Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingJames Lloyd 🧬 @jamespblloyd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I’m delighted to share our new pre-print: Make it so: Rapid and affordable plasmid sequencing on ONT platforms with PICARD-seq www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... I wanted to use a MinION to sequence my large repetitive plasmids in-house. Luckily @jwdebler.bsky.social was willing to help. 1/14biorxiv.orgMake it so: Rapid and affordable plasmid sequencing on ONT platforms with PICARD-seqPlasmid construction underpins molecular biology and synthetic biology, yet validation is often limited to the inserted fragment rather than the whole plasmid, and around a third of laboratory-made pl... 13514
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingMariana Schuster @marischuster.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Still one week to apply! 01019
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingSergey Ovchinnikov @sokrypton.org · 14/09/2026Finally a more intuitaive way to learn pLDDT/pAE? 😎 sokrypton.github.io/protein_figh... (Character idea from @hannes-stark.bsky.social & Alex Waldherr) 727698
Leon-Samuel Icking @lsi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Pirate Joaquín: arrrr gone is me time with the machine 120
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingSimon Hammann @simonhammann.bsky.social · 16/09/2026It's incredible how many AI generated figures I've seen over the last few days at a conference. Most of them unnecessary, optional illustration that could be skipped or a proper image could be used. Do you/did you see this as well this year? 7347
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingTatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Closing today! 012
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingTatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social · 07/09/2026📣 Please share! We’re recruiting to build predictive models of gene regulation in plants. We’d love to hear from anyone with strong foundations in regulatory genomics or ML and fluency with coding agents. Any career stage; no plant background needed. noborilab.org 1/5noborilab.orgNobori Lab | The Sainsbury LaboratoryDecoding the molecular and cellular basis of plant-microbe interactions. Single-cell and spatial omics of plant immunity. Led by Tatsuya Nobori at TSL, Norwich, UK. 12739
Leon-Samuel Icking @lsi.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Sadly we don't have a MinION to test it on but your effort to democratise lab tech is very much appreciated! 👍 111
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingSabrina Imbler @sabs.bsky.social · 11/08/2026hello scientists: do I know anyone who could talk to me about the red-lipped batfish? 🧪 0158
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingJames Lloyd 🧬 @jamespblloyd.bsky.social · 08/08/2026I have a certain announcement, that I have cancer. You can read a more comprehensive account at the link below. www.badgrammargoodsyntax.com/different/20... 15196
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingCIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 05/08/2026📣 #JobAlert The @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social of @uni-freiburg.de invites applications for a position as Head of the Life Imaging Center (LIC) – the core facility for light microscopy. ❗ Application Deadline: 6 September, 2026 🔗 kurzlinks.de/2126 #Biology #LightMicroscopy #Imaging 02731
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingMolecular Plant & Plant Communications @mplantpcom.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Sensing pectin damage: Rhamnogalacturonan-I as a ligand for receptor kinases and an immune elicitor #spotlight #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-pl... 084
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingGerrich @gerrich.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Man, this stuff is amazing! Check out DABEST2.0 for multi-group comparisons. I was just struggling with how to best account for the block-type set up of my microplate growth experiments and here it is! Sorry, for the censored data. #microsky 🧪 131
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingMartin Steinegger 🇺🇦 @martinsteinegger.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Riboseek is a fast RNA/DNA search. More sensitive than nhmmer at 250x speed. Structure-aware realignment produces MSAs approaching rMSA quality. Plus 1.7M precomputed RNA MSAs, and an API to search your own 📄 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 💾 github.com/steineggerla... 🌐 search.foldseek.com/riboseek 217975
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingCIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 21/07/2026#reminder #today 👇 093
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingKleineVehnLab @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social · 16/07/2026A new "Dr." on the office door. Congratulations, Dr. @seinabnoura.bsky.social 🎉🌱 A proud day for our community @dompsfr.bsky.social @cibss.bsky.social @uni-freiburg.de 2175
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingSophie Zoe Farkas @sophiezoe.bsky.social · 16/07/2026We are very proud and happy to have you @seinabnoura.bsky.social! Amazing defense! 👏👏👏 2113
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingCIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Join us for the next 📢 #CIBSS Seminar! 🗓 21 Jul 2026 | 12:00–13:00 👉 Prof. Dr. Christine Faulkner @pdchristine.bsky.social (John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK @johninnescentre.bsky.social) 📍 BIO II/III, KS 00 009, Schänzlestr. 1 🔗More info: kurzlinks.de/fkvz #Seminar #PlantScience 0155
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingEMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 14/07/2026We have just launched our newest self-paced tutorial! Protein domains: structure, classification and evolution: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/onl... Learning time: 3 hours Free via EMBL-EBI Training on-demand. @pdbeurope.bsky.social @ebi.embl.org 🧬🖥️ebi.ac.ukProtein domains: structure, classification, and evolution - An introductory tutorial for protein domainsProtein domains: structure, classification, and evolution - An introductory tutorial for protein domains 12010
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingCIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 13/07/2026📣 #JobAlert The Faculty of Biology of @uni-freiburg.de invites applications for a Professorship (W3) for Bioinformatics and Molecular Genetics. ❗ Application Deadline: 15 August, 2026 🔗 kurzlinks.de/roi8 #Biology #Bioinformatics #MolecularGenetics 22331
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 12/07/2026Everyone gets fooled sometimes, but if you credulously post an image or video that people reply to tell you is fake/AI-generated and you leave it up anyway (because “it’s still funny” or whatever) you’re making the misinformation problem worse and will be blocked immediately. 231975238
Leon-Samuel Icking @lsi.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Got some of the neuchâtelouse visiting Freiburg for the biology faculty day. I have the impression they liked it 1120
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingNick Desnoyer @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The SynBio team’s plasmid collection is one of the coolest aspects of @thesainsburylab.bsky.social What’s even cooler is their vision of sharing it with everyone and the partners who are helping make it happen 💪 🧬 02411
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingNessa Carson @supersciencegrl.co.uk · 09/07/2026Great summary of #SpudCell from @dereklowe.bsky.social. I had only read a secondary article (heavily based on the press release) on it, and despite the enormous hype inside could not figure out from that article whether it was even a top-down or bottom-up approach! www.science.org/content/blog...science.orgBehold the SpudCell 0178
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingMarieke Oudelaar @mariekeoudelaar.bsky.social · 07/07/2026We are looking for someone to lead the new Facility for Protein Biochemistry & Biophysics at the MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg — please spread the word and apply if you are interested! 03753
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingMartin Pacesa @martinpacesa.bsky.social · 07/07/2026We often talk about complex protein folds but what does that really mean? Turns out we don't have a good metric for it. So we made a game to make one! Head over to our website to vote on which fold you think is more complex and why! pacesalab.com/foldcomplexi... 13417
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 06/07/2026The 2026 United States of Science Challenge starts NOW! Each bubble represents classrooms we’ve matched with scientists this year. This a competition to fill bubbles with $10 donations to support @skypeascientist.bsky.social The first region to fill all bubbles wins. 👇🏻 givebutter.com/USS2026givebutter.comUnited States of Science 2026By Skype a Scientist 14228176
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingKleineVehnLab @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Few days left to apply!!! 023
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingKleineVehnLab @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Apply until Friday! 088
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingFelipe Opazo @opazo.bsky.social · 02/07/2026New paper! 🚀 A high-affinity anti- #mNeonGreen #nanobody turns #mNG into a #multifunctional Tag. @nanotag.bsky.social decided to openly share the #nanobody for research use. Not common, but we strongly believe well-defined reagents are key for reproducible science. We hope you find it useful! 💚 610051
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingBrady Johnston @bradyajohnston.bsky.social · 03/07/2026The paper is out which means the MD trajectories are finally available! #MolecularNodes #b3d #GeometryNodes 48919
Leon-Samuel Icking @lsi.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Development of approaches and identifying limitations towards functional yeast surface display of FLS2 by Daniel R. Woldring and team: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Cool idea to make FLS2 assays quicker and fantastic honesty reporting that it does not work well yet. Kudos to the authors!biorxiv.orgDevelopment of approaches and identifying limitations towards functional yeast surface display of FLS2Pattern recognition receptors such as FLAGELLIN SENSING 2 (FLS2) are central to plant immunity and attractive targets for engineering broader detection of bacterial phytopathogens for application in p... 000
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingDave Palmer @davepalmerusask.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Chemistry professor switches jobs to one that comes with less criticism and a healthier attitude toward women in the profession 33813
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingFacundo Romani @fromani.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Glad to see Anna's final PhD paper as a pre-print. Marchantia as a bioproduction chassis not only for markers but also for useful proteins. #PlantScience #SynBio www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgMarchantia polymorpha as a simple platform for plant-based production of functional nanobodiesRecombinant proteins have transformative potential in biomedicine, but their production is often costly and carries contamination risks. Plants offer an attractive alternative, with low growth costs a... 23114
Reposted by Leon-Samuel IckingChenxin Li, PhD @chenxinli2.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Does anyone has long-reads genome for the Van-0 accession of Arabidopsis? Thanks 014