Confused about the different super-resolution techniques? Not sure which technique suits best? This #TechnicalTuesday we picked this poster article by @guijacquemet Alex Carisey Hellyh Hamidi Ricardo Henriques Christophe Leterrier outlining the different techniques. focalplane.biologists.com/2020/07/01/the…

The ER forms physical connections with nearly every membrane-bound organelle. Lee et al. now identify another class of ER contact sites that appear to help regulate the biogenesis and fission of membraneless ribonucleoprotein (RNP) granules. science.sciencemag.org/content/367/64…

#DBfeatures #earlycareer #spinedevelopment "Postembryonic screen for mutations affecting spine development in zebrafish" by @slewzeus Ryan Gray, Lila Solnica Krezel 🇺🇦 Lila Solnicka-Krezel et al in our Mar 2021 issue! #DevBio mutations that model human disease! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Host ubiquitin protein tags lipid to fight bacteria. The surprising discovery of a non-protein ubiquitylation target is discussed in a fab N&V by Brenda Schulman & @jwadeharper1 @harvardcellbio go.nature.com/3hKZV2y

An interview with Dr. Ruth Lehmann Hear from the Professor of Biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Director of the Whitehead Institute, about her research, experiences and insights. Read our interview > bit.ly/39ItLQz Cells & Development Ruth Lehmann

For a PhD student, choosing a good lab is 10 times more important than choosing a particular topic to study

Crucial functions of Toll signalling during dorsoventral patterning in Flies and crickets might have evolved convergently elifesciences.org/articles/68287…

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Pune’s recovery in numbers.

Wow! RNF213 apparently ubiquitinates LPS; By itself a spectacular finding and this opens up the universe of roles for Ubiquitin conjugation of non-protein molecules. Hat-tip: Shubham Singh (freshly minted Dr. Singh) from Siddhesh Kamat nature.com/articles/s4158…

Happy to share our paper on hexagonal patterns formed by microtubules and motors. Thanks to Athale Lab: CyCelS 💉💉💉💉🚲🤿⛵, Janet Chenevert, IISER Pune and J Cell Science. Self-organized optimal packing of kinesin-5-driven microtubule asters scales with cell size. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/13…

In their Hypothesis, Mylavarapu &co Sivaram Mylavarapu RCB discuss dynein light intermediate chains as pivotal determinants of dynein multifunctionality: ow.ly/LMrj50F2QMD

Components of CRISPR-Cas systems have been found associated with transposable elements, creating programmable jumping genes in prokaryotes. Watch Feng Zhang's (Feng Zhang) talk on our understanding of these systems as part of the 2021 GSA Award Seminars. bit.ly/34D5R5Z

Thanks to generous donations from the #devbio community, we are expanding our grant to support undergrads from low, lower-middle AND upper-middle income countries attend #2021SDB for free. Undergrads in 135 countries are eligible. Deadline: Friday, June 11 bit.ly/3cdBojh

#365IndianWomenInSTEM Smita Jain has worked in science administration & management for over a decade and is currently Executive Director of IndiaBioscience.org Her tireless efforts in supporting the biology community are well-known. An interview: editage.com/insights/acade…

Many Congrats to Raghav Rajan IISER Pune for being awarded the Senior Research Fellowship by the DBT Wellcome India Alliance. Very well deserved. indiaalliance.org/news/recently-…

Your regular reminder that Drosophila has an insulin signaling system too, with far-reaching metabolic and physiological responses. Better stay off that cake.

We're excited to host Eileen Furlong for our first invited seminar for 2022! For insights on genome regulation during developmental transitions, sign up at tinyurl.com/5bnt3rdk ! 11th February isn't that far away on your calendar!

Science Setu Lecture Series Feb 11, 2022 Join Us: youtu.be/IScamnAlewM

My tenure as Principal Scientific Adviser ends tonight. I thank the Prime Minister, the Council of Ministers, colleagues in government, my office, the entire scientific community, the many who partnered from academia, civil society, and industry. Narendra Modi Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the GoI