Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia@social.cleverlibre.org

"We examine the levels of hate speech and prevalence of
bots before and after Musk’s acquisition of the platform. We
find that hate speech rose dramatically upon Musk purchasing
Twitter and the prevalence of most types of bots increased,
while the prevalence of astroturf bots decreased."

#Twitter

https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.04129

Large European study underlines power of genomic sequencing to diagnose diseases

By: Andrew Joseph

https://www.statnews.com/2023/04/12/large-european-study-underlines-power-of-genomic-sequencing-to-diagnose-diseases/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

'Our cross-species study indicates that scaling of cell size to ploidy is not due to abrupt changes in cell division timing, that different size scaling regimes occur during embryogenesis, and that the developmental program of Xenopus is remarkably consistent across a wide range of genome and egg sizes.'

https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)00161-6

"In this study, we investigated the mechanism that one specific species of microbiota shortens lifespan and disrupts gut homeostasis of the aged flies, using a “fermented” fly diet. We found that the specific effects of this bacterium on fly healthspan were due to its capability of stimulating a specific receptor in the gut that recognizes peptidoglycan, a component of bacterial cell wall. Paradoxically, the same bacterium also increases stress resistance and defence against oral infection of a pathogen."
#Drosophila #Microbiota #ageing

https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1010709

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https://www.prbb.org/life-prbb.php#Ofertas-empleo

Capt Louis is shocked. Shocked!

"The mogul’s treatment of union organizers and whistleblowers suggested that “free-speech absolutism” was mostly code for a high tolerance for bigotry toward particular groups, a smoke screen that obscured an obvious hostility toward any speech that threatened his ability to make money."

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/04/elon-musk-twitter-free-speech-matt-taibbi-substack/673698/

Deadline June 15.

"Applications must be submitted by a consortium composed of 4–6 higher education institutions from eligible countries in Africa and one higher education institution from the EU. The selected consortia will organise activities to implement the mobility of Master and Doctoral level students, trainees (students enrolled in a Bachelor, Master or PhD programme), and academic and administrative university staff within Africa."

https://international-partnerships.ec.europa.eu/news-and-events/news/global-gateway-european-commission-announces-funding-opportunity-academic-mobility-africa-2023-04-05_en

In humans, #D2HGDH mutations cause developmental delay, seizures & #ataxia. Study shows that in nematode #Celegans, D2HGDH sustains #KetoneBody production to support embryonic viability; loss causes #mitochondrial defects & embryonic lethality #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/41r41k4

#MSChat are you aware of any developments on Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation? I’m gathering a list for @gregoryMS #aHSCT #MultipleSclerosis #neurodon

#OtD 13 Apr 1906, Samuel Barclay Beckett, the novelist, poet, and playwright was born. During the Nazi occupation of France, Beckett joined the French Resistance as a courier. After the war, he was awarded the Croix de guerre and the Médaille de la Résistance for his efforts