Two neurons sense each other trying to connect. #neuroscience #neurotwitter #neurology #science #sciencetwitter #medtwitter #Bioinformatics #biochemistry #biotechnology #anatomy #neuroanatomy

I had an excellent time this week travelling to schools with the #YTS2022 YoungTassieScientists crew - it was awesome to meet a few of the next generation of Tassie scientists! - John (& Brian the Brain 🧠)

Our favourite young tassie scientist!

sciencing at the #festivalofbrightideas with my son Brian (a brain, not a butt) instagram.com/p/ChenEgeL5c9i…

Absolutely amazing video by John McManus. An accurate example of what YTS get up to behind the scenes.... 🐥🏎😎 vt.tiktok.com/ZSRShXdcc/

My Weekend as a 28-year-old in Chicago Illinois

Join me as I host the upcoming Stem Cell Conversation on iPSCs and neurological diseases on 14th Sep 11 am AEST with Dr David Gonsalvez and A/Prof Tony Cook! Australasian Society for Stem Cell Research Unimelb Centre for Stem Cell Systems Stem Cells Australia John McManus すい/Suii Innately Science WickingDementiaCentre Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute

Macrophages are so impressive.

Swabbing correctly for #COVID19? Most are not. @IamKGB tests— 1) VERY POS—back of throat, cheeks, roof of mouth & both nasopharyngeal w swab held in place for 10s. 2) NEG—outside portion of nostrils 3) NEG—anterior nares/nasal septum 4) FAINT POS—throat & cheeks 5) Repeated #1

A cell videoed through a microscope. Mitochondria (green), microtubules (red) and actin filaments (blue) are shown. #CellBiology

I love this video from RIKEN in Japan. It models the flow of exhaled air in various different settings under different conditions. As well as the flow patterns being very beautiful, it also highlights the importance of good quality masks (FFP2/FFP3) x.com/la_resistensia…

To my followers: do better

Birds are fed by their parents in their infancy. When the time comes to feed themselves, there can be some confusion when the food does not go into their mouth by itself.

Day one! Please say hi and show me all of your science 😊 #SfN2022 Ps - thanks for mislabelling my name on the poster FedEx. Sick burn, you guys got me good.

After the early bricks but before smartphones, there was a stretch where phone design went absolutely catshit bananas (1/?)

Premier Jeremy Rockliff is ‘sick of’ people arguing against spending money on a new stadium? What’s it going to take for him to be ‘sick of’ failing our healthcare system? themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/… via Mercury

Last time I mentioned this on Twitter, some older colleagues came back and said that it was a right of passage, and that they did similar things when they were coming up. I don't want it to be an expected part of the job, it can end and it needs to end.

Laura Loyola In seminars I've recently led, students said they had to prioritise working to pay rent and have money for food, money for Christmas. The gap in student finance has left them struggling. Not the only factor, but a strong one.

Who knew that the Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex actually resembles a pub brawl? #medtwitter #biology