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RT @drholowatyj: Kicking off #CRCAwarenessMonth with this stellar read by @dmgerhard in @TheScientistLLC: an in-depth view on the steep ris….

RT @JAByrneSci: 🙏Danielle Gerhard @TheScientistLLC : Detection or Deception: The Double-Edged Sword of AI in Research Misconduct w/ researc….

RT @TheScientistLLC: The global food supply chain creates one-fourth of the total human-generated greenhouse gas emissions, with significan….

RT @TheScientistLLC: Fungi gave us the first true antibiotics; now, mycologist Nancy Keller @UWMadisonMMI is searching for other valuable n….

Also, check out my past story for @DrugDiscovNews on how unusual findings from the corners of plant and worm research lead to a paradigm shift in our understanding of gene regulation!.

Today, the duo received the 2024 Nobel Prize for their work. Learn about their research in my coverage for @TheScientistLLC . Thanks @sneha_khedkar for your help with this story!.

When I spoke with Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun back in 2022 about their discovery of microRNAs in C. elegans, Ruvkun noted that their findings were cast aside as an oddity in worms. “There was always a view that worms were quirky and weird,” he noted. 🧵.

Textbooks often depict proteins as nicely folded three-dimensional structures, but many proteins are far from it. Learn all about intrinsically disordered proteins in my latest feature for @TheScientistLLC !.

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RT @TheScientistLLC: Do you know a woman scientist who does exceptional work that deserves recognition? Throughout March, you can nominate….

RT @TheScientistLLC: The February issue of the TS Digest is out now! . Have you ever wondered why hummingbirds don't get diabetes? Or how p….

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I recently wrote about how neurons, with their tiny cell bodies and expansive volumes, maintain thousands of independent connections, many of which are far from the cell body. 🧠. Thanks to @erin_schuman @Kelsey_C_Martin @angalus_d for speaking to me about their research.

RT @TheScientistLLC: How does the heart go from silent to beating?. @dmgerhard spoke to @SeanMegason @harvardmed and @BillZJia @Harvard abo….

In addition to its use in research, the #Foldscope is an educational tool for all ages. “When you get kids together, it’s stunning how much enthusiasm there is, and it just transforms the kids into questioning,” said @kvijayraghavan . “It is a magnet for curiosity.”.

For the @TheScientistLLC September issue I spoke with @ManuPra18599785 and Jim Cybulski @TeamFoldscope about the development, rollout, and continued impact of their pocket-sized paper microscope.