A brief break from posting science - here is some digital art that I drew to show-off just how beautiful Perth is (and a moss-y unicorn, because why not).

Sometimes it is nice to create something beautiful (that isn't a graph, which I do think can be very beautiful).

I absolutely adore the new sign that my partner printed for me. Representing ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space now!

Asher Floyd has been doing so much cool design and printing since getting a 3D printer last month. But this one has blown me away!

I have now added 18 new vector images to the BioIcon collection. I have released all under the CC0 licence, so they are fully free for all to use without citation to me.

https://bioicons.com

Modifications to gene body methylation do not alter gene expression plasticity in a reef-building coral

#GeneBodyMethylationIsASmokeScreen

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eva.13662

On average, there are three bicycles in this photograph: one bike, one trike and one unicycle.

Just remember, ALWAYS look at your data directly (in the genome browser, or points on the graph) and do not rely on summary statistics alone (mean+SD or SEM). The truth can be hidden!

Yesterday I became an Australian citizen - I am overjoyed to have been so warmly welcomed by Australia and its people.

Thank you to all who have made it a wonderful place to live and thrive and I hope to continue that and its accepting atmosphere.

I wanted to get better at Python and git and practice using the Spyder IDE so I designed to make a small computer game in Python.

Shooting drops of water a Eppe Tubes to make them go away seem like some fever dream of a overworked grad student here it is!

It was great fun to run a a Synthetic Biology themed Tabletop RPG for PhD students at UWA as part of the Synthetic Biology Australasia node in Perth (SWAN).

I did not expect the team to immediately start breaking bad and making drugs as their aim, but perhaps I should have! Such fun and a great time for creativity!