study small RNAs/APA/splicing/m6A/Notch. neural development+behavior; genomic conflict+evolution.
http://www.mskcc.org/lai
also, indie rock and glassblowing.
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X-files, S5/E2. "do you see who's there?"
who, harold varmus?!?
unexpectedly, florida provides #RNA plates.
“In this country, we have no ‘other people.’ We are American people, all of us.”
This 1940s film warning against bigotry and fascism is more relevant now than ever.
The politicization of scientific positions appears to hit NIH particularly hard.
www.science.org/content/arti...
From @theathletic.com: Was OG Anunoby’s putback with 1.2 seconds left in Game 4 of the NBA Finals the most iconic shot in Knicks history?
“You guys know better than me. But it was just unbelievable,” New York's head coach Mike Brown said.
nyti.ms/3SAqRXe
What does ROSALIND FRANKLIN have to do with a BRITA WATER FILTER? I'll explain.
I've written before about Rosalind Franklin's pioneering work in structural virology, but she also built the first models of how carbon is structured.
The 'Franklin model' has 2 categories:
graphitic & non-graphitic.
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NIH programs and leadership are hit especially hard, while other science agencies are barely mentioned
We urge GSA members and the genetics community to submit a public comment on the recently proposed OMB regulations—which pose drastic challenges to the scientific enterprise—by July 13, 2026! Submit your comments here: www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...
Robert Reich
Jeremy Berg
The New York Times
today, i saw ladybug larvae and pupae for the first time! 🐞 they were all over the leaves of this plant, which was also infested with aphids. life's a struggle...
another fine day spent at Columbia! it's such a luxury i can invite myself over and meet with a mix of evolutionary biology/molecular biology/neuroscientist experts and all around fun to talk to folks. and then take my usual photos of the riverside drive viaduct on my way out...
the Lai lab @mskcancercenter.bsky.social celebrated the start of summer with a riverside lunch and checking out NYC-inspired modern art at MoMA PS1!
