Bonnie Taylor-Blake @btaylorblake
Former neuroscience researcher. Sometimes word sleuth. Modern-folklore enthusiast. No clue how that happened. #BlackLivesMatter #TarHeel btaylorblake.com Chapel Hill, NC, United States Joined March 2012-
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Maps are indispensable in neuroscience. Even when constructed with relatively crude methods, they can reveal clear specialization of brain areas. Here’s a nice example from 1902 (Grunbaum & Sherrington).
We found that "dead" Cas9 (dCas9) can block transcription, but it doesn't work nearly as well as active Cas9. Moreover, dCas9 works with a strong non-template bias. nature.com/articles/s4200…
Of Susan Collins, Platner says: "Symbolic opposition does not open hospitals. Weak condemnations do not bring back Roe v. Wade....Performative politics that enables the destruction of our way of live is disqualifying for the role of U.S. senator."
In case you missed it… Former UNC men’s basketball head coach Roy Williams was named as one of six winners of the North Carolina Award earlier this week. chapelboro.com/sports/roy-wil…
When Jeanne Calment was born, in 1875, the life expectancy for a French woman was 45. In 1991, Calment became the oldest person in the world. But two researchers don’t believe her story. nyer.cm/kKdiyUz
The obvious choice 🥶
The obvious choice 🥶 https://t.co/lrxV4kBgOt
Single cell seq studies typically use a single mouse strain. To determine how genetic diversity affects brain cell composition, we performed snRNA-seq on 14 different mouse strains. Found that components of neurovascular unit-pericytes and endothelial cells-show greatest…
@radiotigman @townsquaremedia @wrrvradio @wpdhfm @PokJournal The phrase "bet (someone) a big apple" has been found in the Poughkeepsie Journal in 1836! The Oxford English Dictionary (I was a contributor) has 1847. "Big Apple" (NYC) is from the 1920s. 1/ newspapers.com/article/poughk…
Studying environmental risks is hard. Typically need to test one chemical at a time, and if no effects seen, massive waste of effort. Inspired by genetic screens, @WenxinHu2 in our lab found chemicals that impact brain development in a more effecient manner. Led us to PFOA.…
Studying environmental risks is hard. Typically need to test one chemical at a time, and if no effects seen, massive waste of effort. Inspired by genetic screens, @WenxinHu2 in our lab found chemicals that impact brain development in a more effecient manner. Led us to PFOA.…
Most excitingly, I'm thrilled to be co-leading a national panel of experts to create an evidence-based set of recommendations on ultraprocessed foods and how to define them for policy implementation and health promotion. Stay tuned!
Most excitingly, I'm thrilled to be co-leading a national panel of experts to create an evidence-based set of recommendations on ultraprocessed foods and how to define them for policy implementation and health promotion. Stay tuned!
Fun fact: for a while Rybolovlev owned the (alleged) “lost Leonardo,” the problematic “Salvator Mundi,” now owned by Mohammed bin Salman.
Fun fact: for a while Rybolovlev owned the (alleged) “lost Leonardo,” the problematic “Salvator Mundi,” now owned by Mohammed bin Salman. https://t.co/n0wyZQywJ2
"Dude" origin on NPR, with Gerald Cohen. We co-wrote a book, with @EsnpcB. #dude #etymology cc @GrantBarrett @bgzimmer @btaylorblake npr.org/2025/07/30/nx-…
I have thought on it and prayed about it, and I have decided: I am running to be the next U.S. Senator from North Carolina.
@MarkZylka et al. find that facial grimacing in mice is more pronounced when cutaneous and visceral tissues are injured during laparotomy surgery compared to cutaneous injury alone. Learn more in #PainReports bit.ly/4kyDQ4G
Orr seeks oral argument at NC Appeals Court in ‘fair elections’ suit carolinajournal.com/orr-seeks-oral… @CarolinaJournal is, regrettably, about the only media paying any attention to our fair elections case. I appreciate their interest.
BIG NEWS in the history of Mad Magazine's Alfred E. Neuman - the biggest news since I discovered the earliest-known incarnation of the image, from an 1894 Broadway play called, "The New Boy."
Before the pandemic hit, 70% of Republicans said that science has had a mostly positive effect on society. Four years later, fewer than half (47%) said so. pewresearch.org/science/2023/1…

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Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunt
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Gareth Roberts @garicgymro
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Rami Major, PhD @doe_ra_mi
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Quoth the Raven El-Le... @EleanorCercis
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Lab Spend @LabSpend
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It's an Urban Legend @ULTweets
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Governor Josh Stein @NC_Governor
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UNC Humor @UNC_Humor
48K Followers 708 Following Love the university, town and community more than you can imagine.
Carolina Basketball @UNC_Basketball
1.0M Followers 252 Following The official Twitter account of the six-time NCAA champion North Carolina Tar Heels. Instagram/TikTok: unc_basketball
Jonathon Green @MisterSlang
7K Followers 734 Following Rat de bibliothèque. Green's Dictionary of Slang https://t.co/iwjbky34UD Timelines of Slang: https://t.co/Yt0StP7m9R
darth™ @darth
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Charles P. Pierce @CharlesPPierce
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Ben @PhilpotLab
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Wiley Nickel 🇺🇸 @WileyNickel
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @LeVostreGC
85K Followers 21K Following Geoffrey Chaucer (Le Vostre GC): Servaunt of the Kynge. Blogger. Wryter of verse. Wearer of litel woolen hatte. Deputy Forestere of North Petherton. He/hym/hys.
WalshLab @LabWalsh
631 Followers 643 Following Trying to understand the complex nature of the brain! Studying social behavior, autism, serotonin and neural circuits.
Mark Zylka @MarkZylka
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Undine @HorribleSanity
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Slate @Slate
1.6M Followers 720 Following A daily magazine on the web. Follow and listen to Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News—OUT NOW.
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Fred Wellman @FPWellman
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961 Followers 976 Following Research Professor studying #microglia and #Alzheimers disease @UCIrvine. Passionate about #ENDALZ and #EOFAD. Co-Founder of @YoungtimersOrg. she/her
The Independent @Independent
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cj, son of cj @ijuicius
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Blue Heaven @uncsportsphotos
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Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
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