Science writer, essay writer. Communications Manager at Whitehead Institute.https://bsky.app/profile/gretafriar.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gretafriar.bsky.social/post/3mgfq4fp3lk2sA nice bit of joy heading into the weekend [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Mar 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:l4oltrmwkoiw35jbcdbrnluq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfq4fp3lk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gretafriar.bsky.social/post/3lhe4avtsw22hThis is so cool — John Darnielle talking about Whitehead Institute science! [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Feb 2025 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:l4oltrmwkoiw35jbcdbrnluq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhe4avtsw22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/gretafriar.bsky.social/post/3l777p6d5xh24Super cool science to write about. Whitehead Institute Member Iain Cheeseman and colleagues found that cells not only make many variants of known proteins, but that they switch between making different variants to tailor protein function during cell division: https://wi.mit.edu/news/elegant-switch-regulates-production-protein-variants-during-cell-division23 Oct 2024 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:l4oltrmwkoiw35jbcdbrnluq/app.bsky.feed.post/3l777p6d5xh24https://bsky.app/profile/gretafriar.bsky.social/post/3l4emzkkzbe2wThis was a fun project to work on! What exactly is the microbiome? And how could Whitehead Institute research help to develop better probiotics and antibiotics? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSMUf28FwnU17 Sep 2024 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:l4oltrmwkoiw35jbcdbrnluq/app.bsky.feed.post/3l4emzkkzbe2whttps://bsky.app/profile/gretafriar.bsky.social/post/3l4emzkkzbe2wThis was a fun project to work on! What exactly is the microbiome? And how could Whitehead Institute research help to develop better probiotics and antibiotics? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSMUf28FwnU17 Sep 2024 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:l4oltrmwkoiw35jbcdbrnluq/app.bsky.feed.post/3l4emzkkzbe2whttps://bsky.app/profile/gretafriar.bsky.social/post/3kvwg5fzarz2lThis was a fascinating study (and story) to cover: https://wi.mit.edu/news/charmed-collaboration-created-potent-therapy-candidate-fatal-prion-diseases27 Jun 2024 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:l4oltrmwkoiw35jbcdbrnluq/app.bsky.feed.post/3kvwg5fzarz2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/gretafriar.bsky.social/post/3kqqgugu2wf2sFavorite AI transcription error of the day: "SARS, Scooby Doo." (The researcher said "SARS-CoV-2.")22 Apr 2024 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:l4oltrmwkoiw35jbcdbrnluq/app.bsky.feed.post/3kqqgugu2wf2s