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singular locus sarah @scgriffith.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

again, really hope working mathematicians put the pieces together and realize the fundamental threat from ai companies has little to do with transforming practices or modes of mentorship. they want a death grip on funding and employment in the discipline. it's what they want with everything

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I've gotten a lot of requests from faculty about how to talk to their students about the Cornell 7. I'll post a few resources I've built over the years that I've heard are the most helpful:

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Michael Hendricks 🇨🇦 @michaelhendricks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Still fuming. Never seen anything that exemplifies the laziness and dishonesty of anti-EDI attacks so clearly. The authors are either idiots or purposefully misused h-index, but the audience for this crap doesn't care. MLI giving it a veneer of respectability raises serious questions about motives.

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BCCHR ResDev (DM) @resdevbcch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

dear Canadian grant reviewers and international reviewers of Canadian grants: NOPE NOPE NOPE federal policy prohibits use of AI for grant review. **please respect the privacy / confidentiality of your peers** thank you!

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pdespres.bsky.social @pdespres.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Absolutely rancid take, if you told me this was satire I would think it's too on the nose 🙃

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Does replacing parking with bike-lanes hurt restaurant business? Of course not, as this new peer-reviewed STUDY of 15 years of Montreal data showed. ACTUALLY, downtown experienced significant restaurant growth after bike lanes were installed. @momentummag.bsky.social momentummag.com/do-bike-lane...

Separated bike-lane with people riding in Montreal.

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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

#SMBE2027 Call for symposia proposals now open Proposal submission link 📨 event.fourwaves.com/smbe2027/sub... 🗓️ Key dates Deadline: Sept 20, 2026 Communication of results: Oct 21, 2026 Public announcement: Nov 2, 2026 Abstract selection: Feb 2-20, 2027 #society

SMBE 2027 - Call for Symposia is now open

Deadline: September 20, 2026

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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Save the date for the 2027 SMBE Conference in Québec City! The LOC of #SMBE2027 would like to welcome you to Québec City for the 2027 Conference of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution,from June 20-24, 2027, and hosted by Université Laval at the Québec Convention Centre. #society

Save the Date
SMBE2027
Québec City, Canada
June 20-24, 2027

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Linda Horianopoulos @linder-surprise.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Come join the Horianopoulos Lab! I am recruiting a graduate student to join my research group focused on the genetic determinants of yeast stress responses. How to apply: Email lhoriano@uoguelph.ca by July 15, 2026 with a CV and cover letter. Subject line: “Horianopoulos lab graduate position”

This project builds on our recent observations that pathogenic yeasts vary substantially in their in vitro susceptibility to external stress and aims to:
Characterize why this variation exists using comparative genomics and transcriptomics.
Identify strategies to sensitize pathogenic yeasts to host-like stress for antifungal therapy development.
Validate targets using genetic knockout or overexpression strategies.

What we’re looking for:
Curious and motivated student with a willingness to learn new things.
Experience in microbiology, molecular biology, genetics, and/or genomics is an asset.
Strong research ethics and the ability to work respectfully as part of a diverse team.

A bit about the Horianopoulos lab - see lab website (QR code) for more:
Interested in what makes yeast vary (macroevolution of yeasts).
Focused on identifying and manipulating the genetic determinants of yeast stress responses.
Located in the Food Science Department at the University of Guelph.
Has a network of local and global collaborators.
How to apply:
Interested applicants should contact Dr. Horianopoulos (lhoriano@uoguelph.ca) by July 15, 2026 with a CV and cover letter. Please put “Horianopoulos lab graduate position” as the subject line. A Fall 2026 or Winter 2027 start is preferred.

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Ran Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Reminder: giving an AI the prompt "You are a world expert in X" doesn't make it a world expert. It doesn't give the model additional knowledge or improve its reasoning. All it does is change the *style* of the output, so it sounds like an expert, even when it's wrong.

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

“As bad as a ranking is – particularly one that includes already identified problematic preprints – there is a worse issue here; the tone-deaf communication from qed and likely commercial future.“ ripplingideas.org/2026/06/26/t...

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The 1% club and the rocky road ahead for bioRxiv

The recent launch of qed’s “top 1%” preprint ranking has sparked controversy, with concerns about its arbitrary nature, potential harm to authors, and low-quality inclusions. Whil…

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MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Motion to collectively call this the Slop Factor 🧪

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Nadia Aubin-Horth @naubinhorth.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Our biology department at Université Laval has a faculty position in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, or Genetics. We have an Institute of Integrative and Systems biology, we are unionized, and Québec City is a wonderful mix of culture and access to nature. AMA universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...

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Search Jobs - University Affairs

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DT Cochrane @dtcochrane.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Carney’s AI strategy mentions commercializing of our medical data TWICE.

Screenshot of highlighted text that reads: “A universal public system generates clinical and administrative data at scale, and mobilizing it responsibly can reduce wait times, enable personalized medicine, support more equitable access to care, and create commercialization opportunities”

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pdespres.bsky.social @pdespres.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Si je m'arrête un instant Pour te parler de levures Juste comme ça tranquillement dans un grant que j'ai soumis

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Clash Montréal @clashmtl.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Shooting dozens of rounds of tear gas and using pepper spray and their batons, the SPVM violently pushed back more than a thousand people who showed up this afternoon to send a message to GardaWorld over their contracts with ICE at their offices and training center in Ville Saint-Laurent. (thread)

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Celeste Labedz @celestelabedz.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

In case anyone is wondering if Watson was really THAT bad, @lpachter.bsky.social compiled a list of quotes that are absolutely not for the faint of heart. liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...

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James Watson in his own words

“Some anti-Semitism is justified” “Whenever you interview fat people, you feel bad, because you know you’re not going to hire them” “Japan should be bombed for d…

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Dr. Jessie Christiansen @aussiastronomer.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

I've received an 'exclusive' invite to try Nature's new 'research assistant', which will burn down a forest to provide a 'summary of the paper' I'm reading and I have SUCH exciting news for them, that's called an 'abstract' and the actual authors already wrote it for me, no forest-burning required.

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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

We are looking for a postdoc in #EvolutionarySystemsBiology. Exciting science, amazing team, wonderful city! landrylab.ibis.ulaval.ca/research-opp... #evolution #synbio #systemsbiology #genomics

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Research opportunities | Landry Lab

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Gary Swergold MD, PhD @gs314.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

🧪 If I were Canadian PM I would immediately: 1. Create a new $15B science fund 2. Offer any credentialed US scientist funding for lab startup and replacement of NIH grants if they move to Canada 3. Immediate permanent residency 4. Citizenship after 2 years Overnight a science superpower

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