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Developing news — what are people talking about on Bluesky

Posted by , on 6 February 2025

We’re only just over a month into 2025, and lots have happened already. In this ‘Developing news’ post, we’ve collated a few Bluesky posts about topics that have been on people’s minds lately.

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What’s happening in the US…

Are you based in the US? Is your research affected by the recent events? We appreciate the situation is evolving very quickly, but if you would like to share your experience and thoughts, please leave a comment below.

The US National Science Foundation, a major funder of basic academic research, has reopened a website that distributes money from research grants to scientistshttps://go.nature.com/4hhd5Aq

— Nature (@nature.com) 2025-02-04T11:11:18.786Z

The Society for Developmental Biology has released a statement on the Unprecedented Disruptions to Biomedical Research in the United States.

— Society for Developmental Biology (@socdevbio.bsky.social) 2025-01-29T22:08:16.265Z

Disruptions to the NIH impact more than just science; they will hit all Americans in our wallets. I spoke yesterday with Becky Fogel from @kutnews.bsky.social about the important role NIH-funded research plays in the economy. 🧵 1/nwww.kut.org/education/20…

— John Wallingford (@jbwallingford.bsky.social) 2025-01-30T15:56:17.909Z

If you can, do something, speak up and act up. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/…

— (@anthrofuentes.bsky.social) 2025-02-02T12:56:06.757Z

What else are people talking about?

#devbio what arguments do you use when your colleagues suggest devbio isn't useful anymore and shouldn't be required in coursework?

— Rebecca D. Burdine, PhD (@rburdine1.bsky.social) 2025-02-03T22:43:09.314Z
Great answers to a rather depressing question.

I wrote some thoughts about why peer review mattersIt shapes scientific standards, maintains field coherence & trains new researchersYes, it needs improvement—but it's the glue that holds scientific progress togetherbriscoelab.org/2024/12/11/i…

— James Briscoe (@jamesbriscoe.bsky.social) 2024-12-11T10:09:04.180Z

Dear fellow scientists: Have you used generative AI such as chatGPT to help writing papers, particularly introductions? If so what are the ethical considerations around that? Should this help be acknowledged? I feel like this will become increasingly prevalent & we need clearly defined rules/norms.

— TanentzapfLab (@tanentzapflab.bsky.social) 2025-01-06T19:01:21.433Z

And lastly, an appreciation of the beauty of developmental biology

Here is the 2025 embryo alphabet from alligator to zebrafish. Developmental biology is stunning & leads to important discoveries for human medicine. @socdevbio.bsky.social

— Richard Behringer (@rrbehringer.bsky.social) 2025-02-01T15:03:50.171Z
First post – starting with letter A. Check out the reposts for images of other embryos that begin with a letter A and subsequent posts for the rest of the alphabet.
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