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Swathi Arur

@swathiarur.bsky.social
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Professor. Studies the impact of environmental cues and small RNA pathways on germ cell development and cancer metastasis. Editor @Development. Views are my own.

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A great overview of NIH science under Trump: www.npr.org/2026/09/24/n...
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These 6 charts show how NIH research funding has been reshaped under Trump
Stories of science funding being cut, labs shutting down and scientists losing jobs have flooded the media under Trump's administration. These six graphics show how those changes have affected U.S. bi...
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Pathway to Independence – an interview with Maëlle Bellec In this interview, Maëlle talks about her work on translation dynamics in development, her hopes for the programme and her career journey from vineyard to microscope. doi.org/10.1242/dev....
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Nikhil Mishra @nikhil-mishra.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thank you @dev-journal.bsky.social. It was great talking to @ingridtsang.bsky.social about my postdoc in the @heisenbergcplab.bsky.social at @istaresearch.bsky.social, future research plans, and more.
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Current Biology @currentbiology.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
but are they Current Biologists?
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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
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Sonya Neal @neal-lab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Come be my colleague!! 🎉 We’re hiring an Assistant Professor in Developmental Biology at UCSD! If you’re doing exciting work in development or regeneration, come join us!! Please spread the word and apply! apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04591
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Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology
University of California, San Diego is hiring. Apply now!
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Swathi Arur @swathiarur.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It was fun to write this review with @rcdrula.bsky.social on Dicer functions beyond the canonical RNAi roles, including discussion of its roles in the nucleus. An evolving and sometimes complicated field, that was synthesized beautifully by Rareș, a terrific postdoc in the lab. Check it out!
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Noncanonical Functions of DICER-Mediated Pathways
Dicer has long been viewed as the RNAse III enzyme that generates small regulatory RNAs to drive RNA interference (RNAi) machinery and posttranscriptional gene silencing. However, a growing body of ev...
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Walgreens has confirmed initial state-by-state availability of Covid vaccines. It may change — last year, some states that initially had age or prescription limits lost them when state officials acted — but this is the situation for now. Other pharmacies may have different policies.

We will continue to update availability as appropriate.

    States where the 2026-2027 COVID-19 vaccine will be available at Walgreens pharmacies soon to patients ages 3+:


AL, AK, AR, CA, CO, DE, HI, ID, LA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MS, NE, NV, NH, NM, NY, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV, DC

    States where the 2026-2027 COVID-19 vaccine will be available soon, subject to state-specific age restrictions:


CT (12+), FL (18+), GA (13+), IL (7+), IN (11+), IA (18+), KS (12+), KY (5+), MA (5+), MO (7+), MT (7+), NJ (5+), NC (7+), OH (5+), SC (16+), TX (14+), VT (5+), WI (6+), WY (7+)

    States where pharmacist administration will be available with a prescription. List may change:


AZ, OR, UT  

    U.S. territories where the vaccine is not currently available for administration at Walgreens pharmacies:


Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 28/08/2026
I know somebody out there wants a stained glass drosophila www.etsy.com/listing/1712... #sciart 🧪🪰
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Stained Glass Drosophila – Fruit Fly Genetics Art - Etsy
This Suncatchers item by LifeInGlassArt has 36 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Germany. Listed on Aug 25, 2026
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
👏🏽👏🏽 Thanks to vaccines, Australia is on track to become the first country to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035 news.uq.edu.au/2026-08-20-y...
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20 years. Millions of lives saved. One revolutionary vaccine
Gardasil 20-year anniversary story.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
are you a texas voter? check your registration. check it now.
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Pro tip: Most of these @dshb-antibodies.bsky.social Abs are documented in dozens of publications and are also substantially cheaper.
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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Excited to have this out in the world! @lacefieldlab.bsky.social and I discuss meiotic checkpoints, with a focus on how they may be tuned both in and across systems to reflect the mechanistic trade-offs, evolutionary constraints and unique goals and innovations of meiosis. 🧪
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Mind Titan 🎃 @porgus.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
If you're in Texas, check that voter registration ASAP, keep checking it every two or three weeks til election day, and save proof. There's a decent chance you'll be suing the shit out of Texas/ the feds someday in the near future and laughing all the way to the bank.
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Hiten Madhani @hitenmadhani.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Most basic science departments at UCSF are having faculty searches this year. Biochemistry & Biophysics, Microbiology & Immunology, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and more. We're looking for new and exciting science and nice people. You'll find them all at aprecruit.ucsf.edu
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Welcome - AP Recruit
University of California, San Francisco Online Faculty Recruitment
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Mary Munson @marymunson4.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Structural biology postdoctoral position open in my lab--apply now! For more information about the lab, see www.umassmed.edu/munsonlab/. Interested candidates should apply through the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School jobs portal (www.ummsjobs.com/job/11668/).
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Munson Lab | Home | BMB | UMass Chan Medical School
The Munson Lab researches the mechanistic basis for the regulation of spatial and temporal specificity in membrane trafficking in the Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology Department at UMass Chan Me...
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Eric Swindell @gradschooldean.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Van Andel Institute (VAI) Graduate School is hiring an Assistant Dean! Please share/send to those you think may be interested or those who may know someone interested. vai.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/VAICar...
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Assistant Dean - Van Andel Graduate School
Van Andel Institute (VAI), a world-class biomedical research institute, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is dedicated to improving human health. We are pioneers in the fight against cancer, Parkinso...
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eric lai @lucksmith.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
i really do appreciate it when people try to keep things weird. life is so much better that way. 🪰 @flybase.bsky.social
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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Excited to share this review that @needhibhalla.bsky.social and I wrote on meiotic checkpoints! www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Tuning Meiotic Checkpoints: Evolutionary Costs and Mechanistic Trade-Offs
In this review, we discuss three meiotic checkpoints—the DNA damage response, the pachytene checkpoint, and the spindle checkpoint—and highlight their similarities and differences across diverse syste...
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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Excited for the #GRC Organ Function and Multi-Organ Communication conference in Barcelona, Spain from 23-28 August? Reviews Editor @saanjbati.bsky.social would be happy to chat about @dev-journal.bsky.social, @the-node.bsky.social and @biologists.bsky.social.
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Life Sciences Switzerland (LS2) @lifesciswitzerland.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Ready to take the next step towards an independent academic career? Apply for PIs of Tomorrow: The Future of Swiss Research at the LS2 Annual Meeting 2027. Present your research vision, receive feedback from senior academics, compete for awards, and expand your network. 📅 Deadline: 5 October 2026
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Anna Allen @akallen10.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
New NSF BIO solicitation is live.... this replaces the previous IOS, MCB, DEB solicitation www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Planning to attend the upcoming Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting at @ucsantacruz.bsky.social from 24-28 August? Editor @kenposs.bsky.social and Reviews Editor @ingridtsang.bsky.social will be there and would love to chat about your next @dev-journal.bsky.social paper.
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Max Heiman @heiman.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Meera Sundaram @meera-sundaram.bsky.social and I summarized key ideas and open questions from Season One of aECM Club in this Spotlight, now out in Development @dev-journal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1242/dev.... Many thanks to Alex Eve @amjeve.uk for editorial guidance and contributions!
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Apical extracellular matrix development
Summary: This Spotlight highlights the blossoming field of apical extracellular matrix development, discussing emerging ideas from a growing community of researchers.
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Andy Baxevanis @baxevanislab.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
📢 Applications are now open for the NIH Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator Program! We're recruiting early-career scientists across all areas of biomedical research for tenure-track faculty positions in the NIH Intramural Research Program. Deadline: Sept 30, 2026. 🔗 tinyurl.com/stadtman26
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Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigators | NIH Intramural Research Program
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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Here’s the proposed changes to summary statements. 60days to comment.
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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
💕 absolutely: we're going to come out the other side of this, in some form or another, the winners of all this
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Javier Apfeld @javierapfeld.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
We need your help spreading the word about the C. elegans Community Mentor Match Program! Please talk about the program in your next lab meeting and share this slide with your lab: docs.google.com/presentation...
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Mentor match QR codes 2026
Join the C. elegans Community Mentor Match Program! sign up for mentors sign up for mentees and to join peer-mentoring groups https://forms.gle/nfNWQRnpymu6tCYC9 https://forms.gle/pZdwor7wERmQ4oMG8
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Javier Apfeld @javierapfeld.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Mentee sign-ups are open for the 2026-2027 C. elegans Community Mentor Match Program! Choose: - One-to-one mentoring with an experienced mentor - A peer-mentoring group with people at your career stage Or sign up for both, it takes just 2-5 minutes. And please spread the word! 🧵
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Mentee sign-up for the C. elegans Community Mentor Match program
The 2026 cycle of the C. elegans Community Mentor Match is open to graduate students, postdocs, and faculty at any career stage. ⏱️ This form takes only 2–5 minutes to complete depending on your choic...
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Wellcome Sanger Institute @sangerinstitute.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Applications for the EMBL-EBI–Sanger Postdoc Programme are now open! Here, current fellows Leticia & Ouli talk about how working across the Institute and @ebi.embl.org enables interdisciplinary research tackling important questions in human health. Apply by 27 Sept: www.ebi.ac.uk/research/pos...
A testimonial from Leticia Rodriguez Montes about the ESPOD programme, featuring her portrait against a purple gradient background with the Sanger logo. It reads: 
What are you enjoying most about being an ESPOD so far?
“The ESPOD programme gives me access to the complementary strengths of both institutions, combining Sanger's capacity for high- throughput data generation with EMBL-EBI's computational expertise and infrastructure. It's an amazing environment for addressing interdisciplinary research questions.” 
Leticia Rodríguez Montes, Postdoc on our EMBL-EBI-Sanger Postdoctoral (ESPOD) Programme
A portrait of Ouli Xie, a smiling man in a suit, next to a quote about his experience in the EMBL-EBI-Sanger Postdoctoral (ESPOD) programme. It reads: 

What are you enjoying most about being an ESPOD so far?
“Combining exciting research with being able to explore a whole new country with my young family. This has really been an adventure for all of us, and I'm looking forward to the rest of my fellowship!” 
Ouli Xie, Postdoc on our EMBL-EBI-Sanger Postdoctoral (ESPOD) Programme
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Wyoming Wormboy @wyomingwormboy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
With most 1st-year PhD students starting graduate programs this month, it seemed like a good time to address the most important dilemma faced by many incoming PhD students—how to choose rotation labs. Although perhaps obvious to those with experience, many of the key factors are often overlooked.
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Choosing rotations and a dissertation lab - Help, I'm a Scientist!
By David Fay Choosing a lab in which to carry out your PhD is admittedly one of the more important decisions you’ll make in your early scientific career. But it’s important to have some perspective. F...
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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
How can a tiny worm shape a scientific career? Join 2026 GSA Mentorship Award recipient @irinakitop.bsky.social of @fredhutch.org on August 20 at 1:00 p.m. EDT as she shares how C. elegans has guided discoveries, collaborations, and approaches to mentorship. 🔗https://buff.ly/iUmQCCQ
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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Congratulations to all the fellows but particularly @dumontlabucsf.bsky.social, @stephgupton.bsky.social, @sadiewignall.bsky.social and @danstarrucdavis.bsky.social! 🥳🎉🎊
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Zebrafish Information Network (ZFIN) @zfinmod.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
[Job] Assistant Professor-Biology, Department of Biology, The College of New Jersey, Ewing Township, NJ #zebrafish
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Assistant Professor-Biology, Department of Biology, The College of New Jersey, Ewing Township, NJ - Jobs - Confluence
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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Congratulations to the 2026 ASCB Fellows! ASCB is proud to recognize 15 scientists whose careers have advanced cell biology through outstanding research, leadership, mentorship & service. Meet the 2026 Fellows: www.ascb.org/society-news/fifteen-v…
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Fund the Humanities just because. Fund the Humanities for more vicarious intellectual intercourse on Main. Whichever.
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Alex Eve @amjeve.uk · 21/07/2026
Stop by The Company of Biologists booth (#20) to learn more about the benefits of publishing in Development and the charitable activities of our publisher. If you'd like a 1-to-1 meeting to discuss your latest work, please feel welcome to contact me on Whova, here or via email. #2026SDB
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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
#2026SDB is right around the corner @socdevbio.bsky.social. If you are attending, @amjeve.uk, Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis and @andreamurillo.bsky.social will be there and would love to chat about @dev-journal.bsky.social, @the-node.bsky.social and @biologists.bsky.social.
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the Node @the-node.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Are you attending #2026SDB and have questions about the Node? Come and chat with @andreamurillo.bsky.social and @amjeve.uk! 👀
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Visit Us! Good Mythical Morning
ALT: Visit Us! Good Mythical Morning
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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
🚨 3 DAYS until #2026SDB! 🐟 That’s about how long it takes a zebrafish to go from fertilization to hatching. That’s a lot of development, and we’re almost ready to hatch some exciting new ideas in Las Vegas! 🧬🎰 See you soon!
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James Gagnon @james-gagnon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
📣 Meeting announcement - the SDB Southwest Regional meeting will be at the University of Utah from March 5-7, 2027! Developmental biologists from Denver to Mexico City and from Reno to New Orleans, join us to share your research and celebrate our community. Details soon. @socdevbio.bsky.social
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Javier Apfeld @javierapfeld.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
C. elegans friends: If you participated in the mentor match program last year, we want your feedback on what worked, what didn't, and how to make the program better! Please fill out this survey: forms.gle/xYCF19saFfoj...
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C. elegans Community Mentor Match 2025 feedback survey
Thank you for providing feedback about your experiences as a mentee, mentor, and peer group member in the last cycle of the C. elegans Community Mentor Match program! Please skip questions that are n...
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Savage-Dunn lab @cswormlab.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Posing with doctoral student Allen Sun at his poster #Celegans #wormtopicmeeting2026
Student and mentor stand in front of a poster at a scientific conference
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Molecular Biosystems Conference @molbiosystems.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
We have good news to share 🎉 We've just secured some funding to support travel fellowships for early-career researchers at the 5th Molecular Biosystems Conference, our 10-year anniversary edition, taking place next year in beautiful southern Chile. Stay tuned for details! #mbiosys27
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Savage-Dunn lab @cswormlab.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
And the organizers challenged us to find randomly matched attendees - I ran into my first, Ransome Van Der Hoeven, on the terrace and we had a nice chat! I ❤️ #Celegans meetings!
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Savage-Dunn lab @cswormlab.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
First night at #Celegans topic meeting #MAPSS + #DevCell had three inspiring talks by Judith Kimble, Jane Hubbard, and Malene Hansen!
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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Development Editor @swathiarur.bsky.social will be attending the MAPSS 2026 and DevCell meeting from 10-14 June 2026 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. Stop by to chat with her about your next @dev-journal.bsky.social paper.
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James Gahan @jgahan.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
We are looking for a new colleague to join us in Galway. The position is in Biochemistry and if research focus lines up we hope the successful person will join us in the Centre for Chromosome biology (chromosome.ie). Reach out if you are interested in applying! tinyurl.com/2jy4rj3r
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Maureen Barr @barrlab.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The International C. elegans meeting #worm27 is going to Kobe, Japan in 2027! genetics-gsa.org/celegans/ Organizers: Erik Andersen @erikandersen.bsky.social, Johns Hopkins University Kavita Babu @kavita-babu.bsky.social, IISc Bangalore Suhong Xu, Zhejiang University @genetics-gsa.bsky.social
Genetics Society of America. 26th International Worm Meeting
July 18-22, 2027
Kobe, Japan
Kobe Convention Center
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