Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia@social.cleverlibre.org

Scientists develop model to predict #endocrine #disruption by environmental #contaminants in #seals.

#estrogen #bsERα #bsERβ #ecotoxicology #Baikal

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-scientists-endocrine-disruption-environmental-contaminants.html

Big effort, this review. All you need to know about Gram negative #bacteria cell membranes and why they can resist killing by certain #antibiotics
#microbiology #bacteriology #AMR
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.01205-23

An owl gliding through a cloud of helium-filled soap bubbles reveals wingtip and tail vortices.

Video credit: Usherwood et al.
Source: https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/223/3/jeb214809/223686/High-aerodynamic-lift-from-the-tail-reduces-drag

Research Staff Assistant in the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute

Zuckerman Institute, Columbia University

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/research-staff-assistant-in-the-mortimer-b-zuckerman-mind-brain-behavior-institute-4/?feed_id=62934

#ScienceJobs #hiring #research
New York City #UnitedStatesUS #ResearchAssis...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/research-staff-assistant-in-the-mortimer-b-zuckerman-mind-brain-behavior-institute-4/?feed_id=62934

Why is it that we keep blaming our kids' depression and anxiety on social media and smartphones instead of the fact that we've turned the entire planet into a burning dumpster fire for them to deal with

People do not want to engage with logos.

"We have found that readers generally do not engage with content posted on the journal handles and we have had limited success with trying things like threads and tagging thought leaders. Where the engagement with journals content happens is with organic posting — an author or collaborator or thought leader will decide to post a journal article, summarize, and offer an opinion. These posts tend to enjoy a significant amount of engagement."

https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/10/19/worth-the-time-critical-look-at-value-of-twitter/

Complex systems friends: wikipedia needs your help!

Most individuals I know who work in this area (from ecology to brain research)would not feel well represented by this:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_Dynamic_Systems_Theory

Minimally, some cross referencing is in order here:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_system

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamical_system

#complexity

Why some worms regenerate and others do not
Why are so few species able to regenerate damaged or missing body parts, even though regeneration might seem an obvious survival advantage? Researchers at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Multidisciplinary Sciences in Göttingen, Germany, and colleagues have now found a possible explanation in pla...
https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2023/10/20/why-some-worms-regenerate-and-others-do-not

DICER ribonuclease removes harmful R-loops https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(23)00748-7?rss=yes&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Geographical Variation in Social Determinants of Female Breast Cancer Mortality Across US Counties

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2809389

Pfizer says it will price Covid treatment Paxlovid at nearly $1,400 for a five-day course, which researchers estimate only costs Pfizer $13 to produce.

That's a 10,000%+ markup. Shameful.

One of my favorite army ant documentaries for your weekend enjoyment!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prwdLQi2LFQ

Watching it you'll see why Chentomology made these delightful drawings. https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChentomologyArt

Research Technician - Corbett Lab

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/research-technician-corbett-lab/?feed_id=62904

#ScienceJobs #hiring #research
Boston #UnitedStatesUS #ResearchTechnician
https://jobrxiv.org/job/research-technician-corbett-lab/?feed_id=62904

Apparently there is fake Ozempic circulating in Europe.

"The pre-filled injection pens are falsely labelled as the drug sold by the Denmark-based Novo Nordisk and were discovered as fakes because of inactive serial numbers."

https://www.ft.com/content/3cf06876-8d4f-4d40-8146-7b6e699278b7