iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Literland @literland.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

"Creemos nuestro deber realizar diversas cosas: educar a los hijos, acumular un patrimonio, escribir un libro, descubrir una ley científica, pero sólo hay una cosa que hacer: modelar nuestra vida, hacer de ella algo íntegro, racional, bueno". #tolstoi

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David Romero @davidromeroc60.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

¡Me encanta verlos sonreír! Abrazos de 🐻

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Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda @alejandrofabregastejeda.com · 21/08/2025

With great joy—and a touch of nervousness—I’m thrilled to share that my first academic monograph will be published by @mitpress.bsky.social in May 2026! It examines the organism–environment relationship in biology from an integrated #HPS perspective: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205282... #evosky #philsky

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The Organism-Environment Pairing

In this first systematic book-length examination of the organism-environment relationship in the life sciences, Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda addresses a crucia...

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Literland @literland.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

"Lo que mucha gente llama amar consiste en elegir a una mujer y casarse con ella. La eligen, te lo juro, los he visto. Como si se pudiese elegir en el amor, como si no fuera un rayo que te parte los huesos y te deja estaqueado en la mitad del patio". Rayuela, Julio Cortazar.

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César Sánchez @twistedbacteria.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

This may be a good time to re-read Elio's memoirs 😥 schaechter.asmblog.org/elios_memoirs/

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Elio's Memoirs

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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Music to my ears. This is brilliant. Either 90% of us can claim to be better musicians than Beethoven or… maybe just maybe polygenic scores aren’t perfect?

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ASM @asm.org · 22/07/2025

Did you know that some microbes can simultaneously respire aerobically and anaerobically, even in fully oxic environments? This article elaborates on a flexible strategy that reshapes traditional understanding of microbial metabolism: asm.org/articles/202...

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Flexible Microbial Respiration: Beyond the Oxygen Paradigm | ASM.org

Some microbes can simultaneously respire aerobically and anaerobically, a flexible strategy that reshapes our understanding of microbial metabolism.

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Helena Reyes Gopar @hamarillo.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Thrilled to share this work! I am honored to learn from @mlbendall.bsky.social and so grateful for his guidance and mentorship. Stellarscope is just the beginning! There is so much to learn about TEs and now we can all explore the uncharted territory of single cell retro-genomics 🧬🔭

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The Ramsey Lab @theramseylab.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

This week @universitypress.cambridge.org has granted free access to all titles in the collection of Cambridge Elements in the Philosophy of Biology, edited by Grant Ramsey. There are many options to choose from! Happy reading! 📕👇 www.cambridge.org/core/publica... #philsci #HPbio #evosky #ISHPSSB2025

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STCmicrobeblog @stcmicrobeblog.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

transcriptionists take note 👇 gRNA + dCas12f + σE > new promoter 👀 #MicroSky #RNASky

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Ricard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

How can physics contribute to understanding the evolution of complexity? Although great results have been produced over the last decades, some recent "theories" appear to ignore key ideas from evolutionary theory and are seriously flawed. Check this paper in PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...

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bioRxiv Genomics @biorxiv-genomic.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Novel insights into the genome organization of Rhizobiaceae: identification of linear plasmids www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…

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Anna Abalkina @abalkina.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

This is a must-read. Csaba Szabó, the author of Unreliable, was approached by a paper mill, and he decided to conduct a sting operation. He documented how paper mills operate. forbetterscience.com/2025/05/19/a...

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A Sting Inside a Papermill

“It’s clear that any academically corrupt individual — particularly one with editorial connections — could easily “place” dozens of these Anzen products into indexed journals and collect a ha…

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Graham Kendall @grahamkendall.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

The digital erosion of intellectual integrity: why misuse of generative AI is worse than plagiarism - AI & SOCIETY buff.ly/utMR3U9

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ASM @asm.org · 02/05/2025

ASM strongly opposes the proposed cuts in the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget request to federal departments and agencies that fund science, research and public health programs. Read our statement: asm.org/articles/pol...

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ASM Urges Congress to Reject President’s FY 2026 Budget Request | ASM.org

ASM strongly opposes the proposed cuts in the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget request to federal departments and agencies that fund science, research and public health programs.

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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

JB Editor's Choice: Wessel, Johnson & Waters show that, unexpectedly, DNA damage repair is essential for the growth of pathogenic Vibrios on thiosulfate–citrate–bile salts–sucrose selective agar. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriology

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Siobhan Guerrero @siobhanfgm.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Que peligroso y que grave que estas señoras aspiren a un cargo tan importante

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Zebrafish Rock! 🎃 @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Let's talk about sex! Research suggests natural zebrafish have WZ/ZZ sex chromosomes as evidenced by a single sex-linked region on chromosome 4. This trait is lost in laboratory fish as sex is determined by multiple genes, with influences from the environment. #ZebrafishFunFacts 🧪

Image of two zebrafish (Danio rerio). The top is a male with a slender, yellow body. The bottom is a female, which has an egg-bearing belly. Credit unattributed. DM to remove.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

FYI rabbis and cantors who are alums of Brown University are organizing, asking the university not to capitulate to Trump's weaponization of antisemitism on the path to destroying higher ed and the diversity and freedoms that should accompany it. Glad to be one of them.

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Rabbi and Cantor Alums of Brown Write To the University:

Do Not Cede Control to Those Who Weaponize Antisemitism

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STCmicrobeblog @stcmicrobeblog.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

all fans of biofilms take note 👇 #MicroSky

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Cath Andrews @cathandrews.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Along with colleagues and some former colleagues from CIDE, I've signed this letter in support of Harvard & all other US universities whose academic freedom and whose communities' human rights are currently under attack. #InSolidarity

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 17/04/2025

Fernando Tormos-Aponte writes in Nature how lessons from the environmental movement can help researchers protect scientific integrity. “Elected officials will not be compelled to protect scientific institutions if scientists take no steps to defend them.” 🧪

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‘Now is not the time for despair’ — how scientists can take a stand against political interference

Lessons from environmental and other social movements can help researchers to protect scientific integrity from attack.

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 08/04/2025

A paper in Nature presents a method for breaking down perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), environmental contaminants known as ‘forever chemicals,’ while recycling the fluoride contained within them. go.nature.com/3Rk1dCf #chemsky 🧪

This is figure 1, which shows the synthesis of fluorochemicals from PFASs.

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David Romero @davidromeroc60.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Así es, Fibo. Todo un gigante, de quien había mucho que aprender

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David Romero @davidromeroc60.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Hoy hablé sobre la participación del Dr. Federico Sánchez Rodríguez en la Licenciatura en Ciencias Genómicas, en el noveno aniversario de su partida. Aquí podrán saber más sobre un querido investigador y maestro. m.youtube.com/watch?v=PVa3...

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In Memoriam Dr. Federico Sánchez 2025

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Literland @literland.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

"La vida es una tormenta, mi joven amigo. Disfrutarás de la luz del sol en un momento, serás destrozado en las rocas al siguiente. Lo que te hace un hombre es lo que haces cuando llega la tormenta". Alejandro Dumas

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Siobhan Guerrero @siobhanfgm.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Ahí quedó la verdad histórica de la 4T. Muchas cenizas y humo negro desde al menos 2019.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Absolutely superb and important piece by Professors @stevelevitsky.bsky.social and @ryanenos.bsky.social The only way to fight authoritarianism is to fight together. Strongest institutions in the front. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

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First They Came for Columbia | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson

We must learn from the past. We cannot remain silent in the face of authoritarian attacks on our peers, even if they have not yet come for us.

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Literland @literland.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

"Lo que me mantuvo cuerda fue saber que las cosas cambiarían, y era una cuestión de mantenerme unida a mí misma hasta que lo hicieran". Nina Simone

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 09/03/2025

A study in Nature Food assesses the future climatic suitability of global croplands for 30 major food crop types, quantifying the changes in potential food crop diversity given climate conditions across four global warming levels. go.nature.com/3Dp5LEk #foodstudies 🧪

This is figure 1, which shows the lowest global warming level that would push current crop production into considerable risk.

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Cristina Landeta-Escamilla @cris-s.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Stand up for Science Indianapolis. We need science not trillionaires!

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Nature Human Behaviour @nathumbehav.nature.com · 07/03/2025

Non-author contributions often go unnoticed in scientific publications. This Comment by Emogor et al proposes ‘Extended Research Credits’, a standardized, tiered system to highlight hidden labour in research. www.nature.c...

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Crediting non-author contributors in scientific publishing - Nature Human Behaviour

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Pampa García Molina @pampa.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Declaración de ALLEA (All European Academies) instando a los gobiernos e instituciones a proteger la libertad académica y la autonomía de las organizaciones científicas ante la política anticiencia de Trump. Animan a adherirse. allea.org/portfolio-it...

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ALLEA Statement on Threats to Academic Freedom and International Research Collaboration in the United States

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Magdalena Skipper @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Inexplicably, US administration has launched an unprecedented assault on science, on research institutions & on vital international organizations & initiatives. An assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere; the global community must unite 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere

US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.

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Literland @literland.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

¿Se puede decir más con menos?, ¿Se puede hacer una declaración de amor tan rotunda con tan solo 7 palabras? "La voz a ti debida", Pedro Salinas

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