Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia@social.cleverlibre.org

A newly discovered fossil from the Triassic period sheds light on how marine reptiles emerged following a major extinction event. https://elifesciences.org/digests/83163/diving-into-the-evolution-of-marine-reptiles?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic

It’s #PeerReviewWeek so we would like to show our appreciation for all our reviewers! We are aware of the importance of high-quality peer review, so we thank our reviewers for investing their time and expertise in ensuring that the quality of our scientific papers is maintained.

To acknowledge the support of our peer reviewers, we are protecting ancient woodland for each completed peer review as part of our biodiversity initiative #forestofbiologists.

https://forest.biologists.com/

A new #preprint #OpenScience #PeerReview by @PCIEvolBiol: Florian Benitiere, Anamaria Necsulea, Laurent Duret (2023) Random genetic drift sets an upper limit on mRNA splicing accuracy in #metazoans. #biorxiv, ver. 4 peer-reviewed and recommended by Peer Community in Evolutionary Biology https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.09.519597 🔽

Don't miss this year's François Jacob day on the theme "The #social life of #microbes".

Monday October 9 at the Collège de France in Paris.

https://www.college-de-france.fr/fr/agenda/colloque/journee-francois-jacob-la-vie-sociale-des-microbes

Why not host a science cafe yourself? 🍺

In a science café, scientists talk about current, socially relevant and fascinating topics in an approachable way. Quite a few Flemish cities already have a science café, but there are many more without one.

▶ Want to share your passion for science with others? Get started with the inspiration book (in Dutch) for science café organizers: https://tinyurl.com/wetenschapscafe

#IDMastodon #priondisease After #COVID19 A #CaseReport
A few cases of PrD after #COVID19 with various neurological complications have been recognized in people after contracting #COVID19. While anosmia is considered a regular consequence of COVID, it is typically underrecognized as cranial nerve I dysfunction, a common neurological complication.

Have you used the FocalPlane Network?

We all know that @HenriquesLab gives a fantastic talk but check out our post to find out why Ricardo thinks the Network can be a great resource to diversify your speaker list, as well as to find reviewers, panellists & collaborators.

https://focalplane.biologists.com/2023/09/20/the-focalplane-network-connecting-the-microscopy-community/

Really kinda shocking actually. I really thought this would be more level. Apparently the vast, vast majority of respondents are pro Oxford comma (87% for, N = 62).

Also good to know that this is definitively not pineapple on pizza all over again 😤
#English #AcademicChatter #SciComm #OxfordComma #SerialComma

https://fediscience.org/@MarkHanson/111085421153776028

Now I cant stop singing "more than a spike gene" to the tune of the BeeGees (protein didnt fit the meter).

'We assessed the role of ORF6 during infection using recombinant viruses carrying a deletion or loss-of-function (LoF) mutation in ORF6. ORF6 plays key roles in interferon antagonism and viral pathogenesis by interfering with nuclear import and specifically the translocation of IRF and STAT transcription factors.'
#Covid #Covid19 #SarsCov2 #Interferon #Virology #Immunology #InnateImmunity

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312823003281

'We are in a time of eroding trust, as people realize that their contributions to a public space may be taken, monetized and potentially used to compete with them. When that erosion is complete, I worry that our digital public spaces might become even more polluted with untrustworthy content.'

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/23/opinion/ai-internet-lawsuit.html

'That these three new RSV shots are coming out at once is no coincidence. They succeed where others failed because they all target a specific weak spot in the virus, first identified in 2013.'

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/09/tripledemic-virus-rsv-vaccine/675417/

Hear no evil, pot lit by @hunchbacksociety

#Ceramics #stoneware #pottery #Handmade #Art #stoneware #artgallery #artmastodon

https://madalenaparreira.com/Hunchbacksociety

'It might look like a market, but Varoufakis says it’s anything but. Jeff (Bezos, the owner of Amazon) doesn’t produce capital, he argues. He charges rent. Which isn’t capitalism, it’s feudalism. And us? We’re the serfs.'

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/24/yanis-varoufakis-technofeudalism-capitalism-ukraine-interview?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Ole Christensen Rømer died #OTD in 1644.

He was a Danish astronomer who, in 1676, made the first measurement of the speed of light (to be approximately 220,000 kilometers per second while working at the Royal Observatory in Paris) and discovery that light travels at a finite speed. Rømer also invented the modern thermometer showing the temperature between two fixed points, namely the points at which water respectively boils and freezes. via @wikipedia

#science #astronomy

Just over 1000 signatures needed to get this bill for the right to clean air considered at the House of Commons - please do sign! https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/639320

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Leiden Early Drug Discovery & Development (LED3) (@led3hub.bsky.social) https://bsky.app/profile/led3hub.bsky.social/post/3ka72pobfcf26

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