The 10 biggest medical research papers from this week (🧵) 1. A high resolution structure of the dopamine transporter - key to Parkinson's, schizophrenia, and addiction Here's what it looks like bound to cocaine, one of its ligands (in orange) (Study: nature.com/articles/s4158…)

30 Essays to Make You Love Biology Day 9. "Schrodinger’s What Is Life? at 75" by Rob Phillips. "Names such as physics and biology are a strictly human conceit, and the understanding of the phenomenon of life might require us to blur the boundaries between these fields."

🥶 TEMPO | Frio de 0°C no Sul de Porto Alegre e 5°C negativos no interior gaúcho. Veja as mínimas de hoje na capital, região metropolitana e interior do estado. ▶️ metsul.com/frio-de-0oc-no…

IMAGEM | Amanhecer de hoje em São José dos Ausentes. Temperatura mínima desceu a 4°C abaixo de zero. 📷 Pousada Toca da Onça

IMAGEM | Mirtilos congelados em Lagoa Vermelha, no Norte gaúcho. Plantas são irrigadas para formação de gelo a fim de evitar danos com a geada. 📷 Juliano Sutil Gorchevski/SG Mirtilos Orgânicos

🥶 TEMPO | Frio de quase 7°C abaixo de zero congela paisagem em Santa Catarina. Veja as belas imagens do frio de hoje cedo. ▶️ metsul.com/fotos-frio-de-…

Geddy Lee sitting in front of one of his many walls of basses

Comissão Assessora para Equidade, Diversidade e Inclusão atualiza o Guia de Boas Práticas Científicas - FAPERGS - Fundação de Amparo à pesquisa do Estado do RS

No brainer - Coltrane

Academic struggling to write the well-overdue paper they are currently trying to finish. Oil on canvas.

Nobel prize winners often receive more awards afterward. This is called the Matthew effect. I also call it “the spotlight effect”. The more you’re in the spotlight, the more you get. 1. You win more awards if you’ve already won some. 2. Securing additional funding is easier

James McGaugh Award 24-25 - eepurl.com/iXeki6

When the lab veteran agrees to teach you how to run a western blot

There is something interesting in targeting neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s - potential indications for other diseases thelancet.com/journals/eclin…

A reminder ✍️

6 Gráficos que derrubam a ideia de um Estado fraco e ineficiente🧵: 1. O fundo norueguês é muito mais rico do que os super ricos.

#portoalegre #rushhour #sunset

“Why don’t you spend weekends writing articles, reviewing papers, and working on grant applications so you can get a promotion and become a full professor?” Me: “Because my health is more important than my career… and I would rather spend weekends at the beach.” 🤷🏻‍♀️☀️😎