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I think (and write) a lot about writing and how stories are constructed, the underlying narrative architecture which supports storytelling in general.
This is an interesting approach to laying out a dual-axis analysis.
This is an interesting approach to laying out a dual-axis analysis.
It's worth talking about why some things are popular and some things aren't, however. Whether you're talking about a #TTRPG or the short story you're trying to get placed in a magazine.
Firstly, there's a reason that when you try to think of a "Bright" story you can't – it's because they're boring as crap. If you try to read one or try to write one, you'll discover very quickly the reason why.
Story is driven by conflict.
Story is driven by conflict.
#quantum is here! Why not collect #fluorescence #photon-by-photon in your laser-scanning #microscope? We developed the #BrightEyes_TTM, an #opensource data acquisition system able to do it!
nature.com/articles/s4146…
@IITalk @ERC_Research @RNA_iit @MSCActions #BrightEyes_ERC
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nature.com/articles/s4146…
@IITalk @ERC_Research @RNA_iit @MSCActions #BrightEyes_ERC
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Our time-tagging #DAQ module can collect single-photon signals from 25 independent channels and reference signals from 3 channels. We showed how this module combined with a #SPAD array allows us to perform #FLISM and #FLFS. (2/5)
#imagescanningmicroscopy #fluorescence #lifetime
#imagescanningmicroscopy #fluorescence #lifetime
We characterized the #BrightEyes_TTM. We can reach a single-shot precision of 30 ps, 4 ns dead-time, and an "infinite" range in all channels, with a total flux of up to 125 MHz. (3/5)
#TCSPC #antibunching #quantum #microscopy #FPGA
#coding #LIDAR
#TCSPC #antibunching #quantum #microscopy #FPGA
#coding #LIDAR
I just went through all the pictures on my iPad, sorting them and there are many pictures of #lab #equipment, that I have gathered over the decades. Most is useful, some is not. Maybe, I should tweet a bit about the good stuff. I am sure, I have mentioned some, already.
What I really like, are the DIY lab trolleys. The fact, that they are on wheels let me rearrange my lab easily. They all have electric outlets installed and an ESD table cover. All the same height, made from aluminum extrusion profiles. #labTrolley
It is even easy to set up a macro photo tent on such a lab trolley. I take most pictures with the iPad, but sometimes, it is niche to have better quality pictures of projects and things.
#Espace - Les bonnes raisons d'y aller
🌿À l'heure de la #COP26, pourquoi dépenser de l'énergie et des finances pour aller dans l'espace. #Thread de quelques éléments de réponses du côté optimiste de la force 🤞
#espace #écologie #spacegeek
🌿À l'heure de la #COP26, pourquoi dépenser de l'énergie et des finances pour aller dans l'espace. #Thread de quelques éléments de réponses du côté optimiste de la force 🤞
#espace #écologie #spacegeek
1. Pour trouver notre place dans l'#univers, #explorer, #rêver.
Historiquement, l'observation des étoiles a interrogé, fait rêver. Domaine des dieux, sphère céleste, on étudie le ciel nocturne et l'évolution de soleil en journée qui rythme les vies.
#astronomie #histoire #Science
Historiquement, l'observation des étoiles a interrogé, fait rêver. Domaine des dieux, sphère céleste, on étudie le ciel nocturne et l'évolution de soleil en journée qui rythme les vies.
#astronomie #histoire #Science
🔭Les #philosophes déblayant les principes de la mécanique céleste posent les bases de l'#astronomie moderne, s'égarant parfois dans des interprétations erronées. Les briques sont posées et ainsi naîtra les #science, #physique, #astrologie, ...
The CompassLSM: an #opensource #mesoSPIM-inspired #lightsheet #Microscope excitation path that allows 3.5 um axial resolution over a 10 mm FOV using axially scanned lightsheet microscopy osapublishing.org/boe/fulltext.c…
My main comment about this paper is about publication strategy and not science: I probably should not have called it #opensource: "CAD file available upon request" - it should be easier than that! Don't make it so hard for biologists to copy your work!
If you want your technology adopted, make adoption really, really easy - find a vendor for parts kits, provide the complete parts list, provide software, provide documentation - don't let users do a lot of the legwork. Lowering the barrier to entry is key.
Here's a thread on how I make scientific illustrations for describing new species of invertebrates #sciencetwitter #art #science #illustration #taxonomy #teaminvert
My favorite way to learn a new group of inverts is to describe & draw a new species. You have to do all this research on known species so you learn a lot. Then you do detailed drawings that ensure you learn each structure. Hard to forget something you spent hours drawing
The end result is a series of drawings like this that show important anatomical structures that are used to identify different species #draw #science #art #scienceillustration
How do we quantify how much #virus is in a sample (titre). We use a plaque assay, which is why he most commonly used method. Below is a graphical version I've made (on @BioRender) of how it is done in the lab.
But how do they work? - a thread
#SciComm #Virology #phdchat
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But how do they work? - a thread
#SciComm #Virology #phdchat
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Here is a photo of a #SARSCoV2 assay, the virus which causes #COVID19 ( Photo: Müller/Charité). The large areas which are clear are known as plaques which are caused by virus killing cells in a monolayer. More plaques = more virus titre
#virology #sciencetwitter
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#virology #sciencetwitter
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The technique was originally developed for #Bacteriophages bit was adapted by Dulbecco in 1952 for animal #viruses. Viral stocks are dilutes 10 fold in series and placed onto a monolayer. After incubation a gel is placed on the layer, restricting infection to nearby cells
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Our work is now officially out in @MolBioEvol: #Malaria viewed through the lens of an eradicated European strain tinyurl.com/qkqmaxe. (1/7) #published #genomics
On our hunt for past malaria we were fortunate to obtain a collection of blood-stained medical #microscope #slides prepared for diagnostics purposes in 1944 in Spain, one of the last footholds of #malaria in Europe. (2/7)
From these slides, and with a bit of lab wizardry from the team @uni_copenhagen @IBE_Barcelona, we were able to obtain a full #Pvivax genome - we also obtained a #Pfalciparum partial genome tinyurl.com/y2wsljcj. (3/7)
Why is the future of chronic #inflammatory disease #polymicrobial (organisms interacting)? 👉 This paper describes how even in #Lyme Neuroborreliosis, different strains of Borrelia often persist in a #biofilm, or community-based form: frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
The ability of Borrelia to form into #biofilm communities may 👉 “explain the low rate of Borrelia detection in the #blood of infected #patients as well as the ability of the #spirochetes to evade the host immune system and resist the antibiotic therapy”: frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
Here are two images 👉 On the left, a #Borrelia biofilm as seen under a #microscope☝️On the right, a diagram showing how chronic, persister forms of Borrelia can survive inside a #biofilm: where they are better protected from the host immune response: frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
