Fluorescent proteins with a quantum upgrade could offer unprecedented views inside cells - the next big thing in biology?
go.nature.com/4llx0B5
07.03.2026 11:29
👍 48
🔁 10
💬 1
📌 0
Fluorescent proteins with a quantum upgrade could offer unprecedented views inside cells - the next big thing in biology?
go.nature.com/4llx0B5
We are looking for a postdoc to join our team! Interested in herpesvirus latency? Apply here:
www.werkenbijerasmusmc.nl/en/vacancy/1...
We are looking for a postdoc to join our team! Interested in herpesvirus latency? Apply here:
www.werkenbijerasmusmc.nl/en/vacancy/1...
@biorxivpreprint.bsky.social EBV reprograms autoreactive anti-CNS B cells as antigen presenting cells in multiple sclerosis
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... @stanforduniversity.bsky.social @shady-myounis.bsky.social
Two doses of Recombinant zoster vaccine reduces dementia risk 51% lower risk of dementia (in females > males) even accounting for healthy vacinee bias versus Tdap @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Virology
Herpesviruses exploit a cellular membrane protein, once thought to transport chloride, to escape the nucleus by tapping into an ancient membrane fusion process
This ‘landmark’ study is now a Version of Record! It shows the #herpes simplex virus-1 uses innovative microscopy and x-ray tomography techniques to examine the roles of 9 proteins in viral formation.
buff.ly/Qn8OXAC
eLife Assessment This important study reports the results of efforts to replicate two phenomena of significant interest to early-career scientists and scientific policymakers: the Matthew effect and the early-career setback effect. Several previous studies of these effects have focused on early-career researchers with grant proposals that fell just below or just above a funding threshold. Those just above the threshold were more likely to be successful when they applied for funding later in the career (an example of the well-known Matthew effect), while those just below were more likely to go on to have stronger publication records (the early-career setback effect). In this study the Matthew effect was found to be robust across funders, and to generalize from those close to the funding threshold to the whole population. The early-career setback effect was not robust across funders and did not generalize to the whole population. The evidence reported is convincing.
Evidence from 14 research funding programmes confirms that early winners tend to keep winning (Matthew effect). But the idea that an early setback makes you stronger later doesn’t replicate widely.
buff.ly/UEtcRd4
Yes, that would be my best guess. Also based on this follow-up paper:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Check out are latest post discussing "Are Children Receiving too Many Vaccines?" virologyunmasked.com/2025/09/29/a...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Great resource for the VZV community!
Het best werkende middel tegen alzheimer? Een vaccin dat gewoon verkrijgbaar is
#Herpes viruses are among the most widespread human viruses. Scientists have shown how HSV-1, known for oral and genital sores, assembles in cells thanks to advanced imaging techniques.
This is a very exciting study, which suggests that shingles vaccination protects against developing dementia. What could be the underlying mechanisms? Something that we should investigate!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
At least 95% vaccine coverage of 2 doses is needed to stop measles outbreaks.
At least 95% measles vaccine coverage is needed in all communities to prevent #measles and stop outbreaks.
The only way to prevent measles? Two doses of measles vaccine.
Let’s close the gap and keep measles away!
Anaïs from my team presenting our work on VZV yesterday at the Dutch Annual Virology Symposium #DAVS.
Measles is preventable with just two doses of measles vaccine.
The #measles vaccine has saved an estimated 5 lives every second since 2000.
👉Prevent measles by getting vaccinated with two doses of the measles vaccine.
Our latest preprint is online!
In which we take a left turn and dive head first into the biology of the RNA polymerase III transcriptome and epitranscriptome
Do you want to know more? A small thread follows👇
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Happy to share our publication in #PlosPathogens investigating repression of varicella zoster virus in neuron-like cells: journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
Thanks to @dandepledge.bsky.social and other colleagues for their contribution!
Anthony Fauci, vijf jaar geleden het gezicht van de Amerikaanse covidbestrijding, wordt nog altijd met de dood bedreigd door complotdenkers. „Ik redde miljoenen levens en word toch als vijand gezien.” https://buff.ly/40Y2Utx
First grant application of the year submitted; time for weekend!
Time for a fresh start in 2025, so let’s build a new network on this social medium platform - where “social” may actually mean something