Stephen C. Ekker, Ph.D.
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Entrepreneur scientist. ZebrafishRcool. Health innovation UTAustin&Dell Med&Tx Health Catalyst. LEAH Labs, LifEngine, Forjazul. Illini, now Longhorn. Posts=mine
Austin, TX
Joined June 2010
Your twitter brain capacity is unlimited!!! Check out this awesome science pron.
This image took a lot of work to prepare, but almost no one saw it because Twitter algorithm sucks. But if an 'influencer' posts the same image (without crediting the scientist) and writes "Your brain capacity is unlimited", this image will get thousands of likes. I'm tired đ.
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The beauty of mitos!
đ Mitochondria run their core power system using bacterial-style DNA. 𧏠But they need your nuclear DNA for support, repair, and growth. Think of it like a battery with its own mini-engine; it sparks on its own, but the car (your cell) builds and maintains it. Mitochondria
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Very exciting protein design tool. And Open Source!
Excited to release BoltzGen which brings SOTA folding performance to binder design! The best part of this project has been collaborating with many leading biologists who tested BoltzGen at an unprecedented scale, showing success on many novel targets and pushing its limits! đ§ľ..
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A simple guide to how mitochondria work. 4ď¸âŁ primar jobs Mitochondria are more than the âpowerhouse of the cell.â Theyâre multitasking organelles that control energy, stress, genetics, and even cell survival. Here are the 4 primary jobs they do: 1ď¸âŁ ATP Generation (Energy
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'Ham' was an amazing scientist. We lost a true pioneer
Prof. Hamilton Smith at J. Craig Venter Institute, a Nobel laureate for discovering type IIÂ restriction enzymes, passed away last night. A huge loss in Science, but his legacy will be remembered. @JCVenterInst @NobelPrize
https://t.co/zjhTRij7tC
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Prof. Hamilton Smith at J. Craig Venter Institute, a Nobel laureate for discovering type IIÂ restriction enzymes, passed away last night. A huge loss in Science, but his legacy will be remembered. @JCVenterInst @NobelPrize
https://t.co/zjhTRij7tC
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How do we use AI to make our spell checking âNanniesâ smarter? âRecombinaseâ is a freakinâ real word for heavenâs sake!
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Check out Europe PMC, a European alternative to PubMed. It has 46M+ articles, which is 7M+ more than PubMed. https://t.co/lOKZV1q0eq
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Ok, it's time to call a spade a spade. The changes in PubMed search (which tend to make it HARDER to find papers from their recent 'improvements') plus the rich referenced searches from Perplexity means regular AI tools are better at finding researchers with specific expertise.
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And this effect is seen over time in Oxford being ranked 50th on pitchbook.
pitchbook.com
PitchBook's annual list compares undergraduate and graduate programs by tallying up the number of startup founders among their alumni.
A few years ago Oxford and Cambridge started discriminating against middle class applicants. They used to base admission offers solely on academic performance. Now they have lower standards for applicants from poor families or bad schools.
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My talking đ drove me safely to and from work today and amongst complex traffic. The future really is arriving! Donât call me a Boomer, or Gen Z, or whatever it is in between. I prefer the simpler âZoomerâ.
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Modern day farming!
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Awesome pioneering Zebrafish work!
Distinct digits may have evolved by using DNA that makes the cloaca
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Zotero is the best citation management software. It's free and doesn't monetize your data. But many folks have a hard time starting out on it. Here's a step-by-step tutorial to get you started on Zotero:
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When we cannot put our kidsâ lives as a top priority, our system is broken. Letâs help our representatives find the time to put our kids first.
NEW: Nine months ago, Elon Musk's nascent, DOGE effort killed off a beloved pediatric cancer initiative in the govt funding fight. I circled back to see where those bills now stood. What I discovered was less scandalous but no less depressing. https://t.co/vnjTl4PHi3
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The core of this article is right, but it's a long way to describe a simple problem. Real entrepreneurs that build new things take more than 2 years. Politicians live on 2/4/6 year cycles. So incumbents have $$ now for them, great entrepreneurs - later.
A Senator praises the âspirit of American entrepreneursâ in one breath. Days later, they back a bill that would make it nearly impossible for new founders to compete. This isnât an accident. Itâs a pattern. Policymakers say they love builders. Their rules say the opposite. Why
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Great thread on how human genetics research has changed.
Thinking Like a Scientist: Definitions There's something weird going on in Alzheimer's genetics... In 2010: Studied 1,594 patients â found genetics explains 42% of disease In 2021: Studied 1,126,563 patients â genetics explains 3% What's changed?đ§ľ
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Letâs âKtNGâ - keep the NIH great!
The NIH's work advances science and improve health â and itâs clear the world is taking notice. Last week, I met Pope Leo at the Vatican. I gave him an @NIH baseball cap, knowing his love of the @whitesox. He smiled and said heâs an even bigger fan of NIH!
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