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David Basanta

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Mathematical Oncologist at the Integrated Mathematical Oncology department (@mathonco.bsky.social) at the Moffitt Cancer Center (@moffittnews.bsky.social). Married to the lovely @parmvir.com. On mastodon with @david@fediscience.org

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 29/09/2026
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NIH funding cuts delayed a promising childhood brain cancer trial. Patients lost time they didn't have
A delayed clinical trial underscores the stakes of federal research funding cuts for children with DIPG, a deadly brain tumor with few treatment options.
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The Cancer Letter @cancerletter.com · 28/09/2026
The White House considered, but ultimately abandoned, a plan to create a panel that would review NIH grants in an effort to weed out projects the administration regards as “woke.” cancerletter.com/news-analysis/2026…
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Trump weighs—and abandons—an executive order that would give OMB veto power over NIH grants - The Cancer Letter
The White House last week considered, but ultimately abandoned, a plan to create a panel that would review NIH grants in
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2Scientists @2scientists.org · 25/09/2026
De vez en cuando nos gusta grabar un episodio en español. Y durante nuestra visita a Granada, tuvimos el placer de hablar con Sebastiano, amigo de David, que ahora trabaja como posdoc en la Uni de Granada y que es responsable de comunicación y divulgación de la misión espacial PLATO.
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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 23/09/2026
Today's @smbmathbiology.bsky.social #MathBioNexus seminar was a fun one, so comes highly recommended. Fortunately, for anyone who missed it, you have a week to join the discussion and get Fred to answer any questions you may have. cassyni.com/events/S1zv5... #MathBio #SciSky 🧪
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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 23/09/2026
Thank you to @cancerevo.org for being my co-host today 😄
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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 21/09/2026
Check out @cassyni.bsky.social talk: Cells, bureaucracy and corruption presented by Frederick R Adler 📅 Wednesday 23rd Sep 2026 ⏰ 13.00 PM (EDT) It's not to late to RSVP. Looking forward to seeing you then! @smbmathbiology.bsky.social #MathBio #MathOnco
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SMB - Society for Mathematical Biology @smbmathbiology.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Join us for the next MathBioNexus webinar! Dr. Fred Adler will present “Cells, Bureaucracy and Corruption,” featuring research from the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 📅 September 23 ⏰ 1:00 PM EDT 🔗 Register: buff.ly/yWXSHNa
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2Scientists @2scientists.org · 17/09/2026
Better late than never they say... And this will be very VERY late, but looking forward to sharing our chat with Crystal Mendoza. At least we can argue we were timing it for #HispanicHeritageMonth 😬 #SciencePodcast #2Scientists
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 14/09/2026
Pete Hegseth is trying to take funds that save lives and instead use them to end lives. Sign our petition against this heinous plan: tr.ee/uQmeZi www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Revealed: inside the US military’s plan to tap huge sums from the NIH
An agreement paves the way for hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of projects to be transferred from the NIH’s institute for infectious diseases to the Department of Defense.
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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 12/09/2026
"the problem with vaccines is that they work too well. The incredible, astounding, profound wonders of vaccines led many people to think of measles as a rash, the flu as a bad cold, mumps as a thing that makes you look like Brando playing Don Corleone. " #VaccinesWork
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David Basanta @cancerevo.org · 12/09/2026
Pluralistic: Anti-vax/anti-trust pluralistic.net/2026/09/09/w...
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Pluralistic: Anti-vax/anti-trust (09 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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Ben Hall @hallben.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Delighted to see our latest work out! It’s well understood that our environment can induce mutations in cells. What’s remarkable here is that we observe a shift in the selective landscape as a result of treatment that can be decoupled from the creation of new mutations.
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SMB - Society for Mathematical Biology @smbmathbiology.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Biology in Numbers – Episode 4.1 SMB 2026 ...where everyone got together to talk MathBio in Graz, Austria. Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/byXRXui Listen on Apple: buff.ly/rXSyZiL
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Michael Calore @snackfight.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Nerd fight!! www.wired.com/story/openai...
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OpenAI Just Claimed a Huge Math Discovery. Some Academics Are Crying Foul
A landmark announcement by the frontier AI lab has been overshadowed by accusations of impropriety.
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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is a VERY big one. (And yes, the fights over academic credit and what happened in the race for the proof needs to be resolved, but it is still appears that this is a big one, if true.) openai.com/index/navier...
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On the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem
We’re sharing an AI-generated solution to the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem, including a writeup and a formal proof in Lean.
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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 07/09/2026
Our next #MathBioNexus event is up on the Cassyni platform. Use the link to RSVP and hear from Dr. Fred Adler about "Cells, bureaucracy and corruption". cassyni.com/events/S1zv5.... Of particular interest to anyone in: #SystemsBiology #EvolutionaryBiology #CancerBiology @smbmathbiology.bsky.social
Text reads: MathBioNexus Cells, breaucracy and corruption. On Sep 23rd at 1PM EDT. Link to cassyni.com/s/mathbionexus. In the top right is the front page of the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology and underneath it a QR code.In the bottom left is a box containing a headshot of Fred Adler and to his left are two images. On top is an image of Max Weber with his name in the top left corner. In the bottom left it says "Theory of Bureaucracy".
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Rob Noble @robjohnnoble.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Nice to see this properly published: a framework for designing therapies targeting tumor-level dynamics rather than cell number. Led by Fred Thomas with contributions from @amdujon.bsky.social, @jdegregori.bsky.social, me, and many others apparently not on Bluesky. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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When effective anticancer therapies are, in fact, destabilizing the tumor’s Group Phenotypic Composition - npj Precision Oncology
npj Precision Oncology - When effective anticancer therapies are, in fact, destabilizing the tumor’s Group Phenotypic Composition
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Scientists turn mosquitoes into "flying vaccines" www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
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Scientists turn mosquitoes into "flying vaccines"
Researchers are investigating whether vaccine-carrying mosquitoes and edible vaccines could help reduce the spread of rabies and Nipah virus from bats to humans.
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Marcelo Bonini, Ph.D. @mbonini.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Excited to work with Clinical Science towards increasing our Cancer Research portfolio. Clinical Science is the Biochemical Society journal emphasizing mechanistic research in Biochemistry, Physiology and Medicine. Consider Clinical Science for your next Cancer Research paper
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Rob Noble @robjohnnoble.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Applications are open for the 14th Integrated Mathematical Oncology workshop at the Moffitt Cancer Center, Florida, in early November. They offer deluxe travel awards covering flights and accommodation. I found it exhausting, rewarding, and a lot of fun. Apply now! www.eventbrite.com/e/imo-worksh...
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IMO Workshop 14: Digital Twins
Join us for the 14th IMO Workshop on Digital Twins
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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 25/08/2026
In the process of looking up this work to get some primers for this conversation, I found this super cute video on Alan Turing's work on morphogenesis. Something to enjoy even if folks know about this subject in depth 😀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya6R...
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Alan Turing: Morphogenesis And Evolution | MONSTER BOX
YouTube video by Monster Box
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David Basanta @cancerevo.org · 26/08/2026
In 3h! John Tyson revisits one of the foundational papers in #mathbio
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2Scientists @2scientists.org · 18/08/2026
Our most recent release stars Dr. Julie Dragon, a bioinformatician @uvmvermont.bsky.social. She talked to us about her unusual career path, the joy of working as the head of a core facility, and transmissible melanomas in catfish 🐟 Link here: 2scientists.org/podcast/catf... #2Scientists #WomenInSTEM
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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 18/08/2026
The first @smbmathbiology.bsky.social #MathBioNexus event is live folks! Join us to hear from John Tyson on "How the leopard got its spots: Revisiting Turing’s Chemical Basis of #Morphogenesis" 🐆 cassyni.com/events/WaXAp.... Of interest to anyone in: systems bio, developmental bio, population bio.
Text reads: MathBioNexus, How the leopard got its spots: Revisiting Turing's Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis. On Aug 26th at 5PM EDT. Link to cassyni.com/s/mathbionexus. In the top right is the front page of the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology and underneath it a QR code.In the bottom left is a box containing a headshot of John Tyson and to his left are two images. The first is a series of 3D multicolored peaks generated by VisualPDE and to it's right the back of a bird with a series of raised dimples.
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SMB - Society for Mathematical Biology @smbmathbiology.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Biology in Numbers – Episode 3.10 With Veronica Ciocanel ...where we talk about a paper studying: parameters for glow in the dark cells. Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/IrAxaFC Listen on Apple: buff.ly/Bykcqat
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
What new evidence is this based on? Which experts were consulted? If the data is compelling - why resort to an exec order? The White House & HHS continue to let misinformation and ideology drive vaccine policies and action taking - putting families & children at risk. 🎁 wapo.st/45REqVL
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Trump administration order would upend nation’s childhood vaccine schedule
The president has pushed to narrow which vaccines are administered to children and split shots up into multiple appointments.
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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The Trump government shut down one of its most popular climate websites. So the scientists who ran it built their own. Climate.us has launched as an independent replacement for much of what disappeared when NOAA’s Climate dot gov was effectively dismantled.
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David Basanta @cancerevo.org · 09/08/2026
And use the link to sign up to cassyni while you aré at it
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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 09/08/2026
Excited to be launching #MathBioNexus a new webinar series for @smbmathbiology.bsky.social, dedicated to highlighting some of the best papers in the Bulletin of Mathematical Bio. Please share with your colleagues to help broaden participation in the field of #MathBio. cassyni.com/s/mathbionexus
A flyer for MathBioNexus a webinar series with the tagline: highlighting breakthroughs, sharing knowledge and creating community. In the top right corner you can see the front cover of the bulletin of mathematical biology. Underneath details of how to subscribe on Cassyni: cassyni.com/s/mathbionexus.In the bottom left is a cartoon of someone presenting an online webinar. Just above is a link to more information: www.smb.org/mathbionexus.
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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 08/08/2026
Speaking of the end of S3, I try and get selfies with the current season's guests at the annual @smbmathbiology.bsky.social meeting. Alas this year there were only three, but it was lovely to meet Gary An, Daniel Cruz and @lukasgroschner.bsky.social in person 🤳 #BiologyInNumbers #GottaCatchThemAll
Selfie of me (left) and Gary (right) indoors at the University of GrazSelfie of me wearing tree of life earrings (left) and Dan (right) outside a beautiful old building at the Uni of GrazSelfie with Lukas (left) and me with sunglasses on my head (right) in a large lecture theatre
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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 08/08/2026
Loved speaking with Veronica Ciocanel about her award-winning paper " Parameter Identifiability in PDE Models of Fluorescence Recovery after Photobleaching." for @smbmathbiology.bsky.social's pod. Or as I read it "Parameters for glow in the dark cells" 🦠 Find links here: smb.org/news/13658897
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Boing Boing @boingboing.net · 07/08/2026
Normal Fucking Sunglasses are the Paso Robles model from Knockaround, $35 with polarized lenses and UV400 — the DuckDuckGo logo is the only thing marking them. No AI, no cameras. The first batch is gone; pre-orders are open for the next one.
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DuckDuckGo's "Normal F***ing Sunglasses" sell out in a day
DuckDuckGo is well-known for its privacy-oriented search engine, but a pivot into fashion proved a big hit this week. Its "Normal Fucking Sunglasses," posted yesterday here at Boing Boing, sold…
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SMB - Society for Mathematical Biology @smbmathbiology.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Biology in Numbers – Episode 3.9 With Lukas Groschner …where we talk: an induction to MathBio, neuroscience in flies, and optimizing coffee breaks. Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/awnr6aL Listen on Apple: buff.ly/pdMBMZi
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Michael Calore @snackfight.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
DHS has been relentless in its pursuit of people who are critical of the administration’s immigration policies, and the government continues to attempt to unmask its critics. New from @regret.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/dhs-wa...
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DHS Wants Protesters’ Signal Group Chats
A lawsuit accuses Homeland Security of violating protesters’ free-speech rights—but the agency is using it to try to get access to the plaintiffs’ encrypted communications.
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Will Ratcliff @wcratcliff.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
So, bluesky, where is the discussion of the absolute insane things AI is doing in the realm of mathematics? It seems like we're nearly at the inflection point where the models are as good as human domain experts, and soon may well be better. Is that discourse only happening on twitter?
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SMB - Society for Mathematical Biology @smbmathbiology.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Biology in Numbers – Episode 3.8 With Denise Kirschner …where we talk: time at Los Alamos, modeling TB, and tips for international flights. Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/bTfdBWq Listen on Apple: buff.ly/rD8f6lD
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Itai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Science funding has still not reached gender equality: "Projects led by male PIs received roughly twice the mean funding compared to female PIs." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Dr David Robert Grimes @drg.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Anthony Fauci is a national hero. Rand Paul is an international embarrassment. It is bizarre to watch a halfwit kangaroo court in real time, do Republicans think history will look favourably on this pathetic fixation? www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Fauci Pleads Fifth in Senate Hearing on Covid Origins (Gift Article)
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David Basanta @cancerevo.org · 27/07/2026
And you get to work with awesome people like Robert too!
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The Cancer Letter @cancerletter.com · 25/07/2026
China has outpaced the U.S. in novel cancer drug approvals since 2023, @cancerresearch.bsky.social analysis shows cancerletter.com/cancer-policy/2026…
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China has outpaced the U.S. in novel cancer drug approvals since 2023, Friends analysis shows - The Cancer Letter
China approved more novel oncology drugs than the United States from 2020 to 2025, according to a new analysis fromFriends of Cancer Research published in Health Affairs Scholar. To access this subscriber-only content please log in or subscribe.If your institution has a site license, log in with IP-login or register for a sponsored account.**Not all […]
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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 25/07/2026
This time watch with the "sound off". I wish I had more time to make blooper reels from recordings, because you're missing out on gems like this with Veronica Ciocanel, the next guest for @smbmathbiology.bsky.social's podcast #BiologyInNumbers. This episode will be out next Tuesday!
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GrapheneOS @grapheneos.org · 23/07/2026
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US government targets Cop City protester over phone operating system
Concern over US effort to prosecute Sam Tunick, accused by authorities of wiping his phone using GrapheneOS
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Saúl Ares @omeuxeito.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The VI Master on Integrative Synthetic Biology MISB CSIC-UIMP, has it's second call for application open. Feel free to share! Deadline September 11, 2026. More details at: mastersynbio.csic.es
Image showing the leaflet for the VI Master on Integrative Synthetic Biology, MISB. Second call for application open, deadline September 11, 2026. More details at: https://mastersynbio.csic.es/
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SMB - Society for Mathematical Biology @smbmathbiology.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Wrapping up this years joint @ecmtb2026.org and SMB Annual Meeting, @icouzin.bsky.social is giving a public lecture on The Geometry of Decision-Making, highlighting recent developments on spatial decision-making in collective animal behavior. #ECMTB26
Title slide from Iain Couzin's talk, which shows a video of the collective response of a fish school to avoid a predator fish.Slide providing schematics of individual decision-making and collective decision-making.Iain Couzin presenting a slide on models of animal movement assuming that individuals feel attraction, repulsion, and alignment forces based on distances to other individuals.Slide showing the dynamics of models for collective animal, illustrating the directional forces acting upon individuals.
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Ricard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I just learned Peter Schuster passed away. A great colleague from @sfiscience.bsky.social , one of the smartest people I ever met. He made fundamental contributions to the maths of evolution and origins of life. A great inspiration for all. @josepsardanyes.bsky.social www.santafe.edu/people/profi...
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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 13/07/2026
The latest @smbmathbiology.bsky.social pod episode with @lukasgroschner.bsky.social talks about his research, being a newcomer to the society and what we can look forward to @ecmtb2026.org. Listen in to find out what awaits in Graz! smb.org/news/13652121 #BiologyInNumbers #ECMTB26 #SMB26
Headshot of Lukas wearing glasses, against a leafy background
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SMB - Society for Mathematical Biology @smbmathbiology.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
We are really excited for this week's @ecmtb2026.org meeting at the University of Graz! If you have any posts to share about the meeting, we can use the hashtag #ECMTB26 to connect with the @esmtbio.bsky.social and @smbmathbiology.bsky.social.
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David Basanta @cancerevo.org · 10/07/2026
On my way to attend @smbmathbiology.bsky.social #SMB2026 which promises to be a fantastic meeting. Here local organizer Lukas Grossner talks about it with @parmvir.com in the latest episode of #BiologyInNumbers: pca.st/episode/c3d2...
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S3 Ep9 Lukas Groshner
...where we talk: an induction to MathBio, neuroscience in flies, and optimizing coffee breaks.Lukas did a PhD at the University of Oxford and a postdoc at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology,…
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The Cancer Letter @cancerletter.com · 10/07/2026
OMB’s plan to increase political control of science faces stiff opposition on Capitol Hill cancerletter.com/capitol-hill/20260…
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OMB’s plan to increase political control of science faces stiff opposition on Capitol Hill - The Cancer Letter
The Trump administration has a fight on its hands as it pushes forward with a plan to exert greater political control over government funding of science. To access this subscriber-only content please log in or subscribe.If your institution has a site license, log in with IP-login or register for a sponsored account.**Not all site licenses […]
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David Basanta Gutierrez @david.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026
Ars Technica (@arstechnica ) Editorial: It’s time to step up and have your say for science arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/edi… Your comments on a dangerous rule putting politicals in charge of science can matter
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