THIS IS HUGE! MIT researchers have developed dual-therapy microparticles that can deliver chemotherapy AND phototherapy WITHOUT harsh side effects. Preclinical studies show this approach completely eradicated tumors AND extended survival more than single treatments alone. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️
December 24, 2024 at 5:00 PM
THIS IS HUGE! MIT researchers have developed dual-therapy microparticles that can deliver chemotherapy AND phototherapy WITHOUT harsh side effects. Preclinical studies show this approach completely eradicated tumors AND extended survival more than single treatments alone. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️
A LITTLE BIT OF BARBIE IS IN EVERY HUMAN TESTICLE
CRUMBLED BOTTLES OF EVIAN IN MINERALS AND VEGETABLES
SOLO CUPS FOR DRINKING BEER AT COLLEGE PARTIES HISTORICAL
OCCUPY THE ARTERIES IN TINY MICROPARTICLES
CRUMBLED BOTTLES OF EVIAN IN MINERALS AND VEGETABLES
SOLO CUPS FOR DRINKING BEER AT COLLEGE PARTIES HISTORICAL
OCCUPY THE ARTERIES IN TINY MICROPARTICLES
While this is legitimately awful, I keep seeing this story, and my brain keeps singing "every human testicle" in the tune of Gilbert and Sullivan's major-general's song, and I am not going to suffer alone.
Eric Topol @EricTopol
The highly pro-inflammatory and pervasive microplastics and nanoplastics: previously found in arteries and associated with increased in heart attacks and strokes, now in all human testes that were assessed.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Note: HUMAN TESTES
The highly pro-inflammatory and pervasive microplastics and nanoplastics: previously found in arteries and associated with increased in heart attacks and strokes, now in all human testes that were assessed.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Note: HUMAN TESTES
May 20, 2024 at 6:40 PM
A LITTLE BIT OF BARBIE IS IN EVERY HUMAN TESTICLE
CRUMBLED BOTTLES OF EVIAN IN MINERALS AND VEGETABLES
SOLO CUPS FOR DRINKING BEER AT COLLEGE PARTIES HISTORICAL
OCCUPY THE ARTERIES IN TINY MICROPARTICLES
CRUMBLED BOTTLES OF EVIAN IN MINERALS AND VEGETABLES
SOLO CUPS FOR DRINKING BEER AT COLLEGE PARTIES HISTORICAL
OCCUPY THE ARTERIES IN TINY MICROPARTICLES
given just one laser treatment. The success of the microparticles in eradicating tumors and prolonging survival in animal models holds promise for future treatments in human patients. The polymer used in these microparticles, polycaprolactone, is biocompatible and has already been FDA-approved for
December 24, 2024 at 5:07 PM
given just one laser treatment. The success of the microparticles in eradicating tumors and prolonging survival in animal models holds promise for future treatments in human patients. The polymer used in these microparticles, polycaprolactone, is biocompatible and has already been FDA-approved for
Stop insulting polymerase paints with aromatic ketones.
This is huffing lead microparticles.
This is huffing lead microparticles.
March 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Stop insulting polymerase paints with aromatic ketones.
This is huffing lead microparticles.
This is huffing lead microparticles.
If you reuse the same hot dog water for years you can use a filter to remove the hot dog microparticles and reform them into a whole new hot dog
April 29, 2026 at 11:10 AM
If you reuse the same hot dog water for years you can use a filter to remove the hot dog microparticles and reform them into a whole new hot dog
I'm letting harmful microparticles blast my flesh
July 1, 2026 at 1:03 AM
I'm letting harmful microparticles blast my flesh
Inspired by @mmalex.bsky.social's dots experiments recently, tried to do some kind of "particle DOF" in the fluff renderer, effectively blowing out every particle's microparticles which gives a kind of uncanny effect that also melts my GPU with overdraw.
June 23, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Inspired by @mmalex.bsky.social's dots experiments recently, tried to do some kind of "particle DOF" in the fluff renderer, effectively blowing out every particle's microparticles which gives a kind of uncanny effect that also melts my GPU with overdraw.
chemotherapy, offering a dual-action method for more targeted, effective cancer treatment. Led by MIT’s Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, the team developed microparticles designed to be implanted at the tumor site. Here, the particles release two types of therapy: localized heat
December 24, 2024 at 5:02 PM
chemotherapy, offering a dual-action method for more targeted, effective cancer treatment. Led by MIT’s Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, the team developed microparticles designed to be implanted at the tumor site. Here, the particles release two types of therapy: localized heat
The human brain:
—had 7-30 times more accumulation of microparticles (MPs) than the liver or kidney (organs with previously documented high propensity)
—from people with dementia had 5X accumulation of MPs compared with non-dementia
—there was a marked increase of accumulation over recent years
—had 7-30 times more accumulation of microparticles (MPs) than the liver or kidney (organs with previously documented high propensity)
—from people with dementia had 5X accumulation of MPs compared with non-dementia
—there was a marked increase of accumulation over recent years
February 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The human brain:
—had 7-30 times more accumulation of microparticles (MPs) than the liver or kidney (organs with previously documented high propensity)
—from people with dementia had 5X accumulation of MPs compared with non-dementia
—there was a marked increase of accumulation over recent years
—had 7-30 times more accumulation of microparticles (MPs) than the liver or kidney (organs with previously documented high propensity)
—from people with dementia had 5X accumulation of MPs compared with non-dementia
—there was a marked increase of accumulation over recent years
I don't think my son was ready for the knowledge that our brains are filled with plastic microparticles, and now I'm classifying that in the same category as "The Talk"
February 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I don't think my son was ready for the knowledge that our brains are filled with plastic microparticles, and now I'm classifying that in the same category as "The Talk"
New paper from the Vecchiarelli Lab! 🧵
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
In collaboration with Lu-Ning Liu lab.
Congratulations to first author Claudia Mak!
@claudiamak.bsky.social
P.S. Claudia is looking for postdocs in protein biochemistry!
Pls ReSkeet
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
In collaboration with Lu-Ning Liu lab.
Congratulations to first author Claudia Mak!
@claudiamak.bsky.social
P.S. Claudia is looking for postdocs in protein biochemistry!
Pls ReSkeet
Carboxysome Shell Protein CcmK2 Assembles into Monodisperse and pH-Reversible Microparticles
Synthetic nano- and microparticles have become essential tools in biotechnology. Protein-based compartments offer distinct advantages over synthetic particles, such as biodegradability and biocompatib...
pubs.acs.org
March 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
New paper from the Vecchiarelli Lab! 🧵
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
In collaboration with Lu-Ning Liu lab.
Congratulations to first author Claudia Mak!
@claudiamak.bsky.social
P.S. Claudia is looking for postdocs in protein biochemistry!
Pls ReSkeet
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
In collaboration with Lu-Ning Liu lab.
Congratulations to first author Claudia Mak!
@claudiamak.bsky.social
P.S. Claudia is looking for postdocs in protein biochemistry!
Pls ReSkeet
Preprint by @towalther.bsky.social at al! We design DNA hydrogel microparticles with sequence-controlled stiffness from 30 Pa to 6.5 kPa. They are remodelled in fibroblast spheroids www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Thanks @ibecbarcelona.eu @xaviertrepat.bsky.social @pcusachs.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Preprint by @towalther.bsky.social at al! We design DNA hydrogel microparticles with sequence-controlled stiffness from 30 Pa to 6.5 kPa. They are remodelled in fibroblast spheroids www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Thanks @ibecbarcelona.eu @xaviertrepat.bsky.social @pcusachs.bsky.social
New microparticles containing iron or iodine could be used to fortify food and beverages, to help fight malnutrition.
#science #news
www.lifescience.net/news/6521/wo...
#science #news
www.lifescience.net/news/6521/wo...
Would you like that coffee with iron?
New microparticles containing iron or iodine could be used to fortify food and beverages, to help fight malnutrition.
www.lifescience.net
August 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
New microparticles containing iron or iodine could be used to fortify food and beverages, to help fight malnutrition.
#science #news
www.lifescience.net/news/6521/wo...
#science #news
www.lifescience.net/news/6521/wo...
Murphy was the latest in constellation of bodybuilders in the orbit of supplement peddler Tony Huge to die mysteriously in Thailand. He was reportedly injecting himself with microparticles of gold to become a superhuman pro-golfer.
July 8, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Murphy was the latest in constellation of bodybuilders in the orbit of supplement peddler Tony Huge to die mysteriously in Thailand. He was reportedly injecting himself with microparticles of gold to become a superhuman pro-golfer.
Also... if plastic makes it through, why doesn't silica, or carbon black, or any number of other semi-stable microparticles?
Have they looked for these?
Have they looked for these?
April 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Also... if plastic makes it through, why doesn't silica, or carbon black, or any number of other semi-stable microparticles?
Have they looked for these?
Have they looked for these?
Fission gas trapped in Chornobyl fuel microparticles reveals details of reactor operations
www.osti.gov/servlets/pur...
www.osti.gov/servlets/pur...
October 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Fission gas trapped in Chornobyl fuel microparticles reveals details of reactor operations
www.osti.gov/servlets/pur...
www.osti.gov/servlets/pur...
"The immune responses to the spray-dried vaccines were unaffected by storage of the vaccines for 3 months at temperatures as high as 50 °C. ALD-coated rabies vaccine microparticles were also thermostable, with no changes in immunogenicity apparent after 3 months storage at 50 °C."
September 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"The immune responses to the spray-dried vaccines were unaffected by storage of the vaccines for 3 months at temperatures as high as 50 °C. ALD-coated rabies vaccine microparticles were also thermostable, with no changes in immunogenicity apparent after 3 months storage at 50 °C."
Did you know you can manipulate hundreds of microparticles using phototactic algae?
This is what we show in our last preprint, led by T. Laroussi and J. Bouvard: arxiv.org/abs/2509.08133
🧵👇
This is what we show in our last preprint, led by T. Laroussi and J. Bouvard: arxiv.org/abs/2509.08133
🧵👇
October 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Did you know you can manipulate hundreds of microparticles using phototactic algae?
This is what we show in our last preprint, led by T. Laroussi and J. Bouvard: arxiv.org/abs/2509.08133
🧵👇
This is what we show in our last preprint, led by T. Laroussi and J. Bouvard: arxiv.org/abs/2509.08133
🧵👇
significantly prolonged their lifespan. Researchers tested their microparticles in mice with triple-negative breast cancer- a particularly aggressive cancer type with limited treatment options. After tumors developed, the team implanted around 25 microparticles into each tumor. They then treated
December 24, 2024 at 5:05 PM
significantly prolonged their lifespan. Researchers tested their microparticles in mice with triple-negative breast cancer- a particularly aggressive cancer type with limited treatment options. After tumors developed, the team implanted around 25 microparticles into each tumor. They then treated
#EducationPower! Tang &co show @ Science Translational Medicine that tumor-derived microparticles loaded with succinate re-educate tumor-associated macrophages #TAMs via #epigenetic & #metabolic reprogramming, potentiating anti-tumor responses in multiple cancer models!
Succinate-loaded tumor cell–derived microparticles reprogram tumor-associated macrophage metabolism
Engineered tumor cell–derived microparticles induce histone and enzyme succinylation in tumor-associated macrophages to promote an M1-like phenotype.
www.science.org
April 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
#EducationPower! Tang &co show @ Science Translational Medicine that tumor-derived microparticles loaded with succinate re-educate tumor-associated macrophages #TAMs via #epigenetic & #metabolic reprogramming, potentiating anti-tumor responses in multiple cancer models!
Dental calculus analysis (the identification of microparticles embedded in mineralized dental plaque!) has revealed clear evidence of ELS215's participation in cloth production. As she worked with wool, flax and, dye, fibres and plant material ended up in her mouth! Image callout 2 is dyer's madder!
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Dental calculus analysis (the identification of microparticles embedded in mineralized dental plaque!) has revealed clear evidence of ELS215's participation in cloth production. As she worked with wool, flax and, dye, fibres and plant material ended up in her mouth! Image callout 2 is dyer's madder!
The Orcs don't even know that their lungs are already full of microparticles of toxic oil residue.
April 20, 2026 at 7:37 PM
The Orcs don't even know that their lungs are already full of microparticles of toxic oil residue.
"If complex life ever evolves on this planet again, the only sign humans existed will be a geological layer of plastic microparticles."
(Sam Hall)
#collapse
(Sam Hall)
#collapse
March 22, 2025 at 11:49 AM
"If complex life ever evolves on this planet again, the only sign humans existed will be a geological layer of plastic microparticles."
(Sam Hall)
#collapse
(Sam Hall)
#collapse
Congratulations to @kristy-ainslie-lab.bsky.social and her lab for the recent $2.7M NIH R01 award to explore polymeric microparticles to induce regulatory B cells to generate antigen specific immune tolerance.
November 27, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Congratulations to @kristy-ainslie-lab.bsky.social and her lab for the recent $2.7M NIH R01 award to explore polymeric microparticles to induce regulatory B cells to generate antigen specific immune tolerance.