Reposted by Barrett DavisChris Mihos @chrismihos.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I get really annoyed seeing so many people say "Since everyone uses AI to write papers..." or "Referee reports now are just written by AI..." Look: Everything I have written has, for better or worse, been my own writing. Don't project your cynical expectations on my work. Seriously, screw gen-AI. 1454195
Reposted by Barrett DavisYale MB&B @yalembb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We are excited to announce a tenure-track position in Computational Biophysics and Biochemistry, exploring the intricate molecular and cellular processes and the complex interactions of their macromolecular components! apply.interfolio.com/193444apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 027
Reposted by Barrett DavisAlex Holcombe @alexh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Consequences of the flood of AI manuscripts: "An early-career researcher at an unbranded institution loses the one mechanism that ever let them be read on merit — anonymous review of the work itself, however badly it functioned in practice. 410823
Barrett Davis @barrettdavis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026While digging through old photos, came across this vertical panorama (vertorama?) from a research forest last summer. Just as spooky then as now! 142
Barrett Davis @barrettdavis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026One more from the summer, a hanger-on from my trip to Kankakee Sands. Shot with a 720 nm filter, the grasses around our bison appear with a snow-like quality. 040
Barrett Davis @barrettdavis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Test shot I liked more than some of my 'intentional' shots this past summer. Self-converted D5100 and a yellow filter. The shutter button's a real squeeze and the ensemble lurches more so than fires, but it does work! 040
Barrett Davis @barrettdavis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Taken earlier this summer. The more subdued colors of 720 nm filter have grown on me a bit. 051
Reposted by Barrett DavisNature @nature.com · 22/09/2026Nature research paper: Molecular-level observation of the self-assembly of a virus-like particle go.nature.com/4yDE29Igo.nature.comMolecular-level observation of the self-assembly of a virus-like particle - NatureUsing mass photometry combined with a single-molecule trapping method allows real-time monitoring of the assembly of individual virus-like particles with molecular resolution, enabling observation and quantification of their self-assembly pathways and dynamics. 0216
Reposted by Barrett DavisOndrej Zika @ondrejzika.bsky.social · 15/09/2026🚨 💫 💥 Interested in PhD / Postdoc opportunities in computational psychiatry / cognitive neuroscience? My lab at University College Dublin 🇮🇪 is currently accepting expressions of interest for internally funded PhD/Postdoc applications for positions starting in September 2027 (!). 1/ 22827
Reposted by Barrett DavisProf Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026New paper from UCSF looking at the 250 high confidence autism genes and their mechanisms of interaction in early fetal brain development www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgAutism mutations rewire protein interaction networks to drive neurodevelopmental pathologySystematic mapping of protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks and determining how causal mutations rewire them in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) provide a powerful framework for uncovering disease ... 510540
Reposted by Barrett DavisReese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026A massive update: At least ~15 companies~ are selling scientists antibodies using faked validation data. We've documented 18,000+ manipulated images on 17,000+ products sold by leading laboratory suppliers including Thermo Fisher, Abcam, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Millipore Sigma and Bio-Techne. 1/🧵 18454329
Reposted by Barrett DavisRain Hayes @rainhayes.com · 18/08/2026Hello, Bluesky! I'm Rain, a California-based photographer specializing in capturing 'invisible' UV and infrared light. I love connecting with smart, creative people in any and every domain. This balloon milkweed seed pod burst open just as I started photographing. 𝐺𝑜𝑚𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑝𝑢𝑠 𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑝𝑢𝑠 2036067
Reposted by Barrett DavisDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 06/08/2026Fantastic news! The FDA has approved the first mRNA flu vaccine. Using mRNA technology will make it easier to update each season’s flu vaccine to keep up with new variants.nytimes.comF.D.A. Approves Moderna’s mRNA Flu Vaccine (Gift Article)The agency had initially refused to even review the application but reversed course after a public outcry. 572517729
Reposted by Barrett DavisArrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Methodological individualism is antithetical to public health practice. The 'public' is not a mere sum of 'individuals.' 138194
Reposted by Barrett DavisDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 27/07/2026👋 Public Health Communicator from Australia here. One of the reasons Australia punches above its weight in sports is that it prioritizes sports science. It's no surprise that Aussie athletes like the swim team have been consistently masking to prevent themselves getting sick before competitions. 613401564
Reposted by Barrett DavisThe BMJ @bmj.com · 21/07/2026Emergency departments can be as loud as construction sites, but they don’t have to be. Quiet is part of safe care and should be designed into departments, monitoring equipment, and everyday practice, writes @docib.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/394/... 1146
Reposted by Barrett DavisDr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 18/07/2026"don't cite what you haven't read" remains the basic entry level academic responsibility; & if your discpline "doesn't have that as a norm" then sorry, your discipline needs reforming for this new world. Citations are structural parts of trust and knowledge building, not trinkets or optional extras 201578552
Reposted by Barrett DavisMagnus Palmblad @magnuspalmblad.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Tired of AI-generated figures? I asked our talented scientific illustrator Manon Zuurmond to draw some of the instruments and lab equipment we missed in NIH's otherwise fantastic BioArt resource. First batch now available as CC BY. Free for everyone to use in publications: github.com/Center-for-P... 121889
Reposted by Barrett DavisTom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 16/07/2026It's wild that the IP hazard is not instantly disqualifying for most companies. Corporate has extensive lectures and training about IP integrity in every other aspect, but for this they just go "yeah, it's fine, don't worry about it." Can I get that in writing from the head of legal, please? 1233
Barrett Davis @barrettdavis.bsky.social · 14/07/2026A few more from the Wolf Park, this time swapping out my Yellow 15 for a 720 nm filter. Leaning into the limits of f/5.6 to appreciate the caustics effect here. 042
Barrett Davis @barrettdavis.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Visited the local Wolf Park conservation center over this past weekend with both IR and visible camera in tow 062
Barrett Davis @barrettdavis.bsky.social · 14/07/2026About ten-minutes worth of silent spectacle over a leafy, moonlight-dappled clearing #Nature #Fireflies #BlueTue #LongExposure 0100
Reposted by Barrett DavisJohn Tuthill @tuthill.bsky.social · 30/06/2026My department, Neurobiology and Biophysics at the University of Washington (nbio.uw.edu), is hiring a new tenure-track Assistant Professor, application deadline 09/30/26. It's a broad search — molecular to organismal, all of neuroscience/physiology/biophysics welcome. apply.interfolio.com/187735 110789
Reposted by Barrett DavisNick DeVito @ndevito1.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I challenge anyone go try and reproduce some random papers, even those based on open free public datasets, but without the code and/or a detailed description of how the data was obtained and processed, and not become militant about the necessity of code and complete data sharing at a minimum. 46412
Reposted by Barrett DavisMax Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 27/06/2026NIH grants have been under political scrutiny since early 2025. But what does the screening process actually look like? What is being flagged? I spent a month digging into leaked docs and emails. We've published the 235-word list that are being flagged by an internal AI tool. And so much more. 🧵nature.comInside the new political screening that’s stalling NIH grantsMandatory reviews by top health officials and checks for 235 disfavoured terms have left hundreds of vetted grant applications in administrative limbo. 9541384
Reposted by Barrett DavisItai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · 24/06/2026🔥 Published today, and just in time for summer conferences, here are your guidelines for presenting badly www.nature.com/articles/s41... rdcu.be/fqa92 13533199
Reposted by Barrett DavisPeter Kok @peterkok.bsky.social · 24/06/2026I am recruiting a postdoctoral researcher and a PhD student, funded by a new ERC grant. The grant focuses on the role of the hippocampus in visual perception, using 7T fMRI (hippocampal subfields, cortical layers) and MEG+iEEG. The intended start dates for both positions are in early 2027. 🧠🟦 1/3 210391
Reposted by Barrett DavisChristophe 🔬 Leterrier @christlet.bsky.social · 23/06/202610/10 no n̶o̶t̶e̶s̶ promptinpreparation.substack.comOpinion: I Was Not Allowed To Type Prompts Into ChatGPT During My Chalk Talk And This Is DiscriminationBy Dr. Rachel Simmons, Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University 2378
Reposted by Barrett DavisJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 15/06/2026New: Researchers have quantified how easy AI search is to manipulate. Just 13 words buried in a random Reddit comment can poison AI search results. They suggest this is not easy to stop: "The way you can attack these systems is so much dumber than you think it is" www.404media.co/it-is-trivia...404media.coIt Is Trivially Easy to Use Reddit to Manipulate AI Search, Research Suggests"We show that a tiny snippet—just 13 words—of retrieved text on a UGC website like Reddit, Wikipedia, Quora, or Facebook can change AI agents to output spam / scam content pretty consistently." 5029771170
Reposted by Barrett DavisMichael Okun @michael-okun.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇 5435871430
Reposted by Barrett DavisReese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 05/06/2026The Thermo Fisher situation keeps getting worse. We've now collected 450+ problematic images presented as verification data in TF's antibody catalog. This includes: 🖌️ Dozens more images with duplications or painting 🖨️ Hundreds of blots that all share the same background (behold slideshow below) 18590366
Barrett Davis @barrettdavis.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Easy meals for the bird, fewer bugs for the bison. Aerochrome-inspired shots from this past weekend's visit to Kankakee Sands. Shot on a full spectrum digital camera with a yellow filter. #fullspectrum #infrared #wildlife #bison 0141
Barrett Davis @barrettdavis.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Creating multiple data tables within one spreadsheet is a data crime, and you should *not* do it Great resource from @carpentries.carpentries.org h/t @cbahlai.bsky.social datacarpentry.github.io/2015-03-09-I...datacarpentry.github.ioFormatting data tables in Spreadsheets 021
Barrett Davis @barrettdavis.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Thankful the sun decided to pop out from behind the clouds for this shot on Sunday 📍Kankakee Sands, Indiana #infrared #photography #wildlife #nature 0171
Reposted by Barrett DavisMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Some of us just don't like getting colds 6156413563
Barrett Davis @barrettdavis.bsky.social · 26/05/2026A few more shots from a recent photo walk. All patterns captured in camera. #photography #invisible #bnw #abstract 051
Barrett Davis @barrettdavis.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Experimenting with a new technique, patterns captured in camera #invisible #fullspectrum #photography #bnw 070
Reposted by Barrett DavisMichael Lin, MD PhD @michaelzlin.bsky.social · 20/05/2026The Lin Lab is hiring! We're seeking motivated postdocs for projects on voltage imaging and optogenetics in the brain. If you're excited to develop new methods to undersatand and correct brain diseases, working together with other neuroscience labs at Stanford, drop us a line! 22613
Reposted by Barrett DavisLinsey Marr @linseymarr.bsky.social · 14/05/2026It's widely accepted that hantavirus transmits from rodent excreta to humans via inhalation of aerosolized virus, so I don't understand why we're so reluctant to acknowledge the inhalation route for human-to-human transmission. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/h...nytimes.comHantavirus Doesn’t Spread Easily, but Officials May Be Downplaying Risks 27441151
Reposted by Barrett DavisJulia Lazzari-Dean @jlazzaridean.bsky.social · 12/05/2026We invented “triplet tumbling microscopy” (TTM) to track protein-protein interactions in living cells! Tag your protein with GFP and see it interact with *untagged* binding partners www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 416654
Reposted by Barrett DavisAmanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Medical misogyny is bad for everyone, actually 210134
Barrett Davis @barrettdavis.bsky.social · 10/05/2026late afternoon hikes #photography #nature #sunbeam 0120
Reposted by Barrett DavisT. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 08/05/2026It would be good if the experience of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic had resulted in an updated procedure for communicating about outbreaks. Brief thoughts on what still happens vs. what would be better for rebuilding trust in public health. 🧵 622877
Reposted by Barrett DavisMonica Potts @monicapotts.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Happy Friday: opinion writing should be supported by evidence. 1393493
Reposted by Barrett DavisAndrew G. York @andrewgyork.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Meet MagLuc: a magnetically-controlled luminescent protein. This is a foundational tool for remote control of biological processes, also known as "magnetogenetics". Can you tell when the magnetic field turns on and off? From @mariaingaramo.bsky.social and the team at @nonfictionlabs.bsky.social 310138
Barrett Davis @barrettdavis.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Interesting application of computer vision and optical trapping to isolate CTCs from crowded, diverse volumes @therealscientwist.bsky.social pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...pubs.rsc.orgMaGIC-OT: an AI-guided optical tweezers platform for autonomous single-cell isolation in microfluidic devicesAutomating the isolation of rare cells such as circulating tumour cells (CTCs) within crowded microfluidic environments remains a bottleneck in liquid biopsy workflows. Optical tweezers offer contact-... 011
Barrett Davis @barrettdavis.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Andrew McNeil sharing some fantastic new #aerochrome photos taken around Vancouver Island, BC #Infrared #IR #Film #Photography www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1q3...youtube.comI Shot the Most Expensive Film in the World on Vancouver IslandYouTube video by Andrew McNeil 040
Reposted by Barrett DavisDr Peter Prinsley MP @peterprinsleymp.bsky.social · 21/04/2026The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is one of the most important - and too often overlooked - pieces of legislation in decades. Creating a smoke-free generation means fewer cancers, less pressure on the NHS, and longer, healthier lives. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSmoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreedThe "landmark" legislation aims to stop anyone born after 1 January 2009 from taking up smoking to create a smoke-free generation. 0138