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Jake Saunders, PhD @jakesaunders.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

I'm an early adopter of most new technologies, and while I wasn't as bullish on AI/LLMs as most, I really saw the potential in answering certain questions quickly. I just had a perfect use case come through my email, and Copilot failed.

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Phil Klay @philklay.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

“Security agencies staffed by dumb thugs are typically inept at identifying genuine subversive threats.” Extraordinary piece

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Ian L Morgan @ianlmorgan.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Another early career researcher speaking out about the value of biomedical research and the cost of NIH cuts. Thank you, Ben.

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NIH cuts are pushing young scientists like me out of the country | Opinion

Opinion: I should be chasing discovery in the US not fleeing to Germany.

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Yes. And the other thing about this Trump #NIH move is it’s NOT ABOUT organoids, nor models, nor in fact research. This is merely an effort to destroy American science and universities. Animal research policy is a useful tool in that destruction, because it is a political wedge issue. That’s it!

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Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) @achems.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

SAVE THE DATE AChemS XLVIII April 22-25, 2026 New Location! Island Grand at Tradewinds, St. Pete, Florida

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Rachael Ott @rachaelott.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

For #FluorescenceFriday, this z-projection shows extensive microtubule networks (gold) and nuclei (pink) in adipocytes 🔬 #CellBiology #Microscopy

Microtubules (gold) and nuclei (pink) are shown in a z-projection of adipocytes.

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Joshua Sharp @joshuasharp.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

I have spent less time in the last several months doing science than I have during my entire career, because so much of my time is taken up dealing with Federal dysfunction. So if Lynne Partner wants scientists to get back to doing science, I have some suggestions.

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Dr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 04/05/2025

My personal gateway drug into science communication. Not sure when I first read it but it was a good bit over 20 years ago.

The cover of THE DEMON-HAUNTED WORLD: SCIENCE AS A CANDLE IN THE DARK by Carl Sagan

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Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) @achems.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Congratulations Sarah Sniffen at University of Florida for achieving the Don Tucker Memorial Award for an Outstanding presentation at the #AChemS2025 annual meeting.

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Steve Wang @stevewang251.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Heard from a former (undergrad) student who just defended her PhD. Students: tell your old profs about your successes and achievements. It's not bragging, and we love to hear about it. It's one of the best parts of being an educator. #academicsky

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Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) @achems.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

🎉Congratulations #AChemS2025 Career Award Winners! Don't miss their award presentations tonight at 7 PM.

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Jake Saunders, PhD @jakesaunders.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Need to cleanse your palate after gorging on the first day of fantastic (mostly vertebrate) taste and smell talks at #AChemS2025? Stop by our poster to hear about the feeding behavior of earthworms! tonight 4-6pm (poster #103) #ChemSenses #PUI @KeanUniversity #CougarsClimbHigher

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Jake Saunders, PhD @jakesaunders.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Hi Randall @xkcd.com, is there any way you could update this cartoon with the current budget numbers: phdcomics.com/documents/ph... ? It would be super useful to have right now to demonstrate visually that the research budget isn't big enough to produce the sized savings people are calming.

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

“On a Mission to Heal Gila Monsters -After years in Big Pharma, a chemist pivoted to help save the species that made Ozempic possible” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/s...

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On a Mission to Heal Gila Monsters (Gift Article)

After years in Big Pharma, a chemist pivoted to help save the species that made Ozempic possible.

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Jake Saunders, PhD @jakesaunders.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Perception of food texture #mouthfeel and #gustation are intimately intertwined! In Drosophila, these two sensations are apparently integrated at the level of the receptor cell! #ChemSenses

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 01/02/2025

The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here. HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻 archive.org/details/2025...

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Carly Anne York, PhD @biologycarly.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Scientific breakthroughs we might not have had without NSF funding: The Internet Smartphones DNA analysis MRIs Doppler radar Bar codes And this is just the tiniest tip of the iceburg.

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Jake Saunders, PhD @jakesaunders.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Hi @benthicbuddy.bsky.social , can I be added to the Primarily undergraduate institution (PUI) Research starter pack?

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Jake Saunders, PhD @jakesaunders.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

AChemS abstracts submitted!! Who else is planning to be at @achems.bsky.social 2025? #chemsenses

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Intro to BN open textbook @introtobn.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Spotlight: Ever noticed that food loses flavor when you have a cold. What's up with that? Your perception of flavor is not one sense. It is a mixing of taste, smell and chemosensation. Read about it in Ch8 Chemical Senses by Joe Zak & @jakesaunders.bsky.social tinyurl.com/itobnch8 #neuroscience

The left panel of this image shows the side view of a person’s face with a cup containing a beverage underneath the nose. The image shows how the aroma of the beverage passes through the nasal cavity. The right panel shows a detailed ultrastructure of the olfactory bulb. A textbox reads: Odorant molecules activate receptors in the cilia of olfactory sensory neurons. Olfactory sensory neuron axons cross into the olfactory bulb, synapsing on mitral cells in polysynaptic structures called glomeruli.

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Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) @achems.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

🎉 The #AChemS2025 Preliminary Program is now LIVE! 🎉 Get a sneak peek at what's in store and start planning your trip to Bonita Springs! 🌴✨ Check out the full details here: achems.org/2025/ #AChemS2025 #ChemicalSciences #BonitaSprings

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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Issue 23 is complete Explore our ToC: journals.biologists.com/jcs/issue/13... On the cover: a killifish retina labelled with nine markers of different retinal cell types using the IBEX technique. See article by Kothurkar et al. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

JCS cover. The image is a confocal image of an adult killifish retina demonstrating that the Iterative Bleaching Extends Multiplexity (IBEX) technique enables simultaneous labelling of all major retinal cell types. Cryosection of an 8-week-old peripheral retina labelled with nine markers: HuC/D (yellow), PAX6 (lavender), GS (magenta), Calretinin (green), Zpr-1 (cyan), PCNA (red), PRPH2 (orange), Zrf-1 (light green) and Lcp1 (purple).

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 08/12/2024

Since yesterday I was talking about Gates McFadden’s struggles to get behind the camera opportunities, it’s time for me to share a story about the Doctor and how she’s one of the reasons I’m a Professor. 🧵 (Here’s us at the 2024 #StarTrek convention #STLV)

A photo of me with Gates McFadden at the 2024 STLV

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Heather Brown-Harding @microscopyed.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I created a starter pack for Imaging Scientists that work in core facilities. I'm sure I missed lots of people since I searched for those that have "core" or "facility" in their bios, so let me know who else should be added! go.bsky.app/2bbgRQU

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Marius Loots @mariusloots.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Old Media. Three wall charts used by Anatomy departments before the advent of colour slides or PowerPoint. Before a lecture, an assistant was tasked to hang out the relevant chart.

A poster with a life size human skeleton from anterior and posterior.

A very old wall chart showing the outline of a human and the skeleton.

A wall chart showing two human hearts in section, the blood vessels of the body and sections through the skin. In the skin, the layers of skin are visible, with embedded hair follicles, blood vessels and sweat glands.

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Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) @achems.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Understanding how to make bitter medicines more tolerable for children is essential, especially for kids who need them for their health. Bitter tastes often lead to non-compliance😖, but researchers are finding solutions! 💡

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Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) @achems.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

We invite applicants for the #AChemS2025 Travel Fellowships for Diversity. Applicants need not be AChemS members. Encourage those who are eligible to apply today!! achems.org/web/award...

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Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) @achems.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

#AChemS2025 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION NOW OPEN! Submit an abstract and present your research at the preeminent international chemosensory meeting achems.org/2025/

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Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) @achems.bsky.social · 20/09/2024

Did you know that babies and rodents pull funny faces when they taste something sour or bitter? It’s an instinct to not eat bad or harmful foods. www.livescience.com/... If you want to contribute to our fundraiser, please follow this link www.gofundme.com/f/s....

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Why Do People Scrunch Up Their Faces After Tasting Something Sour?

Here's why people make that "sour" face.

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Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) @achems.bsky.social · 19/09/2024

Did you know that as we age, taste and smell tend to diminish, which can negatively affect everything from eating habits (appetite) to personal safety. Understanding the changes that occur is key to improving the health and quality of life for older adults.

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Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) @achems.bsky.social · 18/09/2024

Can you believe that the olfactory and taste receptors exist not only in the nose and mouth but are distributed all over our body? In this case they are called "ectopic" receptors, and they might reveal some secrets about how our body senses its environment. www.nature.com/artic....

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Therapeutic potential of ectopic olfactory and taste receptors

Nature Reviews Drug Discovery - Olfactory and taste receptors are ectopically expressed in multiple extra-nasal and extra-oral tissues, exhibiting potential functions in a diverse range of...

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Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) @achems.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

Do you know the human olfactory system can detect any specific odor-carrying molecule at mind-bogglingly low concentrations - at times in the order of a few parts per trillion? That is the equivalent of finding a drop of perfume in an Olympic-sized swimming pool. www.cell.com/current....

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Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) @achems.bsky.social · 16/09/2024

Did you know that one individual taste bud on your tongue can detect all the basic tastes—sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami? No wonder every bite is such a tasteful experience! www.nature.com/artic... .

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Taste buds: cells, signals and synapses

Nature Reviews Neuroscience - Mammals detect the nutrient content, palatability and potential toxicity of food through taste buds that are present mainly in the tongue. In this Review, Roper and...

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Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) @achems.bsky.social · 15/09/2024

Did you know that AChemS, founded in 1979, is the international community of scientists who know their way around a good sniff and a tasty bite? It’s the place for discussing and unlocking the science behind smell and taste and related sensations!

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Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) @achems.bsky.social · 14/09/2024

In parallel, we are launching a crowdfunding campaign in support of AChemS' efforts in advancing chemosensory science and education. If you want to contribute to our fundraiser, please follow this link www.gofundme.com/f/s....

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Supporting Research and Education on Smell and Taste, organized by Alfredo Fontanini

The Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) is a non-… Alfredo Fontanini needs your support for Supporting Research and Education on Smell and Taste

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