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Gemma Noviello

@gemnov.bsky.social
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Epigenetics & (Epi)genome editing. MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow at EMBL Rome (Hackett lab). Before: Max Planck for Molecular Genetics (Ph.D.), Exeter Uni, Pasteur Institute, Sapienza Uni - Pessimismo dell' intelligenza/Ottimismo della volontà.

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Greg Priest @gregpriest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thomas Hunt Morgan was born OTD in 1866. If you're ever feeling that your work is uending and unedifying, remember that he once said this: "Two years work wasted, I have been breeding those flies for all that time and I've got nothing out of it." 🌱🐋🧪 #HistSTM
Photograph of Morgan's Fly Room at Columbia University, around 1920. American Philosophical Society.
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#Music teacher, conductor & composer Nadia Boulanger is regarded as the most influential music pedagogue of the 20th century. Shattered glass ceilings by becoming the first woman to conduct the Boston Symphony Orchestra, NY Philharmonic & the Royal Philharmonic Society in London. #MusicSky🧵
A dramatic black-and-white photograph of Nadia Boulanger (September 16, 1887 – October 22, 1979) conducting the orchestra of the Royal Philharmonic Society during a rehearsal at Queen’s Hall in London. The legendary French composer, conductor, and teacher is captured in a powerful, commanding pose from a lower angle. She stands behind a conductor's music stand holding open scores, with both arms raised high against a stark, solid black background. Her face is illuminated by a sharp overhead spotlight, emphasizing her stern, intensely focused expression and clear, round eyeglasses. She wears a simple, long-sleeved dark silk or satin dress with a V-neckline, adorned with a delicate starburst pendant necklace. Her hands are expressive and deliberate: her left index finger points dramatically upward toward the ceiling, while her right hand is held slightly lower, fingers curled mid-gesture. The stark, high-contrast composition isolates her figure, creating a deeply intense, artistic, and reverent mood. This photograph captures an immense moment of historical significance, illustrating the fierce focus of one of the most influential music educators and female conductors of the 20th century.
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Agatha Christie (b. #OTD 1890): the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible & Shakespeare. Her books have sold >1 billion copies in English & another billion across 100+ languages. "And Then There Were None" is the best-selling #mystery novel of all time.#LitSky #BookSky
Fun lack-and-white photograph of an older Dame Agatha Christie seated at a round table in a book-lined room, She wears a dark blazer or jacket, a string of pearls, and has short, neatly styled gray hair. In front of her sits an open typewriter with a sheet of paper inserted, and she holds additional typed pages. Towering dramatically on either side of her are two extremely tall, precarious stacks of hardcover books forming an arch-like frame around her head and upper body, with titles visible including several Agatha Christie novels (such as "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" and "And Then There Were None"), mystery anthologies, and other volumes. Christie is looking up to the top of book stacks. Behind her, a bookshelf holds neatly arranged large books. The composition humorously emphasizes her prolific output as the world's best-selling mystery writer.
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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
9/11/2001 I was a freshman in high school in Alabama, I wore a hijab. In gym class my teacher wheeled in a screen. Something horrible was happening. I watched, mouth agape as the second tower hit. We were silent. As that period reached an end, my name was announced on the loud speaker. 1/
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
#CivilRights activist Claudette Colvin was born #OTD in 1939. On March 2, 1955, she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in segregated Montgomery, AL. She was 1 of 4 plaintiffs in Browder v. Gayle that led to the ruling that Alabama bus segregation laws were unconstitutional.
A black-and-white historical composite image honors civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin (born September 5, 1939). On the right is a head-and-shoulder portrait of Colvin as a 15-year-old girl. She faces forward with a calm, resilient expression and a slight, dignified smile. She wears thick, dark-rimmed cat-eye glasses, and her short, textured hair is styled in neat waves. Her dark sweater contrasts softly against the plain, light background. On the left side of the composition are archival clippings from a 1955 newspaper article reporting on her arrest. Bold headlines read "Girl, 15, Guilty In Bus Seat Case" and "Negro Girl Found Guilty Of Segregation Violation," detailing her conviction in juvenile court for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery, Alabama bus. The stark juxtaposition of her bright, youthful face against the harsh segregationist headlines creates a poignant, solemn mood, underscoring her monumental bravery as a key catalyst for the Montgomery bus boycott.
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Gemma Noviello @gemnov.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
RIP Boss❤️
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Microbiologist Elizabeth Hazen (b. #OTD 1885) & chemist Rachel Brown were granted a patent for Nystatin, an anti-fungal med in 1957. In 2016, it was the 217th most prescribed medication in the US w/ >2MM prescriptions. They gave all $13.4MM in royalties to a fund that heavily supported #WomenInSTEM
A black-and-white photograph of microbiologist Elizabeth Hazen (1885–1975) and chemist Rachel Fuller Brown (1898–1980), the pioneering duo who discovered the first safe antifungal antibiotic, nystatin. On the left, Hazen sits attentively in a white lab coat over a dark-colored vest andlight shirt. She is looking directly at Brown. Standing on the right, Brown looks intently at Hazen while gesturing with chemical glassware. She wears a white lab coat over a light blouse, her silver hair styled neatly. The lab table is filled with scientific equipment, including a glass Erlenmeyer flask, a specialized tube setup, and a rack brimming with cotton-plugged test tubes. The mid-century laboratory background features white storage cabinets with glass windows revealing stacked beakers, alongside an outdoor window framing dark foliage. The composition emphasizes their collaboration, casting a focused light on their work to evoke a mood of serious, dedicated discovery and monumental historical significance in STEM.
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Gemma Noviello @gemnov.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This is so so so so cool
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 19/08/2026
Have we just been examining the tip of the iceberg when it comes to AI's carbon emissions? This new study says YES. Thanks to @emorwee.bsky.social and @grist.org for reporting on this.
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AI-driven productivity gains enable more CO₂ emissions than they avoid in a global energy–economy model - npj Climate Action
npj Climate Action - AI-driven productivity gains enable more CO₂ emissions than they avoid in a global energy–economy model
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
«Teachers who make physics boring are criminals» Original post
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Gemma Noviello @gemnov.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Bigger is not always better
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BluesMusic @bluesmusic.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Aretha Franklin surrounded by John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd on the set of The Blues Brothers directed by John Landis. Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis
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Gemma Noviello @gemnov.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Current definition of AI
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Adam Phillippy @aphillippy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
For the past 30 years, “whole-genome sequencing” has been a misnomer. Today the T2T Consortium publishes a dozen papers heralding a future of truly complete genomes for humans and nearly any vertebrate 👨‍🔬🐒🐦🐀🦒🐎🫏🐹🐟 (sorry, no salamanders): www.cell.com/consortium/t... 🧵[1/15]
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Gemma Noviello @gemnov.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
A very interesting story linking transcription to hetetochromatin formation. Read the excellent bluetorial of @nellykanata.bsky.social 👇🏽 and the article preprint 📰
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Ancient Greeks proved Earth was round using sticks and shadows. Eratosthenes calculated its circumference to within 2% accuracy over 2,000 years ago. No satellites needed.
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Jack Grimes @jackapedia.design · 16/07/2026
Furious that Chris Nolan would disregard historical accuracy in adapting The Odyssey by making a "movie" with "cameras" instead of memorizing the entire story and then going on a nationwide tour to sing it to us while tripping on ergotized barley
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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
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David McQuarrie @davidmcquarrie.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Validation of the mRNA epitranscriptome: SCARPET reveals that mapped m1A sites are inosine link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Validation of the mRNA epitranscriptome: SCARPET reveals that mapped m1A sites are inosine - EMBO Reports
A major goal in epitranscriptomics is to define the diversity of modified nucleotides in mRNA. Most candidate sites are discovered using transcriptome-wide mapping methods that rely on antibody enrich...
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Gemma Noviello @gemnov.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Whrn you review a scientific article too..
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Her name is Dr. Tatiana Erukhimova, PhD (Physics) and she loves to teach. 😃 people.tamu.edu/~etanya/
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Gemma Noviello @gemnov.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
What a nasty algorithm
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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 23/06/2026
Europe is currently experiencing an unprecedented heat wave. The US government is paying companies to stop plans for wind farms. Tech companies are building mountains of energy-sucking data centers. This is unsustainable, literally www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Temps across Europe and North Africa in Celsius
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
OK--is this satire??? The fact that we can't tell anymore is..... inpreparation.substack.com/p/opinion-i-...
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Opinion: I Was Not Allowed To Type Prompts Into ChatGPT During My Chalk Talk And This Is Discrimination
By Dr. Rachel Simmons, Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
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Abbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.
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Gemma Noviello @gemnov.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
My life as a postdoc: making libraries at work, making libraries at home (pic) and no time to actually read 😁
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Lena Schindler @lena-schindler.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I am thrilled to share my PhD work with @nicolettapetridou.bsky.social @embl.org: www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/... A fun collaboration with Bernat Corominas-Murtra, Adrián Aguirre-Tamaral, @bart-smeets.bsky.social , Jef Vanghel and Tom Belpaire! Read the story in the comments below ⤵️
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Gemma Noviello @gemnov.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I agree and am worried about ppl like my italian parents. However how sad is that air conditioners are actually just creating more heat outside?..
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Is it possible that the richest person who ever lived would also not be the biggest vendor of hate on the planet today? Perhaps. But not in this timeline.
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Gemma Noviello @gemnov.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The Economist: Trump threatening to use atomic weapons 👌🏽 Granting people fundamental rights 🤮
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
girl take us with you
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
I will say this again: Science isn’t just something that nerds do, it’s the foundation of the modern world. It’s why this app exists. It’s why child mortality rate isn’t 50% anymore. It’s how we’re able to launch people to the moon. It’s how we’re able to grow food that feeds half the world.
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Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration
Budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Tom Morello opening speech in Minneapolis 🔥
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
⚠️ CW: Comments may contain discussion of suicide. English writer Virginia Woolf died #OTD in 1941. She was 59. Woolf is considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors and a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device. #literature #litsky #booksky
Sepia-toned close-up portrait photograph of Virginia Woolf from 1927. She appears from the shoulders up against a dark studio backdrop, wearing a voluminous fluffy fur stole, with her left hand resting gently against her cheek and a ring visible on her finger. Her light hair is parted in the center and styled in soft waves, and she gazes directly at the camera with wide eyes and a subtle, closed-mouth expression.
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Michela Palamin @mpalamin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
ChromSMF preprint is out!🚀 tinyurl.com/ChromSMF We often piece together chromatin regulation layer by layer from separate assays. But this can be limiting! In @arnaudkr.bsky.social's lab, we developed a method to directly study multiple layers on the same DNA molecule! 🧬 What does this unlock? ⬇️
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a powerful antibody, known as 04_A06, that is able to neutralize 98.5% of MORE THAN 300 different HIV strains AND permanently reduce HIV viral load to UNDETECTABLE levels, making it one of the broadest-acting antibodies against HIV identified to date.
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Isabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
The world energy shock is coming — it will deepen inequality in ways we've seen before. Our new @newstatesman1913.bsky.social piece argues that without urgent government action, the Strait of Hormuz crisis will ripple through our economies and rip apart our societies. Here's why. 1/
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 20/03/2026
Happy Birthday to Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and a massive thank you to her for inventing rock and roll She was born on March 20th, 1915
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Gemma Noviello @gemnov.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
youtube.com/watch?v=iyn0... Did not know Sofia Isella's music until a few weeks ago. Just wow. #MusicSky
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SOFIA ISELLA - Crowd Caffeine (Lyric Video)
YouTube video by SOFIA ISELLA
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Gemma Noviello @gemnov.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
He's being honest.. OpenAI is not there to help people per se, but to make money. The costs on the society for them to do so are huge. This is allowed in capitalism.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
This might be the greatest split-screen ever broadcast. They’ll play this in museums in future. (🎥 LCI 🇫🇷)
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Gemma Noviello @gemnov.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Amazingggggg
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Giulio Betti @giuliofirenze.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Piogge tossiche, aria irrespirabile. Teheran è avvolta e sovrastata dai fumi tossici prodotti dagli incendi dei deposti di petrolio della città. Le riserve sono state bombardate dalle forze israeliane (come ufficialmente dichiarato). 1/6
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Reminding myself that the ability to still be shocked - for our hearts to continue to recoil and break anew - is a good thing. May we never, ever get used to this, until the day we don’t have to.
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Gemma Noviello @gemnov.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Moments of beauty in a rotten world: peach flowers #gardening #SpringIsComing
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Gemma Noviello @gemnov.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Next step is LLM reviewers rejecting papers written by the same LLMs 👍🏽
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Joaquina Delas @joadelas.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
📣 We are looking for new colleagues 🔬🧬🧪 The @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social at University College London @ucllifesciences.bsky.social are looking for outstanding candidates to sponsor for career development fellowships. Fellows would then be assessed for tenured positions at the end of the fellowship term.
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Gemma Noviello @gemnov.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Out of the way it's a busy day I've got things in my mind ☮️🌈 #PinkFloyd #UsAndThem
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Giulio Betti @giuliofirenze.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
C’è una guerra che proprio non vogliamo combattere: quella al cambiamento climatico. Verrà il giorno giorno in cui sarà troppo tardi. Nel frattempo fioccano bombe e muoiono innocenti, mentre la scienza viene brutalizzata e il potere è sempre più concentrato nelle mani di pochi. Sono tempi bui.
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Gemma Noviello @gemnov.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Holy moly, I might as well ask my mum or just roll a die
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