#biologists — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #biologists, aggregated by home.social.
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🎉 Congratulations! 🎊 A microscopic speck has apparently shattered the universe's biological laws, sending #biologists into a tizzy. Meanwhile, readers are left wondering if this is just a sophisticated ruse to get them to sign up for another newsletter they didn't ask for. 🙄📩
https://grist.org/science/nitrogen-cycle-cell-discovery-nitroplast-science-fertilizer-algae-bacteria/ #microscopicdiscovery #biologicallaws #news #alert #newsletterconspiracy #HackerNews #ngated -
🎉 Congratulations! 🎊 A microscopic speck has apparently shattered the universe's biological laws, sending #biologists into a tizzy. Meanwhile, readers are left wondering if this is just a sophisticated ruse to get them to sign up for another newsletter they didn't ask for. 🙄📩
https://grist.org/science/nitrogen-cycle-cell-discovery-nitroplast-science-fertilizer-algae-bacteria/ #microscopicdiscovery #biologicallaws #news #alert #newsletterconspiracy #HackerNews #ngated -
“For the very first time, #biologists packed nonliving components into a cell-like membrane, piece by piece, and witnessed the bag of molecules start to behave like life. The lab-made #synthetic #cell grew, replicated its #DNA, and divided ...” www.quantamagazine.org/for-the-firs...
For the First Time, a Cell Bui... -
“For the very first time, #biologists packed nonliving components into a cell-like membrane, piece by piece, and witnessed the bag of molecules start to behave like life. The lab-made #synthetic #cell grew, replicated its #DNA, and divided ...” www.quantamagazine.org/for-the-firs...
For the First Time, a Cell Bui... -
Ah, yes, because who hasn't thought #biologists should be our go-to source for speeding up #Haskell compilation? 🤦♂️ Clearly, the solution to a complex algorithm is to just "borrow" from a field that studies life itself. Maybe next time we'll consult astrophysicists for our coffee brewing optimizations. ☕🚀
https://www.iankduncan.com/engineering/2026-05-30-stealing-from-biologists-to-compile-haskell-faster/ #Compilation #CoffeeOptimization #Astrophysics #Humor #HackerNews #ngated -
Ah, yes, because who hasn't thought #biologists should be our go-to source for speeding up #Haskell compilation? 🤦♂️ Clearly, the solution to a complex algorithm is to just "borrow" from a field that studies life itself. Maybe next time we'll consult astrophysicists for our coffee brewing optimizations. ☕🚀
https://www.iankduncan.com/engineering/2026-05-30-stealing-from-biologists-to-compile-haskell-faster/ #Compilation #CoffeeOptimization #Astrophysics #Humor #HackerNews #ngated -
Stealing from Biologists to Compile Haskell Faster
#HackerNews #stealing #biologists #Haskell #compilation #engineering #technews
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Stealing from Biologists to Compile Haskell Faster
#HackerNews #stealing #biologists #Haskell #compilation #engineering #technews
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Meet the new #biologists treating #LLM like #aliens
By studying #largelanguagemodels as if they were living things instead of computer programs, scientists are discovering some of their secrets for the first time.
We now coexist with machines so vast and so complicated that nobody quite understands what they are, how they work, or what they can really do—not even the people who help build them “You can never really fully grasp it in a human brain.”
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/12/1129782/ai-large-language-models-biology-alien-autopsy/
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Meet the new #biologists treating #LLM like #aliens
By studying #largelanguagemodels as if they were living things instead of computer programs, scientists are discovering some of their secrets for the first time.
We now coexist with machines so vast and so complicated that nobody quite understands what they are, how they work, or what they can really do—not even the people who help build them “You can never really fully grasp it in a human brain.”
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/12/1129782/ai-large-language-models-biology-alien-autopsy/
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#TrailCamera leads to rescue of black bear stuck in plastic lid for two years: https://zorz.it/jpXNn
#PesalaBandara #BearCub #CameraTrap #Michigan #TrailCameraFootage #MichiganDepartmentOfNaturalResources #biologists #PlasticLid #BlackBear
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#TrailCamera leads to rescue of black bear stuck in plastic lid for two years: https://zorz.it/jpXNn
#PesalaBandara #BearCub #CameraTrap #Michigan #TrailCameraFootage #MichiganDepartmentOfNaturalResources #biologists #PlasticLid #BlackBear
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#Creationists love the idea that the #genetic #code and #computer code are fundamentally the same thing. Since of course #programs are #designed (not always #intelligently, but that's another post) they think this is proof that life was too.
They seize on one-liners from those they regard as infidels and heretics, because then they can say, "See? Even unbelievers admit that ..." Bill Gates and Richard Dawkins, both known for going outside their lanes, are popular choices. Gates: "#DNA is like a computer program but far, far more advanced than any software ever created." Dawkins: "I'm fascinated by the idea that genetics is digital. A #gene is a long sequence of coded letters, like computer information."
I get why this is a popular analogy. Unfortunately, it's also a bad one. Those of us with one foot in each field know the differences far outweigh the similarities. Which leads me to the following epigram:
Many #programmers say genes look like code. Many #biologists say code looks like genes. No #bioinformaticist says either.
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#Creationists love the idea that the #genetic #code and #computer code are fundamentally the same thing. Since of course #programs are #designed (not always #intelligently, but that's another post) they think this is proof that life was too.
They seize on one-liners from those they regard as infidels and heretics, because then they can say, "See? Even unbelievers admit that ..." Bill Gates and Richard Dawkins, both known for going outside their lanes, are popular choices. Gates: "#DNA is like a computer program but far, far more advanced than any software ever created." Dawkins: "I'm fascinated by the idea that genetics is digital. A #gene is a long sequence of coded letters, like computer information."
I get why this is a popular analogy. Unfortunately, it's also a bad one. Those of us with one foot in each field know the differences far outweigh the similarities. Which leads me to the following epigram:
Many #programmers say genes look like code. Many #biologists say code looks like genes. No #bioinformaticist says either.
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🎉 Ah, GeneGuessr: the daily web #puzzle for aspiring #biologists who have too much free time and a passion for guessing proteins 🍃. Who needs a PhD when you can just tap to reveal hints and feel like a genetic mastermind for five minutes a day? 🧬🔍
https://geneguessr.brinedew.bio/ #GeneGuessr #ProteinGuessing #DailyChallenge #GeneticMastermind #HackerNews #ngated -
🎉 Ah, GeneGuessr: the daily web #puzzle for aspiring #biologists who have too much free time and a passion for guessing proteins 🍃. Who needs a PhD when you can just tap to reveal hints and feel like a genetic mastermind for five minutes a day? 🧬🔍
https://geneguessr.brinedew.bio/ #GeneGuessr #ProteinGuessing #DailyChallenge #GeneticMastermind #HackerNews #ngated -
A team of #biologists led by Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) has identified a specific #genetic factor that controls complex social behavior in male #honeybees (drones). The study reveals that a single transcription factor is responsible for the "begging" behavior drones use to solicit food from workers.
#Genetics #Entomology #EvolutionaryBiology #sflorg
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A team of #biologists led by Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) has identified a specific #genetic factor that controls complex social behavior in male #honeybees (drones). The study reveals that a single transcription factor is responsible for the "begging" behavior drones use to solicit food from workers.
#Genetics #Entomology #EvolutionaryBiology #sflorg
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For a long time, #evolutionary #biologists have thought that the #genetic #mutations that drive the #evolution of #genes and proteins are largely neutral: they’re neither good nor bad, but just ordinary enough to slip through the notice of selection.
#EvolutionaryBiology #sflorg
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For a long time, #evolutionary #biologists have thought that the #genetic #mutations that drive the #evolution of #genes and proteins are largely neutral: they’re neither good nor bad, but just ordinary enough to slip through the notice of selection.
#EvolutionaryBiology #sflorg
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UrFU #biologists have identified the beneficial properties of tinder #mushrooms They found that an ointment based on lanolin and extracts from tinder helps heal wounds faster after burns, even third-degree burns that form scars.
#Biotechnology #sflorg
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UrFU #biologists have identified the beneficial properties of tinder #mushrooms They found that an ointment based on lanolin and extracts from tinder helps heal wounds faster after burns, even third-degree burns that form scars.
#Biotechnology #sflorg
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For decades, #synthetic #biologists have been developing #gene #circuits that can be transferred into #cells for applications such as reprogramming a stem cell into a #neuron or generating a protein that could help treat a #disease such as fragile X syndrome.
#Biotechnology #sflorg
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For decades, #synthetic #biologists have been developing #gene #circuits that can be transferred into #cells for applications such as reprogramming a stem cell into a #neuron or generating a protein that could help treat a #disease such as fragile X syndrome.
#Biotechnology #sflorg
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#Biologists Baffled by Never-Before-Seen Structure in a Tiny #Organism
https://scitechdaily.com/biologists-baffled-by-never-before-seen-structure-in-a-tiny-organism/
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#Biologists Baffled by Never-Before-Seen Structure in a Tiny #Organism
https://scitechdaily.com/biologists-baffled-by-never-before-seen-structure-in-a-tiny-organism/
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#OpenSource #Robotic Hand That Costs Just $300. @TetherIA_ai officially launched its robotic hand:
-CAD, electronics, and firmware are all open source
-7 Active Degrees of Freedom (16 joints) with a tendon-driven design
-400 grams
dear #biologists someone can pipette for you -
#OpenSource #Robotic Hand That Costs Just $300. @TetherIA_ai officially launched its robotic hand:
-CAD, electronics, and firmware are all open source
-7 Active Degrees of Freedom (16 joints) with a tendon-driven design
-400 grams
dear #biologists someone can pipette for you -
"Overall, the message from this survey is positive– #evolutionary #biologists are readily employable outside of #academia, generally well-prepared for those jobs, and report high levels of satisfaction in their non-academic #careers"
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"Overall, the message from this survey is positive– #evolutionary #biologists are readily employable outside of #academia, generally well-prepared for those jobs, and report high levels of satisfaction in their non-academic #careers"
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We were pleased to support this summer's Comparative Cartilage & Bone Biology conference with a Scientific Meeting Grant. Learn more about the meeting and how the funding facilitated attendance by early-career researchers from organiser Mason Dean.
#ScientificGrants #BiologyMeetings #Community #Biologists #Collaboration #Networking #Opportunities #Researchers
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We were pleased to support this summer's Comparative Cartilage & Bone Biology conference with a Scientific Meeting Grant. Learn more about the meeting and how the funding facilitated attendance by early-career researchers from organiser Mason Dean.
#ScientificGrants #BiologyMeetings #Community #Biologists #Collaboration #Networking #Opportunities #Researchers
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This is how "intellectual" #creationists and #antivaxers sound to #biologists, BTW.
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This is how "intellectual" #creationists and #antivaxers sound to #biologists, BTW.
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Scientists Say They May Have Just Figured Out the Origin of Life
It comes down to some "very simple chemistry study in @Nature, a team of #biologists say they've demonstrated how RNA molecules & amino acids could combine, by purely random interactions, to form proteins the tireless molecules essential for carrying out nearly all of a cell's functions.
Thioester-mediated RNA aminoacylation and peptidyl-RNA synthesis in water
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09388-y
by Frank Landymore
https://futurism.com/scientists-origin-life?utm_source=beehiiv&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=futurism-newsletter&_bhlid=72921f5115cac394c3c5b773a913fe9cfd3ebc7e -
#Math for #biologists: I recently asked for suggestions of material for a math course for undergrad biologists. The feedback was quick, nice, and helpful:
https://mathstodon.xyz/@Daniel_Hoffmann/114867680691121064A lot of the material was completely new to me. I looked at each of the recommended books with the question: Is this it, and if not, why not? This has helped to sharpen the fuzzy concept that I had in mind when I asked for material in the first place. There was not a single book or resource that completely matched that concept.
The one book that came closest to that concept was "How to be a Quantitative Ecologist" by Jason Matthiopoulos (who *is* a quantitative ecologist). Its presentation, which mixes ecology, math, and computing, should be relative attractive even to mathphobic students. However, its focus on ecology may not speak to more broadly or medically interested biologists who would also sit in the audience, and the book may also be too large (substantial course over two semesters).
So I will go on searching and perhaps write myself sample chapters of a book that implements the above points. If I do this, I will blog the result and post an invitation for potential contributors to join or criticize here.
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#Math for #biologists: I recently asked for suggestions of material for a math course for undergrad biologists. The feedback was quick, nice, and helpful:
https://mathstodon.xyz/@Daniel_Hoffmann/114867680691121064A lot of the material was completely new to me. I looked at each of the recommended books with the question: Is this it, and if not, why not? This has helped to sharpen the fuzzy concept that I had in mind when I asked for material in the first place. There was not a single book or resource that completely matched that concept.
The one book that came closest to that concept was "How to be a Quantitative Ecologist" by Jason Matthiopoulos (who *is* a quantitative ecologist). Its presentation, which mixes ecology, math, and computing, should be relative attractive even to mathphobic students. However, its focus on ecology may not speak to more broadly or medically interested biologists who would also sit in the audience, and the book may also be too large (substantial course over two semesters).
So I will go on searching and perhaps write myself sample chapters of a book that implements the above points. If I do this, I will blog the result and post an invitation for potential contributors to join or criticize here.
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#Math for #biologists: I am looking for a textbook or online material that could be used as a basis of a course for undergrad biology students. The problem is that many biologists are mathphobic & need strong motivation (#teaching based on biological applications). Recommendations welcome!
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#Math for #biologists: I am looking for a textbook or online material that could be used as a basis of a course for undergrad biology students. The problem is that many biologists are mathphobic & need strong motivation (#teaching based on biological applications). Recommendations welcome!
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Join the Node Network @the_node, a global directory of developmental and stem cell biologists, designed to help you find speakers, referees, panel members and potential collaborators.
https://thenode.biologists.com/network/
#TheNode #StemCells #Biologists #Community #Global #Networking
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Join the Node Network @the_node, a global directory of developmental and stem cell biologists, designed to help you find speakers, referees, panel members and potential collaborators.
https://thenode.biologists.com/network/
#TheNode #StemCells #Biologists #Community #Global #Networking
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#Biologists Alarmed as Newly Discovered Chain Reaction Threatens to Trigger #MassExtinction Across Multiple #Species Worldwide
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#Biologists Alarmed as Newly Discovered Chain Reaction Threatens to Trigger #MassExtinction Across Multiple #Species Worldwide
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#Forest #canopies offer #habitats for a high #biodiversity, but are for us difficult to access, so many #biologists must deal with ground-level research. However, #technicaloptions have improved in recent decades. M. Lowman (2020) summarizes future perspectives and history of #canopyresearch inclusively#toolkit development, e.g. canopy walkways. #arbornauts
© #StefanFWirth #Berlin May 2025
Reference
M. Lowman (2020):
https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10125Goethepark Berlin, © S.F. Worth 2025
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#Forest #canopies offer #habitats for a high #biodiversity, but are for us difficult to access, so many #biologists must deal with ground-level research. However, #technicaloptions have improved in recent decades. M. Lowman (2020) summarizes future perspectives and history of #canopyresearch inclusively#toolkit development, e.g. canopy walkways. #arbornauts
© #StefanFWirth #Berlin May 2025
Reference
M. Lowman (2020):
https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10125Goethepark Berlin, © S.F. Worth 2025
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Looking for new collaborations, organising speakers for a conference, or assembling a committee?
Join the @focalplane_jcs network, a directory of international researchers with microscopy expertise.
https://focalplane.biologists.com/
#Microscopy #Imaging #Biology #International #Biologists #Community #CellScience #Cell #CellBiology
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Looking for new collaborations, organising speakers for a conference, or assembling a committee?
Join the @focalplane_jcs network, a directory of international researchers with microscopy expertise.
https://focalplane.biologists.com/
#Microscopy #Imaging #Biology #International #Biologists #Community #CellScience #Cell #CellBiology
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Join us as the new Community Manager to run @the_node.
A great opportunity for someone with a love of developmental and/or stem cell biology, science communication and engaging with researchers.
Apply by 19 May 2025.
https://www.biologists.com/about-us/work-for-us/
#Jobs #Biologists #Community #Manager #Science #Communication #ScienceCommunication #ScienceMastodon
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Join us as the new Community Manager to run @the_node.
A great opportunity for someone with a love of developmental and/or stem cell biology, science communication and engaging with researchers.
Apply by 19 May 2025.
https://www.biologists.com/about-us/work-for-us/
#Jobs #Biologists #Community #Manager #Science #Communication #ScienceCommunication #ScienceMastodon
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🔬⚡🦠 #Biologists have observed the proteins that generate #cellular energy with unprecedented resolution directly within the cell. The SNSF-funded study was conducted by Florent Waltz and his colleagues from the University of Basel and featured on the front page of #Science.
➡️ https://www.snf.ch/en/jwCVwbv7K7SGwdZM/news/zooming-in-on-the-structure-of-cellular-energy-plants -
🔬⚡🦠 #Biologists have observed the proteins that generate #cellular energy with unprecedented resolution directly within the cell. The SNSF-funded study was conducted by Florent Waltz and his colleagues from the University of Basel and featured on the front page of #Science.
➡️ https://www.snf.ch/en/jwCVwbv7K7SGwdZM/news/zooming-in-on-the-structure-of-cellular-energy-plants -
Is the #World Ready? - #2025 #SolarStorm : Medium
#MIT #Biologists #Discover a new type of control over #RNA #Splicing : MIT
#Physicists capture a strange #Fractal ‘#Butterfly’ for the first time : New Sci
Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks
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As #insect populations decrease worldwide in what some have called an “insect apocalypse,” #biologists are desperate to determine how the six-legged creatures are responding to a warming world and to predict the long-term winners and losers.
#Zoology #Environmental #Conservation #ClimateChange #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/02/zoo02012501.html