Reposted by Elisa FaddaJustin Ng @justin-ng.bsky.social · 7hApologies forgot to post this yday. Larry might look a lil worse for wear but he's still napping, stretching and patrolling. he has been having treatment for his cysts for some time. so none of this is new. but he is ok and doing his usual. all is well folks 2459938
Reposted by Elisa FaddaAndrew Coogan @cooganlab.bsky.social · 7hWe are here today because the Government made an active choice to prioritise fast food restaurants and data centres and not to prioritise teachers, nurses, carers, Gardaí and the rest of us who keep the state running. 042
Reposted by Elisa Faddadwmalone.bsky.social @dwmalone.bsky.social · 10hWe are on strike today, so you don't get a Maths Week Joke. I will give you a picture of a Möbius strip, which may be a good symbol for collective negotiations: it is never two-faced and if you try to divide it by splitting it down the middle, it remains united! 032
Elisa Fadda @elisafadda.bsky.social · 9h"Estonia has shown that it is possible to buck that trend. A 2022 doctoral education reform replaced a student stipend of around €8,000 a year with a salary of about 2.5 times that amount, boosting applications for doctoral positions" www.nature.com/articles/d41... 000
Reposted by Elisa FaddaPeter Kenny @pwk2024.bsky.social · 10hGuardian obituary for biochemist and crystallographer Ada Yonath, née Lifshitz (1939-2026) who won a Nobel Prize for mapping the ribosome #chemsky 🧪 www.theguardian.com/science/2026...theguardian.comAda Yonath obituaryNobel prizewinning biochemist who succeeded against the odds in mapping the ribosome 2339
Reposted by Elisa FaddaRandy Au @randyau.com · 13/10/2026I'm dying laughing at how the cat has conformed to her flower shaped bed today 185185753530
Reposted by Elisa FaddaWHO @who.int · 13/10/2026Today’s health challenges are too big for any one organization to solve alone. That’s why WHO is announcing Together for Science & Health — a global movement to turn trusted science into healthier lives for everyone, everywhere. 🔗 bit.ly/4ea2PKJ 28623
Reposted by Elisa FaddaKevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Fellow Blueys! (Bleeps? Blueps?) Someone asked me for a recommendation for reading on critical thinking, the scientific method, research practices, or really anything solid and accessible on the subject of analysing claims. Any suggestions? 8135
Reposted by Elisa FaddaDr. Hab Sophie Sacquin-Mora @sacquin-mo.eurosky.social · 13/10/2026A small precision regarding the LBTDays. If you want to submit an abstract, do it right after filling the registration form. We won't be able to accept all the applications (as the IBPC library is too small), so we need to know if you'd like to share your work during the meeting. 022
Elisa Fadda @elisafadda.bsky.social · 13/10/2026This reminds me of a police raid in the dept of chemistry where I was an undergraduate. They were looking for a compound that can be used to make heroin 😳😂 they picked up all the containers marked with the name in Italian, but left all of those with the name in German... 040
Elisa Fadda @elisafadda.bsky.social · 13/10/2026What is wrong with Google scholar? I find that Google searches in general are worsened by Gemini, but between UniProt and Google Scholar I do usually find what I need 100
Reposted by Elisa FaddaSkittles Scary Skeletons ☕ @skittles6.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I literally saved this video earlier. 129053
Reposted by Elisa FaddaDerek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 12/10/2026This is completely insane, like so many other things associated with the all-in AI cultists. Just because it can bang out ugly-but-usable code for you does not mean it’s about to be able to rewire your cells, you fools. 1612632
Elisa Fadda @elisafadda.bsky.social · 13/10/2026This is possibly the stupidest thing I've heard in a long while, and nowadays that is a tough challenge... 010
Reposted by Elisa FaddaKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 12/10/2026It is so so so so so so unbelievably evil to manufacture an abuse-enabling product, and then intentionally chain that product to the function of a disability aid as a marketing / regulatory delay tactic. It blows my mind how evil that is. Meta is the worst 39230
Reposted by Elisa FaddaDr. Hab Sophie Sacquin-Mora @sacquin-mo.eurosky.social · 12/10/2026In 2026, the LBTDays will take you on a journey across the cellular world using the computational microscope ! The meeting's website is now online. Due to space limitation in the IBPC library, registration is mandatory : lbtdays2026.sciencesconf.orglbtdays2026.sciencesconf.orgLBT days 2026 - Sciencesconf.org Sciencesconf.org 176
Elisa Fadda @elisafadda.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Spikevaxxed 💪🏻 My cells are now busy busy making the furry Spike shown with dark Casalino-blue glycans (fig 2, right) 😎🧪 080
Elisa Fadda @elisafadda.bsky.social · 12/10/2026(They) finish their draft to avoid being overshadowed by an OpenAI press release (..) and posted a 95-page paper online with a disclaimer “The current version of the manuscript is complete mathematically, but it is not in the shape we wished to share in.” www.quantamagazine.org/as-ai-closed...quantamagazine.orgAs AI Closed In on ‘Unique Games’ Proof, Researchers Raced to Beat the Machines | Quanta MagazineIn the shadow of a rumored AI proof of one of the biggest problems in their field, three computer scientists rushed to publish their own milestone result. 010
Reposted by Elisa FaddaProfessor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Genuinely inspiring! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...abc.net.auFamily turns bare island into reef oasis after guano mining destroys itLady Elliot Island sat bare, bleak and silent for 100 years after guano miners ravaged it, leaving a moonscape devoid of life. Then in the 1960s, one family started planting trees. 49824
Elisa Fadda @elisafadda.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Dahlias breakout (big pink and yellow) and liquid desire (pink, purple, yellow) have been a gift that keeps on giving since the end of August 😍 and still going 🌱 040
Reposted by Elisa FaddaOliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 10/10/2026What amazing biased illogic that the only party which did better in the by-election is the one all the mass media are saying failed and it's leader should resign ... meme via Dianne Drew 13417186
Elisa Fadda @elisafadda.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The GoAT 🐐 wins the Melbourne Marathon breaking the course record at 2h09.10 changing gears mid race at around 2:14 x km, absolute legend 😎🎉🌈🔝🎩 030
Reposted by Elisa FaddaJames Fraser @fraserlab.com · 10/10/2026I hear so much about the growing power of predictive biology, especially in drug discovery and "co-folding". I want to see people put their GPU budget where their mouth is! 13612
Reposted by Elisa Faddac0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Some #Caturday Science!🧪 This is Miko the Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) from GarLyn Zoo Wildlife Park (non-AZA accredited, in Michigan's UP). Miko is showing his winter weight, but you're also seeing a PRIMORDIAL POUCH swinging under his tummy. Let's talk about these pendulous paunches. 1324860
Reposted by Elisa FaddaPeng Wu @pengwu.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Such a wonderful symposium and reunion! Happy birthday @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social 172
Reposted by Elisa FaddaPhilip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 10/10/2026A weekend read for folks who want to get away from AI, Russian diesel, execution porn, and all that, and just read about some science. www.quantamagazine.org/how-does-lif...quantamagazine.orgHow Does Life Unfold? A Landscape Metaphor Comes Into Its Own. | Quanta MagazineC.H. Waddington’s powerful image of embryonic stem cells specializing on a rolling landscape has captivated biologists since the 1950s. Experimental data is finally confirming, and complicating, his v... 45516
Reposted by Elisa FaddaCaroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Delighted that @europeanmovement.co.uk is stepping up its campaign to rejoin the EU - good for the economy & for the environment, and ever more urgent in an increasingly insecure world with a totally unreliable US & feral Presidentindependent.co.ukLabour voters overwhelmingly want Andy Burnham to commit to rejoining EU, poll showsExclusive: New 10-year plan for re-entry to the European Union in 2036 being put to the prime minister 1127557
Reposted by Elisa FaddaFederica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 10/10/2026These US midterms need to arrive faster. The US owes the world a non-trivial dose of good news. 1182
Reposted by Elisa FaddaUoS Engagement @uosengagement.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Southampton Arts and Humanities Festival returns this November at @unisouthampton.bsky.social, including Arts and Humanities Day on Sat 14 Nov at Southampton Cultural Quarter. Book your tickets! 🗓️5 – 14 Nov 2026 📍In-person & online 🎟️www.southamptonartshumfest.co.uk #UoSArtsHumFest #WeAreUoS 044
Reposted by Elisa FaddaBen Schulz @benschulz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026You can't be scooped if it's preprinted, by definition that gives you priority 141
Reposted by Elisa FaddaPhilip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 09/10/2026It was a delight to work here on one of my favourite topics. 1215
Reposted by Elisa FaddaKing Lab @kinglabipd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026🚨 pre-print alert 🚨 In our newest @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social, we present multiple structurally-encoded oligomannose-type glycoproteins, establishing glycans as a designable parameter! bit.ly/4s2qK4Mbit.ly 121
Reposted by Elisa FaddaAlex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I first heard about this idea from Neil King a couple of years ago. It's probably my favorite thing from his lab so far. 021
Elisa Fadda @elisafadda.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This ⬇️ is 🔥 #glycotime 🔥! Super congrats Meg and @joel-allen.bsky.social 🧪 022
Elisa Fadda @elisafadda.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This result ⬇️ is beyond impressive 🎉👏🏻, I hope Labour will continue to listen on all topics that the Greens are bringing to the table. People are fed up and need real, durable change! Brilliant job Zach! 💪🏻💚 010
Elisa Fadda @elisafadda.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Absolutely!! Looking fwd to it myself 😁 waiting for a few final experiments 010
Reposted by Elisa FaddaCarolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 09/10/2026Unclear? 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?...youtu.beWhy Can't We End Homelessness? | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)YouTube video by Real Time with Bill Maher 1505
Reposted by Elisa FaddaPhilip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This looks great. "This raises the question of how nascent multicellular groups gain the capacity to evolve as Darwinian individuals" - a profound question. 2255
Reposted by Elisa FaddaAlex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I made a Type IV Pili (and related systems) Starter Pack. Let me know if you'd like to be added to it! 1122
Elisa Fadda @elisafadda.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I am, still unpublished but 4 years in the making 😊 could you add me, please? 120
Reposted by Elisa FaddaDavid @daverino.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“Scientists said the rapid demise of chinstrap penguins on Zavodovski, the northernmost of the South Sandwich Islands in Antarctica, increased the risk of a wider ecosystem collapse” www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comWorld’s largest penguin colony suffers ‘enormous population crash’Chinstrap penguins on Zavodovski Island in Antarctica down by two-thirds since 2011, probably due to climate crisis 32914
Reposted by Elisa FaddaIris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 07/10/2026How come Wikipedia is doing better than academic publishing? Btw love that icon: 🚫🤖 🔗 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragmat... 535798
Reposted by Elisa FaddaStu Cantrill @stuartcantrill.com · 08/10/2026The @natureportfolio.nature.com Collection for the #ChemNobel is now live. I've included a screenshot of the top three articles - no reason, just because 😜. www.nature.com/collections/... #ChemSky 2171
Reposted by Elisa FaddaGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Some people here don't seem to have understood the purpose of a political party. It's not the same as a protest movement. It is a vehicle designed to get into government, to change legislation and make a material difference to the lives of people at home and abroad. 8167864
Reposted by Elisa FaddaThe Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 07/10/2026"Only the Green Party has the policies to address inequality, through taxes on wealth; tackle the cost of living crisis with rent controls and raising the minimum wage; and fight climate breakdown through a nationwide home insulation programme and turbocharging renewables" - @carladenyer.bsky.social 920096