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Nathan Gamarra Ph.D.

@ngamarra.bsky.social
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Biochemist who enjoys many-a-things. He/Him 🇺🇸🇨🇴

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Dan Jagger @auditorynerves.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Free link to study on bioRxiv preprint server (i.e. not yet peer reviewed): Transplanted hearts assimilate the recipient’s biological age 🧪❤️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Transplanted hearts assimilate the recipient’s biological age
Background Despite the growing demand for transplantation, a shortage of donor organs persists, limiting access to this lifesaving procedure. To meet the increasing demand, organs are frequently trans...
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emily fraser 🌿🐌✨ @emilyesfraser.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#TripleTheNIHBudget
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Nathan Gamarra Ph.D. @ngamarra.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Such important work. Systematic comparison of ATAC-seq, MNase-seq, ChIP-exo/seq reveals a special preference of Tn5 for chromatin remodeler/regulator bound chromatin.
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ATAC-seq and MNase-seq Detect Distinct Modes of Chromatin Accessibility
Chromatin accessibility shapes the ability of transcription factors (TFs) and the transcriptional machinery to engage genomic DNA and therefore plays a central role in gene regulation. Two widely used...
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bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Processing, analysing and modelling kinetic data in the era of high-throughput single-molecule biophysics www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Agnese Loda @agneseloda.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🚀💥🚀💥🚀💥🚀💥 New preprint on the 3D features of X-linked escapee domains 💥🚀💥🚀💥 Fun collaboration with @mamartirenom.bsky.social lab! We hope you’ll like it 👇👇
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Outbursts Of Everett True @everetttrue.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
New Orleans Daily State July 23,1915
P1- EVERETT IS RIDING IN THE BACKSEAT OF A CONVERTIBLE TAXI
SUDDENLY HE TELLS THE TAXI DRIVER TO STOP THE CAR
EVERETT: HEY - STOP THIS MACHINE AT ONCE!
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EVERETT: I SMELL LIQUOR ON YOUR BREATH!!!
BEFORE HE WALKS AWAY EVERETT HITS THE TAXI DRIVER ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD
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Nathan Gamarra Ph.D. @ngamarra.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“Where the world ceases to be the scene of our personal hopes and wishes, where we face it as free beings admiring, asking and observing, there we enter the realm of Art and Science.” -Einstein
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
16yr old Saxophonist DAVID BOWIE posing for his band — The Konrads — in 1963.
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Norah 🤗 @thenoraheffect.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Enjoy The Silence- Depeche Mode 🥰
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
every day i feel like we're experiencing some kind of societal gas leak
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RCSB Protein Data Bank @rcsbpdb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Big PDB Changes Are One Year Away! On July 21, 2027, wwPDB will fully transition to extended PDB IDs for new depositions and the PDB archive will use a new directory structure based on 12-character extended PDB IDs. Visit wwpdb.org for details.
Be an Early Adopter: 
Transition to the new PDB Beta Archive, 
Extended PDB IDs, and PDBx/mmCIF File Format

The PDB Beta Archive contains all current PDB data and is updated weekly. Visit wwPDB.org for details.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Photographer Pennie Smith, The Clash, September 1979, an image used for the 'London Calling' album cover art and voted best rock 'n' roll image #WomensArt
Monochrome photograph featuring a person bent over on a stage holding the neck of an electric guitar as if about to smash it on the floor
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Dan Hon @danhon.com · 12/06/2026
OCEANIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY CLOSE TO A DEAL WITH EURASIA
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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
The origins of how America became a global leader in science and innovation. It’s a quick read, and worth your time.
A book on a lap. The cover reads:

SCIENCE
THE ENDLESS
FRONTIER
VANNEVAR BUSH
WITH A
COMPANION ESSAY BY
RUSH D. HOLT
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/06/2026
When James Dolan cancels the watch party outside MSG, we bring the watch party to you. Thanks to the @nba.com, Knicks Game 4 is now playing on dozens of LinkNYC screens across our city. LGK.
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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
"Taken together, our results suggest that the genome-wide genetic architecture of gene expression involves fewer regulators for each gene but implicates the same regulators more often across genes (i.e., is less polygenic and more pleiotropic) than previously anticipated."
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Regulatory network topology and the genetic architecture of gene expression
Aguirre et al. describe a model of gene regulatory networks and show how their properties shape the distribution of genetic effects on gene expression. Their results imply constraints on real network ...
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Jason Hazeley @jasonhazeley.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Released 40 years ago today. Still the greatest day off.
A still from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
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NPR @npr.org · 10/06/2026
Inflation has surged to its highest level in more than three years since the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran, triggering a surge in gasoline prices. n.pr/4oiHyCt
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Inflation tops 4% for the first time in 3 years on spike in gasoline prices
Inflation has surged to its highest level in more than three years since the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran, triggering a surge in gasoline prices.
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Jerad Walker @jeradwalker.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
What an incredible photo of the scorekeeper for the Durham Bulls.
PHOTO: FLORIDA STATE ATHLETICS
Chris Ivy watches as Florida State University outfielder Chase Williams makes a catch during the semifinals of the 2025 ACC Championship, which took place at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
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Irritated Llama @irritatedllama.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
He actually posted this. Please NASA, fly him yo the Moon and get him to take his helmet off!
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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 05/06/2026
This is a really cool piece on how Alan Alda has funded an initiative to help researchers better communicate their findings to the public through learning improv skills.
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Alan Alda’s Solution to Eroding Trust in Science: More Improv
The “M*A*S*H” star’s program to help researchers overcome their communication challenges now draws thousands. We sat in on a class.
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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 04/06/2026
(if you follow the sky marchini account this crisis should not have been a surprise)
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Katalin Karikó is one of the most extraordinary scientific stories of this era. A girl from a modest Hungarian household helped develop technology that saved millions of lives worldwide. In 2023, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discoveries that enabled effective mRNA vaccines.
SHE WAS DEMOTED, UNDERPAID, AND IGNORED FOR 40 YEARS. HER
UNIVERSITY TOLD HER MRNA RESEARCH WAS WORTHLESS. HER COLLEAGUES STOPPED TAKING HER SERIOUSLY. SHE EARNED $50,000 A YEAR FOR FOUR DECADES. THEN COVID ARRIVED - AND, SHE WON THE NOBEL PRIZE.
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
me sleeping seven hours vs. me sleeping six hours and 42 minutes
Dale Cooper from Twin PeaksMr. C from Twin Peaks
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Dr. Rabbithole @drrabbithole.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
We have been holding vigils outside of the NIH for a year now. It's been a privilege to commune with such a kind, thoughtful and brilliant group of people. Together we push ourselves to fight for science, health and good governance. Happy anniversary, @nihvigils.bsky.social 🧁🎂🍰🥳🍾🍻🎉🎊
A sheet cake celebrating a year of the NIH vigilsPhoto of several gravestones, protest signs, and a skeleton in front of the National Institutes of Health.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
HAPPENING NOW: Tim Heidecker delivers an update on the future of InfoWars and takes calls from viewers including President Donald J. Trump.
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🚨HAPPENING NOW: Tim Heidecker Gives A Major Friday Night Update On The Future Of InfoWars
YouTube video by The Onion
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Hackster.io @hacksterio.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Microsoft finally opened the vault: the original DOS 1.00 source code is on GitHub, offering a raw, unfiltered look at computing history.
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DOS 1.00 Source Code Hits GitHub
Microsoft finally opened the vault: the original DOS 1.00 source code is on GitHub, offering a raw, unfiltered look at computing history.
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Mary Sweeney @mcsweeney.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Spike Lee at the Knicks game at MSG. #spikelee #popeleo #knicks #madisonsquaregarden
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
@hhmi-science.bsky.social's #FreemanHrabowski Scholars Program offers early career faculty up to $10M over 10 yrs, plus salary & benefits Stable, sustained support can transform your career: Senior Postdoc? This year's competition has a program for you too. Applications open 11/3! bit.ly/4vhC0LA
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Early Career Faculty Program | Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI
The Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program offers comprehensive support to outstanding early career faculty committed to scientific excellence in their own research, and to fostering labs that expand the ...
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
For all those still feeling the moon joy—Artemis II was brought to you by public schools and publicly funded science. Copy that! 👩‍🚀🚀💕 *All four astronauts went to public schools!
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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
What's the physiological relevance?
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
🎯🎯
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Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Throw the Editors of the NYT into the Gulf of America.
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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 02/04/2026
A few thoughts ahead of the President’s speech tonight.
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The US needs to rebuild the train networks we used to have. No, we aren't the Netherlands, but this isn't about coast-to-coast trips. It's about connecting local neighborhoods, cities, and regions to help eliminate forced car dependency.
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ElleO 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽 @ellohhlo.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Thank you University of Oxford! 🐝🌎
Science News

from research organizations

Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing - Colonies surged 15-fold

A lab-made diet supercharged bee colonies and could help save our food supply.

Date:

March 27, 2026

Source:

University of Oxford

Summary:

Scientists have developed a breakthrough "superfood" for honeybees by engineering yeast to produce the essential nutrients normally found in pollen. In controlled tri-als, colonies fed this specially designed diet produced up to 15 times more young, showing a dramatic boost in reproduction and overall health. As climate change and modern agriculture reduce the availability of natural pollen, this innovation could offer a practical way to support struggling bee populations.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 28/03/2026
Maggie Rogers, Joan Baez, and Tom Morello performing “The Times They Are A-Changin'”
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Gotta love San Francisco folks showing up in Ocean Beach for No Kings! Awesome! 🔥
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Omar: Just a couple of weeks ago, they told us that they blew up a drug trafficking camp in Ecuador and it turned out to be a dairy farm.
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Cathey🌎🦋🗽☮️❤️‍🧡💛💚💙💜🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 💙 💛🇵🇷 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 ⭐️ @cleverhandlebars.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 26/03/2026
Just a guy out walking his turtles.
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GenomeTDCC @genometdcc.org · 24/03/2026
The Genome Technology Development Webinar Series. 👉 www.jax.org/GenomeTechDev26 👈 Three webinars featuring leading scientists discussing current capabilities, ongoing challenges, and future opportunities in genome technology innovation. Roundtable discussion following the presentations 🧪🧬💻👩‍🔬 #edusky
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Andrew Mountcastle @mounty.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
"This discovery demonstrates that sexual reproduction is indispensable for the long-term survival of mammalian species, the study said." 🧪
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old roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 14/03/2026
viking drive-in theater sign, darker sky, route 29, anderson, south carolina, 1988
viking drive-in theater sign, darker sky, route 29, anderson, south carolina, 1988
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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
A new mechanism for “RNA memory”! This time in Planaria! (Here's a video of a Planarian with mulitple heads, one of the heritable phenotypes we studied). This work summarizes >10 years of research and is an amazing collaboration with the labs of Jochen Rink and Omri Wurtzel labs. Read thrad below👇
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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
A tomahawk missile costs the taxpayers the same amount of money as one five-year major NIH research grant. Remember that every time they tell us one of those missed the target, blew up paintings of enemy aircraft or tanks, or was the fifth and unnecessary hit on the same target.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 10/03/2026
Bazookasaurus xkcd.com/3216/
Comic. [Person with shoulder-length hair talking to a second person. She is gesturing at a dinosaur skeleton with a machine mounted on its back.] PERSON 1: Although Bazookasaurus’s distinctive structure was long assumed to be a weapon, vascularization studies show that it was very fragile and could only have been used for display.
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M Dv-us @drdvus.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
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