Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA πŸ”¬πŸ§¬πŸ–₯οΈβœοΈπŸ“šπŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ @notjustdna.bsky.social

Scientist and science writer from New Zealand.

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Traveller. Cycle touring.

More later - I really need to get to that eh? πŸ˜„

Just a quick note to followers -

If you don’t want NZ politics, just mute the hashtag #NZpol

I try to tag political posts with this to help those who are more interested in science, science communication, etc.

Similarly, most posts meant for New Zealanders are tagged #NZ or #kikorangi

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Name four non-person things that make your life liveable:

1. Wilderness. Or failing actual wilderness, green spaces.

2. Books. Sometimes read in wilderness 😊

3. Sunlight, especially in winter. Even though I often have to cover up 😞 Red hair, etc…

4. A secure house.
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#NZ If you need the full list… it’s long! ⬇️
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Richard Hills @richardhills.bsky.social
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Kia ora. Thinking of everyone who’s feeling a bit anxious, especially those affected by extreme weather here and across the country in recent weeks, months and years. It does feel relentless.

Wind is picking up. For the next 24 hours we can still expect very strong winds,
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Verified! See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1954 href="/search?t=posts&q=April_11,_1954_(Sunday)">#April_11,_1954_(Sunday)
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Nic Rawlence @nicrawlencenz.bsky.social
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www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/591919/tiny-backpacks-because-they-are-tiny-frogs-researchers-track-one-of-nz-s-smallest-frogs
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RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social
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Calls for transparency on medicine shortages caused by Iran war
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⚽️ Go the Football Ferns – Football Ferns defeat Fiji to reach Oceania qualifiers final, 5 - 0

www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/592095/football-ferns-defeat-fiji-to-reach-oceania-qualifiers-final
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MetService NZ @metservice.com
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⚠️ Kia ora - we are aware that our website and app are experiencing a slow down with the increased traffic. While this is being fixed by our team, you can also view a text version of our website here: www2.metservice.com/warning.html
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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz
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Week in Review:
A new scheme provides cash when households export power to the grid at peak times, but some retailers are hanging on to the money.
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social
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Female mice grow testes after this single DNA tweak www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01120-8
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Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social
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Great images now up on the NASA #ArtemisII Spashdown and Return multimedia pages

www.nasa.gov/gallery/artemis-ii-splashdown-and-return/

Final right hand one is Lisa Mazzuca, mission manager for the Search and Rescue Office at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center onboard USS John P. Murtha.
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2covet @2covet.bsky.social
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#CycloneVaianu

Remember to be good neighbours and share your bounty, Aotearoa. Be generous and be kind. Check on neighbours and help them with two or more person lifts, etc. Stay safe. 🫢
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πŸš€ The Artemis II mission has ended. Where does NASA go from here?
arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/the-artemis-ii-mission-has-ended-where-does-nasa-go-from-here/

This is focused on NASA, but I imagine similar "what next?" will also apply to ESA, and all the teams that contributed to the wider project.
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#NZ Cyclone delays oil ships

Two oil tankers nearing NZ shores will wait out the storm at sea as Whangārei Harbour closes for safety reasons. Another ship is berthed at Nelson.

Northport, Marsden Point, Port of Auckland & Port of Tauranga are closed this weekend.

Overall we’ll still have stocks.
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#NZ Weather warnings update

β€’ More red warning areas
β€’ Orange warning areas have expanded, too

Details here:
www.metservice.com/warnings/home
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Lots of teams contributing to different parts of the Artemis II mission. Here the parachute team ⬇️
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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA πŸ”¬πŸ§¬πŸ–₯οΈβœοΈπŸ“šπŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ @notjustdna.bsky.social
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πŸš€ They’re in stable 1 (upright).

"Four green crew members" – they haven’t become Martians, they’re reporting they’re all good πŸ˜€
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