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Sierra Bedwell, MS @bedwellbacteria.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Metagenomics / biology sky, do your thing: I have done @pacbio.bsky.social metagenomics on a super related community and assembled with hifiasm meta. My alternate contig files are massive- a lot of strain variation. How can I use this? Most published lit just throws it away?

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Bioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC) @bosc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The #BOSC2026 talks start tomorrow, but posters started today! BOSC Chair @nomiharris.bsky.social visited Mete Akdogan's poster this morning. Find the full BOSC schedule at www.open-bio.org/events/bosc-...

BOSC Chair Nomi Harris and Mete Akdogan by his poster

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Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute @illinoishealth.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Interested in using genomic data in your research? Ideal for beginners, the Mayo Clinic & Illinois Alliance Computational Gen omics Course introduces the basics of computational genomics and the tools used to analyze genomic data. June 22-26 | Register by June 15: mayoillinois.org/education-tr...

2026 Computational Genomics Course June 22-26
Register by June 15
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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 09/04/2025

Published an op-ed for @cnn.com: “Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger.” A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world. www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...

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Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger | CNN

Dr. Ardem Patapoutian says he watches “with deep sadness as the United States’ remarkable scientific enterprise, which took generations of hard work and national investment to build, faces a concerted...

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 09/04/2025

How it started / How it's going

Columbia University caves to demands to restore $400m from Trump administration

Measures include empowering security officers to arrest people, and reassigning control of Middle East department

Exclusive: NIH freezes all research grants to Columbia University
Amid negotiations with Trump, the university could risk losing nearly $700 million

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Today marks the beginning of OpenRxiv, which replaces bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world's largest preprint platform for life and medical science openrxiv.org/introducing-... @openrxiv.bsky.social

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

🧪🚨 NSF's Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) has halted making nearly all new awards since inauguration day. Among *many* other things, EDU runs the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). We need to protect the education & training of the next gen of scientists #StandUpForScience Thread👇🧵

Graph between 1/20 and 2/28 of fiscal year 2024 and 2025 new awards in the EDU directorate.

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

🧪 The NSF director is lying to you. Let’s fact check 7 claims from yesterday’s letter to the community, while pointing out 3 critical omissions. 🧵

Long letter from NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan, available here: https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/Letter-to-the-Community.pdf

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hpcbio.bsky.social @hpcbio.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

We're hosting a Microbial Profiling Analysis Workshop! Deadline for signup: March 21! There are pre-requisites so please sign up early to allow yourself time to acquire any missing knowledge. To learn more visit go.illinois.edu/hpcbio-works...

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Upcoming Workshops | HPCBio

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 08/03/2025

March 7 @standupforscience.bsky.social happened. I now have a question. Reply to this thread w ur answers! What do we do with this momentum? Think innovative, creative, mundane, give us all your ideas. We have ideas, but this is for EVERYONE. I want everyone’s ideas.

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NPR @npr.org · 05/03/2025

The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate more than 5,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.

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More than 5,000 USDA workers fired by Trump ordered back to work for now

The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate more than 5,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.

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Albert Vilella, PhD. @albertvilella.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

A reporting page from @seandavis for affected US Government Biomedical Data resources. Sunday not a good day. stats.uptimerobot.com/Zrqh8AhvKn

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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

The NIH website, including NCBI, GenBank, and BLAST are down. I thought it might be a brief outage so waited 12 hours and checked again before posting this. They’re still down. It is hard to express just how fundamental these tools are to biology and medicine: research, applied, public and private.

First of four screen grabs showing “Safari can’t open the page because the server can’t be found” error messages on NIH, NCBI, GenBank and BLAST websites.

Second of four screen grabs showing “Safari can’t open the page because the server can’t be found” error messages on NIH, NCBI, GenBank and BLAST websites.

Third of four screen grabs showing “Safari can’t open the page because the server can’t be found” error messages on NIH, NCBI, GenBank and BLAST websites.

Fourth of four screen grabs showing “Safari can’t open the page because the server can’t be found” error messages on NIH, NCBI, GenBank and BLAST websites.

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 18/02/2025

The full email sent to @asm.org members reaffirming the Society's commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, access, and accountability. ASM has a long and proud history as a leader advocating for diversity and equity in the microbial sciences. This builds upon this: asm.org/Newsroom/Fea...

The American Society for Microbiology is steadfast in its commitment to advancing inclusion, diversity, equity, access and accountability. This commitment becomes even more important in light of the ongoing challenges facing the scientific community.

We recognize that recent ASM actions have led some of our members to question our dedication to our values. We hear your concerns and take responsibility for our decisions and mistakes. We are taking actions to more clearly affirm our commitment to ensuring everyone feels respected and valued. We know that it will take time and action to earn and maintain your trust.

ASM has a long and proud history as a leader advocating for diversity and equity in the microbial sciences, supporting vital, federally funded programs like ABRCMS, MOSAIC and many other initiatives that foster a more inclusive and welcoming scientific community for all. We reaffirm our existing commitment to the values that these programs represent.

Specifically, we will:
Ensure that our decision-making processes reflect our values.
Continue to review and update a comprehensive diversity, equity and inclusion strategy, with clear action plans and programming.
Strengthen partnerships with affiliated societies to advance diversity, inclusion and innovation in science.
Leverage our resources and influence to advocate for evidence-based scientific public policy and workforce development.
In the face of ongoing threats to science and equity, ASM is dedicated to not only supporting, but also empowering our members—particularly those who have fought for visibility and belonging in our field. We are committed to promoting a future in microbial sciences that honors the contributions of all individuals, and to advocating for evidence-based public policy that serves the needs of the public and the scientific community alike. We have been, and always will be, champions for our members and our community, and our commitment is stronger than ever.
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Jason Stajich @hyphaltip.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Two open positions for a lab manger and a laboratory technician. Applications from displaced federal employees are welcome. Lab manager position: www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/410... Lab tech position: www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/391... Please email zlewis@uga.edu if you have questions

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Zachary Lewis on LinkedIn: Laboratory Research Technician

We have open positions for a lab manger and a laboratory technician. Applications from displaced federal employees are welcome. Lab manager position:…

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Caitlin S., PhD @paleophile.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

The Democrats on the House Science Committee have set up a website to collect stories from fired federal employees, anonymously if desired. Please amplify. (This helps the lawyers establish standing for bringing legal cases against the administration!) democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Bravo @plos.org! US exec orders "stand in direct conflict with our core values, our mission, edit policies" "PLOS will not compromise on issues of scientific rigor & editorial integrity... we seek diversity because more expert voices make for better science" theplosblog.plos.org/2025/02/plos...

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PLOS statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity - The Official PLOS Blog

Since its founding over twenty five years ago PLOS has been dedicated to advancing open science, ensuring that knowledge is accessible to…

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Lauer Lab @lauerlab.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

The NCBI website is down

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Do you have a project in ecology and evolution that exemplifies open science? If so nominate the project for a SORTEE Commendation Award: More details about the SORTEE Commendation Award:

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SORTEE awards

Awards of Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology (SORTEE)

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Albert Vilella, PhD. @albertvilella.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Will the world of short-read Next-Generation Sequencing change forever? We are about to find out! #Roche #SBX #ShortReads #NovaSeqKiller

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nf-core @nf-co.re · 13/02/2025

Registration is now open for TWO (2) @nf-co.re hackathons 🎉 (First time that this has ever happened!) 🌐 March: online and distributed local sites 🇺🇸 May: in-person at Boston #NextflowSummit See the nf-core events page for the full list of hackathons: nf-co.re/events/hacka...

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Hackathons

Details of past and future hackathons around nf-core.

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Mike Feigin 🥯 @mikefeigin.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

March 7. Stand Up For Science. Rallies in DC and nationwide. 🧪 Please visit the website and spread the word. www.standupforscience2025.org

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Carly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

An answer to the question circulating this week about whether to use US flags at protests

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Kendall Reid @kendallreid.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Show up for science! I’ll be in DC making my voice heard. I hope to see you all there.

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Ran Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Total NIH funding cuts by state. This can be helpful when talking to your representatives www.datawrapper.de/_/Y0Pnk/

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Funding cuts by state

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Jason “Obstacle to Progress” Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

For folks who have left, but not deleted accounts other social media platforms, now would be a good time to engage in scicomm on what NIH does and what Facilities and Administrative costs are where there is a vacuum —to whatever level of safety and comfort you need.

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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

“On Friday, Democratic attorneys general went back to court to demand that a federal judge enforce his restraining order that was meant to keep billions of dollars in federal grant funds flowing. They said that the Trump administration had not complied” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/u...

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Federal Courts Are the Frontline for Those Opposing Trump Executive Orders

With a compliant Congress and mostly quiet streets, the president’s opponents are turning to the judicial branch with a flurry of legal actions. But can the courts keep up?

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here's how we would've spent that $$: Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year. Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfu0 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Get in Dorks, we are going protesting. STAND UP FOR SCIENCE. MARCH 7th 12-4pm. DC AND YOUR STATE CAPITALS. More information to come.

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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

"Many of my good friends have their funding withdrawn or frozen based on the DEIA wording such as 'diverse microbes'" a scientist reliant on federal research grants told me, adding NSF proposals with terms including 'disabilities' and 'female' have been put on hold

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

There are already impacts on all of us since Trump closed USAID. This soy research lab is just one of many bad consequences for America.

Screenshot of a post from a professor at the University of Illinois who has to shutdown his soy research lab and fire 30 researchers because Trump eliminated USAID.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 14/03/2024

I want to talk about my move from Substack to Ghost for a second, and what it's been like working with a nonprofit tech company that actually lives its values. Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +

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Ghost: Independent technology for modern publishing

Beautiful, modern publishing with newsletters and premium subscriptions built-in. Used by Sky, 404Media, Lever News, Tangle, The Browser, and thousands more.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

It's not "Breaking News" now, since it was announced by NIH yesterday. But it is breaking....... washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.

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Josephine Kavanagh @ourhaus.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

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Felipe R. da Silva. @felipers.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

There's no real sale value there. The current data is available at EBI etc.

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Josephine Kavanagh @ourhaus.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

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Joel McGlothlin @joelmcglothlin.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Trump tried to lower NIH indirect rates in his 2017 budget and that failed to pass. This is a reminder that everything he tried to do through legal means in the first term will be attempted again through illegal means. He will only succeed if we let him.

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Interpretation for the non-scientists: When faculty get NIH grants, the University gets some extra cash to make sure the research is supported. NIH just cut that $$ by a LOT. That means Unis are less likely to support research. Most research in the US is done at Unis, so... it's bad 🧪

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LizdelaGarzaG @lizdelagarzag.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

If a loved one survived cancer, if you take vaccines, if you rely on medicine: thank research. NIH cuts mean fewer treatments, less innovation, and lost lives. Science saves. Cutting it costs.

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Sarah Tuttle @niais.cryptoanarchy.network · 08/02/2025

I can't emphasize enough how catastrophic this is. Beyond the direct impacts on scientific research, this guts jobs and infrastructure. Universities are frequently an area's largest employer.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

This week's editorial and cover at @thelancet.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... "The past 3 weeks have generated much anger, fear, and sorrow—but it is no time for panic. The medical and scientific communities must come together and stand up for this vision."

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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I usually reserve this account for my personal views; but today I want to represent my position as President of @asn-amnat.bsky.social to post a message that will shortly go out to the membership of the American Society of Naturalists from the ASN Executive Council

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