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Alicia

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Master's Student-Molecular/Cellular Biology

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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NIH is considering changes to how grant review results are reported, including eliminating numerical overall impact scores. Comments are due Oct. 13. Learn more and make your voice heard: www.ascb.org/science-policy/nih-pro…
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 28/09/2026
The guard is suspended indefinitely “pending the outcome of the ongoing investigation into the incident," according to a statement from the mall’s owners. No arrests have been made and no charges have been filed, though an investigation is ongoing, according to Chicago police.
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Ford City Mall security guard suspended after viral video shows him hitting teen with car
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is noteworthy. Again, no compelling evidence supports the COVID lab leak theory. The furin cleavage site present in SARS-CoV2 was perceived as unusual, fueling the lab leak theory. But now we understand that other bat betacoronaviruses have it. 🧪 www.chemistryworld.com/news/does-th...
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Does the discovery of a new coronavirus upend the Covid-19 lab-leak hypothesis?
Sequence found in Sars-CoV-2 had never been seen in another bat coronavirus until now
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Diversify Microbiology @diversifymicro.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
UNC Greensboro Department of Biology is hiring for three positions this year including one in microbiology! spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/35918
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Assistant Professor Microbiology
The Department of Biology at UNC Greensboro (UNCG) seeks an individual with a strong record of accomplishment in microbiology broadly defined for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assista...
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Abby Dernburg @adernburg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Biomedical scientists - a reminder that NIH proposes to "improve" peer review by hiding impact scores from Program Officers and applicants, and binning applications into broad categories of "Most competitive,""Competitive," or "Not discussed." Please provide feedback before the October 13 deadline!
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Nick Stroustrup @nstroustrup.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Did you know that the cells of old animals contain much less mRNA than the cells of young ones? Let me share with you some results from an ongoing project in the lab, where we are finding that a progressive depletion of total mRNA abundance is a crucial part of aging 1/22
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Made it out to the Chiricahua’s and the lizards are hear but giving me the stank eye 😂 #lizard #publicland #nature #science
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🚨 The NIH is moving to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars in infectious-disease research projects to the DOD under a secret 10-year pact. Here’s what’s happening inside “Operation Prevailing Edge” 🧵👇 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Revealed: inside the US military's plan to tap huge sums from the NIH
An agreement paves the way for hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of projects to be transferred from the NIH’s institute for infectious diseases to the Department of Defense.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 02/09/2026
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Budget deal puts political control of grants on hold until December
Congress pauses the OMB's attempt to rewrite how research is funded.
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
NSF just announced its GRFP solicitation due in October - deadline varies by field: www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo... Now for the bad news... * NSF estimates they will issue 1,500 awards, down from 2,500+ last year. * NSF removed STEM Education and Learning Research as a Major Field.
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
In her 2002 autobiography, she “writes of the apparent ‘animalistic sex techniques’ of Black people, and what she describes as their ‘distinctive smell’. She describes working with a Black man in a past performance work, with lingering attention paid to her descriptions of his lips and genitals.”
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Yayoi Kusama apologizes for historic racism
A history of racist comments and descriptions of Black people in the writing of Yayoi Kusama has drawn criticism on the eve of her exhibition at SFMOMA
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Actor Tim Curry has died at 80, TMZ reports
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Actor Tim Curry Dead at 80
Tim Curry -- the legendary film and TV actor best known for playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" -- has died ... TMZ has learned.
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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Public comments about a proposal that would make science funding decisions open to political influence are removed from the record, but not by the submitters. A number mentioned that OMB Director Russell Vought's family has benefited from federally funded research. www.statnews.com/2026/08/25/r...
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Comments on OMB research rule mysteriously removed from federal website
Some comments on a proposed OMB research rule have been mysteriously removed from a public-facing government webpage.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 24/08/2026
🚨WARNING🚨 Today is the LAST DAY to leave your public comment on the NSF Proposal. The Proposal implements some of Vought's Science-Destroying OMB Proposal plans in advance: zurl.co/9nywR Leave your public comment TODAY using our guide & tool: fight2win.standupforscience.net/campaign/Pro...
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Stand up for Science
Stand up for Science
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Can you #FindThatLizard You're searching for a hatchling side-blotched lizard, Uta stansburiana. My undergraduate professor always called the baby lizards ecological popcorn because everything eats them, including snakes, birds, mammals, and even other lizards.
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Ologies with Alie Ward @ologies.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Anyone ready for a SKUNKS episode? It's lumbering toward you very quickly. Prepare by following the legend, Dr. @jwdragoo.bsky.social 🖤🦨🤍
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I’m really shook by the way a lot of people are fully unrepentant even after Jason Arday’s death.
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Tatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We're hiring 🔬🌱🦠 We're looking for someone with confocal microscopy expertise to join our work on plant–microbe interactions @thesainsburylab.bsky.social . A whole new suite of genetically encoded reporters + 3D spatial gene expression tools like PHYTOMap and more. Please share!
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 06/08/2026
Fantastic news! The FDA has approved the first mRNA flu vaccine. Using mRNA technology will make it easier to update each season’s flu vaccine to keep up with new variants.
nytimes.com
F.D.A. Approves Moderna’s mRNA Flu Vaccine (Gift Article)
The agency had initially refused to even review the application but reversed course after a public outcry.
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John F. Rawls @jfrawls.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The Rawls Lab is hiring! We are seeking a motivated research technician to support cutting-edge studies in gastrointestinal physiology using zebrafish & mice. To learn more about this hands-on & in-person position at Duke University in Durham NC, click here: careers.duke.edu/job/Durham-R...
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
1.3 million Michigan voters have cast their ballots as of 10 am, about 300,000 more than those in the 2024 primary, according to Michigan Secretary of State's Office
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Alicia @waterbear312.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Did I read this whole article to see if the characterization of Luddites was correct? Yes, yes I did.
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Kat Kerlin @katkerlin.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Some avocados are female in the morning and male in the afternoon, while others are on the opposite schedule. This helps them avoid self-pollination. How do they do it? A @ucdavis.bsky.social study explains. www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/st...
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Study Reveals How Avocados Reverse Sexes Throughout the Day
Some avocados are female in the morning and male in the afternoon, while others are on the opposite schedule. How avocados do this has been unclear — until now, thanks to a UC Davis study.
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Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Thoughts on the various Trump administration proposals to revamp US science funding - and what they all have in common:
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The Assault On Science Funding Continues
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 22/07/2026
👋 Scientist and science communication professional here Communications around the diarrhea outbreak caused by the cyclospora parasite has been confusing, and social media has been awash with misinformation. Here’s what you need to know:
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Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A U.S. FDA committee is meeting today & tomorrow to talk about changing the rules for substances including PEPTIDES. People claim these can heal our bodies & make us look great. Does the science track?? We dig in 👇🧪 open.spotify.com/episode/6rgo... FDA meeting details: www.fda.gov/advisory-com...
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Peptides: The Ultimate Body Hack?
Science Vs · Episode
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Alicia @waterbear312.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Touching grass after all those football games⚽️
Deer in a meadow Butterfly on flowerSucculents growing in between rocks
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Tasting History with Max Miller @tastinghistory.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Odysseus’s Homecoming Meal
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Shana V. White (she/her) @shanavwhite.blacksky.app · 19/07/2026
Cabo Verde are the true winners of this World Cup.
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RV 🇸🇩 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 @rave74.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
BYE MESSI AND YOUR MERRY BAND OF CHEATING THUGS. GOOD RIDDANCE. Mbappe wins the Golden Boot! Hahaha
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Kylian Mbappe Goal Celebration vs Poland
ALT: Kylian Mbappe Goal Celebration vs Poland
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 17/07/2026
For the one millionth time this is why we need a free N95 mask program everywhere. Masks are important tools we all need to stay healthy throughout our lifetimes.
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Alicia @waterbear312.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
*sigh*
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anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The (initial) results are in: most of the publicly available comments on OMB's proposal to overhaul federal grantmaking are negative 95% of the 50k available comments were opposed, just 1% were in support Political control, peer review, and terminations were most common topics mentioned
Chart titled "commenters overwhelmingly oppose the proposed rule, percent of aalyzed comments by sentiment and type of commenter."chart showing what commenters on OMB proposal mentioned in their comment
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Alicia @waterbear312.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
My baby caught her first fly!
Sarracenia purpurea. Fly captured in lead.
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Dr. Jessie Christiansen @aussiastronomer.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Approaching ***300,000*** comments on the proposed OMB regulations on federal grants. TODAY IS YOUR LAST DAY, GET YOUR PERSONALIZED (NOT COPIED-AND-PASTED!) COMMENT IN BY NOON EST. www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM...
Screenshot of the OMB website showing 292,157 comments received.
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Alicia @waterbear312.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Today is the last day, please take 5 minutes of your day and stand up for science. Anyone and everyone should make their voice heard. This impacts all of us! Make your comment on the OMB before the deadline tonight.
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Alicia @waterbear312.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Fellow scientists who like to wait till the deadline to complete a task (I'm lookin at you fellow grad students), please do not forget to post your comment on the OMB for proposed federal grant funding! The deadline to submit a comment is Monday, July 13th at 11:59PM ET acs.quorum.us/campaign/164...
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American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
HEAR YE, HEAR YE! We are doing a virtual and accessible event on Monday (the OMB rule deadline day)! @standupforscience.net BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!
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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
New: The National Science Foundation is preparing to claw back some $500 million in funds from some of its core science programs in physics, math, computer science, and engineering in order to fund a project from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
nature.com
NSF plans cuts to core science programmes to fund White House initiative
A proposed clawback of already distributed research funds comes as the US agency’s budget is already squeezed and it struggling to clear a backlog of grant applications.
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ASM @asm.org · 10/07/2026
ASM has submitted formal comments urging the White House Office of Management and Budget to withdraw a proposed rule that would weaken the peer review process, limit scientific collaboration and networking and create new barriers to conducting and disseminating research: asm.org/articles/pol...
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ASM Opposes OMB Grants Rule | ASM.org
ASM strongly opposes the Office of Management and Budget's proposed rule on federal financial assistance, citing risks to scientific integrity and innovation.
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Shireen Ahmed @shireenahmed.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The most stunning hypocrisy in football is from France. Dembélé will be celebrated and his wife will be featured in Vogue. But policy and law would never allow her to touch a pitch if she wanted because of their hijab ban in sports.
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Nature @nature.com · 07/07/2026
The Hubble Space Telescope's unique vision and public support continue to be crucial for understanding the Universe, says Rogier Windhorst go.nature.com/44fvMQc
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Save Hubble: the race to preserve the space telescope kicks off
The orbiting observatory’s unique vision and public support continue to be crucial for understanding the Universe.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 07/07/2026
Cheer up, USA. One of your soccer teams has won 4 World Cups.
Megan Rapinoe
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Jake Harris @c-jake-harris.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Excited to be able to advertise 1x postdoc and 2x technician positions to join my group in Cambridge working on an exciting ARIA funded project to help bring a plant artificial chromosome into existence! Reposts very welcome please 🙏 (1/2)
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
George E. Johnson, the pioneering Black hair care entrepreneur who created Ultra Sheen and Afro Sheen, has died
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George E. Johnson, pioneering Black hair care entrepreneur and Afro Sheen creator, has died
George E. Johnson, the pioneering Black hair care entrepreneur who created Ultra Sheen and Afro Sheen, has died. He was 99.
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Alicia @waterbear312.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Mexico, you played a beautiful game!
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Alicia @waterbear312.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
What a game! No matter how it ends, the ref has been a breath of fresh air. Especially compared to the past few days of questionable calls.
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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Movies in the Parks has over 90 free screenings citywide. 🎥🍿 Here’s the list for 2026: blockclubchi.co/4w3cg5t
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 05/07/2026
A hero’s welcome for the Cabo Verde team arriving home ❤️
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Alicia @waterbear312.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I almost threw my phone.
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