In this video you can see a visual map of some of the neurons within a fruit fly’s ventral nerve cord (VNC), like that of a human’s spinal cord. Neurons progressively stack on top of each other and at the end of the video, you can see a rough neuronal map of the VNC.

A sophisticated poem for our Valentine's crushes, zebrafish & fruit flies — two small-but-mighty model organisms critical to basic science. Fast to reproduce, genetically similar to humans, & key to potential breakthroughs in understanding development & disease. What's not to love?! 💘

The kind of stable, sustained support that can transform a career: Our #FreemanHrabowski Scholars Program offers early career faculty up to $10M over 10 years, plus salary & benefits. Postdoc? This year's competition has a program for you, too. Applications open 11/3! bit.ly/4tFKifj

Clusters of comets coming for you? ☄️ Not quite. This timelapse captures something far smaller: an animal's kidney cells dividing, imaged with confocal microscopy. The glowing orange traces each cell's internal transportation network, reorganizing & splitting as cells divide. 📸: Andy Moore

These dazzling neurons belong to a fruit fly. Confocal microscopy images of them were taken & combined by researchers at our Janelia Research Campus like pieces of a puzzle to build a rough map of the ventral nerve cord, which coordinates walking, flying, & reflex.

You asked, we answered — this time for our united #FreemanHrabowski Scholars and #HannaGray Fellows programs. A warm welcome into who's eligible, how the programs connect, and more, from our very own Science Program team members Mary Bonds & Lucy Corcoran. Applications open 11/3! bit.ly/fhs26 🧪

What looks like a kaleidoscope is actually living cells dividing in real time. 🌈 These intestinal epithelial cells were grown from an organoid, and the colors? Not just beautiful — they're depth-coded: blues and purples are closer, while yellows are farther away. 📸: Matthew Tyska, @vanderbilt.edu

Before the lab bench, there was the baseball diamond. #GilliamFellow @jpflores.rbind.io brings the resilience he learned as a former D3 shortstop to his research on how DNA's orientation helps cells adapt to stress. Psst: Applications for this year's Gilliam competition open 9/1! bit.ly/Gilliam26 🧪

“I feel being part of their life, being part of their career, is just priceless.” — HHMI Investigator Xin Chen, '25 Summer Undergraduate Research Program mentor 🧪 Rising junior or senior? Applications close 11:59pm Dec. 22! Explore a career in biological or biomedical research: bit.ly/CechFellows

Cystic fibrosis was once a devastating diagnosis for ~40K Americans. An incredible new film co-produced by @tangledbankhhmi.bsky.social, @usatoday.com, & Des Moines Register looks at #HHMIInvestigator Emeriti Mike Welsh's pursuit of a groundbreaking treatment & the lives it saved: bit.ly/4cCkvOI.

Türkiye News - In Zonguldak (Turkey), a two-year-old girl boarded a bus whilst her mother wasn’t looking. The driver set off, and it wasn’t until the girl started crying that he realised he had a ‘passenger’ on board: he turned back and returned the girl to her family.

Australian Cladding Secrets_ Why Leaks Are Inevitable! #architecture #smartspaces #buildingbetter #newzealand

Paige Bueckers from downtown, Dallas Wings on a 9-0 run #WNBA

The City of Brampton and Peel Regional Police shut down Chinguacousy Park on Victoria Day following reports of unsafe gatherings and the use of fireworks tied to a planned social media trend involving fireworks being discharged into crowds. #ChinguacousyPark #Brampton nowtoronto.com/news/bunskin...

#BTTC - Duffy resorts to whataboutism to defend spending parts of 7 months on a roadtrip: @mariagf.bsky.social @vmhydrangea.bsky.social @spellbound1311.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social @johnd62.bsky.social @auberon.bsky.social @dababa2025.bsky.social @coko.bsky.social @kygrannyof12.bsky.social

How many times have we all wanted to smack that smirk off his face? 🤚 I’ll start: 7,890,452 times. Make that 7,890,453 times. #Pinks #ProudBlue

We will not forget.We will not forget.

👏 @libdemdaisy.bsky.social: "The Tories' botched Brexit deal has made this country poorer and if you want to tackle the cost of living crisis you need a closer relationship with Europe."

📢 Job Thread Alert 🚨 We are baaaaaaack with a new #TuesdayThread of opportunities for #ECRs in #Marine #Science 🌊 Comment 💬 or DM 📧 us to share any opportunities!

“I feel safe. Thank you!” 😂😂😂

I am inspired by the work of people like Ray Beck who have led the fight in supporting Coloradans in Western Colorado.  I have worked with communities in rural Colorado and I will continue that work and support all Coloradans.  #Philforgovernor #COpolitics

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🎥A community centre in Dennistoun will be leased for the next 25 years to a local community group through the People Make Glasgow Communities (PMGC) scheme. Full story: www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news...

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Happy Earth Day!🌎 As a Co-Chair of @houseseec.bsky.social, I know how important it is that we stop pollution and pass real solutions. That’s why this Earth Day, I’m working to pass the Energy Bills Relief Act.

Taking a moment to stretch or walk every hour boosts your mood, improves circulation, and keeps your joints happy. It’s not about running marathons—it’s about reminding your body that it matters. #Independa #StayActive #HealthyHabits #MoveMore #FeelBetter #VirtualCare

Tribute to Bob Marley Feb 6,1945-May11,1981

Turkiye issues final warning to israel: israel, DEATH IS COMING! your nukes will not save you! (Jvnior)

Dynasty, a new original course for Golf+, is available now. Details here: www.uploadvr.com/golf-plus-ne...

Three people in love. One family ready to tear them apart. Polyamory Novella Defending Engagement by Liz Ellyn #polylove #loveIsLove #StPatricksDay

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We bring you a new game every day and THIS is RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike - the most chaotic coin pusher ever 🦝 @playstack.com @raccoingame.bsky.social

ABS overturned in #Royals at #Rangers (Bot 1). Salvador Perez challenged the ball call on Stephen Kolek's pitch to Brandon Nimmo. Ball -> Called Strike. HP: Bruce Dreckman | Upheld 45.5% (35/77). Result: Brandon Nimmo called out on strikes.

Escape the Backrooms is available now on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox Game Pass. Cross-platform matchmaking has also been added to the Steam version of the game in an update today. #horrorgames #Backrooms

On College Decision Day, we're asking forgiveness—of our audio and your loans. As students decide where to continue their learning journeys—and many of us former students grapple with how to pay our loans—New York City has got you, with repayment resources: nyc.gov/studentloan

Jon Stewart on the administration’s corrupt slush fund: “They’re gonna give it to people that sprayed mace at police officers and pretend they’re rewarding patriotism.”

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SC Justice Alitos son works for the US Treasury dept. Did I hear that right! 🤡🤥‼️

It's all going Lexington SC's way in extra time, Addie McCain adds a third for the hosts to make it 3-1 against Carolina Ascent. 15 minutes to go in the #GainbridgeSuperLeague Final for the visitors to try and rally on Peacock now.

Happy feline Friday! 😻 Siber gets a steel comb brushing. This is what happens to a floof monster.🙀 #siberians #siberiancats #Cat #Cats #Caturday #CatSky #CatsOnSky #CatsOnBlueSky #CaturdaySky #CatInBlueSky #FurBabies #Pets #PetSky #CatPics #cutepets #floof #kitty #meow #petsofbluesky #felinefriday

🤔 Remember the first time you saw a Pixar film? Did it blow your mind? 🤯 Hear their animation secrets from Creative Director Pete Docter on this week's Take 🎬 + Reviews & more 🍿🎞️📽️ 🎧 Listen pod.fo/e/397c36 FULL SHOW ON YT 📺 www.youtube.com/kermodeandma...

ÚLTIMA HORA: Vídeo en primer plano del vicepresidente JD Vance siendo sacado a la fuerza de la cena de la WHCA tras los disparos. . #MarcanoSinTapujos #Trump

🌟🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 'Dan ni'n cynrychioli Cymru' Pob lwc i Aled Griffiths ac aelodau Côr Ffermwyr Hawkstone sydd yn cystadlu yn rownd derfynol Britain’s Got Talent nos Sadwrn

Eid Mubarak!

TONIGHT (4/23) at 6:00pm EDT, the thick plottens after my boss' daughter tried to assassinate us (again) in 'Esoteric Ebb'! It's time to enter the Pillar of Jor and get some answers! Youtube: youtube.com/@buddha_saurus Twitch: twitch.tv/buddha_saurus

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Divider A 10-year old has more guts than my Rep. Tom Kean Jr Let’s get Congress FIGHTERS like @varela4nj.bsky.social, #SueAltman, ex-ARMY Physician @hamawyfornj.bsky.social & ex-NAVY pilot @rebeccabennettforcongress.com 🎥 @statuscoupnews.bsky.social #ResistanceUnited #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory

🔴 #SAROS and then checking out the new Marathon season later! https://twitch.tv/danfinity

💔 In Kyiv, a mother lost her leg while trying to reach shelter with her children during Russia’s attack. Her 3-year-old son was wounded. Her 4-year-old survived with bruises. These are not military targets. These are families trying to survive the night.

In #Microbiome Unleashing the potential of mRNA-seq to uncover the microbiome structure and their crosstalk with host cells: the vulvar ecosystem🦠 Read more👉 doi.org/q86g #OpenAccess #Health

So ist es. 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 🇩🇪"💙meine Heimat 💙 mein Vaterland 🇩🇪 THX to Westender Eberswalde

Booommm 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥 Fiiiiiiiirrreeee 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 🇺🇦USF Struck a Svetlyak-Class Patrol Ship, a Pantsir-S1 Air Defense System, an RSBN-4N Navigation System, Logistics Assets, and Other Enemy Targets.

ABS overturned in #Orioles at #RedSox (Bot 3). Carlos Narváez challenged the called strike. Called Strike -> Ball. HP: Marvin Hudson | Upheld 43.1% (22/51). Later: Carlos Narváez flies out to right fielder Colton Cowser.

et l'Afrique, où opèrent de grands réseaux de trafic de drogue. En Hongrie, plus de 500 kg de cocaïne cachée dans des bananes en provenance d'Equateur ont été découverts. C'est la plus grande saisie de drogue de l'histoire du pays. La protection d'Orban serait-elle désactivée ?

Just some of what they do when we sleep. During air raids we have often thought at the Air Defense lads & relied on them. Operators of the 1021st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment shot down one Russian Zala UAV, five Gerbera drones, and twelve Shahed attack drones. 🚀