Massive 10+ year effort in lab spearheaded by @leonardoaparrar and Kayal (secret account 🤔). Unreal cover by @EmmaVIDALL that says it all.
2023's final issue is out! cell.com/neuron/current Cover story is from @Roy_Lab_Thinks's lab revealing an unexpected physiologic role for α-synuclein phosphorylation in clustering synaptic vesicles and restricting neurotransmitter release. Read it here cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S08…
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There are worse ways to prepare for a talk #janeliafarms
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I remember watching it every week in the 80s
Humlog, the iconic Doordarshan TV serial, was a masterclass in storytelling that captured the essence of Indian middle-class life in the 1980s. However it traces its origin to the most unlikely inspiration: a sewing machine revolution that rocked Peru. Thread. 1/21
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In the 1930s, as a Bengal island was devastated by floods and pushed to the brink of starvation, an unexpected saviour tore through the sky. Not any divine intervention, but a rocket. Long before ISRO, the bizarre story of Indian rockets will blow your mind. Thread. 1/16
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Months before the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the American Olympic swim team had a calm Bengali man quietly watching their practice as a guest advisor. The Americans were charmed by his presence. But who was he? 1/20
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I've been wondering how to spot good scientists and found the answer @brainpickings ' book TRAVERSAL
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"Every day, we manage veterans whose conditions are profoundly complex, trauma deep, and suffering [that] can turn dangerous. This is not routine primary care; it is a form of service..." - @thinkalot 's colleague about what VA doc's life has become: annfammed.org/content/24/4/3…
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"The early video store was often a place to talk as well as to shop, and the persona and expertise of retailers and clerks structured the consumer experience of home video as much as the shelves on the wall" I still have my Blockbuster card. thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/t…
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Take a look at our new paper on the structure of the EHD2 that, upon oligomerization, forms rings that remodel the plasma membrane and form caveolae. Beautiful work by Elena, Vasya @v_mikirtumov, Jeff & Oliver Dumke's team; take a look: nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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Key argument why academia is trash...every human "must be a strong business asset" (view shared by the mythical "requiter"):
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