Lab Tech & Science Writer @UF @Whitney_Lab
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Congratulations @florigonian, @artigas_quiroga & @christyschnitz for their paper, "The genome of the colonial hydroid 𝘏𝘺𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢 reveals that their stem cells use a toolkit of evolutionarily shared genes with all animals," published in @genomeresearch. Link in 🧵
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New #SciArt profile: Brent Foster
Apart from #ScienceWriting, one of #theNodeCorrespondents @_brentmfoster @Whitney_Lab also enjoys drawing and painting, and often takes inspiration from the marine invertebrates he works with:
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ALT Chalk drawing of a nautilus.
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We’re (probably) not born to kill — so don’t blame #evolution-
a book #review by Brent Foster(@_brentmfoster), #Lab Tech & #Science Writer at the @UF, Whitney Lab
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@OUPAcademic's publication of Ferguson's #book
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#chimpanzees #biology #anthropology
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Finally sharing a project @_brentmfoster and I worked on since last summer at least! We interviewed #nonmodelorganism researchers to see why they do it, their challenges, and what they aim to achieve through their work: thenode.biologists.com/non-m…
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Application deadline for the new #director of #UF Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience closes this weekend! Details to apply 👉 bit.ly/Director-UF-Whitney-L…
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Uniting researchers working with unconventional experimental organisms
Read this @Co_Biologists story about #DevMeeting23:
biologists.com/stories/dev-m…
And check out a related @J_Cell_Sci meeting 'Diversity and Evolution in Cell Biology':
📅24-27 Jun 2024
biologists.com/meetings/jcse…
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In this 'Show and tell' post, @_brentmfoster shows an image of a sea anemone stinging cell to introduce the paper @Whitney_Lab "Single-cell atavism reveals an ancient mechanism of cell type diversification in a sea anemone"
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Be sure to check out our presenters at the #SICB2024 poster session TONIGHT 3:30–5:30PM!
Swing by, say hi, talk science!
P1-107 (#NMOs, @_brentmfoster )
P1-109 (#Ctenophores, Lucas Gutierrez)
P1-110 (#Ctenophores, @ecoevodevoir)
P1-128 (#Bioinformatics, Joseph Ryan)
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I was on a podcast! 🎙️🎧👇
Such a pleasure chatting with @thebigstoryfpn about coral cryopreservation and what it might mean for preserving biodiversity. Lots of work ahead, but very much a good news success story!
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Read the original story I wrote for @hakaimagazine here!👇
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ALT Deep-frozen corals are growing up. Could the futuristic technique eventually save dying reefs?
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❄️Winter Internship Announcement❄️
Interested in learning about sea turtle husbandry & assisting our animal care team? Applications for our Winter Cold Stun and Animal Husbandry Internship are open until Dec. 8!
Details⬇️
bit.ly/3NcVfle
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#JoinOurTeam
We’re seeking an innovative leader with a bold and inclusive vision for the future of #MarineBiology @Whitney_Lab! 🌊+🐢 🪼 🪸 🪱 🐟 🦠 🔬
Details to apply here ➡️ bit.ly/3um0kBe
#UFJobs #UF #Hiring #NowHiring #HigherEd #TenureTrack #Professor #GoGators
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Scientists have spent years cryopreserving coral in the hopes of restoring reefs. For the first time, some unfrozen specimens have reached adulthood, @_brentmfoster reports for @hakaimagazine. theatlantic.com/science/arch…
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Speaking of #sciart, on Dec. 8 our lab is hosting #WhitneyMagnified—a grad student benefit to celebrate our science & to share our work with the community. Pretty pics (🔬+🖌️) guaranteed to delight. 🧐
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“Our atoms are no different to those in rocks and air, and yet here we are, a little knot of atoms that can walk around the planet and think about itself and others.”
This is a wonderful piece of writing by @philipcball in @NautilusMag.
"To be a part of the universe that gets to spin for a time, and to create a unique pocket of meaning: That is indeed something to be grateful for..."
Just as @philipcball uncovered a new way to understand life, he received some news about his own:
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Hood coral larvae can withstand being dunked in liquid nitrogen and thawed with a laser—but scientists are still working to increase the number of corals that survive this cryopreservation process.
By @_brentmfoster.
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The Babonis Lab at Cornell University is hiring a full-time technician to start in January 2024 (or sooner). We use marine inverts to understand how novel traits arise. (And we have a confocal - eeek!)
For details and to apply:
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#ICYMI We are looking for new correspondents for the Node!
Apply by 20 November:
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📢Become a correspondent for the Node!
Are you interested in #scicomm and want to broaden your writing experience alongside your research activities?
We're looking for new #theNodeCorrespondents! Find out more and apply now 👇
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ALT Passionate about developmental and stem cell biology, writing, and science communication? Apply to join the Node as a correspondent
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#DevMeeting23 was so much fun and chalk-full of data and opinions! Now, after a month of letting all that information percolate, I’ve settled on 3 main takeaways. But really it could be summed up in these opening remarks: “We really need to expand our repertoire.”
Developmental biologists tackle biodiversity, peer review, climate change in annual @Dev_journal meeting
Read this report from @_brentmfoster about #DevMeeting23 on 'Unconventional and Emerging Experimental Organisms in Cell and Developmental Biology':
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Our little starlet sea #anemone has a few tricks up its tentacles.
This is a pretty cool spotlight on a pretty wild project. Thanks @ScienceMagazine and @NerdyChristie for sharing our work @Whitney_Lab.
So excited to be on the @ScienceMagazine news!!
Thank you @NerdyChristie for writing about our work on using a sea #anemone as a model to interrogate the cellular mechanisms of #biomineralization 🪸
@_brentmfoster
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