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Negi Hema

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Worm researcher 📚💊🔬🧬🦠 |She/They🎓|MyViews📝☕️ |Journaling on my Yoga mat 👒🧘‍♀️ |♻️ SDG 12: Sustainable Consumption & Production Reason n Rhyme : 🔴🟠🟡🟢🔵🟣

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Nobel Peace Prize for 2026 goes to “Navi“ Pillay Born into a family of Indian Tamil origin under apartheid in Durban, South Africa, Pillay became a lawyer and legal pioneer, confronting deep structural discrimination, segregation and exclusion www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Navi Pillay named winner of 2026 Nobel peace prize for efforts to promote international law - live
The Nobel committee chair says the winner was ‘instrumental in ensuring war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted’
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Javier Irazoqui @javierira.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hey check out our preprint on #neuroimmunology! Curious to hear about potential parallels in #humans Cholinergic activation of HLH-30/TFEB promotes C. elegans infection resilience. | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Surojit Sural @surojitsural.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
C. elegans dauer morphogenesis requires inhibition of DBL-1/BMP signaling by ztf-30 journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
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C. elegans dauer morphogenesis requires inhibition of DBL-1/BMP signaling by ztf-30
Summary: ZTF-30 represses BMP signaling during both larval development and dauer morphogenesis, driving the essential structural and cuticle remodeling required for C. elegans diapause.
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Prof. Feynman @proffeynman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Curiosity is more useful than confidence.
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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Because Republicans.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The two faces of JAK-STAT
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Tumor Biology: The two faces of JAK-STAT
A signal that can help breast cancer cells grow may also increase immune responses and boost immune therapy.
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FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
FlyBase is currently undergoing emergency maintenance. We hope to be back online tomorrow. In the meantime, a subset of FlyBase data can be accessed at the Alliance of Genome Resources www.alliancegenome.org, including BLAST and JBrowse services.
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
A typical career lasts 80,000 hours “Choose well, and you can have a more rewarding, interesting life, and also help solve some of the world’s most pressing problems. Choose poorly, and you could waste decades.” 80000hours.org/book/
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Duncan Coleman @duncan-coleman.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
How do plants respond to wounding? Well it it's not too dissimilar to how they respond to heat. We found that plants utilize the HSFA1 transcription factors to rapidly induce wound-induced regeneration genes after injury. @keikosugimoto.bsky.social @deveylderlab.bsky.social @wigge.bsky.social
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Wounding activates the HSFA1 transcription factors to promote cellular reprogramming in Arabidopsis
The HEAT SHOCK FACTOR A1 transcription factors rapidly accumulate in the nucleus after wounding and directly activate regenerative pathways in plants.
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Javier Irazoqui @javierira.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
When AI replaces confidence in the classroom www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
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When AI replaces confidence in the classroom
After students relied on AI for writing assignments, one molecular biology instructor reframed the issue as a confidence gap and implemented a collaborative assignment to foster scientific reasoning a...
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Javier Irazoqui @javierira.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Trends in the representation of research on model organisms in scientific literature | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Javier Irazoqui @javierira.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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Writing, Cognitive Offloading and Generative AI (opinion)
Neither paradigm captures what matters when it comes to questions of cognitive offloading.
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Maureen Barr @barrlab.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
"I do not think I would have dared to leave Greece if the lab where I worked during my post doc had not felt so welcoming...Years later, Marty won the Nobel Prize for GFP, but what I remember most is that when I fell ill and underwent surgery, he stood beside my mother in the waiting room."
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
My quote of the day Bethesda Declaration (June 9, 2025)
For staff across the National Institutes of Health (NIH), we dissent to Administration policies that undermine the NIH mission, waste public resources, and harm the health of Americans and people across the globe. Keeping NIH at the forefront of biomedical research requires our stalwart commitment to continuous improvement. But the life-and-death nature of our work demands that changes be thoughtful and vetted. We are compelled to speak up when our leadership prioritizes political momentum over human safety and faithful stewardship of public resources.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
My quote of the day Rosalind Franklin
You look at science (or at least talk of it) as some sort of demoralising invention of man, something apart from real life, and which must be cautiously guarded and kept separate from everyday existence. But science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
My quote of the day Science doesn't care, by and large, what the answers are. It's only interested in getting the right answer. And journalism should be very much that way. Scott Pelley
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Are you a scientist or have you benefited from the fruits of research, from new treatments to new technologies? Then you have a job to do. STAND UP FOR SCIENCE. Register for this meeting--then take action. @standupforscience.net
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Toril Holien @torilhol.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Interested in TGF-β family signaling? Then you should join us for the upcoming FASEB conference #TGFbSRC
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Negi Hema @shraee.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
ZIP-10 is an emerging master regulator of innate immunity in C. elegans, with significant potential to reveal conserved immune mechanisms and therapeutic targets relevant to human infectious and immune disorders.📖 The full preprint can be accessed here: www.preprints.org/frontend/man...
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 28/05/2026
💉 Where can you find accurate information on vaccines❓ ✅ American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/AAP-... ✅ Medical societies: cmss.org/programs-and... ✅ CIDRAP for in-depth evidence review: vaxintegrity.cidrap.umn.edu/evidence-rev...
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
“What if failure isn’t a personal shortcoming, but a structural feature of academic life?” In @ecrLife, Dr Marina Cano and Dr Rosa García‑Periago discuss "Women, Failure and Academia." buff.ly/S7tRd9o?utm_...
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 25/05/2026
Welsh scientists have developed a new biodegradable plastic made from seaweed that could one day replace fossil fuel-based food packaging
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Welsh researchers create biodegradable plastic from seaweed
Mark Mansfield Welsh scientists have developed a new biodegradable plastic made from seaweed that could one day replace fossil fuel-based food packaging. Researchers at Aberystwyth University say the ...
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Kavita Babu @kavita-babu.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The International C. elegans meeting #worm27 is coming to Asia for the first time. Do consider joining us!
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ASM @asm.org · 20/05/2026
Join us on May 26 at 2 p.m. ET for the next CPHM Virtual Journal Club! This session will discuss 2 articles about driving global AMR action through data, economics and policy. ASM members register for free at asm.social/2WK #ASMClinMicro
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Clinical Microbiology Virtual Journal Club
Join ASM in discussing current journal articles in clinical microbiology. Free for ASM members.
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MPLS Division, University of Oxford @mplsoxford.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
New study shows that fungi are key to restoring tropical island ecosystems 🌱 Research involving scientists from the Department of Biology reveals how hidden fungal networks support rainforest recovery on remote islands like Palmyra Atoll. ➡️ Read more: tinyurl.com/46rtrzcb
Red-footed boobies (Sula sula) nesting in Pisonia tree nesting in tropical foliage above a headline: fungi key to restoring tropical islands.

Image credit: The Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN).
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Communications Biology @commsbio.nature.com · 06/08/2025
Would you like to participate in the peer review process at Communications Biology? Please fill out this form to express your interest to act as a reviewer📝 We particularly encourage early-career researchers and applicants from underrepresented groups in research. forms.office.com/e/fv22f9aRt5
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Iris Hardege @ihardege.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Our new review all about dopamine and its behaviours in C. elegans is out now! Hope you find it useful and it sparks some interesting ideas. 🪱 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 28/04/2026
🚨Microbial genomics researchers🚨 Terrific FREE web apps from @midauthorbio.bsky.social midauthorbio.com/#freetools No coding or command line required ✅ breseq, A+ microbial variant calling ✅ SprayNPray, taxonomic profiling of metagenomes ✅ Pseudofinder 🔎 pseudogenes ✅ GToTree, phylogenomic trees
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Middle Author Bioinformatics
This website describes a start-up company that specializes in bioinformatics analysis, software development, and teaching/outreach.
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Buck Samuel 🪱🦠🧬🔬 @microbeminded.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
A behind the scenes look at our tiny astronauts and their microbiomes being prepped for space camp on the International Space Station! www.instagram.com/reel/DXrnBE9... #CBIOMES #SpaceBiology #NASA #microbiome #wormsinspace #Celegans 🧪 🪱 🦠 🚀
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International Space Station on Instagram: "What can worms teach us about living in space?🪱 CBIOMES just wrapped up aboard the space station, and the results could help us improve methods to protect a...
1,640 likes, 18 comments - iss on April 28, 2026: "What can worms teach us about living in space?🪱 CBIOMES just wrapped up aboard the space station, and the results could help us improve methods to p...
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Adam Grant @adamgrant.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Connection is not about how much time we spend together. It's about how much joy and meaning we create together. Overjoyed to announce my new book: adamgrant.net/book/vibe/
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Adam Grant @adamgrant.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Dear critics of Lindsey Vonn: Kindly shut up and go back to your couch. Grit isn't defined by the result—it’s revealed by the effort. Resilience isn't seen in a fall—it’s shown in the resolve to bounce back. Success is more than the finish. It's the distance traveled to the start.
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Adam Grant @adamgrant.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
The cure for ignorance is not information. It's humility and curiosity. Facts can be easily dismissed. What motivates people to gain insight is recognizing gaps in their understanding and wanting to find out more. The root of lifelong learning is knowing how little we know.
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Adam Grant @adamgrant.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Charisma is overvalued. Character is undervalued.
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Adam Grant @adamgrant.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Our highest loyalty doesn't belong to people or parties. It belongs to principles. If you wouldn't accept it from your opponents, you shouldn't accept it from your allies. Integrity is standing by your values even when your own group violates them.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 01/01/2026
Solar events have been at a high since activity on the sun’s surface reached a “solar maximum” in October 2024.
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First Northern Lights Forecast Of 2026: 18 States Could See Aurora Borealis This Week
Solar events have been at a high since activity on the sun’s surface reached a “solar maximum” in October 2024.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Some obituaries from 2025. [Gift Link] wapo.st/3L62sFS Redford and Lovell hit me hard. They had full lives but they deeply affected some people I care for.
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A few life lessons from Robert Redford, Jane Goodall and others who died in 2025
Keep your cool. Less is more. Don’t forget the duct tape. And more wisdom from lives well lived.
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Adam Grant @adamgrant.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
People are more drawn to arrogant leaders in an uncertain world. They mistake swagger for strength & skill. Narcissists are unfit to lead. They see power as an opportunity to seize, not a responsibility to serve. Great leaders blend confidence with humility and put their missions above their egos.
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Opinion | Why We Fall for Narcissistic Leaders, Starting in Grade School
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Negi Hema @shraee.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
When the Pathogen meets the host
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Adam Grant @adamgrant.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
It's time to remove laptops from classrooms. 24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images. The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
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Adam Grant @adamgrant.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Too many mediocre men talk over capable women. Study of problem-solving teams: Men dominate the conversation, taking 50% more turns and saying 69% more than women. Men with low skill speak more than women with high skill. It's long past time to value competence over confidence.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
My quote of the day You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space. Johnny Cash
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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 12/11/2025
Gut microbes can influence #aging, but can this effect be chemically induced? This study shows that a low dose of cephaloridine triggers #ColanicAcid production in commensal #Ecoli, extending the #lifespan of #Celegans & mouse hosts & countering age-related changes @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/3JSL9aF
 Chemical induction of bacterial colanic acid (CA) promotes longevity. Left: The disk-diffusion assay shows E. coli treated by chemical compounds presenting various blue colorations, indicating the induction of the cps operon responsible for CA biosynthesis. Ctrl (LB medium), Cepha (cephaloridine), CephT (cephalothin), Cefaz (Cefazolin), Cefu (cefuroxime), PenG (benzylpenicillin), Amp (ampicillin), Carb (carbenicillin), Col (colistin), Cipro (ciprofloxacin), Azit (Azithromycin), Tet (tetracycline), and Chlor (chloramphenicol); N = 2. Right: The life span of C. elegans is extended by 14% with Cepha-CAI dose-treated WT BW25113 E. coli. N = 3, 60–100 worms per replicate.
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Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
PLOS to move away from APC model. PLOS moves designed to make publishing equitable. plos.org/redefining-p... #ScientificPublishing #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter
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Redefining Publishing: PLOS, supported by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation & Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is launching an important new initiative
PLOS believes in a better future where science is open to all, for all. We are redefining publishing by demonstrating that new solutions are feasible and deliver tangible benefits for the entire resea...
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Daniel Mintz @danielmintz.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Highland Park, NJ #nokings Huge turnout and constant support from traffic driving by
Dog with unleash the resistance signProtestersProtestersOlder woman in a frog hat
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
New study in The Lancet confirms Rabishield, developed by UMass Chan in partnership with the Serum Institute of India, is a safe, effective alternative to older rabies treatments: direc.to/nLSh In India, two people die of rabies every hour. #rabies @thelancet.com @umassmedicine.bsky.social
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New Lancet study highlights UMass Chan’s Rabishield as safe and effective in preventing rabies
A new study in The Lancet confirms a rabies monoclonal antibody therapy, co-developed by UMass Chan, is a safe alternative to existing rabies immune globulins.
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Adam Grant @adamgrant.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
We spend too much time arguing like we're right—and too little time listening like we're wrong. Diatribes don't change minds. Productive disagreement depends on showing respect, curiosity, and humility. The most compelling teachers are the ones who are most eager to learn.
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Adam Grant @adamgrant.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Being kind boosts mental health more than seeking joy. Evidence: Doing 3 random acts of kindness a week is enough to reduce depression, anxiety & loneliness. It's more beneficial than doing nice things for yourself. Self-care feels good, but generosity builds lasting bonds.
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Bluma Lesch @ambystoma22.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
This was also an exciting paper for us because we got to pre-review it even before submission with q.e.d’s AI qedscience.com. really helpful and improved a lot!
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Critical Thinking AI for constructive criticism and science evaluation
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International Brain Research Organization @ibroorg.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
IBRO Parenthood Grants cover various costs for early-career #neuroscientists, helping them stay active in their career while balancing the new parent life 👨🍼 Discover what's covered & apply by 15 Aug👇 buff.ly/k0Fx2ah #IBROinAsiaPacific #IBROinUSCanada #IBROinAfrica #IBROinLatAm #IBROinEurope
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