LSFM calcium imaging of the brains of a two-headed zebrafish larva, both competing for control of the spinal cord. Credit to @davisvbennett.bsky.social & Dr. Yu Mu (formerly @hhmijanelia.bsky.social) #ZebrafishZunday ๐งช
@cellcommlab
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LSFM calcium imaging of the brains of a two-headed zebrafish larva, both competing for control of the spinal cord. Credit to @davisvbennett.bsky.social & Dr. Yu Mu (formerly @hhmijanelia.bsky.social) #ZebrafishZunday ๐งช
A cancer cell videoed through a microscope. It has 3 nuclei (magenta). The powerhouse/overlords of the cell, mitochondria, are also shown (green). #CellBiology
I think there is a need for a complete re-think for organoid modeling.
As long as the architecture of organoids that you produce is not directly compared to a 3D map of the organ (say, a fallopian tube) or disease to be modeled, it will be approximate.
More here: www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking around a microscopic volvox algae colony. ๐ซง๐ป๐งช
Multiwavelength Whirlpool Galaxy: Each image shows a narrow band of wavelengths of light and invisible radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum. The wavelength and energy of a photon relates to how fast electrons are accelerated. Low energy radiation comes from cool regions of molecular gas, and high energy radiation comes from hot spots where atoms are fully ionized. The combined images provide insight into the structure, temperature, and chemical composition of the Whirlpool Galaxy. The stars in the infrared image represent most of the mass of the galaxy, excluding dark matter, which can't be seen. The optical image represents a slightly smaller amount of mass and the other three images represent only traces of mass in molecules (radio image) massive hot stars, (ultraviolet image) and hot plasma (x-ray image).
Radio is beyond red
Gamma rays, beyond blue
There are 80 octaves of the electromagnetic spectrum
But only one we can view ๐งช
Page grab of the ZFIN.org website showing the zebrafish gene six7 which is short for SIX homeobox 7
When your #zebrafish know more Gen Z slang than you do ๐คฃ
h/t @drjulieb.bsky.social
Source: zfin.org/ZDB-GENE-990...
#FluorescenceFriday
Jost, Schweizer et al. @ Cuello lab found that a mutation linked to aortic aneurysmas led to distorted actin #cytoskeleton in VSMCs #mechanobiology
New collab @cellcommlab.bsky.social by @jboixcampos.bsky.social๐ฅ
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#microscopy #cell ๐งช๐ฌ
Not something you see in textbooks very often: tripolar mitosis.
Roffay, C., Molinard, G., ..., & Roux, A. (2021). Passive coupling of membrane tension and cell volume during active response of cells to osmosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118(47), e2103228118. #EpithelialMechanics
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Ep 24 - Understanding your thresholding options is the diff between a win and a loss in SO MANY workflows - gain that intuition, and SO MUCH is easier. The 1st of 3 episodes discussing why - inspired by OUR FIRST REAL READER QUESTION. @erinweisbart.bsky.social and I are actual advice columnists now!
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After 15 years as Editor-in-chief (EiC), Michael Way @drmichaelway.bsky.social will be stepping down at the end of 2026 & we are seeking feedback from the cell biology community as part of the consultation process for appointing a new EiC.
We'd love to hear from you: www.surveymonkey.com/r/GZCC9F9
JCS snapshot - Tracking coordinated cellular dynamics in time-lapse microscopy with ARCOS.px
@macdobry.bsky.social presents the key findings from their recent JCS paper with @bgraedel.bsky.social and colleagues @olivierpertz.bsky.social.
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Huge congrats to @manuelthery.bsky.social and all the Cytomorpho lab. The "Living Architectures" performance at @museeorsay.bsky.social was breathtakingly beautiful
Postdocs wanted - Please spread the word! We are looking for one bioinformatician and 1-2 cell biologists with different expertise! See the job ad below for more information and links to the job descriptions!
279 postdoctoral fellowships!
Download freely our database of postdoctoral fellowships and grants. For each entry, we provide eligibility criteria, $ amount, deadline, etc.
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Want to learn state-of-the-art deep learning techniques for microscopy image analysis? Apply by Jan. 15 to join us for a bootcamp at HHMIโs Janelia Research Campus. Gain hands-on experience with tools & frameworks you can use in your own research: bit.ly/4sqejiG ๐งช
DendroTweaks Graphical User Interface
Our paper on the #DendroTweaks toolbox is now out as a Version of Record in @elife.bsky.social . doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
Find out more and try the toolbox online at dendrotweaks.dendrites.gr
Happy modeling!
#neuroskyence #compneurosky
#FluorescenceFriday
Proud of our the last paper @cellcommlab.bsky.social & 1st one of @jboixcampos.bsky.social
We continue to study #CellMigration & how cells decide where to go: โ๏ธโ๏ธโฌ๏ธ?
(movie of the actin #cytoskeleton)
Full www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@focalplane.bsky.social @science.org ๐งช๐ฌ
#HappyNewYear !
Let's start 2026 with a @cellcommlab.bsky.social paper
How many branches is OK during #CellMigration?
It depends on the #cell: for ex. immune cells are just fine.
In collab. w. #NirGov @hfspo.bsky.social
Full www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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How do migrating cell groups balance force and flexibility?
Our new preprint shows that RhoGAP15B downregulates RhoAโMyosin activity to stabilise protrusions and enable efficient collective migration in vivo.
Happy New Year!
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โผ๏ธ๐จHi all! The next Bioc Soc Membrane Contact Site Meeting will be in Chepstow, UK 28-30th Sept 2026. Fantastic speakers with talk slots still available. Sign up & abstract submission now open - limited spaces so register early! Hope to see you all there. Please share + RT ๐
@biorxivpreprint.bsky.social CellTrap: A Microfluidic Platform Enabling Cell-Cell Interactions at Variable Effector to Target Ratios
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Malina Iwanski @mkiwanski.bsky.social, Lukas Kapitein and colleagues discover that stable microtubules reverse their polarity during neuronal development.
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#OpenAccess #ReadandPublish
Do your samples move out of view? Tired of manually adjusting the stage? Introducing DySTrack developed by @zimengwu33.bsky.social and Jonas Hartmann from UCL, a tool that can be integrated into modern microscopes to automate the tracking of moving samples. #MicroscopyMonday doi.org/10.64898/202...
Interested in cell adhesion, evolution of multicellularity, or developing tools for emerging marine models?
My lab at UM is hiring a postdoc, and the application is now open:
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Come work with us! We are looking for a postdoc in #philbio or #philphysics to work on an interdisciplinary project that adopts the lens of self-organization & active matter to explore the boundary between living & nonliving systems www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... #academicsky #philjobs #HPS #evosky
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Hot from the #preprint
Leukocyte + #CellMigration + physics = cool
Microtubules enable torque-based steering during dendritic cell migration.
Actomyosin contractility is required for noise-modulation strategy used by neutrophils.
Full @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...