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Nucleic Acids Research @narjournal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

⭐ Celebrating the Launch of the Human Genome Project (HPG) 🧬36 years ago today, scientists launched one of biology’s most ambitious experiments: reading the ~3 billion bases of the human genome. On Oct. 1, 1990, HPG began with a seemingly impossible question: Could we sequence the human genome? 1/5

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Nucleic Acids Research @narjournal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

⭐ #NARBreakthrough ⭐ What if we could bring ancient proteins back to life? 🧬 Prof. Stoddard’s lab @fredhutch.org found that ~10% of homing endonucleases remain functional, and ancestral reconstruction reveals how these enzymes evolved new targets. Read the article here: doi.org/10.1093/nar/...

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Wendy Bickmore @wbickmor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Tomorrow we welcome the last ever intact of PhD students into the MRC Human Genetics Unit. On Wednesday (23rd September) we celebrate all that our students have achieved, and contributed to society, over the decades. @uoe-igc.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mrc-hgu-ph...

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MRC HGU PhD Student Alumni Day

We hope you can join us for a fun and inspiring in-person gathering.

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Julian Sale @juliansalelab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

@joyzhang.bsky.social has released the new website for 'Care-full Synthesis', the parallel @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded social science and ethics project running alongside the Synthetic Human Genome project, SynHG. Keep an eye on it for updates! research.kent.ac.uk/carefullsynt....

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Home - Care-full Synthesis

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Julian Sale @juliansalelab.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A brilliant piece of work from Matthew, Felix and team and a great example of inter- and cross-divisional collaboration at LMB. 👏

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Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A massive update: At least ~15 companies~ are selling scientists antibodies using faked validation data. We've documented 18,000+ manipulated images on 17,000+ products sold by leading laboratory suppliers including Thermo Fisher, Abcam, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Millipore Sigma and Bio-Techne. 1/🧵

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Liz Miller @lizmillercu.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

*JobAlert* One more week to apply for a post-doc position in my lab at Dundee to study co-translational protein quality control of secretory and membrane proteins. This is a collaborative project with @kulathu.bsky.social and @zeqiraj.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSM201/p...

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Postdoctoral Research Assistant - UOD2336 at University of Dundee

Discover an exciting academic career path as a Postdoctoral Research Assistant - UOD2336 at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

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Pablo Alcón @palconh.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The summer is (almost) over and, as promised, a postdoc position to join our lab is now officially open! Please apply on our website via the link below, or share with your fellow biochemists / structural biologists / DNA repair aficionados! (deadline 30 September) mbg.au.dk/en/news-and-...

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Position as postdoc in biochemistry and structural biology of DNA repair - Vacancy at Aarhus University

Vacancy at Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics - Protein Science, Aarhus University

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Julian Sale @juliansalelab.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

It is remarkable that, despite the drought, the roses can still put on displays like this.

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Madeline Lancaster @lancasterlab.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Super proud and excited to share this new paper from our lab, a huge collaborative effort from an amazing team! If you do any differentiation of PSCs, this will be of interest 🤓👇 And if you’d like to try out this PSC standardisation, reach out and we’ll happily share the protocol!

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Julian Sale @juliansalelab.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Working with a hugely engaged group of editors (all of whom are practising scientists), authors and reviewers, and a great publisher, is a hugely rewarding way to contribute to the community. Your chance to get involved!

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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology @mrclmb.ac.uk · 30/07/2026

Congratulations to Chris Russo, Group Leader in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, who has been awarded the 2026 K. H. Kuo Award for Distinguished Scientist in Biological Electron Microscopy. www.bsc.org.cn/KuoSymposium... #LMBintheNews

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Stefan Marciniak @profmarciniak.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Imagine having served your country with distinction for decades, having saved countless lives, only to become the target of unhinged right-wing conspiracy theorists at the age of 85. A shameful way to treat a scientific hero. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

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Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment at Rand Paul-led US Senate COVID hearing

Anthony Fauci, the former top U.S. infectious disease expert, declined to answer questions at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, invoking his constitutional right against self-incrimination and accusing R...

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Julian Sale @juliansalelab.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Growing up in the Northwest, Jodrell Bank helped inspire my interest in science. To hear of its funding being cut by @ukri.org is extremely sad, and an act of monumental vandalism that diminishes UK science in so many ways, including its ability to excite little kids... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

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Roger Highfield @rogerhighfield.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Sad news ... it was so nice to have a science minister who knew his onions

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Nucleic Acids Research @narjournal.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

📣The 24th annual NAR Web Server Issue is now online! 📣Explore 47 new web servers spanning a range of scientific and medical applications. Congratulations and thanks to all authors, editors and reviewers for your contributions!🧬 #NARWebServer #MolecularBiology #OpenAccessIssue

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Julian Sale @juliansalelab.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Love how the two algorithm-recommended papers accompanying this retraction are retractions. Good work 👍

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Pallab Ghosh @pallabg.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

he UK‘s research funding agency @UKRI_News has received a record increase for funding Science by the government. Why then is it having to cut the budget of some of the most important labs in the country?🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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UK science research labs hit by £160m cut despite record spending

Some of Britian's biggest labs face cuts even though government science spending is at record levels.

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Julian Sale @juliansalelab.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Choral Evensong today by the Choir of @caiuscollege.bsky.social featuring music by our first director of music (appointed 1894), conducted by our fifth (appointed 2020). Enjoy. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Choral Evensong - The Parish Church of St John-at-Hampstead, London - BBC Sounds

Live from the Parish Church of St John-at-Hampstead, London.

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Nucleic Acids Research @narjournal.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

📣 Applications are open for the next NAR Early Career Investigator (ECI) Advisory Board cohort! Work with Executive Editors, help shape journal strategy, and gain insight into peer review during a 2-year term. Apply by 1 Nov 2026: lnkd.in/g233ZCAf #ECR #NAR #AcademicPublishing #MolecularBiology

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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology @mrclmb.ac.uk · 03/07/2026

LMB spinout company @trimtechtx.bsky.social has now raised $47M in seed funding. Building on research by Leo James and @w-mcewan.bsky.social, TRIMTECH Therapeutics will utilise targeted protein degradation to develop novel neurodegeneration treatments. Read more here: shorturl.at/LeTaZ #LMBintheNews

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Julian Sale @juliansalelab.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Absolutely. There’s much to be said for keeping decision making close to the point of delivery to maintain focus on what really matters!

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Ellison Institute of Technology @eit.org · 25/06/2026

🧬 Congrats to Prof Jason Chin, Executive Director of GBI at EIT, on being selected for the 2026 Heinrich Wieland Prize, which he will receive in November. Jason will be honoured for pioneering work – Rewriting the Code of Life. Read more: link.eit.org/4amz4Vj #GenerativeBiology #SyntheticBiology

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Professor Jason Chin to receive prestigious Heinrich Wieland Prize for his work in Generative Biology | Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford

The prestigious international prize from Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung recognises outstanding research on biologically active molecules and systems.

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Pablo Alcón @palconh.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Join us! Postdoc position (2-3 years) in our lab @molbiolau.bsky.social Looking for candidates with experience in cell culture, genome editing, biochemistry, and/or structural biology. Application opens in August via AU's system but informal enquiries by email are welcome from now. (1/2)

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Julian Sale @juliansalelab.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

The Moon and Venus putting on a special show over the Basilica of San Domenico, Siena this evening.

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Julian Sale @juliansalelab.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

TF really digging themselves into a hole here. There’s little doubt how this kind of image manipulation should be handled had it had appeared in a journal …

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Julian Sale @juliansalelab.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Another great paper from Leo James’ lab @mrclmb.ac.uk. A fascinating mechanism with real therapeutic potential. 👇

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Julian Sale @juliansalelab.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

There used to be the phrase in English law ‘obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception’ …

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Julian Sale @juliansalelab.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This is what you get from a small-group, high-trust, long-horizon model of research funding 👇

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Julian Sale @juliansalelab.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

A great project and terrific team 👇

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EMBO @embo.org · 12/05/2026

"My EMBO Membership, Young Investigator award and Fellowship have been a fantastic way to make connections with people all over Europe (...)," explains Madeline Lancaster (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology): www.embo.org/people/an-interview-wi… 🧪 #networking

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Julian Sale @juliansalelab.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Well done Greg & Leo! Great news for LMB and PNAC.

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Stephen McLaughlin @lmbbiophysics.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Hope you can join us for our 10th Next Generation Biophysics Symposium @mrclmb.ac.uk in September. We have a fantastic speaker line up: www3.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/sites/nextge...

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David Monchaud @dmonchaud.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Happy to take you behind the scenes of the discovery of 7 alternative #DNA structures: 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅, G-quadruplex (𝗚𝟰), 𝗶-𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳, both 3- and 4-way 𝗗𝗡𝗔 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗥-𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗽 and the left-handed duplex 𝗭-𝗗𝗡𝗔. Hope you'll enjoy this journey back in time! In @narjournal.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.1093/nar/...

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louiseatkin.bsky.social @louiseatkin.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Been away from scientific research for over a year and want to get back to the bench? LMB's new Career Returner Fellowship bridges the gap for those who want to re-enter lab-based research. Applications open 13 April More info mrclmb.ac.uk/careers-and-... PLEASE SHARE THIS! @mrclmb.ac.uk

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Julian Sale @juliansalelab.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

A really terrific opportunity to work in a very exciting group. Strongly recommended! 👇

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Julian Sale @juliansalelab.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

This has been going on for a while. I had a completely brazen offer, followed up several times, of 100k for 40 slots at @narjournal.bsky.social a couple of years ago. The correpondent promised that the papers would be rigorously reviewed!🤥

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Julian Sale @juliansalelab.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Absolutely spot on. Lest this be forgotten.

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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology @mrclmb.ac.uk · 10/03/2026

@lancasterlab.bsky.social, Joint Head of the LMB’s Cell Biology Division (@cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social), was recognised in the 2026 Suffrage Science Awards for her work on brain organoids 🧠 Congratulations to Madeline and the other 2026 awardees! Read more: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... #LMBNews

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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology @mrclmb.ac.uk · 24/02/2026

Are you a structural biologist pushing the boundaries of molecular science with an ambitious research programme? Join our Structural Studies Division as a tenure-track Group Leader, with core funding, world-leading facilities & enthusiastic colleagues. Apply by 16 MAR www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Job opening for Research Group Leader in Structural Studies at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, focusing on macromolecular structures.

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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology @mrclmb.ac.uk · 17/02/2026

Interested in all the molecular techniques available at the LMB to help researchers? Check out this lecture series on our Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... 🧪

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Molecular Techniques Training Seminars 2025-26 - YouTube

The recordings are from the LMB's recent series of training seminars 'Biophysical Techniques Course: Solving Probes with Molecular Techniques.'Featuring expe...

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