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Oscar Vargas-Rodriguez @vargasrodriguezlab.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

🔬 Postdoctoral Position Available We are recruiting a motivated postdoctoral scientist to join our lab and investigate translational regulation and stress responses in bacteria. Our work explores how microorganisms sense and adapt to environmental challenges at the biochemical level.

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Science Magazine @science.org · 14/04/2026

Variation in the genes coding for RNA strands in ribosomes are associated with human traits, new research suggests. Learn more: scim.ag/4vrvSR4

Differences in cells’ protein factories may help explain human diversity

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Kelly Sheppard (he/him/his) @kstrna62.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

We are searching for a two-year Visiting Assistant Professor to help teach our 100-level and organic chemistry courses. Our search page with info is live. The link for applications will be live soon. It is for sabbatical replacements over the next two years. www.skidmore.edu/chemistry/se...

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Skidmore Chemistry - Tenure Stream Search

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Nature @nature.com · 01/11/2025

Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government go.nature.com/47hn0n5

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7 basic science discoveries that changed the world

Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.

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Michael Guertin @guertin.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

we are recruiting a postdoc with interest in using genomics and molecular biology to study transcription factors. We have an R35 to fund the project/salary.

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Oscar Vargas-Rodriguez @vargasrodriguezlab.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Excited to share the newly published work from the lab, which offers insights into the specificity and evolution of a recently discovered family of aminoacyl-tRNA deacylases. academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

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Geo Santiago-Martínez @geosantiagom.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

The article comes out today! @natmicrobiol.nature.com A roadmap for equitable reuse of public microbiome data by The Data Reuse Consortium. Link: rdcu.be/eIix7

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

NSF Graduate Fellowship announcement is finally posted! www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo... 1/2

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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Want to share your work with our RNA community? Submit your abstract by this Frday, September 26th, to be considered for a talk!

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Nature @nature.com · 28/08/2025

For life to emerge on Earth, peptides must first have formed without the aid of enzymes — but how? Reactions of sulfur-containing molecules might have been key go.nature.com/4oX04jC

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Origins of life: the molecules that could have unlocked peptide synthesis

For life to emerge on Earth, peptides must first have formed without the aid of enzymes — but how? Reactions of sulfur-containing molecules might have been key.

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Science Magazine @science.org · 26/08/2025

The new issue of #ScienceSignaling has arrived! A new study reveals how small proteins in E. coli enable bacteria to cope with stress, our latest Editors’ Choice piece dives into recent findings showing how estrogen protects against kidney injury, and more. scim.ag/4mC0GtD

The image is a colorized scanning electron micrograph of E. coli cells.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 27/08/2025

A genetic flip helped turn us into upright walkers. Here’s my evo-devo story about the ilium. Gift link: nyti.ms/45BOenz

An engraving of the pelvis from Gray’s Anatomy.

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The Jackson Laboratory @jax.org · 23/07/2025

New research, published today in @natureportfolio.nature.com, decodes the most elusive, difficult-to-sequence regions of the genome from populations around the world, rewriting knowledge of human biology and setting a new benchmark for precision medicine. 🧪🧬🔬

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The most complete view of the human genome yet sets new standard for use in precision medicine

What if scientists unlocked the most hidden, hardest-to-read regions of our DNA?

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Science Magazine @science.org · 01/07/2025

“GlycoCaging” uses gut bacteria to activate drugs for inflammatory bowel disease. Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/4ltfMk8

A graphic showing the GlycoCaging approach

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 26/06/2025

National Science Foundation staff were notified that their office space will be taken over by Department of Housing and Urban Development. It's unclear where the 1,800+ NSF employees will work. Renovation plans apparently include a personal gym for the HUD secretary & family eos.org/research-and...

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National Science Foundation Staff Booted From Headquarters - Eos

Staff at the National Science Foundation (NSF) were notified on 25 June that the agency’s office space, located in Alexandria, Va., will be taken over by Department of Housing and Urban Development (H...

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Axios story about the path forward for restored terminated grants. The administration will continue to pursue appeals and other steps. www.axios.com/2025/06/24/n...

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NIH grantees may face long wait for restored money

Researchers who saw their NIH grants restored could face long waits accessing the money.

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Nature @nature.com · 10/06/2025

This tiny device can shrink dangerous blood clots. It’s called the ‘milli-spinner’ and its invention was partly an accident…

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Geo Santiago-Martínez @geosantiagom.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

¿Te interesaría unirte a nuestro laboratorio como Postdoctoral Fellow? ¿Está interesado en investigar y contribuir a la comprensión del papel de los anaerobios en la salud humana? Revisa la convocatoria Pew Latin American Fellows ¡Contáctame si cumples con los requisitos! #Archaea #MicroSky

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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

🎓 Got a thesis seminar, award, or lab win to share? We want to feature it on the Yale RNA Center's website and social media! Send it our way & let’s spotlight great science! Contact us 👉 medicine.yale.edu/rnacenter/ab...

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Politico @politico.com · 27/05/2025

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. threatened to bar government scientists from publishing in major medical journals, saying on a podcast that three top journals were “corrupt” and influenced by pharmaceutical companies.

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RFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals

The health secretary said the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and The Lancet are in bed with pharma.

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Nature @nature.com · 02/05/2025

US President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 calls for unprecedented cuts to scientific agencies that, if enacted, would deal a devastating blow to US science, policy specialists say. go.nature.com/4jYv3IP

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Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts to US science

Huge reductions, if enacted, could have ‘catastrophic’ effects on US competitiveness and the scientific pipeline, critics say.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 18/04/2025

“Awards that are not aligned with NSF's priorities have been terminated, including but not limited to those on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and misinformation/disinformation”—National Science Foundation www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...

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Updates on NSF Priorities

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Tina Termini @cterminiphd.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Interested in doing a postdoc in Seattle? Join us on May 6 for Seattle DROP, a virtual biomedical postdoc recruitment event. The first 250 US registrants enjoy lunch via delivery voucher! 🥪 All postdoc candidates are invited to attend. 👇👇👇 Registration: tinyurl.com/seattledrop25

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Seattle DROP: Discover Research Opportunities for Postdocs

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Nature @nature.com · 06/04/2025

“These aren’t luxury items. They’re the core infrastructure of modern science.” Import taxes on staples such as microscopes, glassware and computer chips will affect institutions already feeling financial strain go.nature.com/4207NUT

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Tariffs hit science labs: Trump levies raise cost of supplies

Import taxes on staples such as microscopes, glassware and computer chips will affect institutions already feeling financial strain.

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Nature @nature.com · 29/03/2025

Latest from the Nature Podcast 🔊 New lasso-shaped antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria go.nature.com/4j8Rkn5

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New lasso-shaped antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria

Hear the biggest stories from the world of science | 26 March 2025

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Nature @nature.com · 26/03/2025

Biologists have built one of the most detailed pictures ever of the changes that occur in women’s bodies before and after pregnancy, by pooling and studying around 44 million physiological measurements from more than 300,000 births go.nature.com/4236GSV

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Gigantic birth study paints most detailed picture of pregnancy’s toll on body

Data from 300,000 births reveal how essential biological measurements are altered by carrying and delivering a baby.

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Kristen DeAngelis 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍉 @kristenobacter.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

More good news, science sky: I’ve been invited to review a grant for NSF! So grateful for the PMs & NSF staff trying to keep the whole thing going in spite of the wholesale assault on the system. Phew 🧪

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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Postdoc Opportunity–RNA Biology & Mechanotransduction🧬 The Nicoli Lab at Yale is hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher to work at the intersection of RNA biology & biomechanics, with applications in tissue engineering & regenerative medicine Details in the image👇

Open Postdoctoral Position in RNA Biology & Mechanotransduction at Yale University's Nicoli Lab. Seeking motivated researchers to study localized mRNA processes (translation, transport, localization, phase separation) influencing cellular responses to mechanical stimuli, with implications in tissue engineering, wound healing, and cardiovascular therapies. Candidates should have a PhD and expertise in RNA biology, gene regulation, mechanotransduction, or related fields. Send CV, a brief cover letter, contact information for three references to: stefania.nicoli@yale.edu

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Kelly Sheppard (he/him/his) @kstrna62.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Why are @acs.org @pubs.acs.org journal subscriptions so high for college libraries?

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Nature @nature.com · 20/02/2025

Almost all grant-review meetings under Trump 2.0 remain suspended at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), preventing the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research from spending much of its US$47 billion annual budget. go.nature.com/4gM6oW4

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Revealed: NIH research grants still frozen despite lawsuits challenging Trump order

The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep a funding freeze in place, leaving researchers in limbo.

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HHMI @hhmi-science.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

ATTN: #Postdocs! ⏳ Two weeks left! Don’t let this opportunity pass you by. Applications for the 2025 #HannaGrayFellows Program are due February 26, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. ET. Your future in science starts here—submit your application today! 📆 hhmi.news/48n2lfh 👈

Promotional image for the Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program by HHMI, inviting applications for a postdoctoral fellowship with funding up to $1.5 million over 8 years. The image features a green and blue scientific motif with an 'Apply Now' button.

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Kelly Sheppard (he/him/his) @kstrna62.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

If you know a biochemist (or related scientist) who is interested in teaching, Skidmore Chemistry is searching for a three-year VAP position to teaching in our biochemistry and introductory chemistry sequences beginning this Fall. #ChemSky eodq.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

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Visiting Assistant Professor, Chemistry

The Skidmore College ACS-approved Department of Chemistry invites applications from qualified individuals for a three-year Visiting Assistant Professor position to teach in our biochemistry and introd...

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Kristen DeAngelis 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍉 @kristenobacter.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

“At NSF, officials have temporarily blocked institutions and scientific organizations from getting access to money they have been promised while vetting projects.” These are legally binding contracts, not promises or agreements. And the most vulnerable members of our community will suffer the most.

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EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders

Grantee accounts remain frozen, while union accuses NSF of ignoring rules governing peer review

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Michael Guertin @guertin.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

I am reviewing for a study section right now and I was just informed to not score the Plan to Enhance Diverse Perspectives.

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