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@prelights.bsky.social is looking for early-career researchers to join the preLights community as preLighters. Help uncover exciting preprints, engage with authors and contribute to scientific discussion.

Interested? Apply by 22 November
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Become a preLighter Are you passionate about preprints and enjoying writing and communicating science? Apply to join the team
November 3, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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I served as a preLighter during my PhD years, and it was a fantastic experience! You get to improve your writing skills, interact with the authors of your favourite preprints and your preLights get a DOI! 👇🏼
biologists.bsky.social The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 1d
@prelights.bsky.social is looking for early-career researchers to join the preLights community as preLighters. Help uncover exciting preprints, engage with authors and contribute to scientific discussion.

Interested? Apply by 22 November
prelights.biologists.com/news/become-...
Become a preLighter Are you passionate about preprints and enjoying writing and communicating science? Apply to join the team
November 3, 2026 at 11:06 AM
prelights.bsky.social
Delighted to share that preLights is one of the founding members of the Publish, Review, Curate (PRC) Alliance, a new community-driven initiative working to advance more open, transparent and researcher-centred scholarly publishing. #PRCAlliance

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preLights joins the PRC Alliance - preLights
Yesterday (28 October) saw the launch of the Publish, Review, Curate (PRC) Alliance, a community-driven initiative working to advance more open, transparent and researcher-centred approaches to schola...
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October 29, 2026 at 4:10 PM
jexpbiol.bsky.social
Calling all JEB ECRS!

If you're a fan of preprints, then @biologists.bsky.social @prelights.bsky.social community site needs you!

preLights is recruiting ECRs to identify the hottest comparative preprints & bring them to a wider audience

Interested? Apply by 22 November⬇️ tinyurl.com/39mmbxvs
Become a preLighter and help shape the conversation around preprints - preLights
We are looking for new preLighters to join our community of early-career researchers. If you enjoy reading preprints, discussing new ideas and communicating science to a broad audience, we would love…
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October 30, 2026 at 11:01 AM
prelights.bsky.social
“It’s just my slow metabolism!”, said the human embryo.

Check out @alexneaverson.bsky.social's post, covering a #preprint that links one missing enzyme to our sluggish embryonic #development. @gabbov.bsky.social et al. @mdiazcuadros.bsky.social

#preLight ⬇️
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A genetically encoded redox bottleneck constrains human developmental rate - preLights
“It’s just my slow metabolism!”, said the human embryo. This new preprint links one missing enzyme to our sluggish embryonic development.
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October 29, 2026 at 1:35 PM
prelights.bsky.social
Calling future preLighters!

We're looking for early-career researchers to join us at preLights and help uncover exciting #preprints + contribute to constructive discussions around new research.

Interested? Apply by 22 November ⬇️
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Become a preLighter and help shape the conversation around preprints - preLights
We are looking for new preLighters to join our community of early-career researchers. If you enjoy reading preprints, discussing new ideas and communicating science to a broad audience, we would love ...
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October 26, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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Holding on for dear function: how microtubule networks influence mitochondrial morphology and function.

Sharvari Pitke covers the latest work of Nida Ul Fatima & colleagues @vaishananth.bsky.social #preprint #CellBio

Read the #preLight ⬇️
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Mitochondrial morphology and function are tuned by microtubule association - preLights
Holding on for dear function: How microtubule networks influence mitochondrial morphology and function
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October 27, 2026 at 2:20 PM
jexpbiol.bsky.social
preLights @prelights.bsky.social is @biologists.bsky.social online preprint community, uncovering exciting preprints, engaging with authors & contributing to scientific discussion

It is recruiting new preLighters to contribute to the community

Interested? Apply by 22November⬇️
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Become a preLighter Are you passionate about preprints and enjoying writing and communicating science? Apply to join the team
October 27, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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They said flies could develop without centrosomes. The embryos may beg to differ.

Jeny Jose highlights a recent #preprint from Beatriz González & colleagues @araujolabub.bsky.social – post includes an insightful authors’ response

#preLight ⬇️
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Centrosome Loss Alters Axonal and Muscle Development - preLights
They said flies could develop without centrosomes. The embryos may beg to differ.
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October 21, 2026 at 12:13 PM
jexpbiol.bsky.social
Want to learn how to tell your scientific story?

The @biologists.bsky.social community sites @focalplane.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social @prelights.bsky.social are organising an online workshop 10 November 13:00-17:00 GMT to help you tell your story

Register now! tinyurl.com/4tndhueb
Scientific storytelling Tuesday 10 November 2026 13:00-17:00GMT Online event Spoken: Duncan Yellowlees Science communicator and consultant Two minute research talk competition Written: Kathryn Knight News and Views Editor, JEB Visual:Sonhita Chakraborty Molecular biologist and artist The Node, preLights and FocalPlane icons
October 20, 2026 at 3:08 PM
fadelvalle.bsky.social
It's incredible how expansion microscopy has advanced in the past few years. Check out @lydia-kisley.bsky.social ’s lab latest preprint showing their new device for this field! @prelights.bsky.social
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The Tensile Expansion Microscopy (TExM) cell stretcher: an iris expansion device integrated with automated real-time autofocus and tracking to super-resolve cells - preLights
A new stretch-o-matic? Meet the tensile expansion microscopy device !
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October 19, 2026 at 6:19 PM
prelights.bsky.social
Combining HiExM with single-organelle segmentation & machine learning reveals cellular patterns beyond the average. #BoyerLab

@dina-kabbara.bsky.social: "What stands out to me most is how often a bulk average concealed meaningful differences..."

#preLight⬇️
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HiExM Enables Scalable Mapping of Organelle Morphology and Spatial Heterogeneity - preLights
HiExM meets AI, revealing cellular patterns beyond the average.
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October 19, 2026 at 2:07 PM
prelights.bsky.social
Want to make your research presentations more engaging, identify the stories within your science and create compelling visual summaries of your work?
Join us on 10 November 2026 from 13:00-17:00 GMT for a free half-day workshop: prelights.biologists.com/news/registe...
Scientific storytelling Tuesday 10 November 2026 13:00 – 17:00 GMT Online event Icon of a speech bubble Spoken: Duncan Yellowlees Science communicator and consultant Two minute research competition Icon of a paper Written: Kathryn Knight News and View Editor, JEB Icon of a pencil Visual: Sonhita Chakraborty Molecular biologist and artist Logos of the Node, preLights and FocalPlane
October 16, 2026 at 11:02 AM
prelights.bsky.social
Intrinsic3D, a new imaging approach that allows researchers to image entire cells + tissues in 3D at single-molecule resolution, making large-volume super-resolution imaging faster & easier.

@kanishka03.bsky.social covers work #StJohnstonLab - #preLight ⬇️
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October 15, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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Hide and seek: exonic sequences harbor cis regulatory elements and regulate spatial expression of brassinosteroids receptors. #PlantBiology

@karimaelm.bsky.social covers a recent #preprint by Raúl Denia-Mondéjar et al. @noelponte.bsky.social
#preLight ⬇️
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Brassinosteroid receptors reveal conserved features of exon-embedded gene regulation - preLights
Hide and seek: exonic sequences harbor cis regulatory elements and regulate spatial expression of brassinosteroids receptors.
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October 15, 2026 at 12:50 PM
focalplane.bsky.social
Are you looking to improve your presentation skills, make your written work more compelling or learn how to use graphics to tell the story of your research? Join us at our free workshop on scientific storytelling on 10 November from 13:00 – 17:00 GMT.

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Scientific storytelling Tuesday 10 November 2026 13:00 – 17:00 GMT Online event Icon of a speech bubble Spoken: Duncan Yellowlees Science communicator and consultant Two minute research competition Icon of a paper Written: Kathryn Knight News and View Editor, JEB Icon of a pencil Visual: Sonhita Chakraborty Molecular biologist and artist Logos of the Node, preLights and FocalPlane
October 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM
prelights.bsky.social
What #preprints have the @dev-journal.bsky.social Preprint Editors been reading?

Since June, they've been showcasing standout #DevBio preprints through the ‘In preprints’ series.

We've collected the ones published (so far!) in one #preList ⬇️
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‘In preprints’ from Development 2026 - preLights
A list of the preprints featured in Development's 'In preprints' articles, as part of the new Preprint Editors initiative
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October 14, 2026 at 10:43 AM
prelights.bsky.social
When a neuron’s waste is too big to carry home, microglia pinch it off from the outside – in a process called skoupocytosis, from the Greek for garbage.

@chandrrrika.bsky.social covers a #preprint from Renee Pepper et al. @watanabelab.bsky.social
#preLight⬇️
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Microglia extract neuronal proteolytic organelles via skoupocytosis - preLights
When a neuron’s waste is too big to carry home, microglia pinch it off from the outside – in a process called skoupocytosis, from the Greek for garbage.
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October 7, 2026 at 12:46 PM
prelights.bsky.social
Crouching AI, hidden connections

Theodora Stougiannou covers work introducing an AI-based semantics workflow to facilitate data integration across heterogeneous databases. #preprint James McLaughlin et al. @helenparkinson.bsky.social #OpenScience

#preLight⬇️
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AI semantics for biomedical data integration - preLights
Crouching AI, hidden connections; The preprint authors assemble and deploy an artificial intelligence (AI)-based semantics workflow to facilitate data integration across heterogeneous databases.
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October 6, 2026 at 12:57 PM
prelights.bsky.social
How do plants take shape?
The latest preList by @ingridtsang.bsky.social bundles #preprints discussed at #SLS26
A list that features work on plant development, tissue mechanics, stomatal patterning, leaf shape & computational modelling #PlantScience
#preList⬇️
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Sainsbury Laboratory Symposium 2026 - preLights
The Sainsbury Laboratory Symposium 2026, Shaping Life: Mechanisms of Morphogenesis, brought together researchers exploring the cellular, genetic and mechanical processes that shape plant form. This preList highlights preprints that were discussed or mentioned at the meeting. If you notice any missing preprints, please contact us at preLights@biologists.com
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October 5, 2026 at 2:49 PM
prelights.bsky.social
Did one gene family help plants colonise land?

Zamar et al. @pierremarcdelaux.bsky.social show how a land-plant-specific enzyme family, p-GPATs, is involved in two different processes: cuticle formation & arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
#preLight by Naveen⬇️
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A single genetic innovation at the origin of plant terrestrialization - preLights
A land-plant-specific p-GPAT family links cuticle formation and arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, suggesting that one biochemical innovation may have helped early plants adapt to life on land.
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September 30, 2026 at 9:38 AM
prelights.bsky.social
Watch the story of foregut folding unfold 👀

Ruoheng Li highlights recent work identifying and quantitatively describing the stereotypical sequence of foregut involution. #preprint @jennykre.bsky.social #McDoleLab

#preLight + response from the authors ⬇️
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Choreographed morphogenetic events underlie early foregut development in the mouse embryo - preLights
Watch the story of foregut folding unfold
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September 24, 2026 at 1:50 PM
prelights.bsky.social
DNA barcoding systems that uniquely label progenitors allow us to trace their fate.

Marine Secchi highlights a #preprint presenting a novel method to analyse complex clonal patterns @sergeyisaev.bsky.social @alekerickson.bsky.social @adameykolab.bsky.social
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Clonal embeddings allow exploratory analysis of lineage-resolved single-cell data - preLights
DNA barcoding systems that uniquely label progenitors allow us to trace their fate. This preprint presents a novel method to analyse complex clonal patterns.
prelights.biologists.com
September 24, 2026 at 10:31 AM
prelights.bsky.social
To see, or not to see... 👀

@lochlanw.bsky.social highlights recent work showing that fruit flies selectively suppress visual input via electrical transmission of an efference copy. #neuroscience #preprint @fleyes.bsky.social

#preLight ⬇️
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Vectorial efference copy and visuomotor transformation through gap junctions - preLights
To see, or not to see: fruit flies selectively suppress visual input via electrical transmission of an efference copy
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September 18, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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E-cadherin clustering as a regulator of morphogenesis prelights.biologists.com/highlights/e...
E-cadherin clustering as a regulator of morphogenesis - preLights
Hand in hand - E-cadherin with E-cadherin: The number of E-cadherin connections influences morphogenetic tissue movements.
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September 17, 2026 at 5:44 PM