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Mick Nolan - previously mick__geek on X

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(he/him) Head of Group Tyndall Institute #compchem simulation of #ALDep #ALEtch #MLDep Materials for semiconductors Research Ireland AMBER, Insight, VistaMilk centres Chair ICHEC science council Associate Editor Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

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Mick Nolan - previously mick__geek on X @mick--geek.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We are excited to be organising the 2026 Student Excellence Week in October at Tyndall. See details below. **Limited to EU citizens**
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Tyndall National Institute @tyndallinstitute.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
📢 Tyndall's 2025 Annual Report highlights a record year for commercialisation, with the launch of 3 semiconductor spinouts - www.tyndall.ie/news/tyndalls-annual…. @ucc.ie | @uccresearch.bsky.social |
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Riikka Puurunen @rlpuu.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
There! Now Web of Science also knows our new review, doi.org/10.1021/acs.... #ALDep on particles. I like to see the note of associated data at the left - yes this has quite some associated data (open research software), see: zenodo.org/records/1796....
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Tyndall National Institute @tyndallinstitute.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
NUSOD 2026: Call for Submissions! We’re seeking cutting edge research on everything from materials modelling and simulation tools and more. 🔗 www.nusod.net/cork-2026/submit-your…
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Tom Morello @tommorelloofficial.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Last Saturday Jack Black & these talented youngsters (my son Roman Morello, Revel Ian, Yoyoka Soma & Hugo Weiss) unleashed “MR. CROWLEY”, a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne & #RandyRhoads. Vid reached #4 globally on YouTube and brought joy to the hearts of metal fans of all ages. youtu.be/hm-M8GvgYws?...
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Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
www.linkedin.com/pulse/engage... #OpenResearch #PublicEngagement #Ireland #SciencePolicy #ResearchForAll #CitizenScience #OpenScience
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ENGAGED: Co-Creating Ireland’s Public Involvement in Open Research Roadmap
What if research in Ireland could be more accessible, more inclusive, and more impactful for everyone? That’s the mission behind ENGAGED, a national initiative focused on shaping public involvement in...
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GENESIS EU @genesiseu.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
This work package is one piece of the larger puzzle. With its focus on monitoring, sensing, and emission reduction, it supports the GENESIS vision of a sustainable semiconductor ecosystem. Stay tuned as we spotlight each work package. #GENESISEU #GreenTransition
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GENESIS EU @genesiseu.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
WP2 contributes directly to: – Reducing emission of harmful gasses – Tracking and abating air emissions – Enabling smart, eco-friendly SubFab solutions – Strengthening EU leadership in sustainable chipmaking #EuropeanChipsAct #GreenDeal
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GENESIS EU @genesiseu.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
WP2 is led by @csem.ch , bringing its deep expertise in precision sensing and digital systems. As leader, @csem.ch coordinates the technical developments and ensures all efforts align with GENESIS’s green innovation goals. #Innovation #CSEM
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GENESIS EU @genesiseu.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Manufacturing semiconductors generates emissions and hazardous by-products. WP2 focuses on real-time monitoring and harmful chemical-free abatement systems to minimise emissions and enable circular, greener processes. #SustainableManufacturing
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GENESIS EU @genesiseu.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
To design and develop monitoring and sensing systems as well as emission abatement solutions that improve process control and reduce environmental impact across the semiconductor value chain. #GreenSemiconductors #GENESISEU
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GENESIS EU @genesiseu.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
In the #GENESISEU project, Work Package 2 plays a critical role in reducing emissions and enabling sustainable semiconductor manufacturing in Europe. Let’s take a closer look. #GENESISEU #semiconductors #sustainability
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Mark Miodownik @markmiodownik.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
So chuffed about this. Big shoes to fill.
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Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Exciting updates from ‪National Open Research Forum (Ireland) @norfireland.bsky.social #PublishOA Landscape Report & final call for #NORFest2025 proposals, there’s lots happening in Ireland’s open research space #ABOARD Self-Assessment Survey offers valuable insights #OpenResearch #publicengagement
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Elisa Fadda @elisafadda.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
This comes as a confirmation of what *every* educator, either in academia or school knew all along ⤵️ I still write *everything* down with a pen on paper ... Even shopping lists sometimes 😄
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Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
And here are more details on the 2025 ACS Catalysis lectureship jointly sponsored by the ACS Division of Catalysis Science and Technology and the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry!
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Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Hey fans of ACS Catalysis–some great news. We have just released the lectureship winners for this year and it is an amazing international slate including researchers from India, China and Japan! Check it out! can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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Meet the Winners of the 2025 ACS Catalysis Lectureship for the Advancement of Catalytic Science | ACS Publications Chemistry Blog
Get to know the 2025 winners, read their winning articles, and learn about their plans for building upon their existing research.
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Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
ENGAGED is a national initiative exploring how open research can truly connect with people across Ireland. Join our Collective Intelligence Workshops and be part of shaping the future of open research together. 👉 Register your interest: www.tcd.ie/civicengagem... #OpenResearch #PublicEngagement
ENGAGED is a national initiative exploring how open research can truly connect with people across Ireland.



From empowering NGOs to informing policy and hearing from community voices, this is about co-creating a roadmap that reflects Ireland’s unique needs.



Join our Collective Intelligence Workshops (May–October 2025) and be part of shaping the future of open research together.



👉 Register your interest: https://www.tcd.ie/civicengagement/engaged/



#OpenResearch #PublicEngagement
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Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Your Voice Matters. Your Experience Counts We believe that transforming Ireland’s research landscape starts with listening. Not just to the loudest voices, but to the full chorus; diverse, experienced, thoughtful. …this process needs your insight. #PublicEngagement #OpenResearch #CitizenScience
Your Voice Matters. Your Experience Counts



At ENGAGED, we believe that transforming Ireland’s research landscape starts with listening. Not just to the loudest voices, but to the full chorus; diverse, experienced, thoughtful.



We’re co-creating a national roadmap for public engagement in open research and we can’t do it without you.

Whether you’re:

  A researcher reimagining collaboration

 A librarian or data steward ensuring knowledge is open and FAIR

 A policymaker aligning research with societal needs

 An NGO tackling climate, health, or social justice

A community worker or citizen scientist driving grassroots inquiry

 A public engagement specialist building bridges between research and real life

…this process needs your insight.



Together, we’ll ask, “How can open research be more inclusive?”  What’s working and what’s getting in the way?



Join us. Shape the future of open research in Ireland, because real change begins with all of us.



#PublicEngagement #OpenResearch #CitizenScience
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GENESIS EU @genesiseu.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Why GENESIS? Our mission: achieve environmental sustainability across materials, processes, & supply chains, without compromising performance or competitiveness. It's time to build a greener digital world. #GENESISEU #CleanTech #Sustainability
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GENESIS EU @genesiseu.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
We’ve introduced the powerhouse consortium behind #GENESISEU 🌍 Now it’s time to dive into how we’re delivering change — one Work Package at a time. From harmful chemical alternatives to circular innovation — stay tuned. #GreenChips #SustainableSemiconductors
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Pitchfork @pitchfork.com · 11/06/2025
Breaking News: Brian Wilson has died
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The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson Dies at 82
The beloved musician had been living with a neurocognative disorder akin to dementia
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Mick Nolan - previously mick__geek on X @mick--geek.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Exciting to be part of #GenesisEU working on sustainable #semiconductor processing
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GENESIS EU @genesiseu.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Coordinated by CEA-Leti. #GENESISEU is an ambitious initiative unites #58 partners – a powerful consortium of leading research institutions, industry giants, and innovative SMEs from across Europe. Co-funded by the #ChipsJU under #HorizonEurope, #SERI, and member states funding
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Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Insights from our first Collective Intelligence Workshop: Participants described Open Research as a way to build trust, share the full research journey, and include diverse voices. It's not just about access — it's about accountability. #OpenResearch #CollectiveIntelligence #publicengagement
Insights from our first Collective Intelligence Workshop:



 Participants described Open Research as a way to build trust, share the full research journey, and include diverse voices.



 It's not just about access — it's about accountability.



https://www.tcd.ie/civicengagement/engaged/



#OpenResearch #CollectiveIntelligence #publicengagement
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Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Insights from our first Collective Intelligence Workshop; What is Open Research? @tcddublin.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social #Openresearch #publicengagement
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Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Because openness isn't just about access, it's about trust, equity, and shared ownership of knowledge. www.tcd.ie/civicengagem... #OpenResearch #PublicEngagement @tcddublin.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/05/2025
“Life is better when we leap together.” Kermit the Frog delivered a commencement speech at the University of Maryland on Thursday, the alma mater of his creator, Jim Henson. nyti.ms/4dwMuhQ
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Mick Nolan - previously mick__geek on X @mick--geek.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Amazing opportunity and a great place to live and work with cool scientists
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Invasion of the ‘journal snatchers’: journals that adopt predatory practices after being acquired — My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @abalkina.bsky.social, @albertomartin.bsky.social, @smutclyde.bsky.social
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Invasion of the ‘journal snatchers’: the firms that buy science publications and turn them rogue
Study finds dozens of journals that have hiked their fees and started churning out papers after being acquired by small, recently formed companies.
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Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
This was a really fun project and it highlights how NHCs can smooth metal surfaces in a new atomic layer restructuring process. Move over ALD/ALE, we now have ALR! (I take no responsibility for the TOC graphic....)
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Jorge Bravo Abad @bravo-abad.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Price et al. developed an automated workflow using Pynta to train ML potentials for rapid transition-state searches. They report up to 20× speedups over DFT and streamlined generation of microkinetic data. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
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Automated Pynta-Based Curriculum for ML-Accelerated Calculation of Transition States
Microkinetic models (MKMs) are widely used within the computational heterogeneous catalysis community to investigate complex reaction mechanisms, to rationalize experimental trends, and to accelerate ...
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Jorge Bravo Abad @bravo-abad.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Zhou et al. demonstrate field-free spin–orbit-torque switching in an Fe3GaTe2/MnPt stack at room temperature. The device also exhibits memristive traits for neuromorphic applications, achieving a 92.8% recognition accuracy in a CNN. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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Field-Free Current-Induced Magnetization Switching of a Room-Temperature van der Waals Magnet for Neuromorphic Computing
Spin orbit torque (SOT) has become a promising approach to manipulating magnetization switching. The high-quality interface is essentially desired for SOT performance, which is readily acquired by tw...
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Jorge Bravo Abad @bravo-abad.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Ding et al. fuse data mining, active learning, and domain adaptation to pinpoint a Ru-Mn-Ca-Pr oxide with low 154 mV overpotential and strong stability, demonstrating a fully integrated machine learning approach for acidic oxygen evolution catalysts. www.science.org/doi/full/10....
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Leveraging data mining, active learning, and domain adaptation for efficient discovery of advanced oxygen evolution electrocatalysts
Multistage machine learning strategy accelerates discovery of multimetallic electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reactions.
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Jorge Bravo Abad @bravo-abad.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Lin et al. combine a high-throughput electrochemical platform with ML, screening 180 additives and achieving an R² of 0.86 in predicting zinc battery efficiencies. One additive reached 99.52% over 200 cycles: a promising data-driven route for electrochemical discovery www.science.org/doi/full/10....
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A high-throughput experimentation platform for data-driven discovery in electrochemistry
An automated electrochemical analysis platform integrated with machine learning accelerates discovery in electrochemistry.
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Conor O'Sullivan @cmnosullivan.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
For #MineralisationMonday, here's a sneak-peek of a figure from an upcoming publication where we compare onshore and offshore in-situ #CO2 mineralisation in fractured mafic and ultramafic rocks using Irish case studies. Thoughts and comments always welcome!
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Jorge Bravo Abad @bravo-abad.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Golub et al. used a graph-based neural network to refine density matrix renormalization group calculations for strongly correlated molecules, achieving near 1 mHartree accuracy at moderate computational effort. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
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Quantum Chemical Density Matrix Renormalization Group Method Boosted by Machine Learning
The use of machine learning (ML) to refine low-level theoretical calculations to achieve higher accuracy is a promising and actively evolving approach known as Δ-ML. The density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) is a powerful variational approach widely used for studying strongly correlated quantum systems. High computational efficiency can be achieved without compromising accuracy. Here, we demonstrate the potential of a simple ML model to significantly enhance the performance of the quantum chemical DMRG method.
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Mick Nolan - previously mick__geek on X @mick--geek.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
@cathleencrudden.bsky.social presenting the third tutorial at #ASD2025 introducing us to how crazy is it that ligands impart totally different properties to a metal. Also warning us to avoid Ni(CO)4
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Mick Nolan - previously mick__geek on X @mick--geek.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Second #ASD2025 tutorial from David Munoz-Rojas on the great work done on characterisation of #ALDep #ASDep process chemistries
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Mick Nolan - previously mick__geek on X @mick--geek.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
#ASD2025 Surprise to see people staying awake
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Mick Nolan - previously mick__geek on X @mick--geek.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Hello #Leipzig for #ASD2025 Mishap with the luggage but great to be back @ralftonner.bsky.social @drhenke.bsky.social @seanbarry.bsky.social
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Mick Nolan - previously mick__geek on X @mick--geek.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Eddie Jordan passed away today www.rte.ie/sport/motors... I was a huge fan of EJR in the 1990s and it was amazing to see an Irish team successful in F1
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Former F1 owner Eddie Jordan dies aged 76
Former Formula One team owner and TV pundit Eddie Jordan has died at the age of 76, his family have announced.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
“I did not put my life on the line for some tech bro billionaire from South Africa to come in here and try to destroy our country...” www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Veterans’ group unveils new ad targeting Musk and DOGE, raising 2026 stakes
“I did not put my life on the line for some tech bro billionaire from South Africa to come in here and try to destroy our country,” one U.S. veteran said.
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Mick Nolan - previously mick__geek on X @mick--geek.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
#ALDep
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12/03/2025
‘I feel utter anger’: From Canada to Europe, a movement to boycott US goods is spreading
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‘I feel utter anger’: From Canada to Europe, a movement to boycott US goods is spreading
Tesla sales are falling and apps and online groups are springing up to help consumers choose non-US items
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Elisabeth Bik @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Against the Grain / ATG the Podcast episode 266 A Conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Bik, Science Integrity Consultant and Microbiologist with @mupshall.bsky.social #Podcast atgthepodcast.libsyn.com/atgthepodcas...
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Against the Grain - The Podcast: ATGthePodcast 266 - A Conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Bik, Science Integrity Consultant and Microbiologist
Today’s episode features guest host, Michael Upshall, Community and Outreach Manager at Core, who talks with Dr. Elizabeth Bik, Microbiologist and Science Integrity Consultant. Elisabeth is a pr...
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
'Too little, too late': How McConnell brought America to 'this perilous moment'
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'Too little, too late': How McConnell brought America to 'this perilous moment'
No one in the GOP has done more to push the U.S. Supreme Court to the far right than Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), who recently announced that he won't be seeking an eighth term in 2026. After blocking former President Barack Obama's High Court…
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𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗱 @photoframd.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Elon Musk’s Cultish Business Empire May Be Starting to Crack #StopElonMusk www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/o...
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Opinion | Musk’s Tweet-Fueled Bubble May Be About to Burst (Gift Article)
His greatest achievement is building a financial cult that serves as the engine for his enormous wealth.
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Jorge Bravo Abad @bravo-abad.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Fajín et al. train a neural network on DFT descriptors to predict water dissociation barriers on diverse metal catalysts. Product adsorption energy is key, and the method guides rapid screening for improved WGS catalysts. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
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Machine Learning-Guided Prediction of Activation Energies for Catalyst Design in the Water Gas Shift Reaction
The water gas shift (WGS) reaction is a critical process in various industrial applications, with its rate often governed by the activation energy of water dissociation on metal-based catalysts. In th...
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 08/03/2025
Vaccines do not cause autism. If you need a quick reference to studies that disprove this relationship: Commentary, how we got here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... Meta-analysis synthesizing the results from studies on almost 1.3 million children: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Vaccination as a cause of autism—myths and controversies
Despite significant progress in the study of the epidemiology and genetics of autism, the etiology and patho-physiology of this condition is far from being elucidated and no curative treatment current...
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