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Andrea Malandrino

@ma1andrea.bsky.social
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Bioengineer interested in mechanobiology. Research assistant in JKU Linz.

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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 04/03/2026
New paper from the lab led by @ericmulhall.bsky.social addresses how PIEZO1 and PIEZO2 are tuned to different types mechanical forces. From nanometer-scale super-resolution microscopy to in vivo experiments, links single-molecule observations to physiological function. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The molecular basis of force selectivity by PIEZO2
Nature - PIEZO2 is intrinsically more rigid than PIEZO1, and disparate mechanical stimuli paradoxically evoke opposite conformational and gating responses in each channel.
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
The world's most famous medical NGO concludes Israel is committing genocide. It joins a consensus of genocide scholars, including in Israel, and NGOs like Amnesty International. No politician or journalist can claim "I did not know at the time!" to evade future justice.
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Wanted in Rome @wantedinrome.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Italian supermarket chain Coop Alleanza removes Israeli goods from its shelves, in a symbolic gesture of solidarity with the Palestinian people, and starts selling Gaza Cola.
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Italy supermarket chain Coop swaps Israeli products for Gaza Cola
Italian supermarket chain Coop, which has 350 stores, has stopped selling Israeli products in a symbolic gesture of solidarity with the Palestinian people.
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Leo Otsuki @leootsuki.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Delighted that our work on positional memory is now published. We asked how axolotl cells 'know' which part of the limb to regenerate after injury. www.nature.com/articles/s41... A joy to work with super team Sarah Plattner, Yuka Sugiura, Francisco Falcon and Elly Tanaka. 🧵1/14
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
I feel like we're not fully appreciating how terrifying this is.
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The Life of Sharks @thelifeofsharks.com · 08/01/2025
The comic that got us demonetised on Facebook back in August. (We’re no longer on Facebook).
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 08/01/2025
In light of Greenland/ Panama Canal/ Canada & especially the Gulf of Mexico, I figured it was time to repost this classic Doonesbury.
Doonesbury
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Regulation matters
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
If you've never donated to Wikipedia, now's the time. Elon Musk is attacking it because it's one of the only sources of honest, curated information that he can't control. www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-ta...
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Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
The billionaire has become one of the most prominent supporters of President-elect Donald Trump.
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James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Our latest: how to generate the notochord "Timely TGFβ signalling inhibition induces notochord" A thread: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Timely TGFβ signalling inhibition induces notochord - Nature
Through analysis of developing chick embryos and in vitro differentiation of embryonic stem cells, a study develops a method to generate a model of the human trunk with a notochord.
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TanentzapfLab @tanentzapflab.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
One of the most surprising lessons for me during my 30 years of doing science is how it's essentially impossible predict what major scientific breakthroughs will emerge or where they will emerge from. But the way we fund science is mostly based on the assumption that we can make such predictions.
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Andrea Malandrino @ma1andrea.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
I tried with my recent paper and it is really 🤯
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Manuel Thery @manuelthery.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
what a dynamic steady state! how does assembly match exactly the disassembly rate? how does it distribute in space without rupturing the cell in multiple pieces? fascinating movie!
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 23/03/2024
Let's talk about the cross-eyed king of regeneration, the planaria. A single organism can be cut into 279 pieces, and after a few weeks, you'll have 279 new planarians (take that, Ship of Theseus!). Their Wolverine-like powers come from "neoblasts", specialized stem cells...
The planaria looks like a slug with googly eyes on it.  It's light brown and granulated against an out of focus blue-grey background.

"Planarian flatworms are able to regrow severed heads and other body parts (Getty Images)"
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Andrea Malandrino @ma1andrea.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
First post on bsky! We indented and punctured hydrogels to measure how plasticity correlates with cell health and movement. Lower puncture force and yield strength could set a new benchmark for bioink design and promote cell compatibility in 3D culture. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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