My endothelial cell cultures that have been listening to Taylor Swift nonstop:
"Here we show that heartbeat sound promotes structural and functional maturation of human cortical organoids with a physiological astrocyte-to-neuron ratio." 🤯 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Wanted: Postdoctoral research fellow in systems neuroscience. Determine how descending information from supraspinal centres influences spinal cord computations to drive continuous and flexible action switching during naturalistic behaviours. Apply by 21 May 2026.
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Emily Sena at the opening gala of the Edinburgh Science Festival 2026. The panel discussed some of amazing women who changed the scientific path of history forever but whom were barely recognised in their own time. How much have things changed? A thought-provoking kick-off!
#edscifest #edi
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Heartbeat sound is one of the first rhythmic stimuli encountered by the developing human brain, yet its biological role has remained unexplored. Here we show that heartbeat sound promotes structural a...
"Here we show that heartbeat sound promotes structural and functional maturation of human cortical organoids with a physiological astrocyte-to-neuron ratio." 🤯 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Edinburgh Neuroscience
Sébastien Gauvrit
Dr. Meow
Edinburgh Neuroscience
Adam Ellis
Heartbeat sound is one of the first rhythmic stimuli encountered by the developing human brain, yet its biological role has remained unexplored. Here we show that heartbeat sound promotes structural a...
Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent
So excited for #EESSexDifferences next week! Just got my poster printed - who will I be chatting about it to? 👀 @events.embl.org
It’s World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week. We caught up with Prof @bachmanntill.bsky.social to tell us about his research and how he’s tackling antimicrobial resistance.
Find out more about antimicrobial resistance and how diagnostics research can help: edin.ac/48wzjfG
#WAAW @who.int
The government’s ban on puberty blockers undermines clinical expertise and targets trans youth with a policy that lacks evidence, consistency and fairness.
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Dr. Meow
Scientific objectivity is a myth – cultural values and beliefs always influence science and the people who do it.
theconversation.com/scientific-o...
Heather Paterson
Institute for Regeneration and Repair
Cultural ideas are inextricably entwined with the people who do science, the questions they ask, the assumptions they hold and the conclusions they land on.
