Gene Robinson, a honeybee researcher from University of Illinois U of I College of LAS and his collaborators The Grainger College of Engineering, decided to use their skills analyzing epigenetics in the brains of honeybees to pigs and ultimately humans. Natalya Ortolano found out how. #WorldBrainDay ow.ly/9YX950JZuAT

Excited to see my story about Fatima Cody Stanford MD MPH MPA MBA FAAP FACP FAHA live on the Drug Discovery News website. Dr. Fatima Stanford has done some fantastic work as an #obesity medicine physician and #diversity advocate in the sciences. Plus, she's always fun to interview. drugdiscoverynews.com/trailblazing-s…

Two neuronal growth cones photographed through a microscope. Actin filaments are shown. #Science #Biology #CellBiology #Art

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“For years, everybody who works in or who's interested in medical research has been talking about precision medicine, or personalized medicine...and it's exactly this approach,” Naomi Allen from UK Biobank told Natalya Ortolano about biobanks. ow.ly/Aoa250KBAfn

10x Genomics' preprint highlighting the power of the new Xenium #InSitu technology is finally here! Check it out 👇

Experience the revolutionary resolution of our Xenium #InSitu technology first hand by taking a subcellular tour of our #BioRxiv preprint breast cancer gene expression dataset using our new interactive visualization tool: 10xgen.com/3CMJTQ0

The National Academies congratulate the inaugural recipients of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications. Learn more about the recipients’ contributions to the understanding of science: ow.ly/6oCm50L86QN #SciCommFutures #scicomm

Macrophage-filled tumors correlate with low survival rates. Luckily, the Julie Helft lab found some friendly, anti-tumor macrophages to recruit in the fight against #BreastCancer. Check out our #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth video to learn more.

You’ve heard humans share ~99% of our DNA with chimpanzees: but what about our brain cells? 👱🧠🐵 Read our new blog to see how #singlecell tools let researchers ID species-specific cells in humans and other primates. 10xgen.com/3TuSw7f

Excited to share my post highlighting single cell publications from this year. As a former stem cell researcher, I was especially excited to see Sergiu P. Pasca lab's recent pub where they implanted human brain organoids into rat brains.

Can mini-kidneys and tiny tumors complement animal models during drug development? Organoids are on the rise in translational research. Learn how researchers are using organoids to aid drug development and discovery in our new blog. 10xgen.com/3YuZ9sW

A clinical trial is sparking hope for paralyzed patients—literally. Learn how researchers used #spatial and #singlecell technology to understand how electrical stimulation can help people with spinal cord injuries walk again. 10xgen.com/3z1d4w3

In 2020, fewer than 3% of scientists featured in textbooks were Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander. In honor of #AAPIHeritageMonth, we want to recognize three scientists that may have been missing from your history books in the 🧵 below…

The spider Ma (major ampullate) gland, not Spider Man, is the real superhero of spider silk production. Researchers used #singlecell & #spatialtranscriptomics to define the cells and architecture of this amazing little organ in golden orb-weaving spiders. 10xgen.com/42wWUXB

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Dementia is often framed in the context of loss — a loss of neurons, independence, and ultimately life. But some dementia patients experience a burst of artistic creativity 🎨 Now, researchers have an idea as to why. 🧠me for ⁦⁦The Washington Post⁩ washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/…

Today I weaseled my way into the office of the hospital's medical physicist and he was all prepared to tell me about my treatment plan and I was like "OK, COOL, NOW CAN YOU SHOW ME HOW YOU CALIBRATE YOUR CANCER LASER"