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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Be a good scientist; be a good person. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Nature E-i-C @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social: "peer reviewers are much harsher critics...Editors are more likely to say let's publish it [as is]" Important in the context of accusations it's "journals" demanding more experiments of authors. youtu.be/Q04PAohvSYU?...

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Who Did the Analysis? Editors on Disclosure and Peer Review in the Age of AI Agents

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Editors and reviewers, just like authors, are quite busy and are trying their best. Being rude with us editors helps no one. Being understanding, on the other hand, goes a long way. Thank you for your patience.

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

While I don't agree with everything on the thread, I acknowledge that it is incredibly difficult to try to put together a story that happened over 70 years ago based on fragmented (and often quite biased) pieces of information. I thus sincerely value and appreciate what science historians are doing

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I'm convinced that a plane full of Alejandros would disembark in 5 min, max.

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Nathaniel Comfort @nccomfort.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Just want to emphasize here that Franklin *wasn't looking for the double helix." She was studying both the A and B forms b/c she was interested in the reversible transition between them. Quite a novel, interesting project. But she thought W&C bonkers w/ all their "secret of life!" stuff

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Molecular Biosystems Conference @molbiosystems.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The latest cover of @cp-trendsbiochem.bsky.social (TiBS) highlights work of Julieta Mateos et al, on alternative splicing in plants.🌿 Born from a chat at the 2025 edition of the meeting, the review highlights the value of attending the event. Join us next year, for our 10-year anniversary!

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

📷Cover image info: cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2026... 📒Full issue: cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2026...

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A new issue of CSH Protocols is out! @cshlpress.bsky.social The cover image highlights the work by Zimina et al., who summarize various approaches for examining meiosis & meiotic recombination in maize, & introduce a set of accompanying protocols to study meiosis in this species🌽 ⬇️Links below

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A properly designed experiment is always helpful, regardless of the result.

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Gaurav Varshney @varshneylab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Must have book for molecular biologists, first thing I bought when I started my lab.

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Also, I will add em dashes when appropriate.

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

That the Oxford comma is essential, and I will add it to all your manuscripts.

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Disable the training option in ChatGPT. Go to 'Improve the model for everyone', click 'data controls', and then turn off 'improve the model for everyone'.

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ira Herskowitz is credited with the use of the arrow and T bar to indicate positive and negative regulation, respectively

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Many argue that they use proxies for evaluation because "it would be impossible to read all of a candidate's papers". I wonder if some committees will start asking for PDFs, feeding them to an AI, and interacting with them for evaluation. Or just using AI tools for evaluation altogether.

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Duncan Sheik is, without a doubt, my favorite artist of all time. The first ever CD I bought was his 1996 album, and to this day, there is no week that goes by in which I don't listen to one of his records. Very grateful for having had the opportunity to share his music. He will be missed. RIP

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Apparently, I can't DM you! I don't see the little envelope symbol 😅

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Andres Bendesky @bendeskylab.com · 11/09/2026

We have a tenure-track faculty position in Evolutionary Biology in Columbia's E3B Department. Application deadline is October 15. Come be our colleague. Please RT! apply.interfolio.com/193016

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Always Chile! Due to missed connections and such, I was rebooked to a flight with a layover in Brazil, but then this was corrected, but I guess nobody told my bags 😅

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

An example of the well-known author/reviewer duality

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

When asked about science publishing, most people only think about how they want to share their science. And their answer is typically "fast" But when you ask them, instead, about how they want to consume it, and what standards should be implemented, suddenly many don't feel the same way 😅

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

📷Cover image info: cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2026... 📒Full issue: cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2026...

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A new issue of CSH Protocols is out! @cshlpress.bsky.social The cover image highlights the work by Lima et al., who provide a protocol for the standardized collection of maize phenotypic data, specifically focusing on how to measure core traits in field trials 🌽 ⬇️Links below

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

And one who is interested in *your* goals, which may lie in academia *or elsewhere*

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Aaron Quinlan (he/him) @aaronquinlan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I am delighted to announce that The Department of Human Genetics at the University of Utah is continuing a multi-year recruiting initiative for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor. Please share and consider applying! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/208...

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