Two scientists modeled what it would be like if unvaccinated babies grew up. As kids they would be paralyzed by polio.
Babies would be born w/ congenital rubella syndrome.
When was the last time we heard about this in the news?
Diphtheria would arrive to kill.
It would be a different world.
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In August, Jay Bhattacharya said “Training future biomedical scientists” was the 1st priority for his version of NIH.
But talk is cheap. Let’s see how JB’s doing. 🤔
NIH supports trainees mostly via fellowship (F), training (T), and career development (K) awards.
Here are funding curves for each.🧵
🎶 Baby you can buy my art 🎶 artologica.etsy.com
Charles Darwin died OTD in 1882.
Stories of a deathbed renunciation of his doubts about Christianity and recantation of his theory circulated widely (mostly in the US, predictably). They were, however, lies.
He was buried in Westminster Abbey, next to John Herschel.
🧪🌱🐋 #HistSTM #Evobio #PhilSci
Quite the read on our f'ed up tax system in the USA. The billionaires love the system ...
Gift link:
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"We need a doctor, fast!" 😂
Congrats Gina!
Congrats to the 2026 Guggenheim Foundation Fellows including @gbaucom.bsky.social !
May the support and freedom of the fellowship bring new directions, finished masterpieces, exciting discoveries, and more to the new fellows!
We're thrilled to announce our 101st class of Guggenheim Fellows. Huge congratulations to these 223 exceptional individuals in the Creative Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and a range of interdisciplinary fields. You can find out more at www.gf.org. 🎉
Come join us in Ann Arbor for the mid-west hub!
We'll have keynote talks from Will Harcombe, @beabasel.bsky.social, and @relenski.bsky.social on site, and many others on simulcast.
Abstracts are due next week! We'll have a bit of travel funds for students that need them.
3/ Now @propublica.org is reporting they’ve seen documents that show the real story behind the raid was to target alleged squatters — with the landlord's blessing. www.propublica.org/article/chic...
The ripples of a lifetime spread far and wide, especially for someone so well-liked, loved, kind, and talented as Devin. 💔
This loss is so profound, and my heart is broken. He was loved and cherished by so many. As brilliant as he was funny as he was kind. I cannot believe I will never see him smile again. A true friend. I’m at a loss for words.
I'm heartbroken to report a devastating loss of a great friend and young scientist.
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0001: A Point Odyssey
Elon Musk is now worth over $800 billion.
Tesla reported paying ZERO federal income tax on $5.7 billion of U.S. income in 2025.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and household debt has risen to a record high.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
Poland PM: 🇵🇱
painting with overlapping concentric circles in blue and black
Wave interference, ink on yupo artologica.etsy.com/listing/4480... #sciart
It's mine now. 😀 Sorry folks!
Breaking: The president has signed an executive order on mail voting. He has no lawful authority to write the rules that govern our elections. He tried a year ago; we sued him; we won. A year later, he has tried again. He can expect the same result. 1/2
Now out in AEM @asm.org! 🎉🧪
*High school student-isolated mutants 👉🏻 novel genetic causes of biofilm-associated adaptations
*We learn how diversity arises quickly and is maintained
*EvolvingSTEM enables scalable research in classrooms & promotes scientific literacy
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RFK Jr. did not come up with idea that diet is important to health. This has been promoted for decades, including, famously, by Michelle Obama.
In fact, he doesn’t even believe it himself.
If he did he’d be busy making sure kids in the U.S. had enough to eat, instead of cutting food benefits.
Hard to come back from being down 19 points early. Spartans clawed their wayback and even briefly had a 1 point lead in second half ... but lost. 😢🤕
Da*n
We'd be doing great if we didn't fall behind by 19. Now let's go Spartans!
Send help! Go GREEN!
Alright folks, let's GO GREEN! Spartans vs Huskies for the right to face Durham Basketball Tech and a spot in the Final Four.
Happy to share the final version of @oliviamghosh.bsky.social's paper on inferring low dimensional phenotype-fitness maps from high-throughput fitness measurements across environments. Fun collaboration with @oliviamghosh.bsky.social, @grantkinsler.bsky.social, & @petrovadmitri.bsky.social
