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Despo Fatta-Kassinos

@bluepapagao.bsky.social
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A passionate “waterologist” | ChemEng | Prof @ University of Cyprus | Head of Gaia Lab: Environmental & Engineered Water Processes & Systems | Nature+Parrot fanatic 🦜| there are years that ask questions & years that answer

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Lingchen He 何灵尘 @lingchenhe.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
We discovered a new horizontal gene transfer mechanism: tail-less cf-PICIs hijack free phage tails extracellularly, forming infectious chimeric virions that drive both intra- and inter-species transfer among bacteria. @jonaszpatkowski.bsky.social @tcostalab.bsky.social @jrpenades.bsky.social
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Assessing antimicrobial resistance connectivity across One Health sectors|Nature Water. Led by T. Zhang & L. Li, our new paper discusses connectivity at ecological, microbial & genetic levels; & advocates for cross-sector studies. www.nature.com/articles/s44... @natwater.nature.com
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Αντίο σε έναν θρύλο 💔 Jane Goodall (1934–2025) – η γυναίκα που με επιμονή και γενναιότητα έδωσε φωνή στη φύση και ελπίδα στην ανθρωπότητα. Μια αληθινή έμπνευση για όλες τις γενιές.
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Human activities have pushed Earth beyond its Safe Operating Space. www.planetaryhealthcheck.org/wp-content/u...
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
The first emergence of unprecedented global water scarcity in the Anthropocene. Despite model and scenario uncertainties, consistent DZD (Day Zero Drought) hotspots emerge across the Mediterranean, southern Africa, and parts of North America. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Big News⚡️The proposed directive will amend the water framework & the groundwater directives and the directive on environmental quality standards, and will contribute to the EU’s zero pollution ambition of having an environment free of harmful pollution by 2050 www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
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Water pollution: Council and Parliament reach provisional deal to update priority substances in surface and ground waters
Today Council and Parliament reach provisional agreement to update EU water rules, adding new pollutants and strengthening monitoring and compliance.
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Today, the SPORE-MED PRIMA Partnership consortium held its Work Package Leaders meeting 🧩 A productive session to align progress, exchange insights, and reinforce collaboration across all teams. Together, we are advancing towards impactful outcomes for the project’s mission.
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
🌍 Apply now: ISEC 2026 (Mar 20–25, Eretria 🇬🇷). Tuition-free, 40 students, global experts on #ClimateChange, #pollution, #health #sustainability. Deadline: Sept 15, 2025. 👉 aristeia.us/isec.html #ISEC2026 #EnvironmentalCrisis
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micropolecohaz2026.bsky.social @micropolecohaz2026.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Join us in Toronto, Canada in June of 2026 for the 14th IWA Micropol and Ecohazard conference to share the latest research on micropollutants in the environment. Check out the conference website: www.micropol2026to.org #micropollutants #ecohazard #science 🧪
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14th IWA Micropol & Ecohazard Conference | trace contaminants
The 14th IWA Micropol & Ecohazard Conference explores the latest research on the fate and effects of trace contaminants in water, including technologies for removing these contaminants from water.
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 04/06/2025
💧 Water is life. But we can no longer take it for granted. We’ve adopted the Water Resilience Strategy to ensure that water in the EU is clean, affordable, efficient and protected. Our future depends on how we manage water today.
Graphic promoting EU water resilience. A large blue water droplet contains the text “EU Water Resilience.” Flowing water forms a loop through a metal pipe, accompanied by three messages: “Protect the water cycle,” “Build a water-smart economy,” and “Secure clean water.” The European Union flag is displayed in the bottom right corner.
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Afternoon escape from the lab with Rui Martins, Giada Buso and Paula Ferreira #Cyprus
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
🦠 «Μηχανισμοί Εμφάνισης και Διάδοσης της Αντιμικροβιακής Αντοχής» 📅 Παρασκευή 23 Μαΐου 2025 🕓 16:00 – 17:30 📍 Αμφιθέατρο LRC 014, Βιβλιοθήκη "Στέλιος Ιωάννου", Πανεπιστημιούπολη 👨‍🔬 Ομιλητές από την ερευνητική ομάδα Γαία: • Δρ. Στέλιος Χατζημιχαήλ • Σταύρη Καρασιαλή
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Erika Martínez @eri-bemr.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Here are some impressions of the day at #SETACVienna, including some of the great talks on topics such as the effects of antidepressants on the visual system and the impact of micropollutants on prokaryotes. Also, today I could present my poster on cyanobacterial metabolism 🤩 @setac.bsky.social
Woman scientist beside her scientific poster Scientist presenting his research project about the effect of antidepressants on the visual system
Scientist presenting his research project about the effect of micropollutants on prokaryotic communitiesScientist at his plenary talk with a slide showing a cartoon about artificial intelligence, machine learning and ecotoxicology
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Join us to explore together the intricate relationships between environmental stressors and microbial communities. This session will delve into how pollutants disrupt microbiota across ecosystems and hosts, with implications for biodiversity, resilience, and human health.
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
1/2 The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Europe annual meeting is beginning today, bringing together scientists, professionals, & decision-makers to advance environmental science & sustainability. We have started SETAC Europe Council operations early…
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
1/2 I was honored to be invited to speak at the prestigious Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, to both the main campus in Mexico City & the Temixco campus. The experience was truly top-tier—from inspiring conversations with students and faculty, to the vibrant culture,
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Apple’s Water Strategy, March 2025 s203.q4cdn.com/367071867/fi...
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Valentino Lasso🌿 @valentinolasso.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Earth Day•Every Day🌿✨
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Valentino Lasso🌿 @valentinolasso.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
“It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living." Sir David Attenborough🌿
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
🚨 Call for Papers – Water Convention Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2026 🫧 📅 Submission Deadline: 3 October 2025 📍 Submit your abstract here: events.miceneurol.com/Presentation... Join us in Singapore! 🇸🇬 #SIWW2026 #WaterConvention #CallForPapers #WaterInnovation
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Elephants form ‘alert circle' during earthquake at San Diego Zoo Safari Park www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/w...
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WATCH: Elephants form 'alert circle' during earthquake at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
African Elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park instinctively created an “alert circle” during the earthquake.
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Three million child deaths linked to drug resistance, study shows www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Three million child deaths linked to drug resistance
Children in Africa and South East Asia are most at risk from antibiotics medicines no longer working, a study suggests.
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
At Boulders Beach in South Africa, the sight of these tuxedoed little wanderers is pure joy. A reminder that wonder sometimes shows up on a beach just outside the city, wearing flippers & a permanent smile. #JackassPenguins #Spheniscusdemersus #ProtectWildlife
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Antimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
The FDA approved the first new oral antibiotic for uncomplicated UTIs in 30 years, offering a vital treatment option for women and girls aged 12 and up, especially those with #AMR infections. Trials showed mostly mild side effects like diarrhea and nausea. www.everydayhealth.com/kidney-urina...
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FDA Approves the First New UTI Antibiotic in Nearly 30 Years
This antibiotic is the first new FDA-approved medication for urinary tract infections in decades, and meets the need for new treatments in an era of rising antibiotic resistance.
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UC San Diego @ucsandiego.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
UC San Diego bioengineers reveal how aortic valve stenosis progresses differently by sex, highlighting the need for personalized treatment. #BehindEveryBreakThrough #HealthcareResearch #ResearchSavesLives
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How a Y Chromosome Gene May Shape the Course of Heart Valve Disease
UC San Diego bioengineers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease—aortic valve stenosis—progresses differently in males and females. The research paves the way for treatments that can...
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Antimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Drug-resistant Candida auris fungus is an urgent #AMR threat, spreading rapidly in healthcare facilities. U.S. cases rose from 51 in 2016 to 4,514 in 2023. It poses a serious risk to hospitalized patients, transmitting easily and resisting antifungal treatments. www.silive.com/health/2025/...
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CDC warns drug-resistant fungus is an ‘urgent threat’ as infections spread
A deadly, drug-resistant fungus is continuing to spread in hospitals.
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Today, we celebrate not the victory, but the courage to begin. On March 25th, Greece took its first step toward freedom. Today, we celebrate the spirit that refuses to give up, no matter the challenges ahead. Happy Independence Day to Greece. Χρόνια Πολλά, Ελλάδα 🇬🇷
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Our new article “Impact of the wastewater treatment technology and storage on micropollutant profiles during reclaimed water irrigation: A wide-scope HRMS screening in a water-soil-lettuce-leachate system” is now available online by Water Research: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
At the 14th IWA International Conference on Water Reclamation and Reuse in Cape Town, 16 - 20 March 2025! #IWA #WaterReuse #WaterReclamation #CapeTown #SouthAfrica
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
💦World Water Day 22 March 2025💦 🧊 Glaciers are melting faster than ever. As the planet gets hotter due to climate change, our frozen world is shrinking, making the water cycle more unpredictable and extreme. www.un.org/en/observanc... www.un.org/en/observanc... www.un.org/en/observanc...
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
ICAEW invites university students to submit a 5,000-word essay/video on: How should the accounting profession help organisations increase their resilience to the effects of environmental risks by changing the way they do business?👉🏻 www.icaew.com/technical/su... @icaew.bsky.social
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Today we celebrate the everyday strength, wisdom, & grace of women who shape the world in both quiet & resounding ways. Their stories are woven into the very fabric of history, not as a footnote, but as the heartbeat of progress, resilience, & transformation.
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
🌍💧 #WorldWaterDay is almost here! To celebrate, I'm excited to share The Secret Handbook of the Blue Circle—a book I developed with Antonis Papatheodoulou to inspire the next generation of water scientists!
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Junior Einsteins Science Club® @junioreinsteins.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Why Kids NEED STEM Early! 🔬🚀 STEM isn’t just about science—it’s about thinking critically, solving problems, and understanding how the world works. 👩‍🔬 Start them young. Watch them thrive. #EarlySTEM #FutureScientists #CriticalThinking #JuniorEinsteinsScienceClub #handsonlearning #STEMlearning
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
We honor Dr. Yolanda Picó García, Professor at the University of Valencia, who passed away on February 11, 2025. A pioneer in environmental & food safety & emerging pollutants. Her legacy of kindness & scientific dedication will inspire future scientists. May she rest in peace.🌹
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
The China Concept Wastewater Resource Facility received the prestigious Grand Innovation Award at IWA’s Project Innovation Awards Gala event in Toronto, Canada thesourcemagazine.org/driving-the-...
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Driving the standards of world-class wastewater treatment - The Source
The China Concept Wastewater Resource Facility received the prestigious Grand Innovation Award at IWA’s Project Innovation Awards Gala event in Toronto, Canada. We asked the team to explain what is so...
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 24/02/2025
Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs. Nature reports on the work scientists are doing to understand their effects on your health. 🧪
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Your brain is full of microplastics: are they harming you?
Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs. Scientists are scrambling to understand their effects on health.
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 23/02/2025
A study in Nature Communications found that insecticides, fungicides and herbicides have negative effects on non-target plants, animals and microorganisms within terrestrial and aquatic systems. go.nature.com/4aY865i 🧪
This is figure 1, which shows the global distribution of study locations of pesticide impact on non-target organisms.
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Η Α. Ναζίρη, μεταπτυχιακή φοιτήτριά μου, τιμάται με το βραβείο EY Χ. Ρωσσίδου-Σωτηρίου, που απονέμεται σε προσωπικότητες με ηγετικές ικανότητες, όραμα κ ικανότητα να φέρουν πραγματική αλλαγή. Τέτοιες δυναμικές νέες θέλουμε να βλέπουμε να πρωταγωνιστούν στην κοινωνία! paideia-news.com/panepistimio...
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Βραβείο στη μεταπτυχιακή φοιτήτρια του Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου Άντρεα Ναζίρη
Mια αφοσιωμένη επιστήμονας με ξεκάθαρο και ουσιαστικό κοινωνικό όραμα Το βραβείο EY εις μνήμην Χρίστιας Ρωσσίδου-Σωτηρίου του Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου ύψους 2.500 ευρώ,
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
💧For over a century, #chlorine has safeguarded public health, but its reaction with natural substances creates #DBPs, with potential health risks. With climate change worsening these risks, action is needed! intoDBP pioneers new technologies to minimise DBPs. lnkd.in/eumnP6sihttp...
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Innovative solutions for safe drinking water: intoDBP EU-funded project
YouTube video by Water Europe
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Antimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Zimbabwe has launched its 2024-28 One Health AMR National Action Plan to combat #AMR and #infectiousdisease with support from the UK’s Fleming Fund Grant. The plan’s focus: awareness, surveillance, prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, and research. www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/a...
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Zim faces global AMR public health threat
Zim faces global AMR public health threat
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
France has become the second country after Denmark to ban PFAS in certain consumer uses. This is a courageous step, but all uses must be banned to stabilise contamination levels of our water resources. www.eureau.org/news/964-fra...
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France bans PFAS in certain goods
EurEau - Water matters, the views of Europe's water sector
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
We welcome Jane Thompson from @RCSI_Irl to our group #GaiaLab @ucy1.bsky.social Exciting work ahead 🧬 @kgmcguigan.bsky.social
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
#GaiaGroup #LabLife #ScienceJourney #ResearchInProgress #InnovateAndDiscover #CuriosityInAction #ScienceEveryday #STEM #LaboratoryLife #ScientificDiscovery #TeamWork #BehindTheScenes #MakingWaves #TechInResearch #NextGenScience
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
1/3 Το μέλλον ανήκει σε αυτούς που το σχεδιάζουν. Θα είσαι ένας από αυτούς; Στην εποχή της κλιματικής κρίσης και των παγκόσμιων περιβαλλοντικών προκλήσεων, η ανάγκη για εξειδικευμένους μηχανικούς που θα διαμορφώσουν βιώσιμες λύσεις είναι πιο επιτακτική από ποτέ.
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
“Despo Fatta-Kassinos outlines the role that wastewater reuse can have in supporting agriculture – benefiting water, food and energy security, in The Source – the magazine of the International Water Association”. thesourcemagazine.org/seizing-the-...
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Seizing the agricultural opportunities for reused wastewater - The Source
Despo Fatta-Kassinos outlines the role that wastewater reuse can have in supporting agriculture – benefiting water, food and energy security.
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 17/02/2025
A study in Nature Microbiology demonstrates that phenotypic flexibility allows influenza A virus to rapidly respond to environmental pressures in a way that provides dynamic adaptation potential in changing surroundings. 🧪
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Influenza A virus rapidly adapts particle shape to environmental pressures - Nature Microbiology
Quantitative flow virometry assay to measure the shape of viral particles under various conditions reveals that influenza virus infections dynamically tune shape distribution of progeny particles depending on viral efficiency.
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Ulf R. Dahle @ulfdahle.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
India shifts antibiotic manufacturing approvals to central control, removing state regulators in attempt to fight #AMR. CDSCO will regulate licensing to reduce misuse and prevent part of the 600,000 annual deaths. #PublicHealth
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 16/02/2025
A study in Nature Communications found that insecticides, fungicides and herbicides have negative effects on non-target plants, animals and microorganisms within terrestrial and aquatic systems. go.nature.com/4aY865i 🧪
This is figure 1, which shows the global distribution of study locations of pesticide impact on non-target organisms.
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Despo Fatta-Kassinos @bluepapagao.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Belated Happy Darwin Day! 12/2/2025 On the Darwin Day, we honor the spirit of discovery that Darwin ignited. His journey wasn’t just about science—it was about daring to question, wonder, and embrace change. May we all carry that curiosity forward, constantly evolving in our quest for understanding.
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