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When universities hired chief diversity officers, it had no effect on the diversity of faculty or university administrator hires.

I read this Cell paper that argues to have discovered a molecule (betaine) that mimics the geroprotective effects of exercise. This is a very valuable multi-omics resource, but the authors seemed to get caught in the rabbit hole of chasing a high-impact narrative🧵

#NotTheCentralDogma biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

"Here we present the first direct evidence that H3K4me3 is not a cause but a consequence of transcriptional activation, functioning as a downstream epigenetic response" biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

This is cool, but if you end up using it and it suggests a protocol, an analysis, a workflow, etc, *please* cite the original source. Citation is appreciation ❤

No, Gold OA (paying an APC) is not a success. In fact, the problems it has created have been profound.

Financial, yes, but also personal sacrifices. For instance, not everyone can move (sometimes abroad) to join certain institutions, & the differential outcomes are not necessarily related to talent. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/ar…

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"This study suggests the potential utility of generative AI in pre-institutional review board (IRB) review tasks" journals.plos.org/digitalhealth/…