Reposted by Max BarnhartLaurel Oldach @laureloldach.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Oh my GOSH, you guys. From @maxhenrybarnhart.bsky.social's obituary of crystallographer/ribosome-ologist/activist Ada Yonath cen.acs.org/people/obitu... 071
Reposted by Max BarnhartVincent J Lynch 🐘🦣🦥 🦇🐋🐢🐍 @devoevomed.bsky.social · 26/08/2026A new story about me, @nicrawlencenz.bsky.social, and H. Wolinsky, on the NPR @outsideinradio.bsky.social podcast about the #ColossalBio (@itiscolossal.bsky.social?) deëxtinction #Disinformation campaign against its critics #ExtinctionIsForever outsideinradio.org/shows/scient...outsideinradio.orgScientists spoke up against a de-extinction company. Then the smears began. — Outside/InWhat happens when academics spar with a multibillion dollar corporation? 1179
Reposted by Max BarnhartBri Barbu @bribarbu.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Travel nightmares and 🧊 in Atlanta affected many folks at last week's ACS meeting. Massive thanks to @maxhenrybarnhart.bsky.social for tag-teaming reporting and writing this around our other stories (and travel) and @laurahowes.bsky.social for editing! cen.acs.org/policy/chemi...cen.acs.orgChemists caught up in travel anxiety at ACS Spring 2026Long security wait times and the presence of ICE agents at the Atlanta airport were the talk of the meeting between sessions 221
Reposted by Max BarnhartRowan Walrath @rowanwalrath.bsky.social · 17/03/2026With @maxhenrybarnhart.bsky.social in @cenmag.bsky.social cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic...cen.acs.orgRelief and unease as court overturns RFK vaccine policiesRecent changes to US childhood vaccine schedule will not stand 055
Reposted by Max BarnhartC&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 11/03/2026This is what skating on plastic looks like! Read more on our website: cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪 173
Max Barnhart @maxhenrybarnhart.bsky.social · 24/02/2026I started my education in biology just as CRSIPR's gene editing potential was discovered. Now, 14 years later, sitting down with Jennifer Doudna 1-on-1 to write this profile is a highlight of my career. 0112
Reposted by Max BarnhartC&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 07/02/2026The icy sweet spot for curling is at −4.5 °C. Just half a degree warmer or colder, and play deteriorates: cen.acs.org/articles/92/... #Olympics #MilanoCortina2026 #chemsky 🧪 04414
Max Barnhart @maxhenrybarnhart.bsky.social · 06/02/2026As much as it pains me to see the patriots in the Super Bowl, it did get me to step out of my comfort zone and try out some physical chemistry reporting. Now I know way more about silicone than I ever did before! cen.acs.org/materials/po...cen.acs.orgThe chemistry behind the NFL’s highlight-reel catchesFootball players in the NFL use gloves coated with tacky silicone to help them grip the ball 000
Reposted by Max BarnhartBethany Halford @bethanyhalford.bsky.social · 05/02/2026I'll admit it. I don't follow football. But @maxhenrybarnhart.bsky.social's story about the gloves football players wear for @cenmag.bsky.social is positively gripping. #chemsky cen.acs.org/materials/po...cen.acs.orgThe chemistry behind the NFL’s highlight-reel catchesFootball players in the NFL use gloves coated with tacky silicone to help them grip the ball 5366
Max Barnhart @maxhenrybarnhart.bsky.social · 30/01/2026In the past, the US Advisory Committee on Immunization practices used a detailed, scientific methodology to assess vaccine data before making a recommendation. Now that process “has completely been circumvented,” under RFK Jr. @rowanwalrath.bsky.social and I have the details for @cenmag.bsky.social.cen.acs.orgUS vaccine recommendations used to be based in science. Now it’s all vibesThe Evidence to Recommendations framework ensured that the US vaccine schedule was scientifically sound. Then RFK Jr. abandoned it 012
Reposted by Max BarnhartVincent J Lynch 🐘🦣🦥 🦇🐋🐢🐍 @devoevomed.bsky.social · 01/12/2025What does the #DeExtinction of “dire wolves” and Hitler’s DNA have in common? #Pseudoscience, scientific #Misinformation, #Clickbate headlines, and #Hype Great article by @maxhenrybarnhart.bsky.social on media-first science 🧪 #BlueSkyScience #AcademicBluesky #BioSky #HumanGenetics 1155
Max Barnhart @maxhenrybarnhart.bsky.social · 17/10/2025I spent the last week in Abu Dhabi, talking to scientists, conservationists, and public health researchers about what it means to release genetically modified organisms into the wild. And I’ve never seen a scientific debate this contentious before. Read my latest @cenmag.bsky.social to learn more.cen.acs.orgConservationists clash over the use of synthetic biologyBut at global conservation forum, a vote to ban genetically modified wildlife fails 012
Reposted by Max BarnhartBri Barbu @bribarbu.bsky.social · 13/10/2025My coworker @maxhenrybarnhart.bsky.social got infected with dengue *on purpose* for science! Read his brilliant blend of reporting and first-person narrative about what he learned from his experience as a clinical trial participant: 011
Max Barnhart @maxhenrybarnhart.bsky.social · 11/10/2025Once you get dengue fever, you're at a much greater risk of severe disease if you ever get it again due to something called antibody dependent enhancement. So why did I choose to purposely be infected with dengue? Read my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social to find out. I'm quite proud of this one.cen.acs.orgI was injected with dengue virus to learn about clinical trialsI became a test subject in a clinical trial for a new dengue treatment. Here’s what I discovered 1134
Reposted by Max BarnhartC&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Critics of scientific publishing suggest reform is needed to resolve the #PeerReviewCrisis. We want to know—What do you think could improve peer review? Are the comments you receive useful? Have you been retaliated against? Share your experience here: cen.acs.org/policy/publi... #chemsky 🧪cen.acs.orgEditorial: It’s about time for transparency in peer review<i>Nature</i> will begin publishing all peer review comments. Other journals should follow suit 0147
Reposted by Max BarnhartFrank Noe @franknoe.bsky.social · 11/07/2025@maxhenrybarnhart.bsky.social has written a really nice piece on BioEmu for Chemical & Engineering news. cen.acs.org/biological-c...cen.acs.orgMicrosoft AI predicts protein conformationsThe open-source tool goes beyond AlphaFold by finding proteins’ multiple equilibrium states and free energies 0153
Max Barnhart @maxhenrybarnhart.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Colossal has now released a scientific preprint originally meant to accompany their dire wolf announcement. It features George R. R. Martin as a co-author, but doesn't use the term de-extinction. Does Colossal know their claims don't hold up to scientific scrutiny? Check out my story to learn more.cen.acs.orgDire wolf debate raises concerns on scientific overhypeEven de-extinction advocates say that Colossal Biosciences’ claims are misleading 020
Reposted by Max BarnhartVincent J Lynch 🐘🦣🦥 🦇🐋🐢🐍 @devoevomed.bsky.social · 12/04/2025This is the best-sourced reporting on what we should all call the Colossal Dire Wolf Debacle™️ from now on. Chapeau to @maxhenrybarnhart.bsky.social over at @cenmag.bsky.social for shedding some light on what went down... #ExtinctionIsForever cen.acs.org/biological-c...cen.acs.orgDire wolf debate raises concerns on scientific overhypeEven de-extinction advocates say that Colossal Biosciences’ claims are misleading 24619
Max Barnhart @maxhenrybarnhart.bsky.social · 10/03/2025"Scientists estimate that COVID-19 vaccines saved 14 million–20 million lives in their first year of use. But the vaccines were, and still are, far from perfect." In my latest for C&EN, I take a look at the next-generation of COVID-19 vaccines, and how they might improve upon vaccines of the past.cen.acs.orgBuilding a better COVID-19 vaccineThe next generation of COVID-19 vaccines promises to be safer and more effective 020