The Francis Crick Institute

@TheCrick · London · joined 16 Sep 2009

We’re the Crick, a research institute in London. We’re no longer posting on this account, but you can find other ways to stay in touch in our pinned post.

53 953Followers

1 462Following

5 924Posts total

46.1KViews on collected posts

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The Francis Crick Institute@TheCrick10 Jun 2025

@TheCrick why are you no longer posting here? 308 views · 5 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

The Francis Crick Institute@TheCrick9 Jun 2025

You can always find our latest news and information on our website, https://t.co/P6DCdMqcKq, and you can sign up to our newsletters for research news, public events and exhibitions at https://t.co/NFat0nI28L. 3.9K views · 0 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

The Francis Crick Institute@TheCrick9 Jun 2025

We have accounts on: • LinkedIn: https://t.co/Lat2yKdiT7 • YouTube: https://t.co/O6jvxdJfQb • BlueSky: https://t.co/u9ddQovwk2 • Instagram: https://t.co/jpHCrLbMNr • TikTok: https://t.co/GKQHfcdobn • Facebook: https://t.co/4fcVx3ZdWS 5K views · 11 likes · 2 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

The Francis Crick Institute@TheCrick9 Jun 2025

We’re no longer actively posting on this account, but you can still keep up with us in lots of other places ⬇️ 14.4K views · 17 likes · 4 reposts · 6 replies Open on X →

The Francis Crick Institute@TheCrick13 Feb 2025

Disability should never prevent anyone from pursuing a successful career in research. Four researchers, including our own Syed Mian, share their experiences in this piece from @CR_UK highlighting the importance of having the right support. https://t.co/S9nTOP369D 4.8K views · 16 likes · 5 reposts · 5 replies Open on X →

The Francis Crick Institute@TheCrick12 Feb 2025

@TheCrick Huge thanks to the Comms Team for the amazing work they have done!!! 🙌🏻 96 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

The Francis Crick Institute@TheCrick12 Feb 2025

This research was led by first authors @paolapeinadof, Marco Stazi and @claballabio, and corresponding author @LeanneLi_Crick from @LiGroup_Crick. 2.3K views · 3 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

The Francis Crick Institute@TheCrick12 Feb 2025

Crick researchers have found that certain aggressive lung cancer cells can develop their own electric network, similar to the body’s nervous system. This can allow tumour cells to go ‘off grid,’ making them harder to treat. https://t.co/Ydj52B2KlT 7.3K views · 36 likes · 13 reposts · 5 replies Open on X →

The Francis Crick Institute@TheCrick11 Feb 2025

The scientists of today meet the potential scientists of tomorrow. To celebrate International Day of Women & Girls in Science, we're sharing some interviews from one of our family events last year featuring Crick scientists @tait_frankie and Federica. #IDWGS https://t.co/jYl973

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The Francis Crick Institute@TheCrick6 Feb 2025

Watch Hannah, one of our fly facility technicians, and Lucia, our fly food chef (aka media prep technician) share what it’s like working with flies in the latest episode of @UKRI_News ‘101 Jobs that Change the World’ series. https://t.co/4caicwa5Bz 3.7K views · 8 likes · 2 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

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How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

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Last 10 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

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Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views.

What the audience does

Likes58.1%118 in total

Reposts19.2%39 in total

Replies10.8%22 in total

Bookmarks11.8%24 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

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