Steve Trutane
Recovering computational biologist/genome scientist turned parkour/fitness instructor. Multisport event organizer. Barefoot-running, triathletic wikipedian with scicomm aspirations.
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- Comparing cooperative geometric puzzle solving in ants versus humans www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... (OA) Tabea Dreyer et al. + Ofer Feinerman ✉️ “complex brains require extensive communication to cooperate efficiently” #CollectiveCognition #cooperation Longhorn crazy #ants #Myrmecology 🐜
- Reposted by Steve TrutaneVideo introduction to our new “Conformational Biasing” method for computational design of mutations that bias proteins towards desired conformational states CB part starts at 14:55 Thanks to Peter Cavanagh and Andrew Xue – amazing graduate students who co-led this work
- Nice #OpenScience contribution by @arcadiascience.com Demo/proof of concept using #Chlamy colony analysis 👇🏼 Notes: 1️⃣ #Chlamydomonas algae here — not to be confused with #Chlamydia bacterium 2️⃣ #Raman spectroscopy — not to be confused with #ramen cuisine 🍜
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- On a recent Southwest flight, I was served a beverage in a bamboo cup that had Southwest.com/planet printed on it. When I tried to visit that address in a web browser, I got a 404 error on the Southwest website. However, as I’m writing this post in Bsky, it appears to be resolving successfully. 🤔
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- Why should I donate to @wikipedia.org & where does my money go? (FAQ) donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/FAQ#Why...? I got this nice graphic in a thank you email from @wikimediafoundation.org "...helping us build a world where people everywhere have access to free & fair information" #OpenAccess #Knowledge
- Interesting X vs Bsky comparison that reflects on userbase science engagement: identical post below by @scifri.bsky.social posted at same time on both X & 🦋 had 10x more reposts & likes on @bsky.app which has about 15x fewer users (40M vs 600M). #scicomm #sciSky #science 🧬
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- Details on the demolition of the White House East wing with a bird’s eye view schematic of how the new ballroom might look, via @wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Wi... #Eastwing #WhiteHouse 🏛️
- Reposted by Steve TrutaneHurricanes feed off of warm water. Watch how quickly the eye of #Melissa collapsed as it moved onto land and over the mountainous terrain of Jamaica, and how quickly it is reforming now that it has moved back over water! I will be adding this radar loop to my earth science lectures.
- Wikipedia picture of the day 29 Oct 2025: portrait of a peacock dance performer w make up. The peacock dance is performed by girls dressed as peacocks during the harvest festival of Thai Pongal in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pe... Via @wikipedia.org
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- Some deep concepts in physics & philosophy: #Eternalism #SpaceTime #Reality #BlockUniverse #Cosmology
- “…an overall green network [for @cityofoakland.bsky.social] that prioritizes minimal road crossings & easy gradients, making these inviting spaces for ppl of all ages & abilities to ride, roll, or walk.” #moreTrees ➡️ lower depression #greenway ➡️ more physical activity #bikeFriendly 🚴♂️ #urbanDesign
- Berkeley quake just woke everybody up here in #AlbanyCA. Epicenter at Claremont & Tunnel road. Hayward fault rumbler lasted about 3s. No damage to the 🏡 I think… Revised magnitude is M 4.4 #earthquake #EastBay #BayArea #HaywardFault
- 🟡 M4.8 #earthquake detected 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California at 9/22/2025 2:56:12 AM PDT This reflects data from the U.S. Geological Survey that is subject to change. Visit the USGS page linked below for the latest #quake information
- "LFN-Acr/PA uses a component derived from anthrax toxin to introduce Acrs into cells in minutes... shuts down Cas9 activity... boosting genome-editing specificity up to 40%" Protective antigen–mediated delivery of an anti-CRISPR protein for precision genome editing www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... ($)
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- "we asked 490 researchers in T32 training programs how likely they would be to go into science if they were a graduate student now... 277 responded: Most were relatively unlikely to choose to pursue science again, only ~1/3 being somewhat or more likely to do so." #FederalFunding #ScienceTraining
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- TIL: Heads up for new exotic species of invasive ants. “Demand for rare insect species is growing,” says BBC Africa: youtube.com/shorts/ah8Cl... #AntSmuggling #AntCollecting #BioPiracy #myrmecology 🐜 #paywall
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- Give input to increase bicyclist safety in Berkeley. Tonight‘s virtual Townhall just ended, but you can send email comments by Sep 26: berkeleyca.gov/community-re... #bikeSafety #bikeToWork #bicyclePlan #urbanDesign #cityPlanning @BikeEastBay.bsky.social 🚴
- “The path forward is… to embrace transparency. Inviting the public into the process of knowledge building will reveal why it is slow, imperfect, & indispensable. Science is a human endeavor w flaws & biases. Scientists strive toward truth by identifying & correcting those very flaws.“ #openScience
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- Tsunami watch for the California coast. Potential ETA for 🌊 arrival is 12:15am PDT Wednesday, says the NWS Bay Area on X: x.com/nwsbayarea/s... Note that conservation.ca.gov is currently down.
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- What losing billions in federal grants means for universities & the nation www.npr.org/2025/04/25/n... "Government-university-industry partnership built the American economy in the 20th century: iPhone, GPS, fortified vitamin D has roots in federally funded research."— @shalinjyotishi.bsky.social
