Director of The Biggs Lab at the University of Galway, Ireland. Professor in Biomedical Engineering
Joined August 2012
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Manus Biggs retweeted
12 Jan 2025
An update on the fires in California
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Manus Biggs retweeted
10 Jan 2025
Over 60 German and Austrian universities, the German Federal Court of Justice and multiple top German football clubs have announced on Friday that they will be completely withdrawing from Twitter, as a result of Elon Musk's "discussion" with far-right AfD's Alice Weidl.
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Why is Elon Musk attacking Wikipedia? Because its very existence offends him | Zoe Williams theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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2 Jan 2025
An aerogel made from gelatin and DNA surpasses 100% solar reflectance, yielding exceptional radiative cooling, a Science study reported last year.
The novel approach paves the way for high-performance next-generation radiative cooling materials. scim.ag/7zw
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Congrats everyone!
31 Dec 2024
What better way to end the year than @rich_schoenlein new publication in collaboration with @Biggs_Lab!
Congrats! Enjoy reading 👇!
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Manus Biggs retweeted
31 Dec 2024
What better way to end the year than @rich_schoenlein new publication in collaboration with @Biggs_Lab!
Congrats! Enjoy reading 👇!
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Manus Biggs retweeted
23 Dec 2024
An intermediate open structure reveals the gating transition of the mechanically activated PIEZO1 channel | Neuron
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12 Dec 2024
Science’s 2024 Breakthrough of the Year is lenacapavir, an injectable drug that demonstrated remarkable success at preventing HIV infection with one shot every 6 months.
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: scim.ag/3Bd6ibq
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Manus Biggs retweeted
12 Dec 2024
Looking for more brilliant filmmakers to work with us on a new @ScreenScience story, this time in collaboration with @DiabetesCTN w/ funding from @hrbireland about the importance of clinical trials, what they are & how they impact our society. @uniofgalway @Researchirel
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12 Dec 2024
Helsinki University continues offering Ukrainian refugees free courses.
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9 Dec 2024
BREAKING: In an unprecedented move, more than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the Department of Health and Human Services.
It's the first time in history that Nobel laureates have come together to oppose a Cabinet choice.
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Manus Biggs retweeted
2 Dec 2024
Strong new evidence for T cell exhaustion in myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) reflecting chronic viral infection, relevant to #LongCovid, and possible path to treatment candidates
pnas.org/doi/epub/10.1073/pn… @PNASNews
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Manus Biggs retweeted
29 Nov 2024
Many universities, including the one where I teach — the University of Georgia, are suspending classes and going on strike.
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Manus Biggs retweeted
28 Nov 2024
Would you look at that
Vaccines preventing cancer!
Amazing
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Did you know the word "scientist" was controversial 100 years ago? go.nature.com/3ZofBhF
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Researchers have proclaimed a new era for psychiatric medicine.
This new schizophrenia drug could treat Alzheimer's disease.
go.nature.com/3OpYJ3Q
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25 Nov 2024
"Elon Musk, who was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2018 on the basis of his technological achievements. Unfortunately, since that time, his interests have extended to using social media for political propaganda"
25 Nov 2024
Dorothy Bishop has resigned from the Royal Society because of Elon Musk deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/1…
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Manus Biggs retweeted
24 Nov 2024
So there used to be a sea that cut right through North America, the Western Interior Seaway.
And it was a place of horror.
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Manus Biggs retweeted
23 Nov 2024
A Ph.D. position is available at the @polimi for join research between the @CaironiPME (PI Mario Caironi) and the Smart Bio-Interfaces (PI @CiofaniGianni) @IITalk research units.
All the details at the link!
iit.it/phd-polimi
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