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mol mir
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🔸 sci viz specialist @ the Stowers Institute
🔸 artist & biologist
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rhopower.bsky.social
Registration is open for Toledo CellulART 2026!!! We have an incredible lineup this year, with Orion Weiner @oweinerlab.bsky.social as our keynote speaker! Also, Mol Mir @molmir.bsky.social as our invited Scientist/Artist! More info at www.toledocellulart.org . Hope to see you all there!
July 22, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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genetics-gsa.bsky.social
Read the full issue: buff.ly/GKEd30c

📸: @molmir.bsky.social

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G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics | Oxford Academic
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics provides a forum for the publication of high quality foundational research, particularly research that generates useful genetic and genomic information.
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July 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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genetics-gsa.bsky.social
The July G3 cover shows an artistic representation of image pixels encoded as spatial transcriptomic data. A computational tool, Syrah, processes familiar images as a visual metaphor to illustrate its effects of properly assigning sequencing reads to their corresponding locations.

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July 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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studio-mbj.bsky.social
Hey! I’m Meghan, a lifelong artist; painter and drawer. The deep ocean has my heart and I adore painting unusual critters you don’t usually hear about ❤️ I’m contracted for writing and illustrating a deep ocean children’s book releasing in 2026. I also use deep ocean images in my personal work.
Deep ocean grenadier fish with a large blue eye swimming over a striped blue mackerel bait #SciArt #deepsea Brittle star twining around a pink bubblegum coral #SciArt #deepsea #deepseacreatures #brittlestar A bright purple sea cucumber swimming across golden brown mussels at a deep sea cold seep #SciArt #deepsea #deepseacreatures Two large brown, deep sea fish, bassozetus robustus and Spectrunculus grandis swimming over a sea bed covered in rocks #SciArt #deepsea #deepseacreatures
February 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
molmir.bsky.social
Sketchbook land save me 🐡 #sciart
Photo of a sketchbook page. In the center, there's a pencil sketch of a face which is surrounded by squiggly blobby puffy organelles. A golgi in the bottom left, mitochondria and ER all around the face as if it were the nucleus Photo of a sketchbook page. There are squiggles drawn in different colors of marker, all packed together. Different colors of colored pencil have been used to add shading to the marker squiggles and the color pencil name is written next to each.
February 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
Each morning I'm like oh shit I need to remind people to buy Love Bugs valentines (cute art! facts about insects! & how you can help that insect!). But that means I am only reminding the morning crowd repeatedly & never the late night goblin crowd.

OH WELL. Buy valentines: squidfacts.bigcartel.com
4 valentines showing 4 insects, all brightly colored cards, including a sweat bee, a lightning bug, and then out of focus in the background a mantis and a rosy maple moth
February 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
molmir.bsky.social
Anyone else experiencing some serious art block? I'm itching to escape into my sketchbook, but every time I get a chance to, I struggle 😵‍💫 everything feels so forced!!
Photo of sketchbook pages with drawings of fish. One fish is very simplified and hovers in front of a stone structure, tears trailing from a human-shaped eye. The other fish is a realistic drawing of a banggai cardinalfish.
February 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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antheabutler.bsky.social
For all the folks out here who can't believe what's happening is happening so fast, with so much acquiescence...don't be so naive. This is America. Many of us who have been trying to fight for a democracy that just recognized us since the 1960's tried to tell you this ish was fragile.
January 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
Good morning, please have a nice bug.

#invertebrates #BugADay #Bugsky
a spider stands on a plant stem with floofy green... i don't even know what the hell they are... spiky plant blobs over the spider. It kinda looks like it's prom night and he's going stag to prom, and is under decorations where they do "prom pose". He's looking off into the distance facing the camera.
January 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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beatascienceart.bsky.social
It was such a pleasure to host you both at our #CellBio2024 #SciArt Show & Reception! Thank you for making this event so special, and for bringing your creativity and enthusiasm to our community 😍
stowersinstitute.bsky.social Stowers Institute @stowersinstitute.bsky.social · Dec 19
Turning #science into art, one masterpiece at a time! 🎨🔬
Check out some incredible
#sciart from last night's Science Art show at #CellBio2024 featuring the work of Institute members @snowotarski.bsky.social and Mol Mir! @beatascienceart.bsky.social
December 19, 2024 at 1:09 AM
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beatascienceart.bsky.social
After our #SciArt subgroup at #CellBio2024, join us for a very special Science Art Show & Reception, where you'll get to interact with our amazing speakers and other pioneers in this field. We are honored to feature over 30 scientists/artists in the exhibition! RSVP: beatascienceart.com/artshow2024/
December 14, 2024 at 7:32 PM
molmir.bsky.social
In San Diego for #CellBio2024 & couldn't pass up the chance to visit the tide pools!!
Photo of the vertebrae of a large animal, possibly a dolphin? On a pile of sea weed Photo of an anemone sparkling in the sunshine! Photo of a large turban shell in a tide pool filled with rocks and algae Photo of a hole in a rock packed with various snails attempting to stay moist. The rock is also covered in small barnacles
December 15, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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beatascienceart.bsky.social
🤩 Art by @drewberry.bsky.social @loliboldu.bsky.social @patriciabondia.bsky.social @jayeperview.bsky.social @hudrewthis.bsky.social @molmir.bsky.social @munafomarzia.bsky.social @snowotarski.bsky.social @marykoreilly.bsky.social @biyolokum.bsky.social @ahnaskop.bsky.social @bryanwelm.bsky.social
December 14, 2024 at 9:40 PM
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ascbiology.bsky.social
Coming Out—Before, During or After Getting a New Job?

3 members of ASCBs LGBTQ+ Committee who have recently obtained Asst Prof positions share their perspectives on navigating their LGBTQ+ identities in application materials and interviews.

Read more: www.ascb.org/diversity-eq... #cellbiology
Coming Out—Before, During, or After Getting a New Job? - ASCB
Three members of the ASCB LGBTQ+ Committee who have recently obtained Assistant Professor positions at major U.S. universities share their perspectives on navigating their LGBTQ+ identities in applica...
www.ascb.org
December 5, 2024 at 9:40 PM
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eikawasaki.bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 1:15 PM
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snowotarski.bsky.social
Excited to do a live stream with @skypeascientist.bsky.social tomorrow about microscopy! www.skypeascientist.com/livestreams....
Livestreams
The Art of Microscopes with  Steph Nowotarski December 5, 1pm ET RSVP here Steph is a biologist and artist who uses subatomic particles to reveal the tiniest parts of life as an electron...
www.skypeascientist.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:27 PM
molmir.bsky.social
Some recent #sketchbook stuff 👻
Photo of an open sketchbook. The left page has an ink drawing of a woman with short hair. The right page is a painting of a spiral intertwined with a mesh. The background is painted pink. Photo of an open sketchbook. On the right of the image, we can see part of a curious pet cat. The pages are filled with five teal loops of paint. A red colored pencil shadow has been started to be filled in behind the loops Photo of an open sketchbook. The left page is a tangle of branching vessels, with the background filled in with blue paint. The right page is a similar style, with the background filled in black.
December 4, 2024 at 8:26 PM
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minouette.bsky.social
Every year I participate in #ArtAdventCalendar. It’s a great way to fill your feeds with art at the end of the year. All are welcome & it’s definitely not just for people who celebrate Christmas. Join in! It can be a bit of an antidote to all the commercialism of the season cause it’s just about 🐡🧵
November 27, 2024 at 2:24 PM
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hellbendermuseum.bsky.social
It's about that time of year- time to remind you all you can get your FREE christmas grub STL for 3D printing from either my MyMiniFactory or Cults3D pages. Enjoy and if you print one, I'd love to see pics! 🐡
Image of grub christmas ornament on christmas tree. Ornament is a grub wearing a santa hat. Text: Merry Christmas, FREE Christmas Grub STL link in bio. Inset image of regular grub, accompanied by text: Includes non-denominational grub for those who don't celebrate! My hand holding the christmas grub ornament. Wood table in background. Grub on christmas tree, from front Grub on christmas tree, at night. Partially illuminated by christmas lights.
November 25, 2024 at 3:35 AM
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dantheclamman.blog
Many bivalves can see! Scallops have hundreds of eyes, which they can even use to resolve simple shapes, to help them navigate while swimming. Giant clams and some other cockles have them too. Juvenile oysters have an eyespot for navigating in the larval phase #clamFacts 🧪
A scallop showing its dozens of blue eyes on the edges of the soft tissue A boring giant clam detailing the dozens of eyespots. It has blue flesh and the eyespots are dark and clumped together An illustration of the oyster life cycle showing how as late larvae they develop an eyespot, likely to help them figure out where to settle and orient
November 24, 2024 at 2:31 PM
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jackattack.bsky.social
I also drew this guy today! #colorpencil #drawing
A color pencil and marker drawing of an Arthropleura, stylized so it fits in a square shape. It is mostly orange and yellow creams with some contrasting blue tones.
November 24, 2024 at 2:50 AM
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karensnatureart.bsky.social
If you love science-based art, check out the 2025 Guild of Natural Science Illustrators juried art exhibit-I was honored to have 2 pieces accepted.
www.gnsi.org/2024-gnsi-ju...
#SciArt #art
www.gnsi.org
November 21, 2024 at 9:51 PM
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arithetonberry.bsky.social
3 Years of papercut marine invertebrates 🐌🦑🪼
Illustration of a neon variable sea slug. The image is made of cut paper layered together. The slug is black with teal and orange stripes, and the background has gray rocks with yellow, orange, and green reef flora/fauna Papercut illustration of a crusty nautilus eating a shrimp. The nautilus is cream with red pattern on its shell, and has translucent brown papers layered on its shell to look like the fuzz characteristic of that nautilus species. The background is made of blue and patterned papers layered on each other to form a rocky oceanic outcropping 4 fried egg jellyfish made of paper swim on a painted paper background. The jellyfish show different amounts of detail and are at different proximities to the viewer. Their tops look like fried eggs, while their tentacles are white, purple, and orange. the background has blue paper to show light breaking through a green and purple sponge-painted background.
November 4, 2024 at 10:32 PM
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prehistorica.bsky.social
The Anji Biota, a diverse glass sponge reef roughly 1000 metres below the waves of Ordovician China, in the aftermath of Earth's second worst mass extinction event.

Archopterus anjiensis, a small eurypterid, glides leisurely through. #paleoart #sciart
November 22, 2024 at 1:01 PM
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jclandoni.bsky.social
🔬 Curious about #mitochondria #imaging but unsure where to begin? Our review might help! 🚀📜🧪

www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

#Quantitative #Microscopy #SuperResolution #AcademicSky #ScienceSky #CellBiology #mtDNA
Review title Review sections graphic Sub compartments of mitochondria graphic Mitochondrial.dynamics graphic
November 17, 2024 at 4:46 PM