Very proud of our latest #paper out today in @sciencemagazine where we show that platelets capture cell-free DNA from their surrounding!

This was a project initiated and driven by Bethan Psaila here in Oxford. My team performed #genomics analyses to show that platelet-derived #cfDNA resembles plasma cfDNA in terms of #fragmentomics, #epigenetics and mutation patterns.

Read the paper here: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp3971

Or check out the summary by no other than Dennis Lo 😱:
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea0555

In the most recent episode of the Epigenetics Podcast, we talked with Erica Korb from the University of Pennsylvania about her work on BRD4 and the histone variant H2BE, which influences synaptic genes and neuronal activity. #podcast #epigenetics #chromatin

Listen here: https://www.activemotif.com/podcasts-erica-korb

Fetales #Alkoholsyndrom 💔 😭 🙄
Alkoholembryopathie
... eine Reihe von Schädigungen eines Kindes, die durch #Alkoholkonsum, [#epigenetics #Epigenetik] auch der Väter, verursacht wurden. Fetale Alkoholspektrum-Störungen gelten in Deutschland Schätzungen zufolge als die häufigste aller angeborenen Erkrankungen. Wikipedia (DE)

#Soeder #Söder #Alkohol #Cannabis #Kulturkampf #CSU #Streeck #NinaWarken #Hanf #Gesundheit #Politik #politics #SPD #CDU #FDP #noAfD !!! #Patent6630507 !!! #DIELINKE

Our primary instance is shutting down and we ended up repurposing another account however it appears that instance is unstable and may be shut down at a future date so 3rd times hopefully don't have to jump ship again for a while #introduction - Updated: 2025-08-10

We're The Weather System (Athena's Realm System), We're Trans fem, and we're an officially diagnosed autistic, bipolar and dissociative identity disorder system, we a collection of various leftist, and believe strongly in queer, and neurodiversity rights movements, we view plurality in general as neurodivergence

Our pronouns are Su/Sudo/Suselves, however She/Her/Herselves, and They/Them/Theirselves

We are most likely to toot about #Medicine, with focus on #Genetics, #Epigenetics, #Bioinformatics, and #Neuroscience giving our focus back in uni was Genetics of Human Disease, and Neuroscience but we are likely to talk about a whole range of medical topics, besides medicine we are likely to toot about #meteorology and #geology, with specific interests in #SynopticMeteorology #TropicalCyclones / #Hurricanes / #Typhoons / #TropicalStorms, #ExtratropicalCyclones, #SubtropicalCyclones, and #Tornadoes, among other topic, and we may toot about #Geology, #Minerals, and #Vulcanology, and what ever else is on our mind, we collected #MyLittlePony and are a fan of every generation of MLP, also we collect #WildManes and Radioactive stuff and play #EliteDangerous

edit extra info: [Also to note we're storm chasers, so we may occasionally post photos and media from chases, our focus is usually on Tropical Cyclones within the Australian Region Basin with mainly focus on the Coral Sea, these will usually be marked with the Tropical Cyclone and Hurricane tags]

See attached thread for System Information, System Membership 58+

Our system name is subject to change, it was previously the Athena's Realm System, however only one member, arguably two members made that decision on behalf of the entire system, without consulting us, so we're in the process of trying out system names to see which fits us best, but for the time being we will display both "Athena's Realm" and the current trialing system name so it is less confusing for those who know us by our old system name

In this episode of the Epigenetics Podcast, we talked with Erica Korb from the University of Pennsylvania about her work on BRD4 and the histone variant H2BE, which influences synaptic genes and neuronal activity. #podcast #epigenetics #chromatin

Listen here: https://www.activemotif.com/podcasts-erica-korb

Our primary instance is shutting down and Elly is no longer in the system so we're going to repurpose this account as our system account as we have neither the energy or time to look for a new instance [this is copied from old, and will be edited over time until we've established] #introduction - Updated: 2024-10-08

We're The Weather System (Athena's Realm System), We're Trans fem, and we're an officially diagnosed autistic, bipolar and dissociative identity disorder system, we a collection of various leftist, and believe strongly in queer, and neurodiversity rights movements, we view plurality in general as neurodivergence

Our pronouns are Su/Sudo/Suselves, however She/Her/Herselves, and They/Them/Theirselves

We are most likely to toot about #Medicine, with focus on #Genetics, #Epigenetics, #Bioinformatics, and #Neuroscience giving our focus back in uni was Genetics of Human Disease, and Neuroscience but we are likely to talk about a whole range of medical topics, besides medicine we are likely to toot about #meteorology and #geology, with specific interests in #SynopticMeteorology #TropicalCyclones / #Hurricanes / #Typhoons / #TropicalStorms, #ExtratropicalCyclones, #SubtropicalCyclones, and #Tornadoes, among other topic, and we may toot about #Geology, #Minerals, and #Vulcanology, and what ever else is on our mind, we collected #MyLittlePony and are a fan of every generation of MLP, also we collect #WildManes and Radioactive stuff and play #EliteDangerous

See attached thread for System Information, System Membership 58+

Our system name is subject to change, it was previously the Athena's Realm System, however only one member, arguably two members made that decision on behalf of the entire system, without consulting us, so we're in the process of trying out system names to see which fits us best, but for the time being we will display both "Athena's Realm" and the current trialing system name so it is less confusing for those who know us by our old system name

“…scientists made a surprising discovery: caffeine doesn’t act on this growth switch directly. Instead, it works by activating another important system called AMPK, a cellular fuel gauge that is evolutionarily conserved in yeast and humans.” #DNA #epigenetics #coffee #ISOGG #geneadons #caffeine #AMPK #MTOR

https://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2025/science-and-engineering/se/caffeine-could-slow-cellular-ageing-new-research-shows-how.html

How Our Environment and Genes Shape Brain Structure and Mental Health

#Neuroscience #MentalHealth #BrainScience #Genetics #Epigenetics #StressResponse #Psychology #BrainStructure #SelfEfficacy #MindAndBody

https://youtube.com/shorts/xT2gAA4Mu0Q?feature=share

Epigenetics and Brain Plasticity: The Hidden Forces Behind Our Thoughts

#BrainScience #Neuroscience #Epigenetics #MentalHealth #Genetics #StressResponse #BrainPlasticity #Psychiatry #NeuronalDevelopment #MindAndBody

https://youtube.com/shorts/6UmZPo8ABvA?feature=share