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Hello #ScienceMastodon Twitter refugees

#introduction I am a 🇫🇷 molecular & structural biologist working at the CNRS. I study the molecular mechanisms that control human gene expression focusing on #transcription factors & the Pol II machinery

Expect to see here a lot of info on #generegulation, #enhancers, #histone modifications & structural insights into the eukaryotic Transcription Initiation machinery. #CryoEM
I will also highlight #womeninscience to give them the visibility they deserve


Happy Monday again, #ScienceMastodon! The first Research Highlight from JCS Issue 16 features a paper from Toshiyuki Oda and colleagues at the Universities of Yamanashi and Tokyo, using the unicellular algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to break down roles of tubulin modifications in ciliary/flagellar motility. #CellBiology #microtubules #flagellates

Roles of ciliary tubulin PTMs in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/136/16/e136_e1601/325932/Roles-of-ciliary-tubulin-PTMs-in-Chlamydomonas


“Thousands of scientists are cutting back on Twitter, seeding angst & uncertainty.”

That survey with only a 5% response rate went viral & got me wondering about other evidence & how the #ScienceTwitter #MastodonMigration was panning out.

So I updated my study tracker & wrote a new post @PLOS : https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2023/08/20/how-is-science-twitters-mastodon-migration-panning-out/

tl;dr There's been a big recent surge here; the future of #ScienceMastodon looks bright; ScienceX is materially diminished tho the network is still there.

#Science #SciComm


We have a new preprint online! A great collab with the Tresch lab in Cologne. We found that mRNA 🧬 export out of the nucleus is surprisingly slow and and a rate limiting step for mRNA metabolism. Take a look: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.05.04.539375v1
#ScienceMastodon #RNA #mRNA #preprint #mpinat


I appreciate that the hosts of https://fediscience.org are welcome to make whatever rules they want.

However, I think we need to be mindful of the inclusivity of the spaces we create, maintain, and implicitly support. I recently donated to the upkeep of my server. However, if the @admin team decides not to revisit the rules, then I may look to change server as supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and belonging are vitally important to me.

#ScienceMastodon


I think there are many good reasons why scientists may not have published yet or may not have published in the past few years.

I don't think such people should be unwelcome on https://fediscience.org and believe the current rules are hence overly exclusive.

I really hope that the rules can be changed to be more inclusive and allow this instance to become a diverse and welcoming home for all scientists.

#ScienceMastodon

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