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Gary J. Bassell

@basselllab.bsky.social
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Chair, Dept. Cell Biology at Emory SOM, Atlanta RNA and synapse biology in neuronal health and disease cellbio.emory.edu/basselllab med.emory.edu/departments/cell-biol…

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
The conference (agreement between House and Senate) appropriations bill that includes HHS and NIH was released this morning. www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit... 1/5
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Committee Releases Conferenced Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Bi...
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Emory Department of Human Genetics @emorygenetics.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Research from our department -- 1st author Zach McEachin -- covers #ALS ASOs (antisense oligonucleotides) -- patient response varies widely with ASOs and we need to figure out why. This study covers BIIB078; more recent example jacifusen/ulefnersen news.emory.edu/stories/2025...
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Why a promising ALS drug failed: Emory study offers answers | Emory University | Atlanta GA
A new Emory University study led by the Emory ALS Center in collaboration with investigators from the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease sheds light on why a once-promising experimental medication f...
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Emory Department of Human Genetics @emorygenetics.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
McEachin’s multiomic approach reveals disease-specific molecular changes, facilitating biomarker and targeted therapy development. An example of his work was published in Cell this month. 3/4 news.emory.edu/stories/2025...
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Why a promising ALS drug failed: Emory study offers answers | Emory University | Atlanta GA
A new Emory University study, led by the Emory ALS Center and the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease at Emory’s Goizueta Brain Health Institute, sheds light on why a once-promising experimental medi...
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Jason Shepherd @jasonsynaptic.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Looking forward to visiting Emory Cell Biology dept tomorrow! @basselllab.bsky.social @angalus.bsky.social @katzlab.bsky.social
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Anita Devineni @anitadevineni.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
My department at Emory is a hiring a tenure-track neuroscientist! Anyone who's talked to me in the last 4 years knows I cannot say enough good things about my dept and the neuroscience community here. My colleagues are so wonderfully supportive. Postdocs, please apply! apply.interfolio.com/174371
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Blake Emerson @blakeprof.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
UCLA’s funds reinstated after yesterday’s court order! Thanks to the brave researchers and their amazing counsel, including Dean Chemerinsky, who brought suit. This is just another turn in the ongoing fight, but a great result for now.
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Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
We are hiring! We are currently interviewing for an entry level staff position in the lab, but it is not too late to submit a postdoc application! Send a note of interest to me and apply here: bit.ly/3VmmM7m
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The RNA Institute @thernainstitute.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
In honor of International Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day (Sept15), these buildings will be lighting up in Green. If you are near any of these buildings and happen to see them, please share a photo with us and/or share with us here and tag us. @myotonicstrong.bsky.social #myotonicdystrophyawareness
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Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation @myotonicstrong.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
🌍 60+ Global Alliance Organizations Recognize the 5th annual International #MyotonicDystrophy Awareness Day! 💚 We proudly celebrate the remarkable strength & resilience of the DM community around the world. 🌟 Read the full press release at www.myotonic.org/global-allia...
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Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation @myotonicstrong.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
There's still time to Go #GreenForDM! Raising #myotonicDystrophy awareness is as simple as wearing green 💚 Join the MDF Team and the DM community — post your pic, use #myotonicDystrophy, and tag MDF to show your support on Awareness Day! 💪✨
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Emory Department of Human Genetics @emorygenetics.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
We celebrate @jimena-andersen.bsky.social, Zachary McEachin and Jian Hu, who were nominated by their colleagues as part of #Emory University School of Medicine’s 2025 Researcher Appreciation Day. 1/4 med.emory.edu/about/facult...
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Emory Department of Human Genetics @emorygenetics.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
New research from #Emory #ALS Center and Dept of Neurology! Analysis of Biogen/Ionis-sponsored clinical trial of ASOs (antisense oligonucleotides) targeting C9orf72, the most common genetic cause of ALS. 1/x www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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Molecular impact of antisense oligonucleotide therapy in C9orf72-associated ALS
This study provides an in-depth examination of the effects of BIIB078 antisense oligonucleotide therapy (ASO) in ALS patients with C9orf72 mutations. Although the drug reached the brain and spinal cor...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 06/08/2025
RFK Jr. is targeting mRNA technology, a major scientific advancement that allowed for the rapid development of coronavirus vaccines. wapo.st/4lhtvKe
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 31/07/2025
Senate committee endorses NIH budget increase, rebuking Trump administration’s proposed 40% cut www.statnews.com/2025/07/31/n...
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Senate committee endorses NIH budget increase, rebuking Trump administration’s proposed 40% cut
Senators from both parties endorsed a $400 million increase to the budget of the National Institutes of Health on Thursday
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Gary J. Bassell @basselllab.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Delighted to welcome new graduate student, Engila, for PhD thesis research in our lab! Congrats! Celebrated passing qualifiers with senior graduate students Maxine & Betty! Very proud of them and looking forward to supporting their thesis journey Graduate Neuroscience Program @ Emory University!!
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Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Our lab is looking to recruit a new postdoc to join our team. You can visit us at leritlab.org to learn more and submit applications here: faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs/149999/... (or scan the QR in the ad below!) Review will commence in early August.
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Mike Deans @deandeans.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Another congratulations to Shubham Kale whose paper about cochlear development and innervation just came out in Developmental Biology. See the details in person here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Graphical abstract for our paper in Developmental Biology describing the normal (left side) and Prox1 mutant (right side) innervation of the mouse organ of Corti.  Findings are also summarized in the Haiku format.
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Lerit Lab @lablerit.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Our lab @emoryuniversity.bsky.social Dept. of Cell Biology is hiring a research technician! This position is ideal for someone who enjoys research, organization, and working in a team. Come for a few years and publish with us, or stay to build a career. staff-emory.icims.com/jobs/149068/...
In this light microscopy image of dividing cells within a Drosophila embryo, multiple centrosomes are labeled in cyan. Each centrosome is surrounded by a concentration of orange fluorescent dots, showing the localization of a model mRNA via single molecule detection.
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Ed Yong is offline @edyong209.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
I urge everyone to read Unbreaking’s new page on everything the govt is doing to destroy & diminish medical research funding. It’s the best thing I’ve read on this topic: @lizneeley.bsky.social & co have such done an incredible job. unbreaking.org/issues/medic...
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Medical Research Funding — Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
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Gary J. Bassell @basselllab.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Bittersweet but memorable going away celebration for Luke after 8 years in our lab following PhD thesis and short postdoc. We thank Luke for his research, dedication and friendship. Excited to see his career ahead. We will miss you and look forward to our future times together.
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Debby Silver @debbysilver.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Thrilled to share our latest study out in @natureportfolio.nature.com led by the fantastically talented Jing Liu. Our study provides insight into a long standing question in biology: What molecular features make us uniquely human and how do these function? www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A human-specific enhancer fine-tunes radial glia potency and corticogenesis - Nature
HARE5, a human accelerated region enhancer, modulates cortical development by influencing neural progenitor cell behaviour, leading to an enlarged neocortex with increased functional independence betw...
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Gary J. Bassell @basselllab.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Congratulations to Delia graduating with highest honors @emorycollege.bsky.social Delia is off to @stanford.edu for PhD studies! I really enjoyed special dinner with Delia and her proud mom visiting from China!!
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FASEB @faseborg.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Unlawful grant terminations harm young scientists and threaten America's scientific future. FASEB and leading scientific organizations call for the immediate restoration of funding that supports the next generation of researchers. Read more:
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FASEB and Life Science Organizations Urge Immediate Research Funding Restoration
FASEB, along with several other leading life science organizations, file an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit that calls for the immediate restoration of critical research funding.
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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Unlawful grant terminations are harming young scientists and threatening innovation. ASCB joins leaders calling for immediate funding restoration. www.ascb.org/society-news...
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Leading Life Science Organizations: Unlawful Grant Terminations Pose Grave Threat to America’s Innovation Pipeline - ASCB
Amicus Brief Filed in Support of Suit Calling for Immediate Funding Restoration WASHINGTON, DC – Four leading life science organizations, including the ASCB, filed an amicus brief today asking the cou...
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Emory College of Arts & Sciences @emorycollege.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Check out these lucky undergrads and wonderful mentors!
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Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Johns Hopkins is offering funds to researchers who lost federal grants www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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Johns Hopkins To Offer Funds To Researchers Who’ve Lost Federal Grants
Johns Hopkins University will provide three new self-funded grant programs to help its faculty and students cope with the cancelation or interruption of federal funding.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Science article with perspectives from NIH insiders www.science.org/content/arti... 1/n
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NIH insiders: Trump is ‘dismantling and destroying everything’
After just 100 days, agency scientists say U.S. health institutes are demoralized and have lost essential staff and funding
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Gary J. Bassell @basselllab.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
End of semester lunch to thank our six inspiring @emorycollege.bsky.social undergraduate researchers from freshman to senior year: Rayna, Riya, Alysia, Anya, Eric and Delia who will graduate with highest honors thesis, then off to @stanford.edu for PhD! Much thanks our lab mentors! Great teams!
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Gary J. Bassell @basselllab.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
PhD thesis research award on a brain disorder terminated today:Research programs based on..equity objectives,are antithetical to scientific inquiry,do nothing to expand knowledge of living systems,provide low return on investment,and ultimately do not enhance health,lengthen life, or reduce Illness.
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 24/04/2025
NSF director to resign amid grant terminations, job cuts, and controversy www.science.org/content/arti...
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Exclusive: NSF director to resign amid grant terminations, job cuts, and controversy
“I have done all I can,” says Sethuraman Panchanathan, a Trump appointee who has led agency since 2020
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NPR @npr.org · 24/04/2025
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
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Colleague of Harvard scientist held by ICE warns that foreign scientists are scared
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
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Mike Deans @deandeans.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Big congratulations to new Dr Shubham Kale PhD who successfully defends his dissertation on Friday. See is efforts here: nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
A collection of images showing Dr Kale during his research presentation, a key data slide and my photo op with him after the defense
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ALS Advocacy @alsadvocacy.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Dear Researchers, Info re DOD CDMRP ALSRP ebrap.org/eBRAP/public...
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eBRAP Online Application Submission
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
I found out about this website update via The Crimson, Harvard’s student newspaper. Read the original story here, it’s good: www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Harvard Will Fight Trump’s Demands | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard will not comply with the Trump administration’s demands to dismantle its diversity programming and limit student protests in exchange for its federal funding, University President Alan M. Garb...
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Gary J. Bassell @basselllab.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Great turnout for @angalus.bsky.social Our monthly faculty talks Dept. Cell Biology We are so delighted to have Sulagna Das as a colleague in our dept & @emorygenetics.bsky.social Doing such amazing research to image #RNA localization from #gene to #synapse !!
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Juan S. Bonifacino @juanbonifacino.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Our lab at the NIH (Bethesda, MD) is looking for postdoctoral fellows to join our team studying the molecular mechanisms of protein trafficking and their links to neurodevelopmental disorders starting on or after 10-1-2025. Send your application to juan.bonifacino@nih.gov. Please share and repost!
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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 09/04/2025
Published an op-ed for @cnn.com: “Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger.” A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world. www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...
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Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger | CNN
Dr. Ardem Patapoutian says he watches “with deep sadness as the United States’ remarkable scientific enterprise, which took generations of hard work and national investment to build, faces a concerted...
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 04/04/2025
“Kennedy’s team requested that Marks turn over data on cases of brain swelling and deaths caused by the measles vaccine—data that Marks said doesn’t exist because there have been no such confirmed cases in the U.S.” www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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Exclusive | Ousted Vaccine Chief Says RFK Jr.’s Team Sought Data to Justify Anti-Science Stance
Dr. Peter Marks says the new health secretary’s team wants to show vaccines aren’t safe while promoting dangerous and unproven treatments.
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Shashank Shekhar lab @sshekhr.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Excited to share our new paper in Nature Physics @naturephysics.bsky.social: Cooperative hydrodynamics accompany multicellular-like colonial organization in the unicellular Stentor! How do single-celled organisms benefit from teamwork?
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Gary J. Bassell @basselllab.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Inspirational keynote talk @carlzimmer.com @anatomyorg.bsky.social #AnatomyConnected25 for our research community committed to science and education. Scholarship on the history of science so necessary for confronting current #ScienceDenial
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 29/03/2025
Top F.D.A. Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’ Gift link: nyti.ms/3DTuvVr
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Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’ (Gift Article)
Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.
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Gary J. Bassell @basselllab.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
So proud of Delia's highest honors undergrad thesis defense @emorycollege.bsky.social !! Much thanks to our lab mentors for training and thesis committee members @anitadevineni.bsky.social We are so happy and excited for Delia's next chapter graduate school PhD @stanfordpress.bsky.social !
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RNA Society @rnasociety.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
We are pleased to announce registration for RNA 2025 - the 30th Annual Meeting of the RNA Society - is now open! www2.rnasociety.org This year’s meeting will be held at the beautiful Town and Country Resort & Convention Center in sunny San Diego, California, USA from May 27th - June 1st, 2025.
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Anita Corbett @acorbe2.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
We had lots of fun today in our BCDB Grad class- doing a Kahoot on non coding RNAs! Note the winners- one of Anita’s favorite words- Steady-state! Shout out to our winners who were rewarded with chocolate! A fun class taught with Gary Bassell! Small wins these days..
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
I now have multiple sources that say at least one round of NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETINGS will now be announced in the Federal Register.
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a muppet news anchor says " and now a muppet news flash " while holding a piece of paper
ALT: a muppet news anchor says " and now a muppet news flash " while holding a piece of paper
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 10/03/2025
NIH to ax grants on vaccine hesitancy, mRNA vaccines. www.science.org/content/arti...
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NIH to ax grants on vaccine hesitancy, mRNA vaccines
Move reflects vaccine skepticism of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 08/03/2025
Exciting new work from Barna Lab @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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A subcellular map of translational machinery composition and regulation at the single-molecule level
Millions of ribosomes are packed within mammalian cells, yet we lack tools to visualize them in toto and characterize their subcellular composition. In this study, we present ribosome expansion micros...
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Mike Fainzilber @mfainzilber.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
“In neurons, RiboExM revealed a functional dichotomy between monosomes and polysomes. Monosomes were enriched in distal neurites at baseline, whereas polysomes formed dynamically in response to external stimuli…” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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A subcellular map of translational machinery composition and regulation at the single-molecule level
Millions of ribosomes are packed within mammalian cells, yet we lack tools to visualize them in toto and characterize their subcellular composition. In this study, we present ribosome expansion micros...
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David Katz @katzlab.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Katz lab standing up for science! #standupforscience2025
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