🧵1. A post on FB… “I am 14 and I’m struggling in algebra class. When I ask for help, the male teacher says, ‘I’m not surprised girls aren’t that good at algebra’. I am 18 and go to my first fraternity party with girlfriends…

Researchers have found a surprising new role for a major immune regulator: In addition to turning on genes involved in cell defense, the STING protein also acts as an ion channel, allowing it to control a wide variety of immune responses. mitsha.re/tnzT50PtYfG

Who can relate to it? 🤣🤣

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when the undergrad brings me the pipet-aid whose filter they accidentally clogged

Writing is an absolutely critical skill… and one that can be improved dramatically. Doing so requires not just repetitions, but deliberate efforts to improve. Some tips here: docs.google.com/document/d/1jB…

Fantastic senescence-centric issue of Molecular Cell this month!! I am so excited that more groups are linking the enlargement of cells to the enforcement of senescence through signaling, scaling of certain proteins, etc. I can't wait to dig into these papers!

No surprise since Russell Walton is one of the smartest and most hardworking people out there - congrats, this is great!!

The quantitative answer of how much CUT&RUN I have done in the past 6 months in YaffeLab 🤯 EpiCypher, Inc.

When I'm on my death bed, someone please play back this NPR segment about the magic of my book signings (and Netflix's Emily's Wonder Lab). If I don't accomplish anything else in life, at least we did this😭 npr.org/2024/03/14/123…

“I am most excited about being able to apply this to individual patients’ tumors and learn about the signaling states of cancer and heterogeneity of that signaling,” says Michael Yaffe ow.ly/ySh550S8m8h

We're hiring! We are seeking an exceptional postdoc associate to help us work on solving the antibiotic resistance crisis, details and apply here: broadinstitute.avature.net/en_US/careers/…

Two almost identical crashes in City of Cambridge in June and we are still discussing delaying separated bike lanes? This adds another ghost bike to the 2 I already pass in Cambridge alone. Stop dragging your feet and put separated bike lanes in!!! #nomoreghostbikes #paintisnotprotection

Trust nothing. Validate everything. nature.com/articles/d4158…

From 2004 to 2022, the total miles of bike lanes separated from vehicles has increased by 80% in Cambridge. In the same time, the number of bikers counted in intersection counts has tripled. 🎥 Drew Nelson 📍 Cambridge, MA

Sydney Brenner's scathing indictment of modern academia in an obituary for Fred Sanger: "We no longer have a culture that allows individuals to embark on long-term - and what would be considered today extremely risk - projects."

.Michael Yaffe Lab study reveals the drug, 5-fluorouracil, acts differently in different types of cancer — a finding that could help researchers design better drug combinations. ow.ly/jJR750TG9mA