Rebecca Taylor

Rebecca Taylor

@jrbexbox.bsky.social

Prof. of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, cell-interfacing nanostructures, microrobotics, and both automated design and automated science - also molecular model fanatic. Opinions my own. Website: https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/bex

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Rebecca Taylor
@jrbexbox.bsky.social

In honor of #DNAday, here is a 3D printable model of a g-quadruplex (PDB 139B) separated into a few layers, showing the non-canonical binding that makes the g-quadruplex possible.

Rebecca Taylor
@jrbexbox.bsky.social

This weekend I have been enjoying Angela Collier's (acollierastro) videos on Youtube, which I highly recommend. Also, if you can, check out the weird AI-generated US flag in the Youtube header today. It's hilarious. Here's what that flag would look like flat. Perfect summary of my July 4th.

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John Trant
@trantteam.bsky.social

I essentially took the entirety of the first 2.5 years of my PhD, 55 hours/week and set them on fire. Nothing productive or useful arose. Those years are also the years that made me a very good scientist. Grunt work and failure and friction IS the work. There is no way around learning.

Cameron Blevins@cblevins.bsky.social

This is so, so well-articulated.

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Tao Neuendorffer
@taonf.bsky.social

People who don’t know I am transgendered treat me with much more respect; I can even complete a whole sentence without being interrupted by a man — Ben Barres He became an outspoken advocate for gender equity and fairness to LGBTQ+ scientists askthequestionmovie.com

Mariko Bennett@nachoriko.bsky.social

I defended my PhD 10 years ago today. That was the least remarkable thing that happened that day. Sharing something I wrote about it last year. Since then "the horrors persist but so do we." And with dignity.

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Dave DiCello
@davedicello.bsky.social

A beautiful Christmas Eve morning in #pittsburgh today with buildings downtown lit up red and green for the holidays. Sunrise was incredible as well from the West End Overlook, capping off what was a great start to the day.

Rebecca Taylor
@jrbexbox.bsky.social

I just voted for this kit as well! This is an amazing design, and it needs 10k votes for that the kit to be produced and sold! Friends, I need one for my lab. I'll buy one for my team if this model gets the votes.

Sjors Scheres@sjorsscheres.bsky.social

I just made an account and voted for this biology laboratory made of LEGO to "promote biological research and inspire more people into the world of biology". They need 10K votes. Reposting and/or voting below would be helpful. 🤗 beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

beta.ideas.lego.comBiological Laboratory | LEGO® IdeasThis is a two-floor realistic Biological Laboratory building. In this design, I try to tell stories about biologists, introduce biology concepts to general publ…
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Rebecca Taylor
@jrbexbox.bsky.social

🧬 I know I should save this model for the official #RNAday in August, but this #DNAday, did you know that the i-motif is two interdigitated duplexes?? This thing is wild and beautiful. 3D printable model of the RNA i-motif (PDB 1I9K) shown below.

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Kerstin Göpfrich
@kgoepfrich.bsky.social

Insanely beautiful insights into Nature's own RNA origami!

Di Jiang@dijiang319.bsky.social

@science.org Cryo-EM reveals mechanisms of natural RNA multivalency | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #RNAsky #RNAbiology #Cryo-EM

Rebecca Taylor
@jrbexbox.bsky.social

A.J. Vetturini's generative design framework generates sets of wireframe DNA origami nanostructures without the need for a predefined mesh. This tool supports multi-objective optimization inputs to represent critical tradeoffs in effective nanostructure design! doi.org/10.1093/nar/... 2/2

doi.orgGenerative design-enabled exploration of wireframe DNA origami nanostructuresAbstract. Recent advances in computer-aided design tools have helped rapidly advance the development of wireframe DNA origami nanostructures. Specifically,
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Two exciting new papers out over break! Taryn Imamura shows how tuning the surface energy of a templating array improves pocketing yields 100 fold, enabling the assembly of even more complex DNA nanostructure-linked microrobots that are modular, complex and flexible. doi.org/10.1002/admt... 1/2

doi.orgComplex Assemblies of Colloidal Microparticles with Compliant DNA Linkers and Magnetic ActuationHigh-surface-energy polycarbonate templates are used to assemble polystyrene microspheres, improving yields more than 100-fold. These higher yields facilitate the construction of active colloids and ...