Ok, I’m shuttering things here. Posting on Twitter/X feels to me more and more like the digital equivalent of driving a Tesla, and I’m not comfortable with it any more. For info on new postings and general comment etc, I can be found on 🦋 with the same handle as here.

Join millions who have switched to Grok.

There’s a reason why the chainsaw is such an apt symbol for the current assault on American #science: because you can cut a tree down in minutes, but growing it back takes decades. Some thoughts on the USA's chainsaw massacre 👇

New posting! A 1st-hand account of the pros and cons of publishing with @eLife's bold publish/review/curate model, with some recommendations that would make the process even smoother.👇 (Thank you @eLife!) .

New posting! I was recently part of an @embl #Careers webinar to discuss #MedComms, & why this might be the best career option for scientists who enjoy the writing/communicating/organising aspects of the job the most 🤩 below.👇.

New cross-posting on the @FEBSnews Network, about how embracing the mistakes is what's needed to make a good #researcher (and how that relates to learning languages at school).👇#FEBSnet.

A belated look back at TIR’s 9th year of operations. As always, a huge thanks to all of YOU out there who’ve been reading/liking/sharing the content – much appreciated! More to come in 2025…👇.

New posting, and a last one for 2024! This one’s about the lifetime of scientific fields, and how it’s not just scientists that get old… What do you think – clear-eyed, or overly cynical? What stage is your field at?👇.

Now also @tirscienceblog.bsky.social 🦋.

New posting! #Movember2024 may be over, but that's no reason not to take one last look (for now) at some "Great #scientists, great #moustaches"! The 8th instalment of TIR's longest-running series is now available, where science meets male #grooming 👨👇.

This story was a really fun collaboration between my group and @flink2243 (Engstler group) in @ZEB_UniWue and Claudia Veigel of @LMU_Muenchen. Really pleasing blend of fluorescence imaging, electron microscopy, and biochemistry. Not the last thing I'll publish, but nearly. 😉.

Slightly belated notice, but it's out! Our characterisation of the #myosin motor proteins TbMyo1, TbMyo21 in #Tbrucei + use of anti-#actin #chromobody, now as a #VOR in @eLife - really privilege to publish in a journal I've supported for many years. 👇.

This is something that those of us (like me) who use social media as a way of promoting their content should be aware of, and fits with the anecdotal observation that engagement & traffic to blog from Twitter/X is waaaaaay down this year 👇 Time to fly….

Last quick reminder: I am in an @embl #career #webinar tomorrow (11:00 CET) to talk about life as a #MedComms newbie with 2 more-experienced guests.Any #scientists who enjoy writing/communicating/organising & are looking for #industry careers, come along!

New posting! What is it that links the 1924 #Everest expedition with the 2024 #Nobel prizes? A riff on how science would benefit from more equality of opportunity. 👇.

🚨🚨🚨 See 👇 for the upcoming @embl #careers webinar on #MedComms on 22nd November - I’ll be providing the perspective of someone newly arrived from #academia. A must for anyone interested in #Alt-Ac careers that emphasise writing/communication/organisation 🤩.

Week 1 of #Movember 2024 now complete! To keep with the theme, here’s another set of “Great #scientists, great #moustaches” from the archives 👇

Does anyone know what this kind of #DataVis is called? I think this is absolutely stunning - efficiently (& compactly) captures both individual characteristics AND descriptive statistics for the whole cohort in an intuitively understandable way.

RT @FEBSnews: On the importance of basic research – the latest post on the FEBS Network from Brooke Morriswood (@TIRscienceblog). And you c….

Remember, remember the 1st of #Movember! It's #moustache time in 2024 and before a new instalment of our "Great scientists, great moustaches" comes along, it's time to take a look back at some fab Mos from the past. @MovemberUK @Movember @MovemberAUS 👇.