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I just posted my comment and happy to share it, if anyone wants a draft they can tweak

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A simple path, followed by an equation. Basic research leads to knowledge, which leads to nonprofitable ideas, which leads to profitable ideas, which leads to commercial products, which leads to jobs, which fuels the economy. Kill research=kill the economy

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👋 Hi, we’re Unbreaking, a volunteer-run collective working to document our current moment of institutional collapse and its human costs—as well as the pushback and resilience work already underway. We believe this is critical work for building and retaining political agency.

submitted 3 days ago • 10 comments

Grant freezes versus terminations feel different, but they have the same practical effect. We should start treating freezes as terminations, both of which can be undone by HHS / NIH whenever they want—or by court order if they refuse. They’re all illegal.

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025

submitted 4 days ago • 20 comments

I called mine yesterday. Got both senators on the 1st try. 3 months ago I couldn't reach them at all, the lines were so busy. Call your representatives to save science!

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Promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, University of Minnesota Medical School! 🎉🍾

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

theconversation.com/vaccination-...

submitted 7 days ago • 9 comments

Our first Teach In is on the map...and it's a big one with @whysharksmatter.bsky.social! You can RSVP at the bottom of this page: www.standupforscience.net/summer-fight... #standupforscience

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

☀️THE SUMMER FIGHT FOR SCIENCE☀️ 🫵 WHO: You + all our friends 🧪 WHAT: Share science with your neighbors and tell them about the impact of proposed budget cuts. 🇺🇸 WHERE: Your local community 🏖️ WHEN: Now to Sept 30th 🔬 WHY: The 9/30 budget vote will determine the future of science in America.

submitted 8 days ago • 5 comments

"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants. Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."

submitted 9 days ago • 32 comments

I could never let him get preventable diseases. Vaccinate your pets.

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Check out the new consensus on #AdiposeTissue 👇👇 Was happy to contribute a bit to this great effort by the adipose tissue community

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New report from Bernie Sanders, ranking member on the HELP committee www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u... Lots of substance in here. Some highlights... 1/n

submitted 9 days ago • 3 comments

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submitted 11 days ago • 587 comments

HAPPY 75th, NSF! We’re celebrating this milestone by highlighting some of NSF’s most transformative accomplishments—innovations that have shaped our world and continue to drive progress in health, technology, the environment, and beyond. Read on 🧵(1/11):

submitted 12 days ago • 6 comments

Misinformation is winning not because it's true, but because it’s loud, emotional, and everywhere. It’s time for science to fight back. Aaron Mertz and I dissect the issue and offer solutions 👇 📖 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SciComm @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social @aspeninstitute.bsky.social

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My quote of the day JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn’t ask us to rank our love for others. Robert Prevost (Now Pope Leo XIV)

submitted 13 days ago • 4 comments

Beyond the lab: trust, storytelling and the fight for America's attention- by Aaron Mertz and yours truly.

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

1/3 PLEASE READ, LIKE, REPOST this "1/3" post There is a Senate Hearing May 14th with RFK Jr to discuss Trump's proposed HHS budget. Please find call/email the members of the committee every day until then (I have compiled contact info for the members in post 2/3)

submitted 16 days ago • 3 comments

My group will be teaching an 8th grade class on nutrition. I want the last bit to be on the importance of funding research and careers in science. Anyone has good resources or slides to share? #ScienceOutreach

submitted 16 days ago • 2 comments

Which FDA-approved vaccines had randomized, placebo-controlled trials? ALL OF THEM. Polio? Measles, mumps, rubella? Haemophilus influenzae B? Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis? Meningococcus? Varicella? Pneumococcus? Rotavirus? RSV? Hepatitis B? Influenza? HPV? COVID-19? Shingles? YEP. A thread🧵 1/

submitted 18 days ago • 60 comments

The NIH move to restrict animal research is a bad one and not just about health - it's about national security. More here: medium.com/@eblissmorea...

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

Europe’s choice is clear. To put science at the heart of its economy. To become the home of scientific freedom and collaboration. And to welcome talent from all over the world. I’m glad to present the first elements of our Choose Europe Initiative. → europa.eu/!TTbWbJ

submitted 17 days ago • 128 comments

It is SO important to call your representatives! Advocate for more $$ for research and health 👇👇

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A new study by economists estimates that a 25% cut in science funding would result in a GDP decline similar in magnitude to the 2008 recession. They also estimate that a 75% cut to government science would trigger a larger GDP decline than in any recession since the Great Depression.

submitted 22 days ago • 22 comments

Former heroin addict turned HGH guy with worms in his brain who plays around with roadkill and only drinks raw milk: Everyone else is stupid and, frankly, their teeth work too good.

submitted 22 days ago • 1811 comments

How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽

submitted 26 days ago • 59 comments

Our cover this week.

submitted 28 days ago • 1338 comments

Excited to share our latest study @cp-immunity.bsky.social. Heartfelt thanks to the editorial and review teams , to my co-first @yeungadventures.bsky.social, our co-authors, and to @khannakm.bsky.social for his outstanding mentorship throughout! Pls read/share!👇 www.cell.com/immunity/ful...

submitted 27 days ago • 8 comments

🧵 Thread on NSF grant terminations 🧪 This Nature article today confirms what DOGE's arrival at NSF can mean: terminating already awarded grants. "DOGE is...considering more than 200 of them for termination, NSF staff members have told Nature" What can we expect? And what should NSF grantees do?

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For those trying to understand why this administration wants to defund #university #research - that's because they can't control the results coming out of there. It's not about the area of study- Dr. Hall's science aligns perfectly with the new "priorities". This is a battle for the #truth

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Say goodbye to future cures to all of the top diseases.

submitted 36 days ago • 27 comments

Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.

submitted 36 days ago • 664 comments

Put a dendritic cell (DC) in your tumor #immunotherapy! cDC1-based vaccines induce strong effector & memory anti-tumor T cell response. Improved immune memory prevents tumor relapse! #CNIC @ageinves.bsky.social @contracancerinv.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... #immunosky #cancersky (1/7)

submitted 37 days ago • 2 comments

As a recipient of federal grants from #NIH (for now! 😭) that funds research in my lab, I'd like to sincerely thank American taxpayers on #TaxDay for investing in scientific research that lays the foundation for medical and technological innovation in this country and keeps us all safe and healthy

submitted 37 days ago • 15 comments

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

submitted 37 days ago • 1664 comments

MIT following Harvard's lead here

submitted 38 days ago • 592 comments

Can't wait for the Sable Award Lecture at #METPHYS2025 Which one of these stellar scientists get's your vote for this years award? The Sable Award recognizes Outstanding Contributions to the field of Metabolic Physiology Registration closes April 15 www.sablesys.com/metphys2025-...

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You may be fearing your 401k is no longer enough for you to retire. But with all the cuts to NIH and Medicare you also won't live as long. So the policies are integrated.

submitted 46 days ago • 843 comments

The myth that the childhood vaccine against measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) causes autism is based on a discredited study falsely linking the vaccine to autism. Find out more: ow.ly/EqeC50VlKva. #ImmunologyExplained #Measles #MedSky #MMR

submitted 50 days ago • 2 comments

The White House is proposing to cut health research leading to the loss of $16B and 68,500 jobs. Here's how your community will be impacted: scienceimpacts.org 🙏 @joshuasweitz.bsky.social

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Fine. If it's about jobs and the economy... 69% of the US GDP is from STEM and 24% of the US workforce works in STEM. #standupforscience #scienceforall #handsoffourscience ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb2024.... www.fticonsulting.com/~/media/File...

submitted 53 days ago • 10 comments

Early voting today in Wisconsin

submitted 54 days ago • 393 comments

Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs. Find out how your community may be impacted. Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org a 🧵

submitted 56 days ago • 206 comments

“Vitamin A is not an effective way to prevent measles…two doses of the [MMR] vaccine are about 97 percent effective. …vitamin A can cause liver damage…doctors at West Texas hospitals have said they’ve seen patients with yellowed skin and high levels of liver enzymes…both signs of a damaged liver.”

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This is catastrophic for pancreatic cancer patients

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