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TIBS is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026 - join in the fun and share your ideas with us! To learn more, visit: Managed by editor @sanniejculbertson.bsky.social
⏲️ Last chance to be part of the #TIBSCelebrates50 #ScienceSketch series! Have a biochemistry-inspired cartoon you've been meaning to submit? Now's the time! 📅 Submit by August 31 for consideration in the special #TIBS50 collection. ℹ️ Details: www.cell.com/trends/bioch...
🎨 This month's cover (by Xi-Ao) transforms the reciprocal regulation between m6A and noncoding RNAs into a striking mountain–water landscape inspired by classical Chinese artwork. Read the Review "Reciprocal Regulation of m6A and Noncoding RNAs Across Kingdoms": www.cell.com/trends/bioch...
🧬 Sometimes proteins just need a little help getting back on their feet. Check out the most recent #TIBS50 #ScienceSketch from Yunxing (Stella) Li: www.cell.com/trends/bioch...
🌏 Biochemistry advances across borders. From returning home to build research programs, to forging international collaborations and mentoring the next generation, researchers across Asia and Oceania reflect on the experiences that have shaped their scientific journeys.
A standout Review from 2001: "Macromolecular crowding: obvious but underappreciated" from R. John Ellis. As part of #TIBS50 🎉, we're revisiting the top-cited article from each year in our #CitedClassics series. Explore it 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A standout from the archives: This Special Issue on ribosomes and translation (2017) is part of our #TIBS50 #ThematicTriumphs series — revisiting influential themes from across the journal’s history. Read more 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/journal/tren...
📢 We're heading to @goldschmidt-confer.bsky.social! TIBS is excited to connect with the biogeochemistry community and explore emerging topics at the interface of biochemistry, microbiology, geochemistry, and environmental science!
From the #TIBS50 archive: The most-cited article by Gilbert Deléage and colleagues from 2000 — part of our #CitedClassics series revisiting influential papers across five decades. Read it here 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🎉 #TIBS50 continues with #CitedClassics! We’re revisiting the most-cited article by Kenta Nakai and Paul Horton from 1999 — a standout from the archive. Read it here 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🎉 Our next "Perspectives from the Advisory Board" installment features Ylva Ivarsson and Gregory Petsko, who reflect on the future for their respective fields. Find the article from Ylva Ivarsson and Gregory Petsko: lnkd.in/ev8Sm5SV
💡 A look back at emerging voices: our Fresh Perspectives from Emerging Experts series (2016–2017) highlighted early-career researchers bringing new ideas to key topics. Explore the collection 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... #TIBS50 #ThematicTriumphs
📢 Have an idea that works better as a cartoon than a figure? There's still time to contribute to our #TIBS50 #ScienceSketch series - we're nearing the finish line and looking for a few more submissions from the community! We'd love to see your idea before the series concludes!
🧬 Beyond serving as membrane components, #glycosphingolipids help encode cellular identity by shaping membrane organization, receptor signaling, and cell recognition through an intricate molecular #GlycolipidCode. #CellIdentity #MembraneBiology #Lipidomics
🔬 Bulk proteomics reveals averages, but single-cell proteomics uncovers the protein-level diversity that defines distinct cell populations, enabling deeper insights into development, disease, and complex biological systems. #SingleCellProteomics #MassSpectrometry
🚨 Plants have specialized chemical defenses form a genetically encoded arsenal that can suppress viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens across kingdoms, revealing a new framework for understanding broad-spectrum disease resistance. #PlantImmunity #PlantPathology #Phytoalexins
🎉 The #TIBS50 "Tribute in Sketch" series continues, commemorating the cartoons found in the early issues of the journal! Check out this month's contribution from Dominika Dobosz who continues to share her fun and inspiring artwork 🎨 ! #TIBSCelebrates50 #SciArt #ScienceSketch
A defining paper from 1998: This top-cited article from Toby Gibson et al is featured in our #CitedClassics series, highlighting influential research from 50 years of TIBS. Explore it 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🎨 This month's cover draws on the Chinese myth of “Great Yu Controls the Waters” to illustrate a fundamental challenge in immunology: harnessing beneficial inflammatory responses while preventing harmful ones. #Inflammation #Immunology #NFkB #Interferon #Ubiquitination #GeneExpression
↩️ Some topics are worth a second look. In the Special Series: Superlative Sequels from 2016-2017, TIBS revisited high-impact themes with updated perspectives. Find the collection 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... #TIBS50 #ThematicTriumphs
🌏 For more than 50 years, #FAOBMB has promoted biochemistry across Asia and Oceania through collaboration, education, and a commitment to equal opportunity. Read the new installment of #TIBSCelebrates50 "Regional reflection and future visions". #TIBS50 #ScienceEducation #ResearchCommunity
🤔 What was everyone citing in 1997? This top-cited TIBS article from Donald W. Nicholson and Nancy A. Thornberry is part of our #CitedClassics #TIBS50 retrospective. Take a look 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🔔 What felt cutting-edge in mitochondria and metabolism still resonates today. As part of #TIBS50, we’re spotlighting this Special Issue from 2016 as part of our #ThematicTriumphs series. Take a look back 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/journal/tren...
A defining paper from 1995: This top-cited article is featured in our #CitedClassics series, highlighting influential research from 50 years of TIBS. Written by Roger A. Sayle and E. James Milner-White. Explore it 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Trends is 50 🎉 From foundational insights to future-facing perspectives, our Reviews have played key roles in shaping how science evolves. Join us as we celebrate the Reviews that have defined disciplines, inspired new thinking, and continue to influence the future of science.
A paper that made an impact: This was the top-cited TIBS article of 1994, featured in our #CitedClassics #TIBS50 series. Authored by Bostjan Kobe and Deisenhofer. Explore it 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🎉 The latest installment of our #TIBSCelebrates50 #ScienceSketch series is here! In her cartoon, Tereza Dolejšková brings together science and creativity to help explain the Opinion article from Pavla Nedbalová and Tomas Dolezal. Read it here: www.cell.com/trends/bioch...
📊 From the #TIBS50 archive: The most-cited article from 1993 by Eisuke Nishida and Yukiko Gotoh — part of our #CitedClassics series revisiting influential papers across five decades. Read it here 👉https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/096800049390019J
🌍 As part of our #TIBS50 celebrations and ongoing series spotlighting the global biochemistry community, we are proud to share a new TrendsTalk featuring voices from across Africa. Read it here: www.cell.com/trends/bioch...
🎉 #TIBS50 continues! We’re diving into a Special Issue marking the 40th anniversary of TIBS in 2016, a notable addition of our #ThematicTriumphs spotlight on influential work across five decades. Explore the collection 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/journal/tren...
🚨 Help us sketch science! We're recruiting ideas for #ScienceSketches at TIBS - anything from complex pathways to classic lab struggles. Share your ideas and publish your cartoons with us! See inspiration 👇 . #TIBSCelebrates50 #SciComm