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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Londoners say NO to Ray-Ban pervert glasses
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 12/09/2026
"Have you been paid by them to lobby on their behalf?" "Yes." @mehdirhasan.bsky.social presses General Wesley Clark on his support for the MEK, an Iranian group once designated a terrorist org by the US. Watch the full discussion: zeteo.com/p/meet-the-g...
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 11/09/2026
Can AI kill humans? AI researcher Jacob Coxon’s warning of the existential threat posed by artificial intelligence prompted a slew of others working at Anthropic, DeepMind, & OpenAI to sound the alarm bells AI critics have long been ringing. Read more: zeteo.com/p/the-ai-apo...
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 11/09/2026
Remember when everyone was tweeting at @mehdirhasan.bsky.social that if Hamas would release the hostages, the war would end immediately? New reporting in Haaretz reveals that Hamas offered to release the hostages at 7pm on October 7th and the Israelis weren't interested. youtu.be/sS1XLSEnjyE?...
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The truth about Hamas and the hostages
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 30/04/2026
'Piracy': Israel Kidnaps Nearly 200 Peace Activists Aboard Flotilla 600 Miles Away From Gaza Zeteo contributor Alex Colston is among those Israel abducted, as activists accuse Greece of complicity after Israeli forces intercepted 22 boats in international waters. Read: zeteo.com/p/gaza-floti...
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'Piracy': Israel Kidnaps Nearly 200 Peace Activists Aboard Flotilla 600 Miles Away From Gaza
Zeteo contributor Alex Colston is among those Israel abducted, as activists accuse Greece, a NATO member, of complicity after Israeli forces intercepted 22 boats in international waters near Crete.
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Nature @nature.com · 26/04/2026
All 22 members of the board that advises and oversees the US National Science Foundation (NSF), a leading funder of basic science, were fired on 24 April without explanation. go.nature.com/42tkCGv
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Entire NSF science advisory board fired by Trump administration
Members of the National Science Board, which the US Congress founded in 1950, were given no explanation for their termination.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 17/04/2026
Iceland—previously the only Arctic nation without mosquitoes—no longer holds that distinction. "The detection of mosquitoes just north of Reykjavík in 2025 reflects an ecological shift already underway," write Amanda M. Koltz and Lauren E. Culler in a new #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/4tg86pJ
"Mosquitoes in Iceland are more than a curiosity or future annoyance. They are a warning …" - Amanda M. Koltz and Lauren E. Culler
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Nature @nature.com · 18/04/2026
Brazil’s federal police arrested a researcher late last month for allegedly taking samples of viruses from a high-security biosafety laboratory at a leading Brazilian university go.nature.com/4tVjyHb
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Viruses allegedly stolen from high-security lab cause stir in Brazil
Nature - The missing samples — reported to include chikungunya and dengue viruses — have been recovered, but questions linger over motive.
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 18/04/2026
“[Hind Rajab] was pleading, and her family, and they just got machine gunned to death. I mean, this is horrifying.” @mehdirhasan.bsky.social and @senpeterwelch.govpeeps.us discuss the murder of Hind Rajab, a 5-year-old in Gaza, by the Israeli military. Watch here: zeteo.com/p/aipac-is-t...
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
The Strait of Hormuz crisis is doing something a decade of subsidies and mandates struggled to achieve: making millions of people want an EV who previously discounted them. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Interest in EVs surges in Europe as fuel prices jump after Iran war
Demand at online marketplaces could settle at a new, higher normal, with the crisis leaving consumers ‘scarred’
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Centre de Regulació Genòmica (CRG) @crg.eu · 30/05/2025
Endinsa’t en una vivència sensorial única que connecta ciència i art immersiu. “SEEING: Un ull i una caixa” arriba del 5 al 14 de juny al Centre Cívic Convent de Sant Agustí (Carrer del Comerç 36, Barcelona). www.crg.eu/en/event/see...
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Omar Jamshed @omarjam.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Wow. Catalonia has more active clinical trials than the entirety of the UK or Germany. That's wild. From the latest @biocat.cat annual report.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called for the EU to end its Association Agreement with Israel.
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Nature @nature.com · 12/03/2026
Four million articles are now downloaded from bioRxiv every month, according to an analysis of the life-science preprint server’s first 13 years of existence go.nature.com/3Px4xMF
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How bioRxiv changed the way biologists share ideas – in numbers
Four million articles are now downloaded from bioRxiv every month, according to an analysis of the life-science preprint server’s first 13 years of existence.
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Centre de Regulació Genòmica (CRG) @crg.eu · 18/11/2025
Considering a PhD in Barcelona? Have doubts about what the process entails? Join our experts online this Thursday who can answer your questions, big and small. More info about our 20+ fully-funded positions here: www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
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natdc.bsky.social @natdc.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
This is one of a kind research outreach event. Scientists and artists have gathered together to deliver this sensory experience!
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Nature @nature.com · 26/04/2025
“To do better than CRISPR is a very tall order” The hunt to dethrone CRISPR as the most transformative biological discovery of the century is on go.nature.com/42ZTOPb
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Microbial warfare brought us CRISPR. What big breakthroughs could be next?
Nature - Gene editing and many other useful biotechnology tools came from studies of bacteria fighting off viral invaders. But scientists have only begun to unlock the secrets of this ancient arms...
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Nature @nature.com · 26/03/2025
The termination of COVID-19 research is a “real slap in the face of the many patients struggling with the long-term health effects of COVID infections”, says Jennifer Nuzzo, an epidemiologist at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. go.nature.com/4c2QfuJ
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Exclusive: NIH to cut grants for COVID research, documents reveal
Studies on climate change and South Africa are also on the latest list of grants to be terminated, according to updated documents obtained by Nature.
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Centre de Regulació Genòmica (CRG) @crg.eu · 25/03/2025
We're very excited to announce the ECaBox Symposium in Barcelona on the 3rd of June 2025. Join global experts exploring the latest innovations in regenerative medicine for eye disease. Organised by @piacosma.bsky.social. Registration is now open!
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ECaBox Symposium: Seeing the Future - EcaBox
Register for the ECaBox Symposium: Seeing the Future on 3rd June 2025, a full-day event bringing together leading experts to discuss the latest advancements in eye disease, retinal regeneration, and t...
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Nature @nature.com · 22/03/2025
Some early-career researchers report feeling pressure to use animal models to meet journal and grant requirements, even in disciplines and projects that don’t require them. go.nature.com/4bVYbOk
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How ‘animal methods bias’ is affecting research careers
Nature - Some early-career researchers report feeling pressure to use animal models to meet journal and grant requirements, even in disciplines and projects that don’t require them.
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
All you need to know about Twitter
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Nature @nature.com · 15/03/2025
Some scientists in the United States have told Nature that they are considering leaving the country in the wake of widespread disruption to research brought in by the Trump administration Are you thinking about leaving? go.nature.com/4bMGd0J
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These frustrated scientists want to leave the United States – do you? Take Nature’s poll
Nature - In the wake of the Trump administration’s funding freezes and job cuts, some researchers are planning their next move.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 17/03/2025
For the first time, researchers have used the #CRISPR gene editor to repair a flawed gene in the human body. scim.ag/3RdMzMT
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Gene editing fixes DNA—and treats incurable lung and liver disease
A promising clinical trial marks another milestone for the CRISPR gene editor
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Science Magazine @science.org · 17/03/2025
In Science, researchers report a physics-informed #DeepLearning model that can predict the deformation behavior of Antarctic ice shelves, revealing complexities of the process that extend beyond the traditional understanding. Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective. scim.ag/3RgudLc
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How does Antarctic ice deform?
A deep-learning model infers large-scale dynamics of Antarctic ice shelves
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Nature @nature.com · 17/03/2025
“We are in a different era right now where nothing is normal,” says Jennifer Zeitzer, who leads the public-affairs office at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology in Rockville, Maryland. go.nature.com/3FwNghZ
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What’s in store for US science as funding bill averts government shutdown
Spending on research, including at the NIH, will see modest cuts this year. But the threat of big reductions in future remain.
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Al Jord Lab @aljordlab.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Cytoskeleton session for #FluorescenceFriday ! 🔬🧫 By Giulia Soggia 👏 #microscopy #cells @crg.eu @prbb.org @upf.edu
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Institut Curie @institutcurie.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
📣 Last days to register for the next Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation course at @institutcurie.bsky.social! Discover the full program and register by March 17th here: training.institut-curie.org/courses/post... @univparissaclay.bsky.social @normalesup.bsky.social
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Centre de Regulació Genòmica (CRG) @crg.eu · 06/03/2025
Ready to transform your research into business ideas? Join the CRG BioBusiness School (5–9 May 2025, online via Zoom) for an immersive, hands-on journey into entrepreneurship with global experts, live sessions, and an international network of peers. www.crg.eu/en/event/crg...
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Centre de Regulació Genòmica (CRG) @crg.eu · 27/02/2025
The AI tools in the study could one day be used to design enzymes capable of entirely new chemical reactions that do not exist in nature, says @noeliaferruz.bsky.social in @nature.com. “The limitations are just basically your imagination; you can design anything.”
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Scientists use AI to design life-like enzymes from scratch
Combined approach takes AI-engineered enzymes one step closer to practical applications.
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Nature @nature.com · 05/03/2025
“The real problem is that we’re operating with very little detailed data and knowledge of what’s happening” Researchers want firms to be more transparent about the electricity demands of artificial intelligence go.nature.com/4i2ZFZn
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How much energy will AI really consume? The good, the bad and the unknown
Researchers want firms to be more transparent about the electricity demands of artificial intelligence.
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Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona @prbb.org · 02/03/2025
Catalunya es la tercera región europea con más capacidad de captar fondos competitivos del programa Horizon - pero convertir las ideas que salen de los laboratorios en productos que lleguen al mercado es la gran asignatura pendiente. @lavanguardia.com www.lavanguardia.com/ciencia/2025...
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La gran apuesta por la ciencia y la innovación
Solo han hecho falta veinticinco años para que la idea de que la investigación puede convertirse en un motor de progreso económico y social para Catalunya, defendida
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Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
To commemorate #RareDiseaseDay, here are some recent #Science #Immunology research papers that elucidate the immune mechanisms underlying certain rare human diseases and/or report new strategies to treat them! @science.org
The February 2024 cover of Science Immunology depicts CRISPR–Cas9–mediated repair of a dysfunctional cytotoxic T cell (red) from an individual with familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL), which allows it to secrete normal cytotoxic granules (pink) and effectively kill virally infected B cells (blue). (Credit: A. Fisher/Science Immunology)
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Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona @prbb.org · 28/02/2025
🎖️ Enhorabuena a Jordi Sunyer (@isglobal.org y @upf.edu) y a Luis Serrano (director del @crg.eu) por los #PremiosJaumeI recibidos. Han sido 2 de los 7 galardonados. Convocados por la Generalitat Valenciana y la Fundación Valenciana de Estudios Avanzados @uv.es. Más info 👇
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Luis Serrano y Jordi Sunyer reciben el Premio Jaume I - El·lipse
Los Premios Jaume I, creados en 1989 y convocados anualmente por la Generalitat Valenciana y la Fundación Valenciana de Estudios Avanzados, son considerados como los más prestigiosos en el ámbito nacional, y reconocen la trayectoria y la contribución de personas científicas y emprendedoras que han desarrollado la mayor parte de su actividad profesional en España. […]
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Luciano Di Croce @lucianodicroce.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
We are very grateful to AECC (Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer) and to ISCIII for supporting our EU TRANSCAN-3 project 'Hydra' in collaboration with Clara Montagut (Hospital del Mar, Barcelona) and Massimiliano Pagani (IFOM, Milan) aimed to map the 'hidden steps' that lead to metastasis @crg.eu
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Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona @prbb.org · 28/02/2025
On #RareDiseaseDay researchers @crg.eu publish new data on TANGO2 Deficiency Disorder, with only 110 patients worldwide. Read the interview to @agulujan.bsky.social in #PRBBellipse 👇 Congrats to all involved & to patients & families who are now closer to a cure 🧡 ellipse.prbb.org/new-study-on...
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New study on TANGO2 illuminates the path of a rare disease - El·lipse
On World Rare Disease Day, a CRG team publishes new data on TANGO2 Deficiency Disorder (TDD), a metabolic disease of which there are 110 patients worldwide. We spoke with one of the authors, Agustín L...
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Centre de Regulació Genòmica (CRG) @crg.eu · 18/02/2025
Save the date: our annual symposium will be held on the 24th and 25th of April. This year's theme explores unlocking the therapeutic potential of gene expression mechanisms. Registration is now open! www.crg.eu/en/event/202...
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Atlas of Variant Effects Alliance @varianteffect.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Mutational Scanning Symposium #VariantEffect25 IMPORTANT DEADLINES ⏳ Early registration deadline: March 1st, 2025 Abstract submission deadline: March 1st, 2025 ℹ️ events.ibecbarcelona.eu/mutational-s... @crg.eu @ibecbarcelona.eu
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Nature @nature.com · 19/02/2025
The model — which was trained on 150,000 genomes spanning the tree of life, from humans to single-celled bacteria and archaea — can write whole chromosomes and small genomes from scratch go.nature.com/4hZYIjU
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Biggest-ever AI biology model writes DNA on demand
An artificial-intelligence network trained on a vast trove of sequence data is a step towards designing completely new genomes.
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Centre de Regulació Genòmica (CRG) @crg.eu · 19/02/2025
We are looking for postdocs within @jorge-ferrer.bsky.social's lab, technicians for our Protein Technologies Unit, as well as a web developer for admin. We're also looking for two interns to join our Corporate Operations and Events team. Please share and apply here: www.crg.eu/en/content/c...
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Centre de Regulació Genòmica (CRG) @crg.eu · 11/02/2025
💜Feliz #11F y #DíadelaMujeryNiñaEnLaCiencia💜
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El 8-M de las científicas: miles de mujeres se vuelcan para despertar vocaciones en la niñas
Un movimiento imparable ha arrancado con fuerza: es el sigiloso 8-M de las científicas. Mujeres determinadas a enseñar a las chicas que pueden ser profesionales capaces
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