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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Love it! Have been always thinking of putting "DROSOPHILA" on kids' jerseys when I sponsor their baseball league. Leslie you did it!

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EpiCypher @epicypher.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Today, we remember and honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. At EpiCypher, we pause to reflect with gratitude on their courage, dedication, and legacy. Wishing everyone a safe and meaningful Memorial Day!

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Female octopuses throw rocks at males that bother them, documented in Octopus tetricus

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

It could be worse - the male colleague at least performed for what he was acknowledged for. 🤪

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bioRxiv Molecular Biology @biorxiv-molbio.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Time-Series RNA Sequencing Reveals Temperature-Specific and Temperature-Compensated Circadian Genes in Drosophila www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…

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bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Time-Series RNA Sequencing Reveals Temperature-Specific and Temperature-Compensated Circadian Genes in Drosophila www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Sharing bullets-like cross vine from my backyard.

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Just spell out the genotype.

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

This made my day! Thank you for giving it a try!

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Josh Dubnau @joshdubnau.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

I was thrilled to be with thousands in Washington Square park, proud to speak at the NYC Stand Up for Science rally today. We must stand together, this is one fight, against fascism, across so many sectors of our society. photos.google.com/share/AF1Qip...

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New video by Stacey F

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Matt Rockman @wormsrock.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Lots of people at the rally in New York! Josh Dubnau from Stony Brook gave the speech the moment demands: attacks on science funding are bad, but they’re downstream of fascism, and we need to fight the fascism even when we’re not the targets

100s of people at the Stand up for Science rally in Washington Square Park. They’re holding signs in front of the Wash Square arch

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

When the exhaustion sets in mid-semester, I always have the opportunity to listen to David again by teaching my molecular cell biology course. He will keep all of us going, right?

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

congratulations to Catherine and Ding! An advancement in understanding the perception of social isolation.

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Ding Liu @dingliu.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Our paper @dulaclab.bsky.social on social homeostasis is online today! We characterized “social rebound” behavior after social isolation in multiple mouse strains and revealed its neural basis. Intriguingly, soft touch plays a key role in satisfying social need! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

School band teachers are the most amazing educators and leaders!

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

the most comforting "tweet" this year.

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FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Outreach funding opportunity, sponsored by the Fly Board: Non-profit programs anywhere in the world that introduce middle school, high school, or college students to Drosophila research are eligible to apply! The number of students that this funding would impact and financial need will be considered

Please provide the following to Jessica.Treisman@med.nyu.edu:
Name and contact information
A 1-page summary of the program, including an explanation of how the program would broaden participation among Drosophila scientists
Budget justification of up to $2000

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

You and Kart are looking fabulous!

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

The silver lining of this chaotic time is that Mike is posting actively again! “Ask Mike” 🤣

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Thanks to everyone who loved and shared DeepCook. I am so excited to connect with many new/old fly friends there through sharing the idea. It has been too long...I missed you!

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Hi, Ana, I bought it from Walmart in the US. I DM you the link. You probably need to search "nut milk machine". Pay attention to the volume. Machines with larger volumes are available in China, but I can't find them in the US.

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Being a new PI taught me that having a good food operation is one of the most important assets of a fly lab. Therefore, I want to share DeepCook, a culture-inspired method for fly food making. See my website for a detailed protocol. #Drosophila buff.ly/4aR70rT

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Magically, at the end of the cooking, I just added water and some dish soap and pressed the self-clean button to get a thorough wash! I have been a “flyologist” for almost two decades. Every fly cook who has supported me is a saint. ❤️ 🫶

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

The “keep it warm” function also makes adding other ingredients easy, for example, adding retinal to the special food for optogenetics experiments. I imagine that we can also prepare a variety of diets (high fat, high protein, fruit-containing, etc) with this simple machine.

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I then added the molasses and blend/boil for 10min. After that, the “keep it warm” button can keep the mixture at around 60C, perfect time to add propionic acid and Tegosept. Since it was kept warm, I took my time to fill in bottles without worrying about the solidified agar.

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I have tested a simple recipe of the standard molasses food - I simply poured in the dry ingredients and used the “soy milk” or “chowder” program, which brings the mixture to a boil for 20-30min with intermittent powerful blending (all automatic).

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I discovered during the holidays that the soy milk machine has improved dramatically - it combines a powerful food blender, programmed boiling/blending routines, a self-cleaning function, and even a “keep it warm” program, making it my dream equipment to make fly food.🧑‍🍳🪰🍔

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

The invention of the soy milk machine (~2010) truly represents the Chinese’s two-thousand-year pursuit of this comfort food, protein source, and dedication to healthy cuisine. However, one still needed to filter the particulate and wash the burned soybean residues.

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Although the taste and consistency of manufactured soy milk can consistently resemble that of dairy milk, the Chinese still prefer freshly made soy milk. Every Chinese’s memory of our home country is waiting in a queue at a breakfast stand to purchase a large scoop of soy milk.

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Liu An (179-122 BCE), the Prince of Huainan Princedom of the Western Han dynasty was known for filial piety when he brought his sick mother back to health by serving her soy milk. Industrial production popularized soy milk in the late 20th century.

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Soy milk is a stable emulsion of oil, water, and protein. Making soy milk is tedious. The procedure includes soaking and grinding soybeans, boiling the mixture, and filtering out the remaining particulates. The nutritious drink originated in China nearly 2K years ago by Liu An.

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Dear All, I believe that this thread will become one of my most important contributions to the fly field (I hope I will make other contributions)! Here, I introduce the Soy Milk Machine Fly Food Method, a.k.a., DeepCook!#Drosophila#NewPI

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

For Maths fans, 2025 is a square. 45² = 45 x 45 = 2025 Also, 9² x 5² = 2025 40² + 20² + 5² = 2025 My favourite? 1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025 #Mathematics #teaching #education

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Antony Dodd @antdodd.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Come and work with us at the John Innes Centre! We’re recruiting a technician to investigate circadian rhythms in plants and bacteria. Expertise in microbiology, gene cloning, imaging are welcome #chronobiology #arabidopsis #bacillus www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/re...

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Research Assistant to join the Dodd Group at the John Innes Centre, conducting cutting-edge research into circadian rhythms in bacteria and plants.

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Meike van der Heijden @meikeesther.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

NIH funded scientists right now.

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Grace Lindsay @neurograce.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

When I will respond to your email

Histogram peaked at 3 minutes and 2 weeks since sent

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LaurierBiology @laurierbiology.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Wishing all the fly-pushers a wonderful #DrosophilaDay/#FlyDay as we celebrate the anniversary (11/18) of the #Drosophila white-eyes mutant line w1118!

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Glad i moved here and found this ❤️

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Rebecca Saxe @rebeccasaxe.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

Quoting @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social helped today: You are not giving up, and neither am I. The fact that we cannot save everything does not mean we cannot save anything and everything we can save is worth saving. You may need to grieve or scream or take time off, but you have a role no matter what

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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Assistant professor

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