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Andreas Prokop

@poppi62.bsky.social

Using #Drosophila to decipher the cell biology of #neurons during development and #neurodegeneration - #scicomm initiative - https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/andreas.prokop

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Matt Walsh

@MattWalshBlog

Remember when they spent years telling us to panic over the hole in the ozone layer and then suddenly just stopped talking about it and nobody ever mentioned the ozone layer

Derek Thompson

@DKThomp

What happened is scientists discovered chlorofluorocarbons were bad for the ozone, countries believed them, the Montreal Protocol was signed, and CFC use fell by 99.7%, leading to the stabilization of the ozone layer, perhaps the greatest example of global cooperation in history.

Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog Remember when they spent years telling us to panic over the hole in the ozone layer and then suddenly just stopped talking about it and nobody ever mentioned the ozone layer Derek Thompson @DKThomp What happened is scientists discovered chlorofluorocarbons were bad for the ozone, countries believed them, the Montreal Protocol was signed, and CFC use fell by 99.7%, leading to the stabilization of the ozone layer, perhaps the greatest example of global cooperation in history.

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28.02.2026 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1097    πŸ” 232    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 12
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Cartoon by
Tim Campbell

27.02.2026 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 207    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

Looks like a great band name: Exploding goat heads!

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Countdown to Putin brazenly declaring that the US should respect the sovereign integrity of other states and not launch attacks whilst talks are progressing.

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Listen to the penultimate Ezra Klein podcast. He asks excellently, yet only gets sales pitch about Anthropic. We cannot expect anything good!

28.02.2026 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"This work reveals a fundamental role for GSK-3Ξ² in organizing the neuronal cytoskeleton, with implications across the diverse cell types and contexts in which GSK-3Ξ² functions. Our findings might help explain why broad GSK-3Ξ² inhibition has shown limited success in therapeutic settings"

26.02.2026 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This captures the brutal arrogance, narcissistic self-elevation and complete disregard for human beings spot on! Is this what we want in the UK?

24.02.2026 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Has he not heard of streaming?

22.02.2026 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

says the guy who fantasised about the Northern powerhouse and austerisised the UK into disaster.

18.02.2026 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This Tuesday I will give my favourite lecture of the year on our Advanced #DevBiol course: The toolbox lecture - The Molecular Biology of the Cell in 1 hour. Each year this slide triggers me to think and refine the rationale - a fun task!

15.02.2026 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is a special message to King Coal and his fossil fuel executive sponsors.
The fossil fuel industry knew 114 years ago, what we all know today.
These executives are all accomplices in the deliberate destruction of the world headed by King Coal.

14.02.2026 07:35 β€” πŸ‘ 305    πŸ” 138    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 4
Most important animal - fruit flies
YouTube video by Science & Engineering Education Research & Innovation Hub Most important animal - fruit flies

Now on the GREAT SCIENCE SHARE: Reaching thousands of primary schools across the UK and far beyond talking about the importance of the fruit fly #Drosophila

youtu.be/7Q1cOtzMcqk?...

10.02.2026 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

www.youtube.com/watch?v=csIv...

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Cartoon by
Richard Kirkman

08.02.2026 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3229    πŸ” 1080    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 47

I don't think this info can be trusted? Did not see it anywhere else.

08.02.2026 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This all reminds of the highly obscure and ridiculously constructed ideology of the Nazis, doesn't it? It just drifts away from any common sense!

08.02.2026 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Neither Starmer nor Farage should be in power because they lack the leadership qualities and vision that the UK so urgently needs: to unite the nation and convince us not to give up but take the long-term view and work hard for a better future.

08.02.2026 12:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It is important for reviewers to see the value of work and argue with good reasoning. Sometimes there is great value, but the presentation just does not work, or important aspects have been overlooked. We all need to review constructively and reject only if we have fair and substantiated arguments.

08.02.2026 11:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Until someone has the guts to leak the unredacted materials we will never know what he really did and what Putin may hold on him. Knowing the truth likely has the potential to be a game changer for the good of our planet in many ways.

08.02.2026 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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British values

08.02.2026 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2992    πŸ” 652    πŸ’¬ 74    πŸ“Œ 33

There is a certain trend regarding facists and satire

06.02.2026 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I switched off after the third try. It was just too single-sided to be entertaining.

06.02.2026 10:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Torment of Saint Anthony, or The Temptation of Saint Anthony (c. 1487–88), a painting attributed to Michelangelo. A bearded St. Anthony in black garb is accosted mid-air by a swarm of demons, which look like grotesque winged chimeras. Some are mostly fish-bodied with elephant-like trunks. Others are are more humanoid in form, but have horns, claws, green or red skin, and an overall Boschian appearance. This painting is an oil and tempera adaptation of an earlier engraving by Martin Schongauer. Historical records indicate that Michelangelo produced such a copy. Although there is physical evidence indicating that this specific painting is the copy Michelangelo himself made, such as characteristic cross hatching, not all experts agree.

The Torment of Saint Anthony, or The Temptation of Saint Anthony (c. 1487–88), a painting attributed to Michelangelo. A bearded St. Anthony in black garb is accosted mid-air by a swarm of demons, which look like grotesque winged chimeras. Some are mostly fish-bodied with elephant-like trunks. Others are are more humanoid in form, but have horns, claws, green or red skin, and an overall Boschian appearance. This painting is an oil and tempera adaptation of an earlier engraving by Martin Schongauer. Historical records indicate that Michelangelo produced such a copy. Although there is physical evidence indicating that this specific painting is the copy Michelangelo himself made, such as characteristic cross hatching, not all experts agree.

Me at Age 12: I drew a frog with three different shades of green!!!

Michelangelo at Age 12:

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It is a constant up and down, but what is the overall trend?

06.02.2026 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

When that incest bubble pops - do not even want to think about what will come our way!

05.02.2026 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Given Epstein's substantial links to Russia, this is indeed a likely scenario

04.02.2026 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This evening's thought to ponder from Maggies Farm.

04.02.2026 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2935    πŸ” 329    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 7
Preview
Elon Musk calls Spanish PM a β€˜tyrant’ over plan to ban under-16s from social media and curb hateful content Pedro SΓ‘nchez says urgent action needed to protect children from β€˜digital wild west’, drawing anger from owner of X

If Musk does not like it, isn't it confirmation you do the right thing?
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

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