Maggie, a dog, has her paw over the neck of Finnigan, a cat, as they lie together on a sofa.
This is a rare event..Maggie with a paw resting on Finnigan. Such tenderness. Or is it? Fin no doubt is enjoying the attention. He loves dogs. But that look says Maggie was contemplating something more sinister.
🎓🌟 These six Scripps Research alumni have taken their training in many directions, from vaccine design and drug discovery to entrepreneurship, public service, and science advocacy, each making their own unique impact far beyond campus. More: https://ow.ly/MaOp50YN9uX
Cover of Jerome K Jerome's "Three Men in a Boat: To say nothing of the dog" published in 1889.
I've been watching Robbie Cumming's Canal Boat Diaries and his adventures on the Thames and it reminded me of Jerome K Jerome's little book. Life on the Thames in 1889 and 2025. You need a dog Robbie.
Individually numbered bottle of Harviestoun Ola Dubh Black Oil) Ale brewed and bottled in Scotland.
Box for the bottle of Scottish Ola Dubh Ale
Glass of Ola Dubh or Black Oil showing the dark color of the ale.
Forgotten in a cool, dark place for far too long. No head when poured but, man, the richness of the flavors was excellent. Would have been wonderful if only I had remembered to open it earlier!
Charlie Kirk: “If I see a Black pilot, I’m going to be like, boy, I hope he’s qualified.”
Meet the pilot.
🧑🏾🚀🚀🌔💙🤘🏾✨
In @usnews.com’s 2026 Best Science Schools rankings, the Skaggs Graduate School ranked No. 1 in Biological Sciences and No. 7 in Chemistry, rising from No. 9 in Biological Sciences and reaffirming its strength in chemistry education. More: ow.ly/qRgo50YGIqc
Pathetic.
gift link
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The pandemic made me more and more convinced that there are a lot of people who will believe anything they read or hear. Making sure the dots connect is not a priority for them.
"the pandemic was an accident of mind-control bioweapons research" Yep, sounds believable to me. 🤪
Dogs ❤️
In March, Matt Ridley gave the inaugural "Scientific Freedom Lecture" at NIH, on a lab leak origin of COVID-19.
The talk was so full of misrepresentations, omissions, falsehoods and lies that I will need several blog posts to debunk it. Here's Part I:
pandemonium.hypotheses.org/995
🧪 #covidorigin
Sorry should be D not C.
Bottom of A same as top of C, and right side of B same as left side of C.
In a new @natchembio.nature.com study, Scripps Research scientists report first-in-class compounds that block a key protein interaction in immune cells, reducing inflammatory signaling in autoimmune disease without compromising immune defense.
Since I'm getting a questions about the new data - a few _preliminary_ comments:
1️⃣ Are the outbreaks in the US connected?
👉 Very likely.
2️⃣ Does this mean US will lose elimination status?
👉 Yes, but that's been clear for a while.
Data: nextstrain.org/measles/geno...
A few details + caveats 🧵👇
A look at the southern end of the Scripps Research campus, designed over 25 years ago as a “monastery for scientists,” remains a lasting example of architecture built to support scientific work.
Congratulations to Scripps Research professors Jeffery Kelly and John Yates III, named laureates of the 2026 Canada Gairdner International Award (@gairdnerawards.bsky.social), recognized for discoveries that have made a major impact on scientific progress and human health.
Congrats to Prof. @chrisgparker.bsky.social, recipient of the 2026 @acs.org Chemical Biology Early Career Award! 🚀
Formally receiving the award at last week’s ACS Spring meeting, his lab uses chemical proteomics to map druggable sites across human proteins, revealing new paths for drug discovery.
View from restaurant Destiny of the coastline north of La Jolla, CA. The restaurant is on the campus of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography.
A walk with the dogs was interrupted by brunch and the great view of the SoCal coastline from Destiny Coast, a restaurant on the campus of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography.
Matt Ridley gave the inaugural "NIH Scientific Freedom Lecture Series" earlier today and I just wanted to run through some of the main claims he made - you'll be unsurprised to learn that almost all of them are false.
Here's his summary slide - let's start there.
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I hope this may prompt a tiny bit of self-reflection among the folks on Fox News who minimized COVID ("it's just a cold!") or pushed for mass infection ("we want them infected!") rather than mass vaccination
But these folks are now in the MAGA/MAHA administration, so there'll be no self-reflection
In the 19th-early 20th C, the most prestigious diplomas in academic science came from German universities.
In the 20th-early 21st, they were in English, esp from American universities.
In the 21st, they may well be written in Mandarin.
I'm glad to see this being covered - because, frankly, this is a death-blow to collaborative science - however, the assumption of good faith in any of these decisions by reporters is mind-boggling.
This is happening for one reason - to assure top-down control of what gets funded and what does not.
@scripps.edu scientists have received nearly $5M from the National Cancer Institute to study how RNA modifications—a hidden layer of gene regulation—may influence cancer growth. In collaboration with @hopkinsmedicine.bsky.social, the team will test how diet-derived nutrients reshape RNA chemistry.
Smart people vote Democrat. Who knew? Duh.
New paper from the lab showing that silica in the lungs can lead to severe RA-like disease. Led by foreign grad student Lisa and Staff Scientist Jessica, it argues that the association between occupational silica exposure and RA is a complex, multigenic process. 🧪
Terry Pratchett.
We lost one of the greatest writers of the 20th and 21st century 11 years ago today. Crack open "Small Gods" in his memory, or any other of his books. They are all masterpieces.
We ( @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and I) discuss Ridley in #ScienceUnderSiege. He’s an equal opportunity (climate change and COVID-19) science denier.
Oh, and he’s a coal baron)
