Embryo and #organoid models do not threaten the definition of personhood, says Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics bioethicist Insoo Hyun. Read more from this Commentary in Cell: cell.com/cell/fulltext/…

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The deadline to submit an abstract for oral and poster presentations at our Biologists @ 100 conference has been extended to Friday 17 January 2025. View the abstract topics and submit yours at 100yearsconference.biologists.com/abstracts/ #biologists100

Wonderful news to end the year with: the agreement between the European Union and Switzerland, which includes Switzerland's association with Horizon Europe, has been signed! I look forward to welcoming our colleagues from Switzerland back into the ERC!

Neural network-assisted single-molecule localization microscopy with a weak-affinity protein tag Trending biophysics research from Biophysical Reports hubs.li/Q030jgF90

Our spindle and kinetochore tracker paper is out! The code is available on GitHub - for those who don't like dealing with code SpinX is available via ZEISS Microscopy arivis More on expanding SpinX to crowded environments: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Not only does Bennu contain all 5 of the nucleobases that form DNA and RNA on Earth and 14 of the 20 amino acids found in known proteins, the asteroid’s amino acids hold a surprise go.nature.com/3EqQLWo

Fantastic space for epigenetics!

MakeIllinoisGreat 40 years ago 90% of children diagnosed with cancer would have died within 5 years of diagnosis. Today there is a 90% survival rate - Because of NIH funded science. Seems pretty damn competent...

AI provides a universal framework that leverages data and compute at scale to uncover higher-order patterns Today, Arc Institute in collaboration with NVIDIA releases Evo 2—a fully open source biological foundation model trained on genomes spanning the entire tree of life 🧵

Without NIH funds to run research labs at academic institutions, as a country we cannot train PhD students. No physician scientists. No undergraduates get experience in labs. Nothing. Industry does none of these things. Other countries will have to take the lead.

Former President of Poland Lech Wałęsa wrote the following letter to Donald Trump: 1/n

"India of 2025 is the right place at the right time to lead the next Industrial Revolution which will be biotech driven. The greatest advantage with India is an enabling political dispensation led by PM Narendra Modi. Therefore, this is the most appropriate venue for such

Without its international students, Harvard is not Harvard. hrvd.me/IntStudents25t

Universities are not passive beneficiaries of government largesse. It is the federal government that depends on universities to conduct the research that keeps our nation healthy, safe and economically competitive.I discuss in the Washington Post. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

Headline here nature.com/articles/d4158… should be “Iron deficiency in pregnant mice causes (SOME) XY embryos to develop with female characteristics. Interesting how 4/5% becomes a general statement. Result clearly says iron deficiency alone DOES NOT cause the phenotypic change.

Chengchen Wu presented FRAP-SR at the #mmc2025 workshop on “Optogenetics in the SR regime’. Thanks to RMS for offering the opportunity to host the workshop.

Thanks to Queen Mary University of London Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research for supporting this work with ZEISS Group and RAPP OptoElectronic

Very excited to welcome and hear from the esteemed speakers in 'Microtubule Network' meeting at CDFD 🎉 🎉 with Gunjan Mehta, Ph.D. #microtubules #centromeres #centrosome #mitosis BRIC-CDFD Kaustuv Sanyal Viji Draviam Sachin Kotak Almut Kelber Swadhin C Jana Manna Lab Priyanka Singh

📣 It’s official! #Chevening applications will open on 5 August and close on 7 October! We’re looking for people who are passionate about solving some of the world’s most pressing challenges… could you be one of them? 👇 chevening.org/are-you-ready/ #MyFriendsACheveningScholar