Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · 02/04/2026I sometimes annoy the more pedantic of my colleagues when I move forward too quickly in projects. They care about validating every little detail, do every possible control. But I care more about systemic patterns - even if some of the details are inaccurate, the patterns are real. 010
Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · 23/03/2026The ai explosion in scientific research is overwhelming. By the time I learn and get to use a tool effectively, numerous others come out and it becomes obsolete. It makes me want to do more fundamental science and skip the hype. 120
Reposted by Amit KahanaOrigin of Life Early-Career Network @oolen.bsky.social · 19/03/2026📢 IOoL 2026 is heading to Tokyo! 🇯🇵 Join us September 9–11 at ELSI for the Interdisciplinary Origin of Life Meeting for Early Career Researchers. 🗓️ Abstract deadline: April 15, 2026 🎓 Open to students, postdocs & early-career PIs 💡 Free registration! Submit yours → forms.gle/xMQBi1YgXsnXzo4A9 043
Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Thank you for @cssociety.bsky.social for sponsoring my attendance at the @aliceworkshop.org workshop a few weeks ago. Appreciate it! 010
Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · 14/02/2026A tremendous paper showing the prevalence and catalytic potential of many unexplored regions of chemical space. I am highly doubtful it tells us anything about the origin of life, but it keeps the flame of the field burning. Congrats! 010
Reposted by Amit KahanaOrigin of Life Early-Career Network @oolen.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Want a community of early-career folks thinking about how life begins? 🧬✨ OoLEN is for students + postdocs + early faculty focused on origins-of-life research. We share: opportunities, events, resources, and member spotlights. Join: oolen.org/join #OriginOfLife #ECRoolen.orgOoLENOrigin of Life Early-career Network 044
Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · 17/01/2026In February it's going to be ten years since I made the decision to pursue a career in science. It's been a great journey - and I hope as I move forward I will keep improving and honing my skills, and make more impactful discoveries. 100
Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · 25/11/2025@oolen.bsky.social session live now, come join us! 000
Reposted by Amit KahanaOded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 31/10/2025It was absolutely incredible to have the honor of giving the “Mendel Lecture” at the Augustinian Abbey in Brno, where Mendel lived and worked. While Mendel is the greatest hero of genetics, the lessons from his story were never learned 👇 410413
Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · 12/10/20254+ years into this project and I'm still spending my weekends wrestling with data and interpretation. It's not coming easy but I promise it's coming 000
Reposted by Amit KahanaClaudia Bonfio @claudiabonfio.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Thrilled to share that I have been awarded a Future Leaders Fellowship! 🤩 I am really grateful to my colleagues at Cambridge Biochemistry for their support and to the UKRI for believing in me and funding this project! Stay tuned for Research Assistant and Associate positions available!ukri.orgUKRI announces winners of £120 million Future Leaders FellowshipsResearch into the causes of lung cancer and Alzheimer’s disease are among 77 projects to be funded by UKRI’s Future Leaders Fellowships. 1133
Reposted by Amit KahanaSeán Jordan @seanfj.bsky.social · 13/09/2025I wrote some thoughts on NASA's most recent announcement about 'potential biosignatures' on Mars in the Irish Independent today: www.independent.ie/irish-news/d... @protosignslab.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @researchireland.ie @dcu-lsi.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.socialindependent.ieDr Seán Jordan: Was there ancient life on Mars? My DCU team are doing our bit to assess Nasa’s latest discoveryOn Wednesday, Nasa announced that the Perseverance rover had identified potential biosignatures – signs of ancient life – on Mars. 0113
Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · 26/08/2025The relief when you finally understand the trends in the data. 020
Reposted by Amit KahanaOrigin of Life Early-Career Network @oolen.bsky.social · 15/08/2025🧪 Curious how chemistry becomes biology? Join OoLEN’s open seminar Thu Sep 12, 06:30 UTC (15:30 JST / 08:30 CEST) ! 📣 We’ll share a short yearly update, then Tony Z Jia dives into Primitive Polyester Microdroplets on Early Earth. 🫧🌍 ▶️ Live stream: youtube.com/@OoLEN_org 0126
Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · 09/08/2025Honored to act as guest editor for a special issue in MDPI Life, together with my good friend and mentor Doron Lancet. It's a great platform for progressing concepts in the field beyond current paradigms, especially for early career scientists. Drop a message if you are interested! brnw.ch/21wUITibrnw.ch 010
Reposted by Amit KahanaMorgan Sobol @msobol.bsky.social · 23/07/2025My postdoc position is open again! If you’re interested and did not get your application in last time, please send one by end of this week! Start date asap, latest by end of Fall. ‼️ 01115
Reposted by Amit KahanaSeán Jordan @seanfj.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Interested in moving/establishing your research group in Ireland? www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob... I'd love to see more #originoflife #astrobiology researchers join us here! Feel free to contact me directly to discuss! @abgradcon.bsky.social @oolen.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.socialresearchireland.ieGlobal Talent Ireland - Research IrelandGlobal Talent Ireland aims to attract exceptional mid-career and established researchers from across the globe to Ireland. Researchers funded through this programme are required to transfer their rese... 034
Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · 28/06/2025Had a great time presenting my work on Assembly Theory and molecular phylogenetics at the GRS and GRC on Molecular Mechanisms of Evolution in Boston, and the FALCON origin of life and astrobiology conference at Reykjavik. Feeling inspired! 043
Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · 28/06/2025www.ynetnews.com/health_scien...ynetnews.comIsraeli scientists unveil leukemia breakthrough just before missile demolishes research buildingAfter surviving a direct Iranian missile hit, Israeli researchers from the Weizmann Institute revealed a groundbreaking blood test that detects early signs of leukemia and tracks blood aging—offering ... 010
Reposted by Amit KahanaKlaus Paschek @klauspaschek.bsky.social · 25/06/2025I'm so excited to be on my way to #FALCON2025, our first jointly organized early-carrer conference of AbGradE and @oolen.bsky.social in Reykjavik 🇮🇸🌋! Can't wait to meet everyone and talk exciting science! 🤩 More info oolen.org/news-and-events/in-person-meetings/falcon2025 and abgrade.eu/falcon2025 063
Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Science is not a sum-zero game - be generous with your ideas. Give them away, and everyone wins. 050
Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Accidentally spilled my experiment. I'll have to repeat it tomorrow. 000
Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Saying it now - my crazy project works and it's important. So happy about it. 020
Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · 05/04/2025What I expect from a peer review process is good constructive cooments that aim to improve my science. Some reviewers clearly use this opportunity for personal attacks and to vent frustrations without properly addressing the work. I don't mind rejection, but give me a good fair reason for it. 010
Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · 19/01/2025Assembly Theory is a generalized constructive neutral theory of evolution 000
Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Rereading my thesis for spelling errors and it's actually really good I'm pleased with it 000
Reposted by Amit KahanaALIFE Conference 2025 @alife2025.bsky.social · 05/01/2025Save the date! The annual #Conference on #ArtificialLife - #ALIFE2025 will take place in the heart of Kyoto, Japan, from 6-10 October 2025. The conference logo, official website launch, and more details coming soon! 16230
Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · 27/12/2024The current paper I'm writing is difficult and fights back. I think it's good and I bet it will look great in the end, but it's a struggle. No pain no gain though 010
Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · 23/12/2024Christmas gives me the quiet I need to thoroughly examine my data for interesting trends. What didn't make sense before or was dismissed can now take shape. 040
Reposted by Amit KahanaSeán Jordan @seanfj.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Come and join our team here at the ProtoSigns Lab in DCU as part of our ERC funded project! We're making some really exciting discoveries around protocell membrane formation with implications for the origin of life and the search for life elsewhere in our solar system! #originoflife #modeling 0109
Reposted by Amit KahanaClaudia Bonfio @claudiabonfio.bsky.social · 10/12/2024PhD alert! I have two ERC-funded PhD positions to uncover the chemical origins of life (Oct 2025). *UK fees only*. Projects described here: www.lclu.cam.ac.uk/studentship-... Email me if interested - deadline (PhD in Biochemistry, Uni of Cambridge): Jan 7th! Please share within your networks!lclu.cam.ac.ukLCLU PhD Studentships | Leverhulme Centre for Life in the UniverseApplications are now open. The Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe and the University of Cambridge are committed to widening participation in postgraduate students at the University of Cambridg... 02216
Reposted by Amit KahanaDavid Kuster @rnadavid.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Why are so many proteins hyper-phosphorylated during mitosis? Well, extensive phosphorylation renders individual proteins more soluble & disrupts protein-protein interactions. So global hyper-phosphorylation may 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐳𝐞 the cytoplasm - to mechanically aide the process of cell division. 67211
Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · 23/11/2024On vacation. Will post about science when I come back. 020