Pedro Morales-Sosa

‘History will tell’: as US pressure grows, Cuba edges closer to collapse amid mass exodus — Guardian US Disillusioned with the revolution after 68 years of US sanctions and a shattered economy, one in four Cubans have left in four years. Can the regime, and country, survive the engulfing ‘polycrisis’?

After 68 years of nonsense imperialist embargo, Cuba linda is in real trouble, this is real a loss for everyone apple.news/AF1gME60nTDC...

Why use AI instead of real images of these organisms or beautiful illustrations by real artists?

Frontiers | Na,K-ATPase mediated and cardiotonic induced signaling in health and disease In the late 1950’s, Na,K-ATPase (NKA) was discovered as the active transport system that establishes and maintains the transmembrane Na+ and K+ gradients nec...

Excellent new review article out now from our lab highlighting the diverse functions of the Na,K-ATPase as both an essential ion pump and signaling protein!

Empire of Bats | The Nature of Things | CBC Gem New hosts Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan take on The Nature of Things, the world's longest-running science documentary series.

Institute postdoc @batevodevo.bsky.social is featured in Empire of Bats, a new Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) documentary premiering tonight, exploring how nectar-feeding bats defy #biology with their sugar-fueled metabolism. 🦇

Learn more: bit.ly/4oqlFQM

Science in 3D: How organoids and organs-on-chips can help scientists study host-immune-microbiome interactions Organoids and organs-on-chips bridge the gap between basic biology and human health, offering insights to scientists and more precise diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for patients.

Organoids and organs-on-chips bridge the gap between basic biology and human health, offering insights to scientists and more precise diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for patients. 🧬 🔬 🧪

We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.

Are you interested in a PhD in the area of "Mechanisms of translational control during embryogenesis?" Apply now for a PhD @mpi-cbg.de! Overview of all participating RGLs: imprs.mpi-cbg.de/5761/researc...

Shark tooth regeneration: RNAseq reveals genes for unlimited dental renewal https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.26.672487v1

Scientists present an advanced new technique for live-imaging regenerating limbs, shown here on a sand flea.
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This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered

World Court says countries are legally obligated to curb emissions, protect climate The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its advisory opinion on the obligations of States in respect of climate change, read out by the President of the Court, Judge...

The International Court of Justice just issued a landmark opinion that countries have a legal duty to protect people and ecosystems from the “urgent and existential threat” posed by climate change. news.un.org/en/story/202...

U.S. Climate Alliance on EPA’s Climate Denial and Science Office Closure: “Americans Deserve the Truth” | U.S. Climate Alliance Alliance co-chairs California Governor Gavin Newsom and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers issued a statement in response to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions to shutter its scientific res...

The climate crisis is real & the science is well-established. The effects are harming people and threatening the natural world that sustains us. Now the federal government is using discredited claims to undermine the nation’s ability to respond – putting lives and livelihoods at risk. bit.ly/3U607f6

Congratulations Amruta!!

✊ Now, more than ever, your voice is needed! This Earth Month, join us in urging Congress to protect our essential environmental laws! Take action today at mbayaq.co/3Gw93qd

Jan 21 2025: 27 job openings listed at NIH.

Jan 22 2025: There are no postings at this time.

Communications shutdown. Travel ban. Canceled study sections. Now a hiring freeze?

Shutting down the NIH indefinitely without stated cause is literally an act of sabotage.

Left: yesterday. Right: today.

YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) Grace under pressure: How membranes help comb jellies thrive in the deep

Excited about this new video that explains our research on how comb jelly membranes function under extreme pressure of the deep-sea.
Made by 1st author Jacob Winnikoff & Kyra Schlining for @mbarinews.bsky.social 🦑🧪🌊
Just in time for @dsbsoc.bsky.social! #ctenophore
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7A0...

Discovery of NANOG enhancers and their essential roles in self-renewal and differentiation in human embryonic stem cells https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.21.628413v1

YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) Some of our favorite deep-sea moments of the year—in stunning 4K

These fascinating finds underscore the dazzling diversity of life in the deep. 🤩💙

The YouTube description contains chapter markers with all of the species and depth information for each clip. Be sure to choose 4K in the YouTube settings!
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Macrophage migration-dependent retraction fibers and migrasomes - a structural basis for spatiotemporal cytokine secretion. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.12.627632v1

Notch signaling stabilizes lengths of motile cilia in multiciliated cells in the lung https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.12.628112v1

A transcription factor toggle switch determines differentiated epidermal cell identities in Hydra https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.10.627691v1

Hyaluronic Acid and Emergent Tissue Mechanics Orchestrate Digit Tip Regeneration https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.04.626830v1

Over 40% of reef-building #coral species are at risk of extinction. Now, an immune-boosting #multivitamin could help reverse that trend! 💊🪸🐠⁠
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📲 Find out how #WHOI’s #ReefSolutions team + UVI researchers are helping reefs recover: go.whoi.edu/visource-corals

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