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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 27/01/2026

if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I genuinely think boycotting the World Cup is some of the strongest leverage the Europeans have.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026

"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

The sheer number of videos of the shooting is horrific, but in the vein of what @prisonculture.bsky.social has been saying, it proves how many people cared enough to show up where ICE was and record them. It wasn't just one or two legal observers, and when Good was shot, they didn't abandon her.

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Devi Swain Lenz PhD @devjanee.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Okay I 100% needed this right now

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.

A 35 year old letter to the editor, written by a very ballsy 15 year old, about the Rodney King verdict.

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Devi Swain Lenz PhD @devjanee.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Yeah it took me almost 18 months to find a good med for me, and I know some kids who it has taken years

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Devi Swain Lenz PhD @devjanee.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

I got a late diagnosis at 40 and was really nervous to go on a stimulant. And I took it and was so calm and focused. I thought about cleaning the dishes and then I did it immediately. And I was like “oh okay. I didn’t realize daily life was supposed to be easy!!”

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Devi Swain Lenz PhD @devjanee.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I’m so proud to be a part of the Durham community that’s showing up to protect our children at DPS. While walking the kids to school and to join our local care team, we saw this beautiful symbol 🌈

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Devi Swain Lenz PhD @devjanee.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Thank you! Setup is next week and training the following. Will keep you posted!

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Jason “Obstacle to Progress” Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment. The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/

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An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

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Devi Swain Lenz PhD @devjanee.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Paratha + Nutella + ice cream 🍨

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Devi Swain Lenz PhD @devjanee.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

We unequivocally had the greatest cohort of graduate students of all time and space 😘

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Devi Swain Lenz PhD @devjanee.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

I’m at a retreat right now playing poker (losing and way past my bedtime) and listening to trap music. Some things don’t change. Miss y’all 😘😘😘

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 02/09/2025

Yesterday the president demanded that evidence about Covid vaccines be shown to the public. Today @apoorvanyt.bsky.social & I run through some of the studies made public over the past 4+ years that show that the vaccines work. Gift link: nyti.ms/46k17Tq

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Fernando Villanea @fervillanea.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Our paper on the evolution of MUC19 in humans, Neanderthals, and Denisovans is finally out today in Science! This has been a six-year effort by 13 authors to weave together 3 separate but related evolutionary stories around this one gene (more on thread 🧵). www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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The MUC19 gene: An evolutionary history of recurrent introgression and natural selection

We study the gene MUC19, for which some modern humans carry a Denisovan-like haplotype. MUC19 is a mucin, a glycoprotein that forms gels with various biological functions. We find diagnostic variants ...

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 13/08/2025

I get it, rabbits with tentacles on their face are freaky! But this isn't a "And so it begins" moment. Actually, this is where the HPV vaccine came from. Here's an excerpt from my book "A Planet of Viruses" that explains it. www.wfsb.com/2025/08/09/r... & gizmodo.com/rabbits-with...

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Rabbits spotted with tentacle-like growths on their faces

When some neighbors noticed the rabbits, “cute” wasn’t exactly the word that came to mind.

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Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

These are the most challenging times for early-career scientists and engineers. My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers. We found 437 of them. Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Our paper showing that variation in transcription factor binding sites underlies the majority of additive genetic variance for phenotypic variation in maize is finally out! Sadly they didn't use our suggested cover image below (made by the inimitable Andi Kur). www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Jeff Lewis @lewislab.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

In my small corner of biology, I’m constantly reassured by how frequently we confirm main findings. And then when differences do show up, they very rarely end up being fraud, but instead tell us something important about differences in experimental design.

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10x Genomics @10xgenomics.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

This acquisition will bring together two pioneering companies with a shared vision: to make single cell analysis more powerful, affordable and accessible to researchers worldwide. Learn more: bit.ly/4mAWAS8

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Duke University School of Medicine @dukemedschool.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Research led by Duke's Virginia Byers Kraus, MD, PhD, shows that key proteins in the ankles are similar to those used by salamanders to regenerate severed limbs and might hold the key to a new therapeutic approach for joint disease. ➡️ corporate.dukehealth.org/news/ankles-... #AcademicSky #MedSky

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Ankles Might Point the Way to Cartilage Repair in Osteoarthritis

DURHAM, N.C. – The ankle’s ability to regenerate cartilage uses the same mechanisms that enable some animals to grow new limbs, and it could be harnessed to repair cartilage in knees and hips hobbled ...

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

"NIH has ..implemented a new policy requiring that at least one-half of the remaining funds for competing research project grants (RPGs) in FY 2025 be used to upfront fund RPG competing awards. Upfront funding provides the funding for all years of the approved project period .. from one fiscal year"

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 18/07/2025

Scenes from a science crisis: a selection of recent developments 🧵1/6

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Maitreya Dunham @maitreya.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Genome Sciences is looking for a Director of Departmental Computing. This is a rare opportunity for someone interested in leading our excellent IT team, building and maintaining computational infrastructure, and working closely with our faculty and labs uwhires.admin.washington.edu/ENG/candidat...

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Brady Klopfer @bradyklopfer.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

11/10 social media work by the Durham Bulls

Tweet from the Durham Bulls that reads "Y'all means all. #PrideNight"

Tweet from a user saying "Please delete," and Durham Bulls responding "No."

Tweet from a user saying, "Actually, no it does not! Stop dividing people." with a response from the Durham Bulls saying, "Inclusion's actually the exact opposite of division"

Tweet from someone saying "Maybe don't promote gay sex to children?" with the Durham Bulls responding, "Okay, sexyman159861581242902587231848675309"

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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

After ruling the NIH grant terminations illegal, Judge Young ended the hearing with an eye-opening speech. “This represents racial discrimination, and discrimination against America’s LGBTQ community. That's what this is. I would be blind not to call it out. My duty is to call it out. And I do so.”

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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Look folks, I know pangenomes are cool. But for the love of whatever, could you please PLEASE stop using the phrase "soft core" to describe genes that are present in most but not all individuals in your pangenome?

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/06/2025

i personally do not think the administration is actually prepared for what happens if they are facing mass protests in every major city in the country

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 09/06/2025

RFK Jr.‘s extreme anti-vax views — and his related conflicts of interest — were a huge problem during his confirmation process. So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel. Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.

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RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 09/06/2025

"We are speaking on behalf of hundreds of NIH staff who are standing up together to say: WE DISSENT. I am so scared about doing this but I am trying to be brave for my kids because it's only gonna get harder to speak up." Thank you to Dr. Jenna Norton and NIH scientists for your courage!

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Devi Swain Lenz PhD @devjanee.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Our Revio is named Barb after Barbara McLintock whom I’m convinced would’ve been super excited about long reads

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Catharine.Aquino @catharineaquino.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

I’m very happy to share our latest ABRF - Genomics ResearchGroup study “The impact of PCR duplication on RNAseq data generated using NovaSeq 6000, NovaSeq X, AVITI, and G4 sequencers,” is now published in Genome Biology! genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

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This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 16/05/2025

At yesterday’s University of Michigan Regents meeting, I was promoted to full professor, effective July 1. 🎆 Full professor is the highest rank in US academia. 26% of faculty are full. Among those, 4% are Black; 2% BW. Started my PhD 20 years ago this fall. What a journey! A fantastic voyage.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/05/2025

as someone who lives nextdoor to both supportive housing and public housing, i need people to understand that the best locations for both are going to be the central neighborhoods in a metropolitan area, where there is easy and reliable access to services and jobs.

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Amy Goldberg @amygoldberg.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Last call—hiring for my lab moving to UCLA!

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

RFK Jr has already shown that he considers autistic Americans to be much less worthy of existence. Now he is planning a big database of autistic individuals in the US, never mind that this is a gross violation of privacy laws. Recall that a similar effort was carried out in 1930’s Germany.

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Thinking about devastating cuts to NSF: US gov-funded science has been the engine upon which most of the tech wealth was generated. But the oligarchs (currently hoarding much of that $) think it’s their own brilliance & not the accident of standing close to the scientific engine that made them rich.

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Ryan Z Friedman, PhD @rfriedman22.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

My thesis work on active machine learning to model regulatory DNA is now out in Cell Systems! We answer the question: When you can synthesize any DNA sequence you want, how do you decide which ones are worth testing? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Devi Swain Lenz PhD @devjanee.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

A much needed celebration of science 🧬

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 02/05/2025

The Human Genome Project cost taxpayers $3 Billion. Two decades on, it has generated a staggering return on investment of $1 Trillion, with benefits in medicine, agriculture, energy, the environment, & more. If you want to boost the economy, funding science is one of the best things you could do.

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Your regular reminder that NSF grants built the internet and helped the U.S. dominate tech.

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Devi Swain Lenz PhD @devjanee.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Does this mean we get reimbursed for three month seaside vacations?

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