creepy.

Toot!

August 1, 1744, birthday of French naturalist Jean-Baptiste de #Lamarck, famous as he proposed an early version of evolutionary theory, he also worked on geological problems & proposed a sort of "continental drift" to explain changes of Earth's surface 🌍

http://historyofgeology.fieldofscience.com/2015/01/from-contracting-earth-to-early.html?fbclid=IwAR3cR2IPU-59l2wrLZGtlB50I5voP7s7g2EGOIGg1wDW6z7dtwRFjtU_DPE

In the news: the family of Henrietta Lacks have been compensated, more than 70 years after cells from her cancer, taken without her consent became an industry worth billions. https://apnews.com/article/henrietta-lacks-hela-cells-thermo-fisher-scientific-bfba4a6c10396efa34c9b79a544f0729

Postdoctoral Fellow in Biophysics/Biochemistry/Bioengineering at The Pennsy

Penn State University

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/penn-state-university-27778-postdoctoral-fellow-in-biophysics-biochemistry-bioengineering-at-the-pennsy/?feed_id=53138

#ScienceJobs #hiring #research
University Park #UnitedStatesUS #...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/penn-state-university-27778-postdoctoral-fellow-in-biophysics-biochemistry-bioengineering-at-the-pennsy/?feed_id=53138

"Un nuevo registro realizado por el Grupo Español de Seguridad Obstétrica (GESO), una sociedad científica formada por ginecólogos, anestesistas y matronas, ha revelado ahora que los datos oficiales adolecen de una infranotificación importante y que la mortalidad materna en 2021 —de 3,26 según el INE— fue en realidad cuatro veces mayor: 13,76 fallecimientos por cada 100.000 partos."

https://elpais.com/sociedad/2023-07-31/un-nuevo-registro-revela-que-la-mortalidad-materna-en-espana-es-cuatro-veces-mayor-a-la-recogida-en-los-datos-oficiales.html

"Nothing can repair the experience and lives of these more than 4,800 victims," an abuse awareness group called This Is Our Memorial said on its website. "What we can and should do is remember them. Give them a voice. So that what happened never happens again."

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pope-portugal-bittersweet-catholic-woodstock-young-2023-07-31/

These ads are all over NY. To learn the history of this new class of weight loss & diabetes drugs, listen to my conversation with one of the pioneers in the field, Matthias Tschöp @helmholtz_munich.

Scroll down the page at the link below to hear “Obesity is a Brain Disease":

https://www.helmholtz-munich.de/en/helmholtz-pioneer-campus

#DrugDevelopment #Obesity #Diabetes #Metabolism #SciComm #SciencePodcast

#helmholtzpioneercampus

Hi again #Mastodon!
I joined the fediverse when a lot of my community had not migrated from the bird site, so could only partially reconstruct it here using automated tools. If I followed you there and don’t here, say hi and let’s reconnect!

For those who don’t know me, I am a #virologist by training with almost 20 years of experience as a #science #editor, a passion for #microbiology and all science really, #OpenScience #openaccess & people

Have a lovely day everyone

#introduction #fediverse

Henrietta Lacks’ family reaches historic settlement, wins compensation for her stolen cells https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/science-medicine/henrietta-lacks-settlement-compensation-stolen-cells-biotech-company-JNCPZLQGEZENPCHLR643GKBBGA/

I love Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic)