In their Cell Science at a Glance article & poster, Swastik Kar and Yaniv Elkouby @yanivelkouby.bsky.social outline our current understanding of the Bb in oogenesis & reproduction, & compare the structure, formation & functions of the Bb across species.
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Journal of Cell Science
A Medjool date infused Old Fashioned, for peace and better days all around โจ
I called it Middle Eastern Old Fashioned.
Shabbat Shalom and peaceful weekend ๐๐ผ
Receipt below๐๐ผ
Excellent and wonderful publication experience with @jcellsci.bsky.social.
Thank you for the invitation to write this piece and thanks to all reviewers and Elkouby lab members for helpful comments.
Always grateful for our funding support, in this case by ISF, @erc.europa.eu and @embo.org.
Middle eastern old fashioned:
45ml rye whiskey
25ml black spiced rum
5ml Amaretto liquor
Mashed Medjool date
A dash of Angostura bitter
Unfiltered
*Brown sugar and date garnish
*Can add a little sparkling water to lighten
Happy to share together with super talented PhD student Swastik Kar, our integrative views on the Balbiani body, a conserved versatile super-organelle in oocytes, essential to supports oogenesis and reproduction.
The Balbiani body at a glance journals.biologists.com/jcs/article-...