Hello #PortfolioDay! I'm a molecular biologist and I take your scientific discoveries and turn them into colourful, creative illustrations ✨ You can find more of my #sciart at https://t.co/cLJiYAM7QR!

John Gurdon https://t.co/QXMjHLKlS3, beacon of a generation that tackled head on the deepest question of biology: the development of an organism. The best tribute to him and his peers should be to remember and follow the path they forged for how to do Science in form and content.

Big congrats to my brilliant colleagues and friends, check out the full study here

Intriguingly, the scale and resolution of the study enabled them to capture how embryonic gene expression varies upon different exposures. Hence, the color variations illustrate the spectrum of subtle phenotypic changes detected in otherwise seemingly identical embryos 🟢🟡🟣⚪️🔴

To robustly identify the earliest molecular signatures of inter generational inheritance, they profiled 100s of embryos, across 3 paternal treatments, 2 paternal ages and 2 genetic backgrounds - represented here by an array of mouse blastocysts (each a real microscopy pic!) 🐁

POP art, with its serial repetitions and many colour variations of otherwise identical objects perfectly embodies this systematic, impressively large-scale study and its key findings.

The multifaceted effects of paternal environments on offspring🌈 Latest from the @hackettlab, out now @embojournal: @bbbranjan & @MathildeJDura quantitatively investigate the impact of paternal environments on early embryogenesis. A #sciart 🧵

Talking to students is by far one of my favourite parts of this job ✨ #EUCYS 2025 was a hive of brilliant scientists in the making, so grateful to ⁦@embl⁩ & ⁦@EIROforum⁩ for the opportunity to be there with my science & art!

🚀 Looking for a Bioinformatician / Data Scientist to join our crew and explore regeneration through single-cell genomics & evolutionary biology! 📩 Questions? Contact us ✉️ 🔗 Apply here:

Imagine going to a seminar and listening to the speaker also talk about how the big idea happened. Join us Sept. 22 for the first talk in the "Night Science Seminar Series" where I'll talk about cellular plasticity and also discuss how the idea came about! https://t.co/NL50oO9gsD

Always a joy seeing my images going around! Thanks for the shout out @ItaiYanai !

Scientists @CellPressNews reviewed 408 YouTube clips of sleeping cats and found 2/3 curled up on their left side. Here’s the neuroscience behind why:🧵 (Please watch their video abstract I put on the last post - it’s 100% worth it)

Spotted one of my illustrations on stage at the @SingerPolignac #fertility meeting today!! Big thanks to Andrea Pauli for the shout out! 💫 #sciart #scicomm

In today's episode of the Night Science Podcast we talk with Martin Schwartz from @Yale about the importance of stupidity in science: while learning science makes you feel smart, true scientific discovery often involves feeling stupid, because it means venturing into the unknown.

Thrilled to announce that we are looking for a Research Technician/Assistant to join our lab @IMBA. Please consider applying if you’re enthusiastic about #devbio #stemcells #teamwork and excited to help shaping a new lab! I’m thankful for any retweet! https://t.co/xXSFvDCr3w

This study reinforces a key point: your environment and daily habits shape aging and disease risk potentially more than your genes. While genetic predisposition matters, it is not deterministic. The right lifestyle choices can mitigate many risks. /10 https://t.co/yFQdEE3j9f

Lifestyle is a stronger predictor of aging and mortality than genetics. A new Nature study of ~500,000 people found: 🎯 17% of mortality variation was linked to lifestyle (exposome). 🧬 <2% of was explained by genetics. Here’s what you need to know 👇🧵 1/10

Lots of open positions to study regeneration in the Aztekin lab, now moving to MPI Tubingen🔥 Go check them out!

Sneak peek at some of the participating artists: @hhbarrera @loliboldu @patriciabondia @jayeperview @GraphicAnja @ignotofsky @leonoramtzn @molecularmirror @munafomarzia @oreillymk @biyolokum @DrSteffi @RitterLab @foodskop @ksluka0101 @BryanWelm & many more! I am starstruck 🤩

Unlocking fertilization 🗝️ out today @CellCellPress , @deneke_v , Blaha A & @PauliGroup @IMPvienna uncover a conserved protein complex on vertebrate sperm that recognizes distinct egg ligands in mammals and fish, thus enabling fertilisation. A #sciart and #scicomm 🧵

I loved how subtle aspects were incorporated into this piece, like the tripartite key, drawings of sperm and egg on the door and even some phylogenetic trees! 🌟 But did you notice, what lies beyond the door? Ribosomes and molecules found within the egg!