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Julia Wittes

@jwittes.bsky.social
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Genetics, pie, knitting

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Julia Wittes @jwittes.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
My new paper is out in Current Biology!
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Insulin signaling activity in the somatic gonad controls dauer entry via the germ line in C. elegans
C. elegans dauer diapause is a facultative state of cellular and developmental quiescence that enables survival in adverse conditions. Przybyl et al. show that a canonical insulin signaling pathway ac...
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Meera Sundaram @meera-sundaram.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Flybase is in trouble and needs emergency support. #Celegans community I know we have a friendly feud but maybe consider a donation to honor a fly colleague/mentor?
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
"Imagine a DAPI-like stain, but for the extracellular matrix." That's basically how this work was pitched to me by Kayvon and Antonio a year or so ago. Now the final product really delivers. Read about their versatile label for ECM in living tissues here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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