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A baby platypus is called a puggle (or 'platypup' 😁) And anytime you post a video like this one, someone always points out they have venomous spurs. The adult males DO, but only the adult males! Let's talk about the amazing venom cocktail produced by this adorable little beaver-duck.

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This is an incredible initiative! Does anyone in the Pittsburgh area want to work on this with me?

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If you’re a scientist with even a little bit of experience talking about your science to the public, I’d encourage you to sign up to do one of these. I can help. 🧪🌎🦑

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When you’re an anti-vaxxer and also bad at Zelda

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Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab

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“dont rake your leaves until nights are above 50 so pollinators can hatch” is good advice that combines 3 great loves: having the moral high ground, not doing chores, and bugs

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Any recommendations on someone who would make for a good guest to discuss Lyme disease?

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New EO banning “dangerous gain-of-function” experiments dropped Monday. Allow me to break out my deranged anti-vax kakistocrat translator. Will this improve the safety & security of biological research? Hell yes, because biological research won’t exist anymore!

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If you see this, post the most recent photo of yourself from your camera roll. No cheating!

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Link to actual EO - www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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Me, talking to my friends

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If you see this post your getaway vehicle

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I got hit by some rather sudden and extreme financial hardship so if anyone is in need of remote wetlab contract research, strictly BSL1, do let me know. Currently scrambling for gigs. Plant, Bacterial, Archaeal Non-model Bioeng Custom Lab Hardware Turn Key Genetic Design Please repost for reach 💚

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This work is critical to us responding to Ebola outbreaks and strengthening medical countermeasures - “RFK Jr.'s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research”

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Cemetery snails for #invertfest!

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Happy #Invertefest! Celebrate invertebrate biodiversity 🐛💕

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TIME's cover story this week is about using genetic engineering to bring back a recently-extinct species. I don't know the technical details of this case, which may or may not be as awesome as it sounds. But some thoughts on this topic in general as a conservation biologist: 🧵 🧪🌎

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Inside you there are two wolves

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Secretary Kennedy has said that making HHS more efficient means getting rid of administrative bloat. But is it only administrators getting “streamlined”? Happy April Fools Day, except this is not remotely funny.

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2011: an EF5 tornado hit Joplin, MO with a path length of 21 miles. Estimated wind speeds were 250 mph (402 km/h). There were 1,150 injuries reported, 4,380 houses destroyed, $2.8B in damages. 158 people lost their life in the storm. Another 5 died from flesh-eating fungus. Let's talk about it.

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Look who has a sighting featured in the @inaturalist.bsky.social March newsletter - it’s @apsciencebylyn.bsky.social You can contribute to the vast iNaturalist database by uploading sightings of your favorite critters. Scientists will thank you. 🧪 🌿

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whispering voice in your head: "...put them in your ears..."

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“Each moment, each day, people don’t access their antiretroviral treatment is clearly a recipe for a disaster.” My colleague @cohenjon.bsky.social spoke to John Nkengasong, the outgoing head of PEPFAR 🧪 #IDsky

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Benjamin Barti at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences - IEM, took this 20X micrograph by confocal microscopy for Nikon's 2018 Photomicrography Competition. You're seeing dye-injected Purkinje cells in a mouse cerebellum. These are some of the largest neurons in the brain.

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Let's talk about narwhals, the unicorn of the sea. Their name is from Old Norse, "Nár", meaning 'corpse'. So, 'corpse-whale', probably from their mottled skin and tendency to float motionless, called "logging". Linnaeus gave them the scientific name Monodon monoceros, "One tooth, one-horn".🐋🧪

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1. President Trump has signed an executive order making employees at organizations that support transgender youth care and DEI ineligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. This could impact thousands of schools, hospitals, and nonprofits. Subscribe to support my journalism.

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Happy Twin Peaks Day ☕️

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How is it that I, a PhD program director at Pitt, heard about this from the media and not my University?!?

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I can confirm that @pittchemistry.bsky.social has admitted students - we’re having a visit weekend right now. Hopefully this is only temporary- the admin is being very cautious about a potentially >100M budget hole if NIH budgets are cut. www.wesa.fm/health-scien...

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🚨 WANT TO HELP US STAND UP FOR SCIENCE? 🚨 Here's a little update on where we're currently at with the planning process! Is your state red or grey & you want to see an event happen? Fill out our volunteer form or share with a friend! airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG... #standupforscience2025

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It truly breaks my heart that after we went through COVID, the burnt out OG public health workforce and new grads/early career folks who went into it all bc they saw how vital it was during a pandemic, are now being fired, losing their funding, & ultimately shown how little our field is valued

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'Safety first' when sacking Rome.

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No biggie, just an ancient equivalent of a clay photograph that shows a man walking his dog 3,800 years ago in the city of Borsippa 🥹

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We get data from the WHO. Without this, we're flying blind with data regarding evolution of infectious agents globally, putting us behind if we need to develop vaccines & treatments, just for one aspect. This puts the whole country at risk.

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Live footage 🧪

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Why should the public care about the freeze on the NIH? Aside from the need for scientific pursuits to make our society better… -For every dollar we invest in NIH research, there is a $2.5 return. -Research dollars help fund universities that employ non-academics. (1/)

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This is for PA👇🔬💵

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Let’s all hope this pause is indeed very temporary, and these agencies can get back to their crucial work immediately. In the meantime, the federated public health system we have may be our defense - look to your state departments of health, agriculture, and wildlife.

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Just posting this picture of an iron lung at University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, for no particular reason. Jonas Salk was pretty dope. #VaccinesSaveLives

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The cave troll tried to stab Frodo but it didn't work. Mithril issue.

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Autoclave run failed today. Overfill issue.

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Here we provide evidence of henipaviruses in North America with the discovery of Camp hill virus in the Northern Short-Tailed Shrew, Alabama. Early release article available from EID wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/... #virology

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