Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The vote was 55-0.theguardian.comUefa agrees to boycott Fifa competitions if World Cup sell-off plans proceedUefa nations have agreed to boycott all Fifa tournaments if the global governing body continues with its plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup 942385522
Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesJames Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · 27/07/2026It's not often single author primary research papers are published in our field & it's even rarer when the author is a Nobel Prize winner Check out the new work by Eric Wieschaus in @dev-journal.bsky.social Flattening maternal gradients in Drosophila embryo journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...journals.biologists.comMaternal patterning in early Drosophila embryos: how much information can single maternal gradients supply?Highlighted Article: Comparison of the patterning capacity of Drosophila embryos that have only one of the three maternal gradients known to control anterior posterior patterning. 17227
Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesHenry De Belly @henrydebelly.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Very excited to be sharing our new paper, just out in Nature Cell Biology! The big question we investigate: How do migrating cells put their front 🔴 and back 🔵 in the right place? 920170
Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesJames Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · 28/04/2026John Gurdon (1933-2025) by Jim Smith journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...journals.biologists.comJohn Gurdon (1933-2025)John Gurdon was a towering figure in developmental biology, respected and admired throughout the world. His discovery, made when he was a PhD student, that the nuclei of differentiated cells retain th... 1187
Rebecca Ann Jones @rebannjones.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Amazing work by @vitoryang.bsky.social and colleagues! Go cell migration ❤️ 150
Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesPacBio @pacbio.bsky.social · 31/03/2026The HiFi Yield Leaderboard is here! 🏁 Q1 is officially in and the Princeton University (@princeton.edu) Genomics Core Facility is leading the pack with 181 Gb of HiFi yield on Revio. Our next winner will be announced in June. Congrats to the team for setting an impressive pace! #PacBio #Princeton 074
Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesInternational Society of Developmental Biology @isdb.bsky.social · 26/01/2026A new paper published in @jcb.org by postdoc Jorge Diaz from the Mayor lab at UCL shows that during collective migration, epithelial-like clusters generate traction force mainly through cryptic protrusions at the centre, while mesenchymal clusters do so at their periphery: doi.org/10.1083/jcb.... 02710
Rebecca Ann Jones @rebannjones.bsky.social · 24/12/2025This. I shudder to think of all the expensive and time-consuming experiments needlessly repeated due to lack of negative results reporting. Just because it's not 'exciting' doesn't mean it's not important. 010
Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesOded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Unpopular opinion: biologists are still the ones who understand biology best 1017813
Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesSteffen Scholpp @scholpplab.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Thrilled to share that we have been awarded a Wellcome DA to explore cytoneme-based cell communication in development! A fantastic collaboration with Kyle @kylewedgwood.bsky.social at @lsiexeter.bsky.social, and Hilary Ashe & Cerys Manning at Manchester - exciting times ahead! tinyurl.com/2ytm6y2wtinyurl.comExeter researchers awarded £3.5M to uncover how cells communicate during developmentResearchers at the Living Systems Institute (LSI), University of Exeter, have been awarded a £3.5 million Wellcome Discovery Award to investigate how cells exchange information to coordinate the forma... 9578
Rebecca Ann Jones @rebannjones.bsky.social · 10/10/2025The scientist who made 'magic' real for me and inspired my love of developmental biology. A sad day and a huge loss. www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...cam.ac.ukNobel Laureate Professor Sir John Gurdon dies aged 92It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the Gurdon Institute. 082
Rebecca Ann Jones @rebannjones.bsky.social · 07/10/2025I absolutely loved my time at @crick.ac.uk with @jimsmith31.bsky.social I can't recommend this program enough 🙂 020
Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesRonan Chaligné @ronanchaligne.bsky.social · 23/06/2025🚨🚨 We're hiring! 🚨🚨 The Single-cell Analytics Innovation Lab (SAIL) at @mskcancercenter.bsky.social is looking for a Junior Technician to join our wet lab team! You'll work with spatial genomics and single-cell technologies, helping us push the boundaries of cutting-edge analysis in cancer research. 1118
Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesThe Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Our first extraordinary biologist for this week is Jim Smith, former Editor-in-Chief of @dev-journal.bsky.social and @biologists.bsky.social Director, who was also part of the Biologists @ 100 organising committee. #100biologists 1114
Reposted by Rebecca Ann Jonesepithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 08/06/2025What do we see when looking at cells under the microscope? 👉Some are bigger than others, some are elongated and align with the neighbors & others seem to move. Cool, right? But wouldn't it be cooler to quantify these observations? I'm @juliaeckert.bsky.social. Let's explore some analysis software! 110142
Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesNature Methods @natmethods.nature.com · 23/05/2025Proseg is a segmentation tool for single-cell spatial transcriptomics data that uses unsupervised probabilistic modeling of transcript spatial distribution, for accurate segmentation without multimodal staining. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 0138
Rebecca Ann Jones @rebannjones.bsky.social · 27/05/2025@david-j-barry.bsky.social perfectly summarizes this - very flattered to see our work featured at the top of the EMBL-EBI AI Ready list @bioimagearchive.bsky.social. A truly fruitful cross-disciplinary collaboration made possible by the incredibly talented STP scientists at @crick.ac.uk 🔬💻🐟! 130
Reposted by Rebecca Ann Joneskenzo ivanovitch @kenzoivanovitch.bsky.social · 13/05/2025We’re excited to share the first publication from our lab, now out in @EMBOPress! @shayma-a.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk Using live imaging in the mouse embryo, we tracked how heart progenitors migrate and assemble into the heart tube. 73512
Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesDepartment of Zoology, University of Cambridge @camzoology.bsky.social · 09/05/2025📢New publication alert! Exciting new research on start points for DNA replication in human cells by Dr Torsten Krude, students here in Zoology and colleagues @crick.ac.uk Read more about it: bit.ly/3F1PYvN 011
Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesDebraj Ghose @debrajghose.bsky.social · 05/05/2025We found that cells use emergent collective memory—arising from simple chemical reactions—to outperform physical limits of detecting chemical gradients. Curious how? 1/n 8 min talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7XH... bioRxiv: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #biophysics #cellbiologyyoutube.comLocal collective memory from ratiometric signaling outperforms cellular gradient sensing limitsYouTube video by Debraj Shubham Ghose 1349
Rebecca Ann Jones @rebannjones.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Ahhh cell migration, so much cool reading to do! 051
Rebecca Ann Jones @rebannjones.bsky.social · 06/05/2025What governs where DNA replication begins in human cells? Here, we show that origins of replication in human DNA are epigenetically specified and that crucially, this epigenetic mark is required for both DNA replication and cell proliferation! @narjournal.bsky.social academic.oup.com/nar/article/... 25117
Reposted by Rebecca Ann Jonesbrangwynnelab.bsky.social @brangwynnelab.bsky.social · 21/04/2025What drives cytoplasmic mRNA organization? We created unbiased, genome-wide maps of mesoscale RNA-RNA spatial proximity, revealing impact of encoded protein function. Fantastic work from @lindsayabecker.bsky.social @sofiquinodoz.bsky.social @davidaknowles.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgGenome-wide mapping of mesoscale neuronal RNA organization and condensationSubcellular RNA organization can affect critical cellular functions. However, our understanding of RNA microenvironments, particularly biomolecular condensates, remains limited, largely due to a lack ... 15426
Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesDave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Calling all... 🔬 Microscopists 💻 BioImage Analysts 👩🔬 Life Scientists 📅 Save the Date The 5th edition of the Crick BioImage Analysis Symposium will take place on November 24/25th 2025. More details to follow... #CBIAS2025 05535
Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesSara Wickstrom @sarawickstrom.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Happy to share our review on methodology for measuring and manipulating mechanical forces with specific focus on developmental biology! Congrats to authors @clemvilleneuve.bsky.social @mccreery.bsky.social and hats off to the community for developing awesome tools www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comMeasuring and manipulating mechanical forces during development - Nature Cell BiologyThis Review discusses the recent advances in experimental approaches to interrogate the mechanical forces that mediate tissue deformations during development, highlighting the insights afforded at bot... 116272
Rebecca Ann Jones @rebannjones.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Watch this space for some fascinating science! Excited to see this, congratulations @tsakiridis.bsky.social 🥼🔬! 010
Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 12/02/2025Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence 289114555402
Rebecca Ann Jones @rebannjones.bsky.social · 21/02/2025This! I've seen this a couple of times at conferences from established, well-known PIs and it is amazing. It's also a great opportunity to network with them and talk science. 010
Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesDave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Here it is, in collaboration with @lankylaste.bsky.social, Lina Gerontogianni & Gavin Kelly: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... * Stats tests often used inappropriately * Masses of data points are often unnecessary * Inferring biological significance almost impossible without appropriate controlsbiorxiv.orgEnhancing Reproducibility Through Bioimage Analysis: The Significance of Effect Sizes and ControlsBioimage analysis is a powerful tool for investigating complex biological processes, but its robustness depends on both technical precision and rigorous experimental design. In particular, the use of ... 0108
Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesJonathan Kagan @jkagan1.bsky.social · 08/02/2025www.fiercebiotech.com/research/rep...fiercebiotech.comReport: Every dollar of NIH research funding doubles in economic returnsResearch funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) generated $2.46 in economic activity for every $1 of funding in 2023, a total of $92.9 billion, according to an 24635
Rebecca Ann Jones @rebannjones.bsky.social · 06/02/2025OK this is super-cool. I want to try it immediately! www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comLive imaging of the extracellular matrix with a glycan-binding fluorophore - Nature MethodsRhobo6 is a cell-impermeable small-molecule fluorophore that displays reversible fluorogenic binding to glycans, making it a general, wash-free, and non-perturbative label for the extracellular matrix... 010
Rebecca Ann Jones @rebannjones.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Amazing opportunity with an amazing scientist/person! 010
Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesPablo J. Sáez @pjsaez.bsky.social · 01/02/2025The #nucleus contains the info of a #cell, but it does much more than that !! Since the nucleus is *big*, acts as the main intracellular obstacle, and during #CellMigration can get 'trapped'/stuck until the cell pushes it FWD. #scicomm @focalplane.bsky.social @cellcommlab.bsky.social #Skyscience 0286
Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesJoachim Goedhart @joachimgoedhart.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Great to see the mTurquoise2 plasmids that we've generated used as markers of subcellular structures rupress.org/jcb/article/... 1478
Rebecca Ann Jones @rebannjones.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Zero, yes 0, cases of cervical cancer in women who received the HPV vaccination at 12-13 years in Scotland. Vaccines Save Lives. academic.oup.com/jnci/article...academic.oup.comInvasive cervical cancer incidence following bivalent human papillomavirus vaccination: a population-based observational study of age at immunization, dose, and deprivationAbstractBackground. High-risk human papillomavirus causes cervical cancer. Vaccines have been developed that significantly reduce the incidence of preinvas 000
Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesAmy Orsborn @neuroamyo.bsky.social · 28/01/2025How it feels to be working on a grant application right now.media.tenor.coma sign that says " what is even happening " next to a dumpsterALT: a sign that says " what is even happening " next to a dumpster 1553363
Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesMaik Bischoff @maikbischoff.bsky.social · 20/01/2025After the directed #cellmigration #GRC I want to point out, that I added new scientists to my starter packs! Comment, if you want to be added (doesn't matter if you were on the GRC). Also, even if you "followed all" months ago, please check for newcomers 😁! #cellbio #devbio #morphogenesis 0111
Reposted by Rebecca Ann JonesMegan Chastney @mchastney.bsky.social · 20/01/2025For early career researchers interested in the Fibronectin, Integrins and Related Molecules GRS/GRC this May, don’t forget to sign up! The deadline for submitting an abstract to be considered for an oral presentation for the GRS is less than a week away! Register here: www.grc.org/fibronectin-...grc.org2025 Fibronectin, Integrins and Related Molecules (GRS) Seminar GRCThe 2025 Gordon Research Seminar on Fibronectin, Integrins and Related Molecules (GRS) will be held in Lucca (Barga), Lucca Italy. Apply today to reserve your spot. 12115
Rebecca Ann Jones @rebannjones.bsky.social · 20/01/2025As my first post on here it would be remiss of me not to express my sense of wonder and scientific awe following the Directed Cell Migration GRC/GRS! It was a privilege to chair the latter alongside @tlnagy.bsky.social. The people, as always, make the meeting and I am so happy to have met you all! 2224