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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Cell biologist Mark Terasaki's gift of $25M is the largest personal donation to the @mblscience.bsky.social. Hear how such gifts might keep US research afloat, as told to @marissa-russo.bsky.social Keeping the ‘fairy tale’ of the Marine Biological Laboratory alive www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Keeping the ‘fairy tale’ of the Marine Biological Laboratory alive

Cell biologist Mark Terasaki will give US$25 million of his own money to preserve the legacy of a pioneering scientific institute in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

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Rose Broderick @rosebroderick.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Heartbreaking account of what it's like to lose funding for your PhD because of the Trump administration's attitude towards diversity, from my former colleague @marissa-russo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/09/05/n...

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I’m one of the Ph.D. students caught up in the cancelation of ‘diversity’ grants. I’m heartbroken

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Jonathan Wosen @jonathanwosen.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Scientists have long thought that inflammation contributes to our risk of chronic disease as we age. But a new study paints a more complex picture, drawing on evidence from non-industrialized societies. Cool story via @marissa-russo.bsky.social for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/06/30/i...

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New study challenges understanding of how age, chronic diseases and inflammation are linked

Researchers found that people living in non-industrialized societies experience less age-related chronic inflammation.

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