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Carolyn Bertozzi

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
More people need to speak out like Nicole. Sports gambling will destroy our youth. The signs are already there. What a disaster. www.cjr.org/the-intervie...
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Nicole Noren: “I’m not going to have blood on my hands.”
Why Nicole Noren, a decorated ESPN producer, quit in protest.
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Lara K. Mahal @glycocode.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
So proud of the latest work from my lab. Students Helia Harati and Thusini Arachichige did a deep dive on an upregulatory #miRNA site, finding that location matters and re-engineering it to accept other miRNA. #RNAsky Check it out!: pubs.acs.org/acbcct/artic...
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Elucidating the Requirements for microRNA-Mediated Upregulation Enables Reengineering of Upregulatory Sites
AbstractThe post-transcriptional regulation of protein expression by miRNA has given rise to new technologies for therapeutic interventions and synthetic b
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Sarafan ChEM-H @stanford-chemh.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
A team including Gerald Crabtree, Institute Scholar Nathanael Gray, Stephen Hinshaw, Michael Green, CBI fellow Meredith Nix & co-lead author Sai Gourisankar, & Nucleus Director Daniel Fernandez built a molecule that flips BCL6 into a cancer kill switch: news.stanford.edu/stories/2026...
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‘Molecular glue’ turns cancer driver into built-in kill switch
A Stanford Medicine-designed molecule turns BCL6, a protein that helps drive lymphoma, into a trigger for cancer-cell death.
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 15/10/2026
Congratulations @jcstark.bsky.social on being named a Packard fellow! #proudofalumni www.packard.org/insights/new...
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The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Announces the 2026 Class of Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering
The Packard Foundation announced the 20 recipients of the 2026 Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering.
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 15/10/2026
@rollingstone.com and @katherineeban.bsky.social keep crushing it with their reporting 👏
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Katherine Eban @katherineeban.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
SCOOP 🚨: Expiring grant $$ drove CDC officials and Danish researchers to push last month for a hasty vote from a U. of Southern Denmark ethics panel to approve a controversial Hep B vax clinical trial in Guinea-Bissau. New in @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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How a Controversial Hepatitis B Study Was Funded by the CDC Amid a Global Swirl of Criticism
As experts questioned the ethics of the study, documents show that expiring funds forced a rushed vote in Denmark, where the researchers’ institute is based
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Department of Chemistry, Stanford University @stanfordchemistry.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
🎉On Oct. 8, ACS and Stanford Chem celebrated the permanent installation of the nation’s first permanent university Tactile Braille Periodic Table of Elements! Visit the Sapp Center for Science Teaching and Learning to explore this accessible resource. 📸: Yilei Wu
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Please comment on "Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from NIH Peer Review" by Tuesday (October 13th, 2026). rfi.grants.nih.gov?s=6a2b1c22c3... Here is my comment: 1/6
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The NIH proposal to conceal reviewer scores from program officers, investigators, and advisory councils is ill-conceived, introduces disproportionate weight to small percentile differences, diminishes the role of scientific peer review, and should be withdrawn in its entirety. a 🧵
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What is NIH Leadership Trying to Hide from Researchers & the Public?
A NIH proposal to conceal reviewer rankings of investigator-initiated research grants is ripe for misuse & demands a collective response (by October 13).
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 11/10/2026
“Much of the behavior…is plainly harassment and bullying, often filmed without the subjects’ knowledge or consent…every single one of the many smart glasses videos we found were captured by teen boys — and their bad behavior was overwhelmingly directed at girls.” futurism.com/artificial-i...
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Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Terrorize Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools
Teen boys are using Meta's AI glasses to harass and bully victims -- overwhelmingly girls -- at middle schools and high schools.
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James Fraser @fraserlab.com · 10/10/2026
Come be my colleague at UCSF! Our department BTS (like the K-pop band, but aka Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences) is searching for TWO new faculty members. Links, timeline, and why two searches in this thread 🧵
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 10/10/2026
So great to see everyone and hear about your cool new science! 🙏
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 09/10/2026
This looks like instructions for the info to be presented in a way that an AI bot can readily ingest
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 09/10/2026
Add crushing social media pressure on girls to conform to rigid gender norms; what exactly is “unclear”?
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 09/10/2026
Unclear? Coming out to family and friends at that age can be life threatening, more-so now than a few years ago esp in geographies where parents are emboldened to abuse their queer kids. youtu.be/MvzPPOhod4s?...
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Why Can't We End Homelessness? | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
YouTube video by Real Time with Bill Maher
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Sarafan ChEM-H @stanford-chemh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Congratulations to our Institute Scholar Rebecca Pinals on winning the 2026 AIChE's 35 Under 35 Award! publications.aiche.org/cep/2026/oct...
Congratulations to our Institute Scholar Rebecca Pinals on winning AIChE’s 35 Under 35 Award, in recognition of her early-career excellence and achievements.
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Department of Chemistry, Stanford University @stanfordchemistry.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🎉 Faculty Announcement 🎉 Please join us in congratulating Prof. Matt Kanan on his appointment as the Harry S. Mosher Professor at Stanford University, an endowed professorship recognizing his distinguished contributions to chemistry, energy, and sustainability. bit.ly/4rSjwjv
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 07/10/2026
Congratulations Kagan and Soai, nonlinear autocatalysis wins the Nobel in chemistry! 🎉 👏 🏅
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 06/10/2026
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Joanne in Boston @vtgal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Everyone should read this. substack.com/@designmom/n...
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From the Mother of a Cornell Student Who was Drugged
A long time reader reached out with this letter
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 05/10/2026
Congratulations to my @stanford.edu colleague @deisseroth.bsky.social !! 🎉 👏
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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 05/10/2026
BREAKING NEWS The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”
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Public Good U @publicgoodu.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Public Good U will be in the house (virtually) as part of the virtual rally @standupforscience.net is throwing Oct. 7 at 7 pm. Be there or be square! www.standupforscience.net/press
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Press and Media — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Find all Stand Up for Science's breaking news and media announcements here!
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 30/09/2026
My experience in R&D: AI agents are fast and furious. They crunch a lot of data and save you time, reveal unseen patterns. But as long as they lack intuition, judgment and ethics, they can’t be “smarter” than your people - science is a creative human endeavor that is heavily relationship driven
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 29/09/2026
Congratulations @songlin1.bsky.social @stanfordchemistry.bsky.social on being named a MacArthur Fellow 🎉 👏 www.macfound.org/programs/awa...
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MacArthur Fellows - MacArthur Foundation
The MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. In addition to selecting the MacArthur Fellows, we work to ...
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 29/09/2026
The inversion wherein this kind of assault is at first perpetrated against a man, and in the end, that other men are spared this nightmare by virtue of an heroic woman, is what makes “Alien” such a brilliant film (among other attributes). 4/4
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 29/09/2026
What was so scary about the premise of “Alien”, to men in particular? The specter of a creature that could overpower and immobilize them, penetrate their bodies without consent, and impregnate them with offspring whose birth could/would kill them 3/4
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 29/09/2026
I recall an interview where Scott said he was “going after the men” with this film, in stark contrast to the more common slasher horror films of that time, such as the 70s classic “Halloween”, wherein women were the primary and most violently attacked victims. 2/4
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 29/09/2026
The best horror films amplify real human fears, often with an inversion of the traditional victim/perpetrator dynamic. A brilliant example being Ridley Scott’s “Alien” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(... 1/4
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Alien (film) - Wikipedia
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Mollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I am a Cornell alumna. When I applied there in the late 1960s, the required GPA and SAT scores were significantly higher for women than for men applying to the exact same undergraduate colleges.
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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The timing on this ruling, as we are all learning more about the assault perpetrated by young men at Cornell, is just impeccable
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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Please share: OHSU is hiring an Assistant Prof. in the Dept. of Chemical Physiology & Biochemistry. We are looking for a chemical biologist who will apply novel chemical tools in physiological systems. Apply online: www.ohsu.edu/human-resour... (Job # 2026-41667).
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OHSU Faculty, Physician and Academic Jobs in Oregon
Find higher education faculty, physician and research jobs and build your academic health career at OHSU in Portland, Oregon.
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 28/09/2026
Ironically, here is Chi Pi’s mission statement: “To Build Better Men. Our members commit themselves to upholding Chi Phi’s values and practicing global citizenship. Chi Phi men are leaders, scholars, innovators, and gentlemen.” chiphi.org/who-is-chi-p...
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Chi Phi Fraternity | Who Is Chi Phi?
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Absolutely this!
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 26/09/2026
I got my PhD at UC Berkeley in 1993 and we had required research ethics training for NIH T32 trainees but it wasn’t strictly enforced. Now anyone in an NIH supported lab has to satisfy that requirement and the shape of it is much more structured than 30 yrs ago.
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 26/09/2026
Been doing this for >30 yrs in US biomedical science training programs (NIH mandate) and also in national labs. NAS updates periodically its handbook on ethical conduct of research, which we started distributing to students in early 90s: nap.nationalacademies.org/pubs/29488/#...
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On Being a Scientist: A Guide to the Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research: Fourth Edition
Explore the fourth edition of On Being a Scientist, a guide to responsible and ethical conduct across the research enterprise.
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 26/09/2026
On the importance of human judgement and ethical decision making. Two critical goals of university STEM education. www.aps.org/apsnews/2026...
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September 1983: Soviet officer defies military protocol, averting potential nuclear war
The American Physical Society is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance physics by fostering a vibrant, inclusive, and global community dedicated to science and society.
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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 25/09/2026
FYI to everyone submitting this October NIH cycle You need to re-certify your ScienCV AFTER Sept 26 (tomorrow) for your application or it may not be accepted. Great timing!
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Department of Chemistry, Stanford University @stanfordchemistry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Kick off the SHC Series with Stanford Chem’s Prof. Chaitan Khosla with his talk, "The TG2/LRP1 Pathway: A Remarkable Mechanism for Antigen Presentation and More" on Sept 28th in STLC 111 at 3PM. (Hosted by: Kaan Tarhan/Ebubechi Nwaubani) Learn more: brnw.ch/21x5XUw
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Student Hosted Colloquium Kickoff: Professor Chaitan Khosla, Stanford University | Chemistry
About the Seminar "The TG2/LRP1 Pathway: A Remarkable Mechanism for Antigen Presentation and More"In our search for an explanation to the spectacular efficiency of gluten antigen presentation to the T...
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 24/09/2026
“Many of the greatest scientific breakthroughs have emerged from this ability to…challenge prevailing conceptual frameworks…it remains unclear whether [AI systems] can deliberately perform this kind of conceptual reframing.” www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Scientific culture in the age of AI - Nature Cell Biology
Recent changes in Genentech’s scientific organization, occurring as the company makes artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly central to its research strategy, highlight a broader question facing bi...
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 21/09/2026
Congratulations @nmriley.bsky.social on being named an Analytical Scientist "40 under 40" awardee!! #proudofalumni theanalyticalscientist.com/power-list/2...
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The Analytical Scientist | 2026
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Jan Lammerding - Lab @lammerdinglab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Looking for a faculty position combining research in fundamental cell and molecular biology with therapeutic discovery? Join our amazing faculty at the @weillinstitute.bsky.social at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32657 Apply by Nov. 15! Please share!
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Doudna Lab @doudna-lab.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Out now in Science: Two papers from our lab reveal VIPR, an RNA-guided DNA-targeting system in bacteriophages, providing clues to the origins of CRISPR www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Congrats to Peter Yoon, @kenjmloi.bsky.social @terryzzy.bsky.social, T.Docter & team
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A noncontiguous code for RNA-guided DNA recognition at the origin of CRISPR-Cas
CRISPR-Cas provides RNA-mediated adaptive immunity, but how its first RNA-guided effector arose is unclear. In this study, we report the discovery of Viral Interference Programmable Repeat (VIPR) syst...
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Sarafan ChEM-H @stanford-chemh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We're hiring! The Microbiome Therapies Initiative (MITI) at Sarafan ChEM-H is seeking a highly motivated protein scientist for a role in our ambitious new effort to develop and produce commensal vaccines in-house at Stanford for clinical use. Learn more: chemh.stanford.edu/opportunitie...
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Sarafan ChEM-H @stanford-chemh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Institute scholar Nicole M. Martinez & team have developed a method to examine how special enzymes called pseudouridine synthases chemically alter RNA molecules within cells, giving clues to how these enzymes may be regulated and dysregulated in disease: chemh.stanford.edu/news/writing...
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Writing the playbook for RNA-modifying enzymes and their roles in regulating translation of the genetic code
Institute scholar Nicole M. Martinez and team have developed a quantitative method to examine how special enzymes called pseudouridine synthases chemically alter RNA molecules within our cells
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Leslie B Vosshall PhD @leslievosshall.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Transformative opportunity for postdocs @hhmi-science.bsky.social #HannaGray Fellows competition opens 11/3/2026 but you can get started NOW: view application components, establish eligibility, and unlock example applications and other resources www.hhmi.org/programs/han...
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Postdoc-Faculty Transition Program | Hanna H. Gray Fellows | HHMI
The Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program supports postdoctoral scientists as they launch careers in academic science, equipping them to pursue scientific research at the highest levels and to recruit, mentor...
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Leslie B Vosshall PhD @leslievosshall.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Transformative opportunity for early career faculty @hhmi-science.bsky.social #FreemanHrabowski Scholars competition opens 11/3/2026 but you can get started NOW: view application components, establish eligibility, and unlock example applications and other resources www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...
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Early Career Faculty Program | Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI
The Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program offers comprehensive support to outstanding early career faculty committed to scientific excellence in their own research, and to fostering labs that expand the ...
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 18/09/2026
Congratulations to the team at Enable Biosciences for approval of the ADAP test, based on proximity ligation PCR, in Brazil for early T1D detection 👏 www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
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Enable Biosciences Announces ANVISA Approval of ADAP T1Define™ for Type 1 Diabetes Autoantibody Testing in Brazil
/PRNewswire/ -- Enable Biosciences, Inc., a clinical reference laboratory and in vitro diagnostic (IVD) manufacturer, today announced that Brazil's National...
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 18/09/2026
Thanks for the great conversation!
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stanfordbrain.bsky.social @stanfordbrain.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Most of our cells are covered in sugars. What can they tell us about the brain? Nobel Prize-winner @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social shares what these sugars may reveal about the aging brain and how this research could impact drug development. 🔗 neuroscience.stanford.edu/news/sugar-b...
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