David Attenborough just turned 100 years old and is now officially too old to play with Lego
Pioneer of shotgun sequencing, synthetic biology and meta genomics J. Craig Venter leaves an impressive science legacy. Controversial, yes, but his unrelenting, curiosity driven science leaves me much to admire. 🧪 🧬
Fintastic meeting as always, for those interested! #ZebrafishMeeting
Fully funded PhD post, UK/Home student, starting 01/06/26. Interested in working at the interface of dev bio, biophysics and cell biology? Great collaboration with Amy Beedle and @leonerossetti.bsky.social Informal enquiries welcome. Deadline 15/03 #neuralcrest
www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy...
Neurod2 knockdown in Xenopus laevis tadpole brain retains cells in a proliferating, progenitor-like state doi.org/10.17912/mic... - I invite you to read the Beck lab's first ever micropublication! @zoologyotago.bsky.social and @otagobiochemist.bsky.social 🐸🧪 @micropub7n.bsky.social thank you!
📢 Save the Date!
The 12th Aquatic Models for Human Disease Conference (AQMHD)
🗓 October 17–21, 2026
📍 Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
Theme- Diving Deeper into Disease Biology: Emerging Models in Human Health
#AQMHD #ModelOrganism #MBL #DiseaseBiology
@zoologyotago.bsky.social will have some new captive reared juvenile Southern Bell Frogs on display soon. Today they had a physical, and this one was especially grumpy about it. 🧪🐸
aqmhd2026.bsky.social
Karen J Liu
Zebrafish Rock!
Caroline Beck
Caroline Beck
J. Craig Venter, a scientist and entrepreneur who decoded the human genome, has died at 79.
A risk-taking outsider, he brought speed, competition and controversy to one of science’s biggest races.nyti.ms
