Kamil Górecki
@kamgorecki
Ancient proteins, modern problems. Evolution, bioenergetics, synthetic biology. Curious yet courageous. 🇵🇱🇸🇪🇺🇸
You may ask: “why study ancient enzymes? Who cares what life looked like 3 billion years ago?” Because evolution may hold answers to problems we still struggle with, and it can guide our efforts. New paper from our lab! 🧵
Yet another thing on the long list mitochondria make us do: sleep.
1/ 🚨 Our new paper is online in @Nature ! As its first author, I’m enthusiastic to finally share it with you all!🎉 🧠 We discovered a mechanistic link between cellular energy metabolism and the control of the need to sleep 💤 👉 nature.com/articles/s4158… @OxfordDPAG 🧵👇
Glad to share our paper revealing that inland and coastal waters, while covering <10% of Earth’s surface, contribute ~20% of global nitrogen fixation! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… @NOCnews @ird_fr
Don’t over sample the same old organisms from the same old places. @Basecamp_Res for sequences, @CultivariumFRO for organisms “It is therefore reasonable to assume that without access to substantially more diverse, well-annotated, and evolutionarily representative training…
Basecamp CEO Glen Glowers on a "data wall" in AI bio: “We’ve effectively run out of the internet in biology ... BaseData represents the first example of being able to grow more internet, if you like, for biology.” endpoints.news/basecamp-resea…
“Our funding system punishes creativity and ambition. Instead of selecting for innovators, our career paths and structures favor conformity.”
Started a substack with my favorite person to argue and solve problems with, @mbeisen. If you love science as much as we do and want to see it reach its potential, come follow along and join the conversation Our first post below 👇
New pre-print(s) from the Sternberg Lab in collaboration with @LeifuChangLab! We uncover an unprecedented molecular mechanism of CRISPR-Cas12f-like proteins, which drive RNA-guided transcription independently of canonical promoter motifs. Full story here: tinyurl.com/mr3fd493
Very interesting! One might wonder if this is a remnant of how life appeared in anoxic conditions, and how >2 billion years ago everything had to change because Cyanobacteria started producing this toxic gas and we all had to adapt…
I'm a doctor and neuroscientist. The development i'm most surprised by: strategically limiting oxygen may be therapeutic. A new @ScienceTM review showed that low levels of oxygen may be able to treat mitochondrial diseases and enhance stroke recovery. Let me explain why 👇
So happy with the response this got! I went against the usual advice: skipped the step-by-step and focused on impact. And it wasn’t just social media buzz: downloads spiked (400+ in 3 days!) and it reached the synthetic biology crowd. Communication works. Curious what’s next.
You may ask: “why study ancient enzymes? Who cares what life looked like 3 billion years ago?” Because evolution may hold answers to problems we still struggle with, and it can guide our efforts. New paper from our lab! 🧵
Online now: Towards establishing functional nitrogenase activities within plants dlvr.it/TL4FXZ