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havgap @havgap.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Vanligvis en håndplukker av blåbær, men professor @anspurk.bsky.social (i P2 på morgenkvisten) fikk meg til å finne fram min gamle Rapp. Her nord er riset noe lavere enn sørafor, så bærplukker ikke alltid best. En vinter uten blåbærsaft er nesten som en fimbulvinter

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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

I really do hope that news outlets who report on the recent #ACIP recommendations understand that these decisions have nothing to do with HepB per se, and everything to do with sowing bigger doubts about vaccines - all vaccines - in general. Don’t lose sight of what the bigger agenda is.

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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

MMR vaccines do not cause autism (see my 🧵 of studies) At the same time, one potential cause of autism is rubella, which is *prevented* by MMR vaccines. Which means...vaccines may actually help prevent autism. 🧵 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21592401/

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Congenital rubella syndrome and autism spectrum disorder prevented by rubella vaccination--United States, 2001-2010 - PubMed

We estimate that rubella vaccination prevented substantial numbers of CRS and ASD cases in the United States from 2001 through 2010. These findings provide additional incentive to maintain high measle...

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

In the bookshop this morning: PARENTS: “Okay, we’re leaving now.” CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down * CHILD: “Then I guess this is goodbye.”

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 24/07/2025

The PNAS Reimagining Science Communication in the COVID Era and Beyond Special Feature advocates for a paradigm shift in science communication, from traditional, top-down dissemination to participatory and inclusive approaches. Explore the Special Feature: www.pnas.org/topic/575

PNAS Special Feature. Reimagining Science Communication in the COVID Era and Beyond.

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Flo Débarre @flodebarre.eurosky.social · 10/07/2025

A lab is not required to generate chimeric coronaviruses, with a spike of a different virus: they can emerge naturally ▫️1/2 (from newly published paper by Attipa & @amandatron89.bsky.social et al.; preprinted in 2023) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

screenshot of a figure from the article, showing the chimeric composition of FCoV-23, with FCoV-1 backbone and spike from CCoVII

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Health Nerd @gidmk.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

What has always irritated me about this debate - and what I discuss in this piece - is how the lab leak has never had a shred of evidence supporting it. People are using the same arguments today that they were in 2020. Meanwhile, zoonosis has only gotten more likely over time.

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runestava.bsky.social @runestava.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Sviktende vitenskapsjournalistikk "Likevel trakk flere bokanmeldelser frem Bratlies vitenskapelige analyse som «solid». Dette vitner om lavt kunnskapsnivå og sviktende kildekritikk i redaksjonene."

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Sviktende vitenskapsjournalistikk

Det handler ikke om å kneble kontroversielle teorier, men journalistisk ansvar og vitenskapelig redelighet.

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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

I have so busy at work of late so had no extra capacity to write but managed to pen this over the weekend discussing changes to ACIP and my concerns for vaccine uptake and vaccine hesitancy -

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Vaccine advisory committees and transparent practices

Why changes to ACIP are concerning.

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Philipp Markolin @philippmarkolin.eurosky.social · 12/06/2025

"The lab leak hypothesis is nothing more than a “god of the gaps” argument that attempts to find holes in the zoonosis hypothesis, but without managing to come up with a plausible scenario itself." People familiar with debunking creationism are not falling for that lableak crap 😅 Good read 🔽

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Philipp Markolin @philippmarkolin.eurosky.social · 12/06/2025

The documentary movie Blame wins the audience award at Turin film festival. I think it resonates with audiences, because it offers something almost lost in today's world. A calm, factual story about the origin of SARS-CoV-2. Can't wait for more people to see it! www.blame-documentary.com

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Gunnar Roland Tjomlid @tjomlid.com · 11/06/2025

En bok fylt av selvmotsigelser, cherry-picking av data, konspiratorisk argumentasjon og grove beskyldninger som bidrar til å svekke tillit til forskning og bidra til å gjøre verden mindre trygg i møte med neste pandemi. Les min anmeldelse og kritiske gjennomgang. tjomlid.com/en-kritisk-a...

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En kritisk anmeldelse av "Mysteriet i Wuhan - Jakten på covid-pandemiens opphav" av Sigrid Bratlie

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

This is truly BRILLIANT science communication—clear, compelling, & convincing while also fast, funny, & entertaining Like most of those working in science & public health, based on the best available evidence I believe Covid was zoonotic in origin—& this superb episode makes me even more convinced

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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

We were just notified that our contract to UCSD and Scripps Research to support wastewater surveillance in San Diego (searchcovid.info) was terminated immediately for the same reasons 👇. That means no more genomic wastewater surveillance, and our proposed extensions to measles, Hep A, others, gone.

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Anne Spurkland @anspurk.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

A 3 year #PhD research fellowship in molecular immunology is available in my lab in Oslo, Norway. We focus on the role of adaptor molecules in #signaling in #Tcells. (Oslo has great opportunities for out doors activities). #immunosky www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

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PhD-research fellowship in Molecular Immunology (276280) | University of Oslo

Job title: PhD-research fellowship in Molecular Immunology (276280), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Friday, March 21, 2025

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Hope Jahren @realhopejahren.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Probably you've already thought of this but NOW is the time to stockpile chemicals, pipette tubes, kimwipes, parafilm, gloves, agar, sharpies and post-it notes. Spend from your grants while they still exist. 🧪⚗️🧫🥼📁🖇️📓✏️

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 01/03/2025

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

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We're not done yet | 18F

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Ending virology and vaccine research is far more dangerous than virology and vaccine research itself. We can mitigate risks in the lab, but we can’t mitigate the catastrophic risk of being unprepared and defenseless against emerging viruses.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I love a good graph. Always send me good graphs if you see one.

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Anne Spurkland @anspurk.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Cool story about a botanist and his dilated pupil. It took him a while to understand why that was...

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Ellen Foxman @ellenfoxman.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

The measles vaccine is given as a shot but it is surprisingly good at inducing protective immunity in the respiratory tract (mucosal IgA). Our new study provides some clues about why...a thread (1/8) #IDSky #MedSky #lungs #immunology #ImmunoSky academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...

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Anne Spurkland @anspurk.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

@lossiusandreas.bsky.social sjekk ut Starter packs for å finne kollegaer og interessante folk å følge!

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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 26/11/2024

You wanted starter packs to be searchable. Our engineers are busy keeping us online, so in the meantime, an independent developer built a new searchable library of starter packs. This is the beauty of building in the open 🦋

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

One of my favorite things about vaccines is that they make me harder to kill

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Anne Spurkland @anspurk.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

The simien wolf (an elusive, endemic canine in Ethiopian mountains) as pollinator of mountain plants!

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Eddie Holmes @eddieholmes.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I completely agree with Trump: RFK Jnr will 'do unbelievable things'.

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Hope Jahren @realhopejahren.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Just in case you're new here, here's a 🧵 I made giving you hard numbers on US food imports/exports. No emojis were spared in its creation.

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Christopher Pahle @tophepahle.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Det er vel ganske åpenbart hvorfor xwitrerne er så mugne. De sitter fortsatt igjen i stuen, mens Bluesky har blitt kjøkkenfesten.

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Anne Spurkland @anspurk.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

A real pleasure to see my essay on metaphors in research dissemination published (the cake image from my blog? It is actually relevant for the essay) www.nature.com/articles/s41... (subscription) or rdcu.be/dTqw9 (open link)

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