Mike Rugen

Original (left) and corrected (right) Fig. 4a in the paper https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10305-0 showing the chemical structures of amino acids (only the right one) the left figure is just an embarrassment

I wonder... 🤔🤔🧪 #chemsky

a) what program did the authors use to make the original (left) figure in the paper? Wild guess, ChatGPT

b) how such high school science level of disgrace pass peer review in @nature.com?

Note this was Fig.4.a NOT in SI

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Join @berasymbionts.bsky.social , @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social and us for a postdoc on the remarkable developmental biology of symbiosis!

Applications are due March 25th 🪲🦠

@johninnescentre.bsky.social @thesainsburylab.bsky.social

Identifying direct TARGETs of transcription factors in wheat Transcription factors (TFs) are key regulators of expression of numerous genes. In wheat, many gene networks remain unresolved with the identification of TF target genes being p...

Sharing new methodologies and knowledge with the community is what this meeting is all about! You can read about Emilie’s method here: dx.doi.org/10.17504/pro...

I'll just leave this hear for your enjoyment...

Wheat mutants lacking Starch Synthase 1 have altered starch composition and cell wall content https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.24.707672v1

The Microbial Genomics ECR Symposium will return again this summer!

Co-organised by @norwichmicro.bsky.social and @getgenome.bsky.social the symposium will take place on 15th July 2026 at the John Innes Conference Centre.

Please register here: web.novogene.com/2026TheMicro...

Infographic titled “How do antiviral nasal sprays work?” shows a nasal spray bottle centered between panels explaining mechanisms, effectiveness, and side effects. Left panel describes polymer gel barriers like HPMC and carrageenan that trap viruses, block spike proteins, and acidic pH buffers that suppress viruses. Middle notes saline sprays may form hypochlorous acid. Right panel cites a 2024 trial showing sprays reduced average sick days versus usual care, with mild side effects such as headache, sinus pain, and sneezing.

Can antiviral sprays spare you from the flu? And how do they claim to work? In the latest edition of #PeriodicGraphics in @cenmag.bsky.social, we examine the evidence: cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic...

#ChemSky 🧪

Scientists in lab coats using a microscope, highlighting the Eric Reid Fund for Methodology. Financial support towards method development projects with a cellular or bioanalytical focus.

Are you looking for modest financial support for benchwork? Our Eric Reid Fund for Methodology is now open for 202 applications! With funding for consumables and a summer student available, don’t miss out on the opportunity to submit an application by 23 March: https://ow.ly/iofK50YhrX6

Sharing the link for those interested. www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...

#chembio and #bioorganic crowd: Registration to ESBOC is open. Join us on 27th-29th May for the oldest meeting in chemical biology in Europe, at the awesome Schlosshotel Pillnitz in Dresden!

Check out www.esboc.org.uk or register directly at eveeno.com/esboc2026!

Here’s a sneak preview of the Microbe Zoo coming to Norwich Science Festival soon 👀

📅14 - 21 February 2026
📍The Gallery, the Forum Norwich

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@norwichmicro.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social @thesainsburylab.bsky.social @earlhaminst.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social

Isolation of durum wheat mutants defective in SS3a or SS3b.

SS3 in wheat starch granule initiation

📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Ding et al.

@WileyPlantSci #PlantScience @johninnescentre.bsky.social

Join us as we celebrate the @iupac.org Global Women’s Breakfast! 🎉 Our day is packed with inspiring talks, presentations, discussions and networking both online and in person. #GWB2026 #GWB

The image promotes Global Women's Breakfast 2026, taking place on February 10th. It features diverse individuals engaged in scientific activities. Text reads, "Many Voices, One Science." Logos for IUPAC and Global Women's Breakfast are displayed.

Celebrate champions of inclusion in chemistry! 🧪
Join the RSC IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast 2026 online on 10 Feb to hear from our I&D Prize winners and discuss this year's theme: "Many Voices, One Science"

➡️ Register: https://rsc.li/49YeH0W #ChemSky

Microbe Zoo | Norwich Science Festival Microscopic adventures await – visit the Microbe Zoo at Norwich Science Festival! Once inside the ‘zoo’, you’ll be transported into a world usually invisible to the naked eye – one inhabited by…

🦠 Microbe zoo

📅 14 February to 21 February

Inside the microbe ‘zoo’, you’ll be transported into a world usually invisible to the naked eye – one inhabited by bacteria, fungi, viruses and algae! A team of ‘zookeepers’ from @norwichmicro.bsky.social will guide you through 🔍

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Sustainability of gap funding programs aimed at commercializing academic innovation - Nature Biotechnology Rutgers University’s approach to building an effective and sustainable technology commercialization fund emphasizes getting industry input early to improve outcomes in the short and long term.

Building an effective and sustainable technology commercialization fund emphasizes getting industry input early to improve outcomes in the short and long term go.nature.com/4bRcKo3
rdcu.be/e0PlI

Brexit led to decline in UK participation in EU research programmes, report finds Researchers decry difficulties joining international collaborations following 2016 referendum vote

The UK's vote to leave the EU had serious knock-on effects on participation in the £69 billion Horizon 2020 programme, a new report reveals.

Two people sitting on a bench in a park, facing a modern building with a large glass façade and a steel structure, with the Sainsbury Centre visible in the background under a clear blue sky.

Lonely Planet has named our on-campus Sainsbury Centre one of the most interesting museums in England: https://lnkd.in/eemQ_s6T 🤩

A graphic summarising Broadening Horizons in the Chemical Sciences run by the Royal Society of Chemistry. The graphic highlights the main pillars of the programme – the Taster Event, site visits, mentorship and placements alongside the overall alumni impact of the programme. Each aspect is surrounded by information and illustrated with quotes from past Broadening Horizons scholars. The graphic ends with an inspirational message: “…do make the most of this opportunity, you get out of it what you put into it“.

Are you a UK or Ireland based chemistry undergraduate, postgraduate or recent graduate from a Black or minority ethnic background? Apply by 5 February 2026 to our 2026–2027 Broadening Horizons cohort to explore career opportunities in the chemical sciences. rsc.li/broadening-horizons

AgriTech Careers for a Sustainable Future 2026 - Applications now open!! - The SAW Trust Explore career opportunities in the agritech careers programme to advance your profession in agricultural technology.

Applications closing soon!

sawtrust.org/articles/agr...

A FREE day of exploring careers in AgriTech, open to year 12 sixth form students and hosted by industry experts.

@johninnescentre.bsky.social

After reviewing nearly 200 applications from prospective grad students and postdocs over the past few months for a couple different 🧪⚒️ postings, here are some tips, at least as they apply to North American positions. I hope they help future applicants. Share with your networks. 🧵

The "Szilard Point."

When we talk about The strain and the drain on scientific publishing, it's this.
Researchers are working more just to stay afloat, and less on what we actually want them to do: research, discover, innovate.

Strain: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820

Major update for unilectin.unige.ch with now more than 2800 3D-structures with annotation, literature and details of interaction!! HumanLectome also up to date. Thanks to Boris Schnider at @sib.swiss and @glycoexpasy.bsky.social for super work. More exciting news soon with LectomeXplore upgrade

Person wearing a winter hat and scarf blowing their nose with a tissue on a busy street.

Prof Paul Hunter has written an article for @uk.theconversation.com about the early flu season hitting the UK this year.

Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4555PU9

#Flu #InfluenzaA #FluSeason #Academia #ThisIsUEA

Antibody-lectin chimeras for glyco-immune checkpoint blockade - Nature Biotechnology Cancer immunotherapy benefits from antibody-lectin chimeras that block glyco-immune checkpoints.

Antibody-lectin chimeras for glyco-immune checkpoint blockade - @jcstark.bsky.social @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social go.nature.com/4aRDpk8

Characterization and Engineering of <em>Drosophila melanogaster</em> β1-3-Galactosyltransferase for Glycoengineering Applications
#glycotime #CarbohydrateResearch

‘Anyone hired a student before?’ How a group of novice lab leaders are supporting each other By creating a network of early-career principal investigators, my colleagues and I have enacted change and battled bureaucracy.

By creating a network of early-career principal investigators, Gianvito Scaringi and his colleagues have enacted change and battled bureaucracy. You can read more about how a group of novice lab leaders are supporting each other: spklr.io/63329B5TIW

#AcademicSky

SNFG glycans/ carbohydrate structures for complex and hybrid N-glycans typically found on glycoproteins.

Image shows SNFG representation of glycans/ carbohydrate structures unrelated to the article?
(unfortunately not #glycotime 😕)

Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.

"You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. "

www.wired.com/story/poems-...