Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia@social.cleverlibre.org

This news came just as Covid started so I missed it! but v excited to learn about a new vaccine that can prevent recurrent UTIs ! the bane of *so* many women's lives.
Available privately in the UK but hopefully will be available via the NHS at some point!
https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/whats-new/press-releases/researchers-say-vaccines-could-substantially-reduce-recurrent-urine-infections

Sustainability and molecular biology: An interview with Dr. Dustin King https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(23)00646-9?rss=yes&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Postdoc - Membrane Protein Transport into Cilia

University of Oxford

Exciting opportunity to join the Roberts group @Dunn_School to study how #membraneproteins are transported into #cilia using #cryoEM

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-oxford-27778-postdoc-membrane-protein-transport-into-cilia/?feed_id=59857

#ScienceJobs #hiring #res...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-oxford-27778-postdoc-membrane-protein-transport-into-cilia/?feed_id=59857

Brussels has warned social media giants Alphabet, TikTok and Meta they must do more to protect Slovakia’s election from foreign interference — or face hefty fines.

In a series of meetings in Bratislava, the European Commission and the Slovakian government told the companies to throw extra resources at stamping out hate speech, disinformation and pro-Russia propaganda in the run-up to vote.

https://www.politico.eu/article/alphabet-tiktok-meta-slovakia-election-digital-services-act/

#Slovakia #Russia #Alphabet #TikTok #Meta #Disinformation #Politics #Elections

Insect Symbiont–Host Balance
by Mechas
The diversity of life on earth is not only astounding but inundated with myriad expressions of host-symbiont relationships. Among these, microbial symbionts are so pervasive that they could be considered the rule, rather than the exception, among multicellular eukaryotes. These miniscule microbial partners have in many cases become essential for the host's capacity to interact with the environment, for...
Read more > https://tinyurl.com/533bfmet
#microbiology

Nous relançons l'offre d'emploi d'adjointe ou d'adjoint au coordinateur national de la science ouverte. Venez ouvrir la science avec nous ! https://choisirleservicepublic.gouv.fr/offre-emploi/c-esr-a---adjointe-au-coordinateur-de-la-science-ouverte-mad-hf-reference-2023-1273926/

📢​ Applications for our 2024 PhD programme in Theoretical Neuroscience and Machine Learning are now open!

Fully funded regardless of nationality.

ℹ️ http://ucl.ac.uk/gatsby/study-and-work/phd-programme

⏰ Deadline: 13 November 2023

Our managing editor, Sara Monaco, will be talking about "Review Commons: The new culture of preprint review" on day 2 of the EMBO Workshop "Centrosomes in development, disease and evolution" on Wednesday 27th Sept. Check the timetable: https://meetings.embo.org/event/23-centrosomes #EMBOcentrosomes #Centrosomes2023

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