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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him)

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Technology Editor at Nature magazine (@nature.com) #rstats #scicomm. Love is love. 💕

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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 57m
Very cool!
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Davide Castelvecchi @castelvecchi.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
My latest, on OpenAI's dump www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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OpenAI posts 700 maths preprints online: mathematicians are up in arms
The firm used unreleased models to tackle hundreds of high-profile problems.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 23h
Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the Apollo project who ultimately led the 100-person team that guided Armstrong and Aldrin to a safe landing on the moon, dies at 90. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...
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Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died
Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Another year, another all-male slate of winners. :sigh:
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anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
another year where all the science nobels went to men, as was the case in 2024 much of this piece, about the structural barriers women face in doing innovative research and receiving credit for it, holds up (I think) www.statnews.com/2024/10/11/n...
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Men won all the science Nobels this year. There's an even bigger problem
The Nobel's gender gap reflects larger barriers faced by women in science
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Rather than fight this tug of war that exists between what cells want to do and what we as engineers want to do, we kind of just cut the rope.” New @nature.com, how researchers are refining cell-free protein expression systems to advance synthetic bio & other apps. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Cells, who needs them? Biochemists turn to proteins in a tube
Scientists are using cell-free transcription and translation systems to synthesize proteins, design biology-based sensors and develop synthetic cells.
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Loïc A. Royer 💻🔬🧪 @loicaroyer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🏁 That's a wrap! The @biohub.org Cell Tracking machine learning challenge on @kaggle.com is over: 4,478 participants, 3,947 teams, 120 countries, 95,438 submissions, tracking every cell of zebrafish embryos. 🧪🔬🧵 kaggle.com/competition... #microscopy
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Shameless plug: I wrote about WebAssembly @nature.com in 2024 -- very cool, if complicated, technology! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
No installation required: how WebAssembly is changing scientific computing
Enabling code execution in the web browser, the multilanguage tool is powerful but complicated.
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is neat: a #webR - based (WebAssembly) package (📦) to convert an RStudio workspace into a static web page that allows anyone to try your code without installation. #rstats 🧪 blog.thecoatlessprofessor.com/posts/introd... (ht @richvn.bsky.social)
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R Workspaces as Static Websites – TheCoatlessProfessor
Bundle your R packages, scripts and data into a static website where R runs in the visitor’s browser, with no compute server and nothing to install.
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Gotta name them all! 👩‍🔬🧪 by @richvn.bsky.social @nature.com
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
For the science feed. 🧪 By @heidiledford.bsky.social @nature.com
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Alison Bain @alisonbain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Department of Chemistry at Oregon State University is hiring a tenure-track physical chemist at the assistant or associate professor level @chemjobber.bsky.social oregonstate.wd501.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/OSU_Ca...
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Assistant/Associate Professor: Chemistry
Department: College of Science Special Instructions to Applicants: To ensure full consideration, we must receive applications by November 15, 2026. Applications will continue to be accepted after the ...
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Helen Pearson @helenpearson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
NEW: There are widespread concerns that AI will reduce our critical-thinking skills. My story for @nature.com today looks at how to maintain those skills — and teach them to students. I found some fascinating science on critical thinking + useful tips for us all 🧠 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
How to stay smart in the age of AI: the science of critical thinking
There is growing concern that AI can blunt memory and reasoning. But science shows ways to keep the brain sharp.
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Co-Scientist combed thru 700+ papers and generated 108 possible strategies. It rejected all but one as unworkable. The last strategy turned the lab’s thinking on its head." New @nature.com, how #AI co-scientists are upending the way research is done. By Elie Dolgin 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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AI co-scientists are revolutionizing how research is done
Artificial-intelligence systems can generate hypotheses, design experiments and analyse data — but humans still need to decide what makes sense.
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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
You'll never forget your first views of the Tetons. #Photography
A black & white image of the Teton mountains from the center of a road pointed straight toward them with clear skies overhead.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The irony of it all Yesterday, @NEJM posted a new essay suggesting that the US government attacks on biomedical science will subside. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... On the same day, it was announced the President wants control of NIH funding
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Due to funding concerns, @cos.io's Open Science Framework will no longer allow researchers to post their code and data on the platform from 16 November onwards. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @briannosek.bsky.social, @katiecorker.bsky.social
nature.com
Popular open-science platform to stop hosting data and code amid funding concerns
Changes to the Open Science Framework’s policies will come into effect in November, forcing researchers to reconsider their workflows.
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Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What if Emily Dickinson came back like Fruma Sarah to attack ChatGPT for appropriating the em-dash
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026
Shanah Tovah, New York! Wishing all Jewish New Yorkers celebrating a sweet, joyful and meaningful Rosh Hashanah. Here’s to a new year filled with health, happiness and blessings (and yes, even another Knicks championship).
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The policy change was “necessitated because of financial realities”, says @briannosek.bsky.social: it costs US$4-5 million annually to manage the OSF. New @nature.com, @cos.io to stop hosting data & code, plus private data, from 16 Nov. By @dalmeet.bsky.social 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Popular open-science platform to stop hosting data and code amid funding concerns
Changes to the Open Science Framework’s policies will come into effect in November, forcing researchers to reconsider their workflows.
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The policy change was “necessitated because of financial realities”, says @briannosek.bsky.social: it costs US$4-5 million annually to manage the OSF. New @nature.com, @cos.io to stop hosting data & code, plus private data, from 16 Nov. By @dalmeet.bsky.social 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Popular open-science platform to stop hosting data and code amid funding concerns
Changes to the Open Science Framework’s policies will come into effect in November, forcing researchers to reconsider their workflows.
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Protein biologists once dismissed #single-cell #proteomics as sci-fi. But now the tech is not only possible but practical — and scientifically informative. By @eisensteinium.bsky.social, feat. @slavov-n.bsky.social @mannlab.bsky.social & more @nature.com 🧪🦠 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Probing the proteome at cellular scale
Rapid technological advances are allowing researchers to identify thousands of proteins in individual cells, revealing the hidden mechanisms underlying development and disease.
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
PS: This kind of research is called 'biocodicology', and @marlabroadfoot.bsky.social had a brilliant feature on it earlier this year @nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
How DNA forensics is transforming studies of ancient manuscripts
Scientists are exposing the biological information hidden in ancient parchments without leaving a mark.
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is so cool: researchers studying ancient parchments as biological objects uncover the hidden history of sheeppox virus. 📚🦠🧪. From @science.org @andrewcurry.com www.science.org/content/arti...
science.org
Ancient sheep virus found hiding in medieval parchment
Newly recovered sheeppox sequences reveal when and how the virus emerged
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
#AI offers a powerful technology for managing zoonotic diseases and reducing the risk of spillover, possibly even preventing outbreaks in the first place. At least, that’s the theory. @hg-richardson.bsky.social reports @nature.com 🧪https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02684-1
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AI models are being used to track zoonotic diseases. Will they prevent the next pandemic?
Spread of diseases between humans and animals is an issue around the world. But AI models can be used to monitor their progress.
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
How can individual laboratories decide on the best ways to use AI to enhance their work? It depends on the research values that your team prioritizes, a new white paper suggests. #AI By @jennaahart.bsky.social @nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
What’s your lab’s archetype? The answer could inform how you use AI
A white paper gives research groups four priority models, each of which uses artificial intelligence differently.
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"Although the marmots don’t have any clothes on, the profile’s content is nevertheless family-friendly." New @nature.com, meet the team behind OnlyMarms, the marmot research team that's raising money on OnlyFans. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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These rodent OnlyFans stars are helping to fund scientific research
The platform, mostly known for its adult content, has provided a financial lifeline amid US federal-funding uncertainty. And now the marmots have their own cryptocurrency too.
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
New @nature.com, @neilsavage.bsky.social reports on how researchers are finding new ways to use #3Dprinting in the lab. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Five ways 3D printing is improving lab work
As 3D printers become cheaper and easier to work with, researchers are finding new ways to incorporate the technology in their studies.
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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Happy Caturday 🐾🤍
A black cat rides proudly on a robot vacuum as it zooms across a colourful rainbow-like background, leaving a trail of dust behind. The cat says, “Weeeeee.” Text above reads, “I hope you find time to do something silly and let yourself enjoy it!”
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Dr. Black's Medieval Remedies @winstonblack.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
My god, what an image. Dead kings in a plastic box, carried off as the world burns.
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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A whimsical illustration of a fluffy black cat crouching down to sniff a tiny bug in a colourful grassy landscape beneath a purple and pink sky. Text reads: “Many times, we feel scared because something is new, not because we can’t do it,” said the little bug. “Yeah. That’s why we cats must sniff everything first. Just to make sure, you know,” said the cat.
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Leaving the lab can be exciting. But sorting through years of samples and data while preparing for your next career stage — and often a move to a different city or country — can be overwhelming. @sjmelchor.bsky.social has 7 tips for a graceful exit. #PhD 🧪 @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Seven tips for a graceful lab exit
Job transitions are challenging, but good communication and planning will help.
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Leaving the lab can be exciting. But sorting through years of samples and data while preparing for your next career stage — and often a move to a different city or country — can be overwhelming. @sjmelchor.bsky.social has 7 tips for a graceful exit. #PhD 🧪 @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Seven tips for a graceful lab exit
Job transitions are challenging, but good communication and planning will help.
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 10/08/2026
From a journalist who's covered abortion for a decade: this is a HUGE deal. SBA Pro-Life America is the top political group in this space. It had so far refused to publicly embrace using the dormant Comstock Act to restrict abortion (like ADF, AUL, Students for Life). That reticence ended on Friday
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A teenager in North Carolina has been arrested for assault with a "deadly weapon" after taking abortion medication. @kylietcheung.bsky.social has been doing such an incredible job with these pieces on post-Dobbs criminalization
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North Carolina Teen Arrested for Using Abortion Pills As “Deadly Weapon”
The 18-year-old faces criminal charges for trying to self-manage an abortion
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Republican elected officials, particularly Rand Paul and Ron Johnson, are a disgrace. Aside from their repeated attacks on Dr. Fauci, I ask you this: Who in their right mind will ever try to lead an American pandemic response again if the consequence is being harassed for the rest of your life?
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Senators vote to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress for pleading the Fifth during tense hearing
Fauci declined to answer senators’ questions more than 100 times during last week’s hearing, angering Republican lawmakers who have targeted him for years.
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Johanna Joyce @johannajoyce.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
In this new World View, I was invited by Nature Reviews Cancer to reflect on how women’s experiences in cancer research have changed over the past 25 years - and why increased visibility should not be mistaken for equality Free link: rdcu.be/fwbvV #womeninscience 🧪 @natrevcancer.nature.com
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Who gets told what is impossible?
Nature Reviews Cancer - Twenty-five years after the launch of Nature Reviews Cancer, the experiences of women in cancer research have changed in important ways, with gains in visibility,...
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Nature reveals the studies that are mentioned most often in patent filings — and why. A fascinating analysis by @richvn.bsky.social @heidiledford.bsky.social & Edward Chen at @nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Exclusive: the science papers that patents cite the most
Nature reveals the studies that are mentioned most often in patent filings — and why.
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Taking a scientific approach to artificial-intelligence queries makes every output a result to be checked, says @jamesmdewar.bsky.social. Here are ten tips for doing it right. New @nature.com 🧪🤖 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Want to get more from AI? Treat every prompt like an experiment
Taking a scientific approach to artificial-intelligence queries makes every output a result to be checked, says James Dewar. Here are ten tips for doing it right.
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I wrote about what to do when you find a coding error in your published code in 2022 @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41.... "Labs that have a culture of 'people who are smart and careful don't make mistakes', are setting themselves up for being a lab that doesn't admit their mistakes."
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How to fix your scientific coding errors
Software bugs are frustrating. Adopting some simple strategies can help you to avoid them, and fix them when they occur.
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
This is cool. The Center for Scientific Integrity (which oversees @retractionwatch.com) announces the first winners of its Ctrl-Z Prize for researchers with the courage to retract their own work. 🧪 centerforscientificintegrity.org/2026/08/04/2...
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The Center for Scientific Integrity announces inaugural winners of the Ctrl-Z Award for courage in retracting their own work - The Center for Scientific Integrity
The Center for Scientific Integrity is proud to announce the inaugural winners of the 2026 Ctrl-Z Award. Named for the universal keyboard shortcut for “undo,” the Ctrl-Z Award this year honors a junio...
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Taking a scientific approach to artificial-intelligence queries makes every output a result to be checked, says @jamesmdewar.bsky.social. Here are ten tips for doing it right. New @nature.com 🧪🤖 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Want to get more from AI? Treat every prompt like an experiment
Taking a scientific approach to artificial-intelligence queries makes every output a result to be checked, says James Dewar. Here are ten tips for doing it right.
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Thank you for sharing your experience with @nature.com’s readers, James!
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✨John Carpenter’s BOObies✨ @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
This is such a profound invasion of privacy. They’re going to push to do this to ALL women btw.
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Brilliant. By @ginnyhogan.bsky.social
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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
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Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 29/07/2026
Cool method for nano pore based peptide sequencing, nice use of copper-free click chemistry as well! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Sequential reading of a stepwise-shortened peptide immobilized on nanopore - Nature
A nanopore-based ‘chop and measure’ method sequences peptides at single-amino-acid resolution by using enzymatic digestion to progressively shorten the N terminus one residue at a time,...
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Rick McKee @rmckee.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I drew this August 23, 2022, and it’s coming to pass.
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Peer Review Congress #PRC11 Coming 2029! @peerreviewcongress.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Three tips to avoid #AI image mistakes in science: 1. Check publishers’ rules 2. Don’t manipulate original data 3. Take responsibility www.nature.com/articles/d41... @sarahemilywild.bsky.social @nature.com @springernature.com
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Three tips to avoid AI image mistakes in science
Artificial-intelligence tools can be useful for brainstorming and creating graphics, but they can introduce errors. If you’re going to use them, here’s how to avoid problems.
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