@mitomaths

Stochastic Biology Group: using maths, stats, and experiments to learn about biology and disease. We love organelles and oDNA, evolution, noise, and inference.

 University of Bergen, Norway
stochasticbiology.w.uib.no
Joined January 2013
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Math Files
@Math_filesJun 26
Tupper’s formula is a formula that represents itself when one plots all the points in the plane that satisfy it.
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Tim McNamara
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Today in cursed code: a computer program that plays pong by modifying its own source code. (Each frame is a new compilation). github.com/uellenberg/Insert
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ShorterLab@ShorterLabJun 10
The majority of axonal mitochondria in mammalian neurons lack mitochondrial DNA and do not produce ATP biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…

The majority of axonal mitochondria in mammalian neurons lack mitochondrial DNA and do not produce...

In neurons of the mammalian central nervous system (CNS), axonal mitochondria are thought to be indispensable for supplying ATP during energy-consuming processes such as neurotransmitter release. We...

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Reuters
@ReutersMay 5
David Attenborough, 'the voice for nature,' turns 100 reut.rs/48EFrlX reut.rs/48EFrlX

David Attenborough, 'the voice for nature,' turns 100

Britain's David Attenborough, who has for decades been the world's most authoritative voice on the natural world and whose documentaries have been watched by hundreds ​of millions, will on Friday...

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Hirase lab@KU@Hiraselab_KUMar 24
Blimey. MitoTracker transfers from astrocytes to neurons independently of mitochondria: Cell Reports Methods cell.com/cell-reports-method…

MitoTracker transfers from astrocytes to neurons independently of mitochondria

The mitochondrial dye MitoTracker is commonly used to investigate intercellular mitochondrial transfer (IMT), particularly between astrocytes and neurons. Hole et al. compare MitoTracker with a...

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Nature Plants@NaturePlantsMar 3
New OA Article: "High-frequency biparental inheritance of plant mitochondria upon chilling stress and loss of a genome-degrading nuclease" rdcu.be/e6GEA Maternal inheritance of mitochondria breaks down in cold when a mitochondrial DNA degrading nuclease is defective.
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One of the most fascinating perspectives ever. A symbiotic origin of the ribosome? academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/a…

A symbiotic origin of the ribosome?

Abstract. The origin of life is one of the great mysteries of science. Of the multiple unsolved problems, the origin of the translation system (the means b

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Vamsi Mootha@VamsiMoothaFeb 12
If you love the organelles that power life, come to @GordonConf Mito & Chloroplasts July 19-24, Maine. Please RT. This conference (rich tradition!) will span the evolution, metabolism, and synthetic biology of these organelles. Many oral/poster slots: tinyurl.com/5n6upfxr
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Ben Williams@WilliamsSciJan 29
I am delighted that our paper on epigenetic dynamics during plant aging is out in print today in Science! Hugely grateful to the coauthors in particular @amaizeingcorn for heroic hard work, creativity and enthusiasm in putting this together!
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Cordian Riener@Cordian1723Jan 20
Beautiful display of #auroresboreales over #Tromso - really a blessing – at Norway
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David Pla-Martín@Dpla_Jan 5
Hey, mito Twitter community (whoever is left here). Can you please help me amplify this message? Postdoc position available in Düsseldorf!
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An RNA splicing system that excises DNA transposons from animal mRNAs | Nature nature.com/articles/s41586-0…

An RNA splicing system that excises DNA transposons from animal mRNAs

Nature - A new type of mRNA splicing mechanism discovered in Caenorhabditis elegans that detects and removes inverted repeats also occurs in human cells, thereby providing another strategy to...

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New preprint! (by @kieran_s_owens) Of interest to anyone who analyzes time-series data!: "Time-series dimension reduction: a comprehensive review and conceptual unification of algorithms" techrxiv.org/users/999518/ar… #timeseries #dimensionreduction #complexsystems
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Evolution of antibiotic resistance is stochastic - but are the routes (and subsequent consequences) drawn from a fundamental distribution? We try to answer that with experimental evolution in staph aureus here: shorturl.at/Ecnr1

Evolution under vancomycin selection drives divergent collateral sensitivity patterns in Staphylo...

Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is typically treated empirically with vancomycin, with therapy later tailored based on susceptibility results. How...

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"In physics we are very used to the idea that there are fundamental laws in the universe – like thermodynamics, relativity and so on. But I’m a physicist that loves biology. And in biology there really aren’t so many fundamental laws, but there are ideas that apply across the biological world: evolution, energy and noise and randomness." --Iain Johnson @mitomaths If you're at the intersection of fields like @mitomaths and want to discuss how energy might bridge those fields, join us for a discussion on September 12. xitter.cf/i/spaces/1lPJqvaorMExb

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Cordian Riener@Cordian17239 Sep 2025
The time of the year, when the night sky keeps you entertained here in Tromsø – at Norway
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ARIA
@ARIA_research24 Jul 2025
Mitochondrial dysfunction is a root cause of many major diseases. Our new programme thesis – Precision Mitochondria, developed by @virushunter – proposes to build a revolutionary toolkit for editing the mitochondrial genome. Read + share your thoughts: link.aria.org.uk/PM-thesis-X
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🎉 ICPMB2026 — the International Conference on Plant Mitochondrial Biology — is coming to Kagoshima, Japan! Our official website is now live: icpmb2026.jp Check out the adorable animated logo designed by Mizuki 🤩 Stay tuned for updates!

ICPMB 2026

ICPMB 2026 14th International Conference for Plant Molecular Biology May 18-22, 2026 Kagoshima, Japan

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Selfish mutations promote age-associated erosion of mtDNA integrity in mammals nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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Makoto Suzuki@mako_bio26 Jun 2025
Reactivation of mammalian regeneration by turning on an evolutionarily disabled genetic switch | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…

Reactivation of mammalian regeneration by turning on an evolutionarily disabled genetic switch

Mammals display prominent diversity in the ability to regenerate damaged ear pinna, but the genetic changes underlying the failure of regeneration remain elusive. We performed comparative single-cell...

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