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Greg Jefferis @jefferis.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Excited to share our new #biorxivpreprint: “Sexual dimorphism in the complete connectome of the Drosophila male central nervous system” www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... We describe the #connectomics reconstruction and analysis of an entire adult #maleCNS #drosophila central nervous system. 1/10

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Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Day 26 #SciArtSeptember prompt forage. My #linocut of #botanist Isabella Aiona Abbott (1919-2010), 🧪🐡👩🏻‍🔬 #histsci renown algae expert, celebrated seaweed cook, devoted teacher & mentor, expert on Hawaiian ethnobotany, the first Indigenous Hawaiian woman to earn a doctorate in science & the first woman

My linocut portrait of Isabella Aiona Abbott in indigo on cream coloured paper. She’s facing forward at a table in a shirt and sweater vest with a sheet with algae samples on the table. In my print, she is surrounded by algae of the Pacific, all of which appeared in Abbott's research publications, including several species she discovered, or based on images of specimen she personally collected or whose traditional use as food she documented. The algae are in pinks, khaki green and rust.

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The Feminist Scientist @feministscientist.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Happy Birthday, Rosalind Franklin. She captured an X-ray diffraction image of DNA and stated that a helical structure was probable. Watson and Crick then created a detailed model based on her results. They initially received credit for the discovery and were awarded the Nobel Prize after her death.🧪

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Andreas Prokop @poppi62.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Dear GenZ members of the #Drosophila community! You are needed to make cool fly research viral in your social media world! As a boomer I do not understand that sphere, but I can consult and contribute our enormous fund of outreach resources: droso4public.wordpress.com. Please, get in contact!

droso4public.wordpress.com

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droso4public is a central resource store supporting science communication and advocacy for Drosophila

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Karla Kaun @karlakaun.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

And that's a wrap! I had a ton of fun at the inaugural New England Addiction Neuroscience Research Conference Friday and am looking forward to seeing everyone next year, if not sooner! newenglandaddictionconsortium.wordpress.com/annual-confe...

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Rebecca Oramas, PhD @rebeccaoramas.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

So grateful to have been a part of organizing the first New England Addiction Neuroscience Research Conference alongside @karlakaun.bsky.social, @dgordonwinder.bsky.social , @mariedoyle.bsky.social, & John Hernandez. I learned so much from the wonderful talks and the discussions they sparked!

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

FlyBase, a Drosophila database, will lose a third of its team in early October because the Harvard grant that covered the employees’ salaries was canceled. Scientists warn that losing FlyBase could devastate fly research. By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/community/ha...

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Harvard University lays off fly database team

The layoffs jeopardize this resource, which has served more than 4,000 labs for about three decades.

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Rebecca Oramas, PhD @rebeccaoramas.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Data tells a story, and I can help you illustrate it 🎨📈 I specialize in creating clear, accurate, and visually compelling figures for your research, from manuscripts to grant applications. Check out my website! www.oramasdataviz.com #SciComm #DataViz #Science #SciArt #Research

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Rebecca Oramas, PhD @rebeccaoramas.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Did you know #fruitflies ovulate roughly 70 times a day? This makes #Drosophila a powerful model for studying the #genetics behind #ovulation in humans. Here's a stunning look at fly ovaries under a #fluorescent microscope. Each blue dot is a cell nucleus. The beauty of #DrosophilaOogenesis!

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Rebecca Oramas, PhD @rebeccaoramas.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

My interpretation of #HeLa cells: 1st collected from a 31y/o #africanamerican woman, #HenriettaLacks, who was suffering from #cervicalcancer. These #cells are immortal and highly proliferative, making them a great cell line for #research. Learn more here! youtube.com/watch?v=22lG...

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dgordonwinder.bsky.social @dgordonwinder.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Coming up in just a few weeks! @karlakaun.bsky.social and colleagues have great things in store. Prizes available for trainee presentations. Spots are still available, so please consider attending! Looking forward to chatting about growing and connecting addiction neuroscience in the area.

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Karla Kaun @karlakaun.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Omar Abubaker, Eric Nestler and I spoke about how science brings hope for those suffering from alcohol and substance use disorders at an Advocacy forum @sfn.org #SfN24. Our message is that as scientists we need to be better at communicating this. @ericjnestler.bsky.social

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