Martin Connolly

Irish R&D biologist working in drug discovery. Movie buff, Simpsons quoter and general nerd.

[Martin Connolly @mc8755]

@Shauns_Aviation This was my flight and Christ was it terrible in the air 😖

[Martin Connolly @mc8755]

@Everymancinema

[Martin Connolly @mc8755]

@Everymancinema Can I buy a membership using a gift card? I have one and wanted to put it towards a yearly membership.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Our immune system is an evolutionary masterpiece. Every day it protects us from the thousands of different viruses, bacteria and other microbes that attempt to invade our bodies. Without a functioning immune system, we would not survive.

One of the immune system’s marvels is its ability to identify pathogens and differentiate them from the body’s own cells. The microbes that threaten our health do not wear a uniform – they all have different appearances. Many have also developed similarities to human cells, as a form of camouflage. So how does the immune system keep track of what to attack and what to protect? Why doesn’t the immune system attack our bodies more frequently?

Researchers long believed they knew the answer to these questions: that immune cells mature through a process called central immune tolerance (see image). However, our immune system turned out to be more complex than they believed. Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.

[Charlie Herbert @CharlieHerb9]

Matty Healy is smoking now! A cigarette, that you can legally buy in shops! #Glastonbury

[lady gaga supreme @HausOfBitchs]

medieval witches would eat this up

[Martin Connolly @mc8755]

Teaching Brits that Halloween is an Irish holiday not an American one is like a full time job.

[Martin Connolly @mc8755]

@WarnerBrosUK @IMAX Booked my IMAX tickets for the 4th! Will there be a London premiere ahead of release where fans can win tickets for a preview screening?

[President of Ireland @PresidentIRL]

Best wishes to all who are participating in Take Your Dog to Work Day today

[Caroline Lucas @CarolineLucas]

This is so disgusting. Imagine the mindset that made this. People are dying. Afraid. Exploited and desperate. The Tories now chasing Reform to the very hard right and it’s sickening. Just when you think they couldn’t sink any lower …

[Martin Connolly @mc8755]

Northern Lights in Wicklow tonight. #steamedhams

[Martin Connolly @mc8755]

@Dr_KTaylor Happy birthday!

[Martin Connolly @mc8755]

@apsness …but do they have chips?

[Martin Connolly @mc8755]

@OVOEnergy I closed and settled an account with you almost a year ago. Stop attempting to claim more money from an account that does not exist and has not been active for 11 months (a new provider has been used at the property since)

[Variety @Variety]

Annie Lennox at the #Grammys: "Artists for ceasefire. Peace in the world."

[Martin Connolly @mc8755]

@apsness Maybe I won’t visit… 🫨

[grovy @grovymango]

Can't go on a mental health walk in this fuckass winter weather

[Martin Connolly @mc8755]

@imshanereaction She got so much of the money in the challenge… if only one of her’s was the shield 🛡️

[Martin Connolly @mc8755]

@imshanereaction And knowing who will be killed…