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IMAGE/RESEARCH EXPLANATIONS AND LINKS TO THE PAPER on bpod.org.uk Supported by @leicamicrosystems.bsky.social & @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social, @ox.ac.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3muohw6qx722dSpindle elongation in cell division can rescue chromosomes straying to the poles so avoiding abnormal chromosome number/cell 📹 Isabella Koprivec & Valentina Štimac et al @ivatolic.bsky.social lab @institutrb.bsky.social in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ https://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/9/4 + John Ankers04 Sep 2026 07:46 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muohw6qx722dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3mumarqrabk2eVolume electron microscopy & 3D reconstruction reveal the nanostructure of the brain's astrocytes 📹 Albert Hiu Ka Fok, Yanan Wang & Megan Ng et al McGill University in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social ➡️ https://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/9/303 Sep 2026 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumarqrabk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3mujldiwjvk2eTrouble Unfolds: Kinase inhibition involved in prions' disruption of synapses presents possible treatment targets in prion diseases 📷 Nhat T. 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Le et al @bumedicine.bsky.social in @plos.org Pathogens ➡️ https://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/9/2 with @antdlewis.bsky.social02 Sep 2026 09:04 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujldiwjvk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3muh5xrlew22vFine details revealed of the mechanisms of transport & delivery of lipids to organelle membranes 📹 Bodan Hu & Daniel Álvarez et al @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social, @unifr.bsky.social, in @cp-cell.bsky.social ➡️ https://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/9/101 Sep 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muh5xrlew22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3muevxr5d222cMuscle with Hustle: Live imaging reveals muscle stem cell activity is impaired in Duchenne muscular dystrophy 📹 @sardeliza.bsky.social et al @pasteur.fr in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ https://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/31 with John Ankers31 Aug 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muevxr5d222chttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3muevfo5r7c2c Improving the View: A new near-infrared-emitting protein tag called elite-niRFP704 enhances the scope of live-cell super-resolution microscopy 📸 Florian Habenstein et al @MaxPlanck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences in @pnas.org ➡️ https://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/3031 Aug 2026 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muevfo5r7c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3muelghzfss2vIntact Actin: Tag called IntAct-U-ExM enables super-resolution of actin networks by expansion microscopy 📸 Anubhav Dhar et al @syncellbiolab.bsky.social Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru in @plosbiology.org ➡️ https://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/29 with @antdlewis.bsky.social31 Aug 2026 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muelghzfss2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3mu4xb6bxa22zStudy of bacteria in liquid crystals to better emulate their natural environments reveals how the physical forces influence their life 📹 @sebasgonz29.bsky.social & Thomas G. 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Chandler et al @princeton.edu in @pnas.org ➡️ https://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/2828 Aug 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4xb6bxa22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3mu2dnyewyc2eInteractions of 3 membrane proteins are crucial for replication of Toxoplasma parasite – their depletion is a possible therapeutic strategy 📷 Lin Zhao et al Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, China in @plos.org Pathogens ➡️ https://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/27 + @antdlewis.bsky.social27 Aug 2026 07:37 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2dnyewyc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3mty4amkxfk2wElectrical stimulation to up Ca2+ & osteogenic gene activity in a biodegradable 3D printed scaffold device speeds bone healing 📷 Xibo Wang, Ningxin Zhu, Haitao Chen and Bingbing Yu et al @tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social @pku1898.bsky.social in @science.org Advances ➡️ https://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/2626 Aug 2026 10:19 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mty4amkxfk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3mtvejwrm5s2dBacterial biofilms provoke antibodies against the less common left-handed DNA helix (Z DNA) which are often found in autoimmune conditions 📷 Molly Elkins et al @caglatukel.bsky.social lab @katztemplemed.bsky.social in @plos.org Pathogens ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/25 with @antdlewis.bsky.social25 Aug 2026 08:09 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvejwrm5s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3mtt2q5ba3k2ucMAF is key to enabling brain perivascular macrophages' physiological roles – a target to explore for neurodegenerative disease treatments 📷 Simone Brioschi, @juliabelk.bsky.social & Steffen E. Storckand et al Colonna Lab WUSTL in @cp-cell.bsky.social ➡️ http://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/2424 Aug 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt2q5ba3k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3mtqewr5xe22zVessel-wrapping pericytes are metabolically controlled to squeeze vessels directing brain microcirculation – new targets for ageing & disease research 📷 Danielle A. Jeffrey et al @cuanschutz.bsky.social in @natcardiovascres.nature.com ➡️ http://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/23 with JohnAnkers23 Aug 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqewr5xe22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3mtnzisvkis2pForcing a Rethink: Factors governing the fluidity of tissue not as once thought - study finds fluidity can increase without change in cell shape index 📹 Pradip K. Bera et al @uwmadison.bsky.social in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ http://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/2222 Aug 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtnzisvkis2phttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3mtlt35ynjc2qA programmable electrobioreactor device called SCHEPHERD for studying the effects of direct current on cells, monolayers & spheroids 📹 @yubin-lin.bsky.social & Jeremy S. Yodh et al @djcohen.bsky.social @princeton.edu in @science.org Advances ➡️ http://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/21 + John Ankers21 Aug 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlt35ynjc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3mtirx2m6i227Fly Egg Recipe: Revelations on Drosophila ovarian follicle production – two waves in adult & a newly discovered pupal wave, processes resembling those found in mice 📸 Wayne Yunpeng Fu & Allan C. Spradling, Carnegie Institution for Science in @dev-journal.bsky.social ➡️ https://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/2020 Aug 2026 08:05 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtirx2m6i227https://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3mtgdl3r6jc2yMultiple proteins mapped in sections of human & mouse retina by bleaching/removing iterative fluorescent antibody reactions Image + @leicamicrosystems.bsky.social 📷 Yuxuan Meng & Jakub Kubiak et al @colinchulab.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk in @insight.jci.org ➡️ https://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/19 + John Ankers19 Aug 2026 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgdl3r6jc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3mtduh4juf22uHow waves of neural activity link with programmed cell death & angiogenesis in the developing mammalian retina 📷 Michael A Savage, Gerrit Hilgen et al @northumbriauni.bsky.social @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social in @elife.bsky.social ➡️ https://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/1818 Aug 2026 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtduh4juf22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3mtbkmuuxts24Snake Airways Land: Organoids derived from python airway cells enable study of reptile-hosted zoonotic pathogens & treatments 📷 @samwillemsen.bsky.social et al @hansclevers.bsky.social lab @hubrechtinstitute.bsky.social in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ https://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/1717 Aug 2026 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbkmuuxts24https://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3mt6vbxdajk2fStudy of acoel Hofstenia miamia reveals a wide range of strategies of wound repair before whole body regeneration – insights for mammalian tissue healing 📷 @apkann.bsky.social & Mansi Srivastava @harvard.edu @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ https://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/1616 Aug 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt6vbxdajk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3mt4bgumeck23Intestinal stem cells optimise receptiveness to signals within the niche by orientating Golgi apparatus laterally towards Paneth cells 📹 Ilya Belevich et al Sandra Scharaw @katajistolab.bsky.social @helsinki.fi in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ https://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/1515 Aug 2026 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4bgumeck23https://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3mszrobmgns26TAK1 is a vital signalling molecule at cilia level regulating cardiogenesis 📸 Canan Doganli, Oskar Kaaber Thomsen, Daniel A. Baird & Yeasmeen Ali et al University of Copenhagen in @plosbiology.org ➡️ https://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/1414 Aug 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszrobmgns26https://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3msxaaidvxk27Connections in Sight: AI-based computational approach creates a connectome of the 50+ neuron types of the fovea in the human retina 📷 Yeon Jin Kim et al Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics @uwnews.uw.edu in @pnas.org ➡️ https://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/1313 Aug 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxaaidvxk27https://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3msv5rg7xys24Mouse with USP: Mouse model of Cushing's disease which bears human mutated USP gene recapitulates a range of abnormalities - incl. corneal (depicted) 📷 Tamara González-Costa et al @jldelapompa-cnic.bsky.social CNIC Madrid in @dmmjournal.bsky.social ➡️ http://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/1212 Aug 2026 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msv5rg7xys24https://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3mss7bxtljc2iTissue of Lights: PhotoFRESH 3D Bioprinting with photochemistry creates tuneable, complex cellularised scaffolds 📹 Caner Dikyol et al @cmu.edu in @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social ➡️ http://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/1111 Aug 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mss7bxtljc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3mspsblucdc2vGroovy Situation: The longitudinally folded inner architecture of the fallopian tubes isn't vital for successfully transporting the egg to the uterus 📷 Fumiko Matsukawa Usami & Masaki Arata et al National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki in @pnas.org ➡️ http://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/1010 Aug 2026 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mspsblucdc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3msn5l5ofnc2vRetinal cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells show promise for treatment of retinal blood vessel disorders 📷 @yingyulin.bsky.social & Parker Esswein et al @gerechtlab.bsky.social @dukeubme.bsky.social in @natbiomedeng.nature.com ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/9 +@rooph.bsky.social09 Aug 2026 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msn5l5ofnc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3mskm6qtnzc22Functional remodelling of the plasma membrane - such as to enable signalling - is the result of coordinated action of multiple caveolin-1 complexes 📹 Korbinian Liebl & Gregory A. Voth University of Chicago in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ http://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/808 Aug 2026 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mskm6qtnzc22https://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3msi3zrznw22pTestes' cell types have distinct calcium signals regulated by hormones – insights for function & fertility 📷 J Fischoeder, D Fleck, J Schröer & C Wiesbrock et al @rwth.bsky.social in @plosbiology.org Image with @leicamicrosystems.bsky.social ➡️ http://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/7 + @antdlewis.bsky.social07 Aug 2026 08:07 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msi3zrznw22phttps://bsky.app/profile/bpodaily.bsky.social/post/3msfltyhyxc27Plumb-ilical Cord: Yolk sac membrane the allantois gives rise to the umbilical cord vessels' endothelial cells & DLL4 gene plays a vital role 📷 Derek C. Sung et al @pennmedicine.bsky.social in @insight.jci.org ➡️ http://bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/606 Aug 2026 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:shls7tqrip23mvbd2e4b4fiw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfltyhyxc27