Using a material originally developed as a bioluminescent algae-powered biosensor, biodesigner Chris Bellamy, scientist Nicho Schramma, and fashion icon Iris van Herpen created a living textile that reacts to touch.
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A Living Gown
Iris van Herpenโs new bioluminescent dress made of algae debuts in Paris
Really interesting science-art collaboration story that speaks to something I think a lot of biodesigners are looking for: deeper connections with other organisms as a way to connect more deeply with other people.
nautil.us/a-living-gow...
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LITERALLY
Really devastating cuts being proposed
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Philly was recently named the โBest City for Street Art.โ And if youโre interested in learning more about this dynamic world, Iโd love to invite you to check out my podcast with WHYY called, Art Outside!
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1/6 New sticker from local scientist and artist, @sarahmackattack.bsky.social, spotted in Philly. I texted Sarah to learn more: โShrimp and Krill are these tiny little animals that you donโt think of as being particularly powerful in the oceans, but in the huge schools theyโre incredibly important.โ
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I wish all Americans would watch this, in particular Trump/Musk supporters who might consider this without their pre-existing biases that blind them.
This is framed so well.
This is how I would be convincing people that they are going to end up funding this huge scam where they are the losers.
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Every new announcement about some update to an AI image generator makes me seethe. People with the audacity to say OpenAI is โmaking art accessibleโ so gravely misunderstand what art and the purpose of art is in our society.
Not to mention the energy, the water, or the theft.
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The state of my fridge has reached a new lowest point at the end of this grocery cycle. Itโs just a jar of olives, eggs, and about 6 things of pickles/pickle juice. And some really old kimchi ๐
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Calico cat head wearing headphones on a womanโs body who is talking with her hands on the radio. Sheโs got green pants and a yellow sweater over a blue shirt, very cool, and the sign above the cat says sheโs on air. Sheโs talking into a metal wxpn microphone.
I usually stay around my own neighborhood, so when I venture down to south Philly I get the treat of seeing a different set of street art.
This one is by Sean Lugo, whose signature is animal heads on peopleโs bodies. His stuff is SO good. Love this cat.
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โThat trail of tiny footprints, indiscernible to the naked eye, is remarkably effective at protecting the tree from pathogens and pests. That makes ants a legion of unlikely warriorsโone humans should consider enlisting in the fight to grow food in a warming world.โ
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A secret weapon in agriculture's climate fight: Ants
Ants โ yes, ants โ could protect apples, nuts, cocoa, and other beloved crops from disease and climate change.
BUGS ARE SO COOL!!
โThe ant scurries along on six nimble legs. It catches up to its peers, a line of antennaed bugs roaming the winding surface of a tree, perpetually hunting for food. While doing so, each unknowingly leaves antibiotic microorganisms secreted from its feetโ
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I love the South Street Art Mart!
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I've received several inquiries as to why I don't paint many butterflies. This is why.
There are massive multitudes of more interesting and ecologically vital arthropods out there who are underrepresented in our societal advocacy. I want to help remedy that through art.
#bugsky ๐๐ท๏ธ๐ก๐ฆ๐ชฒ๐ฑ
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Bison, not prison: Activists buy a prison site to rewild the land
A coal mine was the first to wreck the land. Now activists want to keep another extractive industry from taking root there: prisons.
This is one of my favorite kinds of stories in that it surprised me!
These activists are challenging the notion that โmine sites are considered ideal locations for prisons or a dumping ground for waste, rather than places of ecological value.โ
grist.org/justice/biso...
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Thanks, Ryan! Just trying to find words that cut through some of confusion and chaos for myself. Glad to hear theyโre resonating ๐
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I am on the bus, minding my business when the man in front of me begins frantically using 3 phones at once. THREE! What unspeakable force drove him to such madness??? And what could he possibly need to be doing like that???
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A healthy scientific ecosystem answers questions of all kinds for people of all identities in order to unravel the complexities of our biology. Unfortunately, attempts to suppress, censor, or erase rigorous, well-designed research only serve to suppress, censor, and erase the needs of real people.
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As we continue to advocate for a well-funded, well-rounded, rigorous US research and regulatory ecosystem, I thought about how messy biology is and this sentiment came to mind:
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As I was rounding up some of this news, it all felt a bit silly, like there were bigger, more existential, more important issues to focus on. But sharing good work is part of supporting science in general! And these talented scientists deserve their flowers ๐
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The Tissue #7: Recommendations from one scientist to another
FDA approves first MSC therapy, woven PCL hip implant moves toward phase I clinical trial, iPSC treatment for Parkinson's disease
Science news, get your science news here! I know a lot is happening right now, but people are still doing excellent research in the field of #RegenerativeMedicine, work that supports people of all kinds. Some of our fieldโs recent highlights โฌ๏ธ ๐ง ๐ฆด๐ซ
fleshyfutures.substack.com/p/the-tissue...
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Stonewall page on the National Park Service website:
"By the time of Stonewall... we had 50 to 60 gay groups in the country. A year later... 1500."
Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) person was illegal. The Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969 is a milestone in the quest for LGB civil rights and provided momentum for a movement.
UPDATE: The National Park Service have now removed โqueerโ and the โQ+โ from the web page for stonewall, along with any mentions of transgender people.
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I presented our labโs work trying to identify which patients with low back pain may be suitable candidates for cell therapy treatments and which may be non-responders. You can see more about the project: www.ors.org/wp-content/u...
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From left to right: Sarah Gullbrand with short curly hair in black blazer and pink sparkly boots with her arm around Matthew Fainor in light pink sweater. Janai Augustin in black sweater and grey plaid pants with his arms around Matthew and Brianna Orozco in grey plaid pants and black blazer, her arm around Emily Sharp dressed in a white turtle and flowinf blue pants. Standing in front of their two academic posters.
Really excited to share the scientific research we do in the Gullbrand Lab at #ORS2025. At a time when the scientific priorities, structure, and funding in the US are being reassessed, itโs very grounding to be surrounded by talented scientists working to solve real problems for real people.
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The Mauck Lab is well represented at #ORS2025. We work on such a wide variety of problems, that hopefully thereโs a little bit of something for everyone!
Presenters on Bluesky:
@emsharp.bsky.social
@meghankup.bsky.social
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BioE PhD candidate studying tendon biomechanics and regen rehab @uoregon in the Hahn/Willett Labs
The Self-Pub Hub (Indie Book Review Site)
Accepting book submissions now!
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Research Associate @ UPenn Rheumatology | OA & cartilage enthusiast
-Postdoctoral Fellow at Mount Sinai, NYC
-ORS Spine Section Committee Member
-Driven by science, mentorship, leadership and values driven life
-Spine research enthusiast, aiming to help the world live pain-free
Assistant Prof @University of Michigan -> Orthopaedic Surgery #GoBlue
Regenerating bone ๐, cartilage lover ๐ฌ, 3R enthusiast ๐
Studying oxygen and blood cell progenitors in ortho (ORTHO2) ๐ฉธ๐ซง๐ฆด
https://lang.lab.medicine.umich.edu/
Co-Director of Biomedical Engineering Education and Teaching Laboratory (https://beetl.pratt.duke.edu/)
BME educator at Duke BME
Formerly at HSS Biomechanics | MauckLab Alum ๐ฆ | Columbia BME โ14 ๐ฆ
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JOR Spine is a fully open-access journal from @orssociety.bsky.social, dedicated to publishing high-quality spine research. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/25721143?journalRedirectCheck=true
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Working together for a healthier world ๐
Investigating the molecular biology and biomechanics relationships that drive tendon development, regeneration, and disease.
| Post-doc in the Galloway Lab |
Mass. General Hospital & Harvard Medical School. | NSRA Postdoctoral Fellow
Asst. Professor, Mechanical Engineering @ Montana State
Bone quality, osteocyte interactions with bone matrix, engineered living materials
When not in the lab - mountains, canyons, dogs
Bone is best. Associate Professor. Philadelphia.
Medical Student | ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Avid cook and nature enthusiast
He|Him @NIH_NIAMS K99 and @BCMSpaceHealth #postdoc fellow in @BESTLabVCU @VCU_BME | Alum of @washu_ortho_res | @ORSsociety @isfrfractures
Aspiring Real Housewife of Philadelphia
Tendon Enthusiast
#WPN
NIH T32 Postdoc @Guilak_Lab| @OrsSpineSection Membership Committee| Mapping the epigenome in joint disease and pain |She/her #1stgen | Sometimes I Art
Postdoctoral fellow @HopkinsMedicine| Studying Vessels, stem cells and bone #HumaninSTEM| Alumnus @SCTIMST @EdinburghUniv
WashU Department of Orthopaedic Surgery | Center of Regenerative Medicine
Bioengineering Ph.D student | Penn |
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