Sebastian S. Cocioba

AeroGarden Hydroponic Nutrient Solution 2mL/L

Toobberry is berrying again. Such toob. Very berry. So smol.

The most exciting part of this new job at Neoplants is that I finally have some institutional support for my flower work. Its so unimaginably difficult to move forward without resources so I'm deeply thankful for that. I finally have some time to do more than just scrape by. 🌺🖌

I like my wild-type wild and my experiments controlled. Messy blooms are the story of my life.

Model-guided metabolic engineering of 2-phenylethanol in Arabidopsis 2-Phenylethanol (2-PE) is a natural aromatic compound with properties that make it a potential biological oxygenate for petroleum-derived gasoline. In…

Arabidopsis can be engineerded to smell as a rose! @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social and @atinygreencell.bsky.social that means we can also make it smell as a #Petunia!! #MetabolicEngineering #plantscience

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The automated "Congrats on [insert position here]! I know that [position] can be daunting; we just raised [dollars] for our new SaaS for [Agentic Ai drivel] which will help you in [position] because [unrelated nonsense]" is truly the worst of us lololol

The Ag ppl on LinkedIn are strangely helpful and kind. Between the endless bots and fake persona of that hellsite are islands of sincerity. Not sure how I feel about that now, lol.

This kind of stuff is why I say that I worry that the tools of neuroscience are not properly vetted

Imagine if you could make an actice piezo hydrogel too. Getting closer to scifi being very real lol

🌶️🌶️🌶️

AI trained on bacterial genomes produces never-before-seen proteins Genes with related functions cluster together, and the AI uses that.

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#MicroSky

Im a sucker for the copy on the RL website

Behold, feeshpeepolmeeting. 🐟🧬🤝

For those interested 🐟

🔗 to conference website: www.germanfishmeeting.org

This very late bloomer is SO DARK. Here is a more typical bloom for comparison. Note the stark change in saturation between the corolla tube and actual petals of the dark mutant.

A huge effort finally coming to fruition for B and their group. So excited to give this a whirl esp now that my cloning projects have ramped up substantially. Check this out 👇👇

The spinach seems lively today...

You dont have to be in the profession of science to contribute to science. You can do publishable research as a hobbyist too.

Exploring the living world, with whatever means you have, without any sifting for grander purpose or ulterior motives, is such a unique high. There is so much beauty and so many stories to tell around the proverbial campfire, and so many people are missing out.

Gotta fix this.

I remember that one LAMG; people like that should have nothing to do with students. Ever.

Mom loved watching the pipetting robot run. Also peep the sport fishing shirt; my late dad's she uses as a gardening shirt.

Waking up the mixologist...

Bacterial immune systems as causes and consequences of microbiome structure Bacterial immune systems have evolved in response to diverse molecular "parasites", yet their ecological roles remain poorly understood. This Essay explores how interactions between mobile genetic ele...

Very happy to see this piece out in @plosbiology.org, on the bacterial immune systems and microbial communities. It was a great team effort with Rafael Custodio, @brockhurstlab.bsky.social , @brownlab.bsky.social, and Edze Westra! 🦠🧫 #phagesky #mevosky

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Happy International Mens Day!

If you are a teen, find a role model that exemplifies the honorable virtues of masculinity and strive toward compassion.

If you are an adult, strive to be a pillar of your community...but also go get a colonoscopy and check your prostate please.

As depressing as the regression of the laws around the deregulation of genetically modified plants may be, the few years the SECURE rules were active gave way to glowing plants, nutrient-dense tomatoes, and a hunger for more consumer-facing innovations.

Precedence.

Hope.

I *love* flowers so much. Look at my lil Alice goooooo. Proud dad. 🥰💚

High throughput demands volumetric sacrifice

Full stack in traditional skillet. This will be the GWAS equivalent of pancakes so lots of grains of salt

I feel like this could be used for science somehow, but also baking is science and I want an excuse to make statistically significant inroads into the ideal pancake recipe lol

I no find punch :((((((((((((