We got the cover! Two male isopods' fight to gain access to the female residing in that burrow under them is now on the cover of the latest Ecology issue. Some fights make it big 🙂 Photo clicked by Dror Hawlena!

Chuckling at my 4yr old asking “is that an ASTO CITE??”(looking at my image analysis pane) I had told her that it sits inside the brain & helps her think. Funny she knows about astrocytes before neurons! Would be cool to write a non pedantic fun book for kids on these 🧠 cells

Acting Out Dreams Predicts Parkinson's and Other Brain Diseases scientificamerican.com/article/acting… via Scientific American

My main conclusion from yesterday (kind of sad in my opinion): A significant percentage of the scientific community doesn't think ideas are a real thing that should be credited and value ideas less than hard work* *based on hundreds of replies to our commentary

Your brain could be controlling how sick you get — and how you recover nature.com/articles/d4158…

We meeting on Thursday the 16th of March AstrocyteCafe. Looking forward to the presentations of Matthew Broadhead and Carmen Munoz-Ballester. Matthew Broadhead Dr. Carmen Muñoz-Ballester 🤩🤩🤩

I will be talking about atypical astrocytes this Tursday! Join me to have a fun discussion about what happens to astrocytes when the BBB is disrupted. Reminder: the US changed to summer time, but Europe hasn't yet. That means that it will be at 11 am EST, 10 CST and 8 PST.

Looking forward!

“Jhoome jo pathaan meri jaan mehfil hi toh jaye………de de jo subah meri jaan usko MERMAID jaye!! Mumma where’s the mermaid here??” “I like that boy he has nice biceps! He eats a lot of healthy food?”😂😂😂😂 #iamsrk #Pathaan #4yrold #singing #entertainment Shah Rukh Khan ❤️

A novel test of honeybees’ waggle dancing shows that they can learn to do it better. sciencenews.org/article/bee-ho…

Super impressive and impactful

Hidden sugar, salt & fat, but especially sugar is killing us! The rates of rise of #diabetesmellitus in low income families is terrifying. We need to change our #diets, #foodsystems to deliver for people’s health. Behaviour change also key, along with policy levers

Omg! This is a gem! So apt

This is not just an update. This is also an appeal. 🆘 We stepped out of our comfort zone & conducted sessions in *two* tribal schools (आदिवासी शाळा) in जवाहर, Maharashtra. It reinforced why we must do this. Read on to know about our experience & how u can help.👇IndiaBioscience.org

I had the privilege of witnessing an awe-inspiring session on resilience, courage and determination from young people who as children had battled with cancer. This post is about a home that enabled their survival and nurtured hope. open.substack.com/pub/archy0i/p/…

The transcription factor LHX2 suppresses astrocyte proliferation in the postnatal mammalian cerebral cortex Read this #LifelongDevSI Research Report by Archana Iyer Archana I, Shubha Tole (she/her) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and colleagues: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/15…

🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 A postdoc position is open in my lab at the Dept. of Biological Sciences, TIFR Mumbai 🧠 Focus: #zebrafish #imaging #interdisciplinary 📅 Deadline: October 10, 2025 🔗 More details: symmetry-lab.com/contact/ Please share widely! Tata Institute of Fundamental Research DBS TIFR

Postdoc position available in a TIFR-IGIB collaborative project to investigate the development of the choroid plexus in the brain using brain organoids.  For details see devneurolab.org/open-positions.  Application deadline October 15th 2025 Arpan Parichha

The transcription factor LHX2 suppresses astrocyte proliferation in the postnatal mammalian cerebral cortex Read this #LifelongDevSI #OA Research Report by Archana Iyer Archana I, Shubha Tole Shubha Tole (she/her) and colleagues DBS TIFR journals.biologists.com/dev/article/15…