This little bump is the discovery of the Higgs Boson. I point this out to highlight that there is no "right" kind of evidence for a phenomenon in a vacuum. Here, strong theory is the basis for making a major discovery from a little bump most biologists see and ignore every day.

Broke: Theory is dead in biology Woke: I just tipped over my water bottle

It’s finally out! 🥳 Today @cellcellpress we report non-mineral fossils of ancient chromosomes in skin from a woolly mammoth that died in Siberia, 52,000 years ago. 🦣💨 Don’t miss our thread below! 🧵👇🏽

Going to pubpeer this because I subject my samples to emotional damage on a regular basis but I can't replicate these results aidenlab.org/3dmammoth2024/…

Adding on to Mark Peifer and others: Stats on 2024 HHMI Investigator Institutions: 0/26 - from EPSCoR states 24/26 - East or West Coast 9/26 - Harvard + MIT or affiliated 21/26 - MA + CA + NY $22.6 billion - Average university endowment HHMI good scientists are everywhere

Excited to see a Test Account HHMI investigator today (congrats Pagliarini Lab!), but this is certainly sending a signal HHMI

The Washington University Department of Genetics is recruiting investigators at all academic levels. Individuals with research programs in any area of genetics/genomics are encouraged to apply. 1/2

📢The Department of Genetics is recruiting investigators at all academic levels. Individuals with research programs in any area of genetics/genomics are encouraged to apply! Find deadline/requirement details here: genetics.wustl.edu/items/tenure-t… Please share!!!

We're a toddler! 👶 Two year labiversary featuring our now-customary pizza party🍕, cake made by Cass 🎂, drone-ball, and an interpretive human art installation reenacting how the lab keeps me afloat. Not a bad gig getting to do science with these folks 🧑‍🔬🧬

We're officially less than 1 month out from the deadline for the WashU Medicine Department of Genetics faculty recruitment application! facultyopportunities.wustl.edu/Posting/Detail… See details below on why I think you should become my colleague, and as always, please feel to reach out by email or DM with any questions

This is excellent and I will probably use it as my “tap the sign” for people who ask me about spike-ins from now on

Becoming a PI: less science, more incantations