Technology Editor at Nature magazine (@nature.com) #rstats #scicomm. Love is love. 💕https://bsky.app/profile/jperkel.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jperkel.bsky.social/post/3mjwwbprdg22sCommercial software can contain 50+ errors per 1000 lines of code; scientific software, written by relative newbies, is more error prone. I spoke to @tracykteal.bsky.social @amyko.phd @weecology.bsky.social & more to learn best debugging practices @nature.com 🧑‍💻 🐜 ❌ 🧪 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01261-w20 Apr 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:gamxnffpt2rjb6snctf4fdcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwwbprdg22shttps://bsky.app/profile/jperkel.bsky.social/post/3mjwwbprdg22sCommercial software can contain 50+ errors per 1000 lines of code; scientific software, written by relative newbies, is more error prone. I spoke to @tracykteal.bsky.social @amyko.phd @weecology.bsky.social & more to learn best debugging practices @nature.com 🧑‍💻 🐜 ❌ 🧪 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01261-w20 Apr 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:gamxnffpt2rjb6snctf4fdcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwwbprdg22shttps://bsky.app/profile/jperkel.bsky.social/post/3mj5ovvfyss26Fantastic #longread here from @ashleythesmart.bsky.social @undark.org about the push for germline #crispr genome editing. 🧬🧪 https://undark.org/2026/04/08/genetics-artificial-inheritance/10 Apr 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:gamxnffpt2rjb6snctf4fdcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5ovvfyss26https://bsky.app/profile/jperkel.bsky.social/post/3mj3jp4dmik26"'No' is a really powerful word for scientists, because it makes you kind of think around corners." A fascinating story about how DNA is helping researchers study manuscripts not just for the words they contain but what they tell us about the ancient world in which they were made. @nature.com [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:gamxnffpt2rjb6snctf4fdcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3jp4dmik26https://bsky.app/profile/jperkel.bsky.social/post/3mj36geuwk226Wow -- female mouse embryos with a single letter change in their DNA develop male reproductive organs. Incredible story by @rfieldmouse.bsky.social @nature.com 🧪🐭🧬 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01120-809 Apr 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:gamxnffpt2rjb6snctf4fdcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj36geuwk226https://bsky.app/profile/jperkel.bsky.social/post/3miyp3ad7ck26"You chase grants, publish papers, recruit students, handle teaching and manage relationships, all while trying to keep your mental health from hitting zero." New @nature.com, a researcher reflects on art imitating reality in a popular "young faculty simulator". 🧪 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00224-508 Apr 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:gamxnffpt2rjb6snctf4fdcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyp3ad7ck26https://bsky.app/profile/jperkel.bsky.social/post/3miw6at24w226“It had its own biography, its own deep history. It seemed like an archaeological site between covers.” @marlabroadfoot.bsky.social takes a deep dive into biocodicology, the study of ancient manuscripts as biological objects. New @nature.com @marlabroadfoot.bsky.social https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01029-207 Apr 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:gamxnffpt2rjb6snctf4fdcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw6at24w226