Friendly reminder from AI-Lindsey: ChatGPT isn’t ‘smart’, it’s obedient.
If your prompt is fuzzy, your result will be… creative.
20.01.2026 10:51
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Student mental health is in crisis — here’s how to help
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
13.01.2026 15:34
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What makes PhD students happy? Good supervision
Supervisors who invest in positive mentoring relationships with their PhD candidates also reap the benefits for their own research.
What factors contribute the most to PhD satisfaction? Stipends that are more than just a living wage? Manageable hours? A supportive team? These all matter, and are often in short supply. Another factor often overlooked is supportive supervision.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
04.11.2025 13:14
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Can I join please?
02.09.2025 10:59
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The grant lottery: award rates at UK national funding agency fall below 20%
Application volume is outpacing available funding, intensifying competition and worsening pressure on the peer-review system. But those who win grants are now getting more.
The rise in applications indicates a “huge increase in the amount and cost of work for academics completing these applications”. “[Researchers] must be spending less time either teaching or doing research, and spending more time on writing these grants”.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
02.09.2025 10:53
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1 AUG
01.08.2025 09:06
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P hacking — Five ways it could happen to you
Some data practices can lead to statistically dubious findings. Here’s how to avoid them.
P-hacking
Removing outliers, using alternative statistical methods and running extra experiments are some methods that could be used to change the P-value. Be careful not to fall in this trap! Stay sceptical! Null results are a normal part of science.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
15.05.2025 08:04
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Translational Immunology - Careers
Becoming a Scientist
It was fantastic to have @labliston.bsky.social give a talk at the @mrc-mbu.bsky.social on building a positive research culture. Valuable for all investigators/group leaders regardless of career stage, check out the resources below:
listonlab.uk/careers/
30.04.2025 16:19
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Clinically translatable mitochondrial #GeneTherapy in muscle using tandem mtZFN architecture.
By P. Nash, @mitogene.bsky.social & colleagues @mrc-mbu.bsky.social
🗞️ doi.org/10.1038/s443...
Read also related N&V by A. Ghifari & M. Ott 👉 doi.org/10.1038/s443...
11.04.2025 14:36
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Congratulations, Pavel!
Proud to have been involved in this project.
09.04.2025 21:21
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Reposting since it's been a while since I posted this, and new MBU members might have joined.
28.03.2025 11:10
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Does sharing first authorship on a paper carry a penalty? What the research says
Study dispels myth that order of names in a paper’s author list dictates perception of success.
Shared first authorship, but who gets to be first? According to this study, there is no disadvantage to sharing credit.
Weakness of the study: The test name was a gender-neutral European name. Can someone please repeat this study with female/non-European names?
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
25.03.2025 10:51
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How ‘animal methods bias’ is affecting research careers
Some early-career researchers report feeling pressure to use animal models to meet journal and grant requirements, even in disciplines and projects that don’t require them.
“These findings will need to be confirmed in vivo.“
Animal research can be extremely valuable, but isn't it time to encourage novel alternative non-animal models if they are available? Shouldn't funders encourage research to establish such alternative models more?
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
21.03.2025 08:39
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Vaccines save lives. Leaders must champion them
Attacks on vaccines and the cancellation of research into what causes vaccine hesitancy puts people in harm’s way.
It is often said that the first responsibility of any government is the safety and protection of its people. Vaccines save lives, and casting doubt on their safety could have dangerous and far-reaching consequences.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
19.03.2025 10:43
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Neural pathways in addiction: The hypothesized main neural circuits in human addictive behaviors are shown. The “feels better” path includes positive and negative reinforcement experiences and involves the ventral striatum (nucleus accumbens), and the dorsal striatum in later stages. The “must do” path includes primarily compulsive behaviors, involving the dorsal striatum (putamen and caudate nucleus). The “stop now” self-control process mainly involves the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
Can internet use become addictive?
A #SciencePerspective discusses the addictive potential of the #internet and how it can be best conceptualized and evaluated. scim.ag/3R5Npv1 #BrainAwarenessWeek
16.03.2025 14:07
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Conference alert: Machines acting on DNA and RNA
Madrid, May 28-30
Abstract deadline: April 24
Organised by @cniostopcancer.bsky.social. Come to share your research with experts in the molecular mechanisms of DNA & RNA machines. See the list of speakers below.
Please repost.
15.03.2025 19:46
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Thought that only purine nucleotides could inhibit mitochondrial thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue? Edmund Kunji and coworkers @mitocarriers.bsky.social @mrc-mbu.bsky.social show that pyrimidines bind and inhibit UCP1 in similar manner
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
03.03.2025 17:25
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Alcohol and cancer risk: what you need to know
Experts weigh in on the risks of moderate drinking — and how people should assess them.
Alcohol raises the risk of at least seven types of cancer, including breast, liver, and esophageal cancer. Yet, many drinkers remain unaware.
Is there truly a “safe” amount of alcohol? Would a cancer warning label be helpful?
htps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00729-5
12.03.2025 09:22
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An illustration of a man pushing away a black mass. Hedline is: Science used to be my safe space. But when I spiraled into depression, I quit my Ph.D.
"I had spent half my life working toward my dream of being a scientist. It had given me a sense of purpose. But now it dawned on me that, for the sake of my health, I was going to have to let that dream go."
This week's #ScienceWorkingLife. scim.ag/4bCwyth
10.03.2025 14:07
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