AI-generated papers scoring better than human-written papers in conference abstract ratings probably says more about abstract ratings than it does about AI paper quality...

French government says au revoir Windows, bienvenue Linux It's part of a broader European movement to reduce reliance on American tech.

France moves away from Windows. The UK & rest of Europe, and @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, should follow suit! www.engadget.com/big-tech/fre...

Female octopuses throw rocks at males that bother them, documented in Octopus tetricus

New episode - ISAC's Living Legends in #InfectiousDiseases
A true legend in infectious diseases.
Prof. Jos van der Meer tells his story — science, stewardship, creativity.
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2599322/epis...
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New in ISAC journal @ijaa-isac.bsky.social
Cefiderocol resistance is emerging even in China. This multi-centre study shows high resistance in blaNDM-carrying E. coli, driven by CirA/PBP3 mutations with no fitness cost and possible clonal spread.

Hij ging viral, de verzetscolumn. Nu geïllustreerd door de geweldige Floor Rieder, door De Bezige Bij uitgegeven als prent en poster! Te bestellen: marcialuyten.nl | Marcia Luyten | 23 comments Hij ging viral, de verzetscolumn. Nu geïllustreerd door de geweldige Floor Rieder, door De Bezige Bij uitgegeven als prent en poster! Te bestellen: marcialuyten.nl | 23 comments on LinkedIn

www.linkedin.com/posts/marcia...

🚀 ISAC Project Grants 2026 now open!
Exclusive to members of ISAC Member Societies.
Up to £15,000 for collaborative research in antimicrobial chemotherapy

🌍 Must include ≥2 countries + an LMIC partner.
Apply here: www.isac.world/funding/isac...

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US Iran War explained through a Chinese AI-generated animation "Legend of the Valley of Gold.” YouTube video by FinLog

US Iran war explained by China: youtu.be/B_CuI16tsIk?...

We need more of this

Inside the German state trying to break free from Microsoft Schleswig-Holstein’s radical tech overhaul offers Europe a live experiment in ending dependence on US Big Tech

"We are no longer financing technological progress elsewhere in the world; instead, we are using public funds to finance our own technological progress here at home and strengthen the digital economy.”
www.ft.com/content/95bd...

C.D.C. Pauses Testing for Rabies and Mpox

What could possibly go wrong?
#CDC pauses support for states on testing for #rabies & #mpox because it doesn't have the personnel to do the work.
2 pathogens you really don't want to mess with, rabies & mpox. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/h...

85 year old Joan Baez and Jesse Welles at the UC Theatre in Berkeley, CA, March 21, 2026

TT: jessewelles

This 1990 speech by Carl Sagan is timely times two:

#war #climate

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What was the result of the same thing exactly?

Image from Twitter

Isaac Newton discovering Pink Floyd (1660)

🎙️ Living Legends in Infectious Diseases — a new podcast celebrating the pioneers shaping #infectiousdiseases, AMR, diagnostics & IPC
Ep1: Andreas Voss on MRSA surveillance, #infectionprevention & global stewardship
🎧 Listen: tinyurl.com/4xs4fhub

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Lineage dynamics of invasive Escherichia coli isolates in the Netherlands from 1975 to 2021: a retrospective longitudinal genomic analysis Our data show the vital need for ongoing genomic surveillance of microbial pathogen populations to guide appropriate intervention strategies. Additionally, genomic insights of a pathogen population fr...

Really excited that this paper has come out in @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social, collaboration led by @alanmcn1.bsky.social and Nina van Sorge (@amsterdamumc.bsky.social)

Lineage dynamics of invasive Escherichia coli isolates in the Netherlands from 1975 to 2021

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Mooi en dank

Call his bluff

Artificial intelligence and machine learning in antimicrobial discovery, resistance prediction, and precision therapy The global crisis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) demands a paradigm shift in traditional drug discovery, and artificial intelligence (AI) is unique…

🚨 Hot Topic

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are transforming antimicrobial research—accelerating drug discovery, improving resistance prediction and enabling precision therapy to outpace superbugs.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#AMR #AI #machinelearning
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Most science is published from countries lacking in democracy and freedom of press - Research Integrity and Peer Review Background Democracy and freedom of press may affect how science is prioritized, produced, communicated and disseminated. We aimed to map the production of scientific publications worldwide in terms o...

Concerning development regarding trust in science link.springer.com/article/10.1...

AI Used to Promote Non-Existent Evacuation Flights From the Middle East - bellingcat A Dutch newspaper published a story about private evacuation flights from Dubai, but the photo shows signs of AI generation and the flights appear never to have existed.

De Telegraaf, the Netherlands’ largest newspaper, recently published an interview with a woman promoting €1,600 seats on private evacuation flights from Dubai. Bellingcat found that her image was likely AI-generated, and flight data suggests no such plane took off. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

🧪 Tomorrow
Vaccines, human challenge studies & impact on AMR
📆 11 March 2026
ISAC’s Rapid Diagnostics & Biomarkers Working Group convenes leading experts pushing vaccine science forward through controlled human infection models.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Indeed nostalgia

Eerst paaien, dan dreigen – de misplaatste verwachtingen van onderzoeks­journalistiek Follow the Money - Platform voor onderzoeksjournalistiek

Een kritisch artikel over een post-covidbehandeling leidde bij FTM tot sommatiebrieven van een advocatenkantoor, vlak voor publicatie. Eerst werden we gepaaid, daarna bedreigd. Wat gebeurt er in zo’n situatie bij ons achter de schermen, en waarom aarzelden we er niet aan om toch te publiceren?

Stand Up for Science plans second rally on March 7 Public health chaos and research funding cuts are inspiring nationwide pro-science protests against the Trump administration

Public health chaos and research funding cuts are inspiring nationwide pro-science protests against the Trump administration

De natuur zit vol psychopaten.

ICC 2026 → Manila 🇵🇭

📅 7–9 Dec
Early bird registration + abstract submissions now open!
Travel awards available for researchers under 35.
Deadline: 15 Jun
icc2026ph.org
#infectiousdiseases #ICC2026
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Vaccines, human challenge studies & AMR 🧬💉
📆 11 March 2026
Join ISAC’s Rapid Diagnostics & Biomarkers group for expert insights on pertussis, Salmonella & malaria vaccine development using controlled human infection models
🔗 tinyurl.com/2jpeanhp
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