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Joel Atallah

@jatallah.bsky.social
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Developmental Biology & Genomics Associate Professor - LSU New Orleans. Dad×3. I post about science, parenting, culture and world events.

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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 7h
Presenting my poster at the Washington DC conference for National Science Foundation S-STEM Principal Investigators and Scholars
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Massive energy in the historic Crystal Ballroom at the Washington Hilton as over 2000 students and Principal Investigators meet for the 2026 S-STEM Scholars and PI meeting (an AAAS conference in support of a National Science Foundation program).
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.lsuneworleans.edu/news/jazz-at...
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| LSU New Orleans
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Sandbar at LSU New Orleans (formerly the University of New Orleans) was recently renovated. Come out for jazz on a Wednesday evening!
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Johann Confais @johannconfais.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
📢 We (@clementgoubert.bsky.social @ritarebollo.bsky.social) are happy to share our new mini-review: “Computational Tools and Lessons Learned from Annotating Transposable Elements in Insect Genomes” doi.org/10.1016/j.co... #TransposableElements #TEannotation #InsectGenomics #Bioinformatics #TEsky 🧵👇
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Redirecting
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I posted on another platform about the increase in bots. I immediately got a comment from an account called "choosing2spam", asking how I identify them. At least some bots have a sense of humor.
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Handwritten letters Typed letters Faxes Email Text messaging Automated replies AI-crafted messages Compare the intimacy of a friend's 2-page handwritten letter to a one-word Google-generated response Advances in technology have led to a decline in communication
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I just told my 12-year-old that I have a frozen shoulder. "Frozen in time or in ice?" he asked. They're giving him a strong foundation in oratory at Patrick Taylor.
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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I contacted my NIH PO about the new rules requiring reporting foreign co-authorships on papers that acknowledge NIH support. Here's a summary of what I heard back: 1) NIH POs are confused about this too & fear a massive workload as a consequence 2) PIs should report co-authorships in their RPPR /t
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
It would be interesting to subject every popular saying to a rigorous statistical analysis
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I know a lot of Drosophila flies. Outside the Hawaiian clade, D. prolongata is by far the coolest.
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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
C.H. Waddington's lasting achievements in development and evolution Jonathan B. L. Bard examines some of Waddington's research papers that show why he is one of the few pre-molecular-age developmental biologists still widely remembered and how they remain significant. doi.org/10.1242/dev....
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C.H. Waddington's lasting achievements in development and evolution
ABSTRACT. C.H. Waddington (1905-1975) was a British biologist and perhaps the major figure in developmental biology between the 1940s and 1960s. He is one of the few pre-molecular-age developmental bi...
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Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Characterizing the ecological niche of insertion sequences within prokaryotic genomes academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... #jcampubs
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Characterizing the ecological niche of insertion sequences within prokaryotic genomes
Abstract. Insertion sequences (ISs) are widespread prokaryotic transposable elements, often regarded as genomic parasites that primarily cause deleterious
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The US Declaration of Independence, adopted by Congress 250 years ago! A strong assertion of the rights of the human individual. Sadly, in today's world, these rights are constantly violated by governments, corporations and machines.
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Joe Brennan @biologyjoe87.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
UC Davis Ecology & Evolution Grad Preview Program is accepting applications until July 20th! It's a fully virtual program where you are paired with a grad student mentor and learn about what grad school entails, how to apply, and what student life is like! Please share widely!
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Egyptians celebrating a World Cup victory over Australia
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Official transition of the University of New Orleans to the LSU system
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The best aspect of social media: When you post about a topic and your friends from halfway across the world get into an animated discussion about it.
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Father's Day breakfast
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Jordan Nafa @ajordannafa.com · 15/05/2026
The more I use AI for development, the more concerned I am about the fact that knowing what makes an effective prompt and the appropriate, opiniated, guardrails necessary to consistently get high quality output is much harder if you don't have quite a bit of experience doing things by hand first.
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I can't think of another conflict since WWII where there were attacks on the soil of over a dozen nations
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
"Let my people go" far from a war-torn planet. Artemis 2 launches!
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Artemis 2 go for launch!
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Flight termination issue resolved. Strong indication that Artemis 2 will launch tonight.
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Congratulations!
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Artemis II: first time humans leave low earth orbit since 1972. This will be the furthest trip in history. Christina Koch will be the first woman to leave low earth orbit, Jeremy Hansen will be the first Canadian, and Victor Glover will be the first person of color. www.youtube.com/live/Tf_UjBM...
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NASA's Artemis II Crew Launches To The Moon (Official Broadcast)
YouTube video by NASA
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Charikleia Karageorgiou (Clio) @evobioclio.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
The special issue Functional and Adaptive Effects of Genomic Structural Variation is now out in Heredity. Many thanks to all contributors for their submissions, to the editorial team at @heredityjournal.bsky.social and to @ellenleffler.bsky.social, @mydennis.bsky.social & @gokcumenlab.bsky.social!
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Special Issue: Functional and Adaptive Effects of Genomic Structural Variation
See more information on the new Heredity special issue on functional and adaptive effects of genomic structural variation.
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
AI-generated messages are super annoying
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
It is bizarre
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Explosion and massive fire at an oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. Developing story. www.kplctv.com/2026/03/23/e...
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Shelter-in-place advised in Port Arthur after refinery explosion
Emergency officials are responding to the Valero refinery in Port Arthur as smoke rises from the facility.
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Tom Gillingwater @tomgillingwater.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
A great day for the #SMA community in Scotland! Massive congratulations and thanks to everyone who worked over many years to make this happen www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Scotland begins testing newborn babies for rare genetic condition
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) causes progressive muscle weakness and, without treatment, can limit life expectancy to just two years.
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Gueds that's a better way of thinking about it
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Louisiana will never break up with bugs
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
"everybody and everything" subsumes it all - why did he bother naming specific hates?
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
"Blistering barnacles"
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Lol
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molly taft @mollytaft.com · 06/02/2026
NEW: lawmakers in new york rolled out a proposed data center moratorium bill today, making NY at least the sixth state to introduce legislation pausing data center development in the past few *weeks*:
wired.com
New York Is the Latest State to Consider a Data Center Pause
Red and blue states alike have introduced legislation in recent weeks that would halt data center development, citing concerns from climate to high energy prices.
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Just landed in Washington D.C. for an AAAS bootcamp for new Principal Investigators on National Science Foundation S-STEM awards (the $2M grant we received last year to provide scholarships & support for low-income students applying to the University of New Orleans (UNO).
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
"Due to the exceptionally cold weather, all parents should wear 2 pairs of pajamas when dropping off children."
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
"Due to the exceptionally cold weather, all parents should wear 2 pairs of pajamas when dropping off children."
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Eric and Wendy Schmidt will fund the construction of a large exoplanet-hunting space telescope and three highly ambitious ground arrays by 2030. This is the most exciting astronomy news I've heard in my lifetime. www.science.org/content/arti...
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Ex–Google CEO funds private space telescope bigger than Hubble
Schmidt Sciences announces investments in orbiting observatory and three ground-based instruments
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Joan of Arc - the first parade of the New Orleans Mardi Gras season! youtu.be/E3rlrmW5C4w?...
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The 2026 Joan of Arc parade in the French Quarter opens the Mardi Gras Season!
YouTube video by Joel Atallah
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Merry Christmas to all who follow the Julian calendar!
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Steven R. Shaw, PhD @shawpsych.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
When you make friends with Newfoundlanders, you have friends forever. Received a care package of books, trinkets, and snacks today. Genuinely touched by kindness.
Care package from Newfoundland.
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Chimp Haven has expanded the discovery days when you can visit and see the chimps up close! Not that long ago, chimps were bred for research in the US. When studies using chimps were effectively banned, a large sanctuary was created in Louisiana to house the retirees.
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Chimp Haven - World’s Largest Chimpanzee Sanctuary
Chimp Haven is home to more than 300 former research chimps who now live on 200 acres of beautiful, forested sanctuary.
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
webstat.net/ai-fake-news...
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Fake bands and artificial songs are taking over YouTube and Spotify | Culture | Web Stat
The Rise of AI-Generated Music on YouTube: The Story of Rumba Congo (1973)
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
It's shameful that YouTube and other platforms allow accounts to advertize AI fabrications as the work of real artists, deceiving the listener and sullying the reputation of the artist. The title should state explicitly, "AI-generated song inspired by artist X."
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Authorities claim that Claudio Neves Valente was the person responsible for both the Brown University shooting and the murder of MIT physics prof Nuno Loureiro. Valente, who is Portuguese, was a graduate physics student at Brown over 20 years ago. He was found dead in a storage unit today.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 16/12/2025
Just decline the peer review invitation. What are you people even doing?
nature.com
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance
A survey of 1,600 academics found that more than 50% have used artificial-intelligence tools while peer reviewing manuscripts.
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Joel Atallah @jatallah.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
MIT professor Nuno Loureiro shot and killed at home. Devastating.
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