
Kerri Smith
@minikerri
Features editor for Nature. Massive neurogeek. Views expressed here are my own. @[email protected]
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In 2018, two scientists let Nature reporters chronicle their lives as they launched their first labs. We all had no idea of the global and personal crises to come. Here's their story, with many thanks to Dan Bose (@danbose.bsky.social) and Ali Twelvetrees for their generosity. nature.com/immersive/d415…

In 2018, when we started following Ali Twelvetrees and Dan Bose (@danbose.bsky.social), we thought it would be for a year tops. Three years and one pandemic later - with huge thanks to them for their time and candour - here’s their story nature.com/immersive/d415…

How difficult is it really to start your very own lab? Our new podcast mini-series, recorded over 3 years, tells the story of two UK scientists Ali Twelvetrees and Dan Bose (@danbose.bsky.social) as they try to do just that. nature.com/articles/d4158…

The brain has its own cadre of special immune cells, patrolling its borders and sensing threats from inside and out. Great update from Diana Kwon on the latest from this hot field nature.com/articles/d4158…


So thrilled that our feature won at the ABSW awards yesterday! x.com/absw/status/15… Credit also to Ben Thompson Benjamin Thompson for reporting this with us and co-producing the podcast, and HUGE thanks to Ali Twelvetrees and Dan Bose (@danbose.bsky.social) for letting us pester them for 3 years


No mouse evolved to press a lever. So some labs are letting mice be mice to glean more nuanced lessons about brain & behaviour. My latest for @nature nature.com/articles/d4158… feat Ishmail Abdus-Saboor Ann Kennedy @Datta_Lab Mackenzie Mathis, PhD SWC Branco lab Vivek Kumar National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

The Nature Podcast is 500! Delighted to be back in the studio this week with Dr Adam Levy Shamini Bundell >> aca.st/b586f0 <<


Hugest congrats to Noah Baker Lorna Stewart & Dog & Rabbit on their AIP award! (Who gets the chair?) ow.ly/tZa830gaXLd


RT Richard Van Noorden: I'm writing about the science that never gets any citations. Any researchers out there fret about their uncited science? Let me know - I'd love to hear your stories!



Lava lamps? Vinaigrette? Why, Elie Dolgin, you must be talking about the inner workings of cells ow.ly/4c5X30j1v03

Honoured to be a part of this awesome project! RT 100voices100years: Worth taking shelter from the snow - to hear about Kerri Smith and her snow-filled discoveries. Have a listen it will lift you to the top of the piste! 100voicesfor100years.com/voice-of-the-d…

The Nature Podcast has been nominated for Best Sci/Education podcast in The Webby Awards! Please please cast your vote for us here ow.ly/Q3eG30jlGQA