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notjustdna.bsky.social
Scientist and science writer from New Zealand. BioinfoTools on Twitter. Traveller. Cycle touring. More later - just setting this account up!
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#NZ 🇳🇿 Useful map & update “The Chinese notification was about its intention of engaging in live fire and was picked up by commercial planes flying across the Tasman Sea,” “An Emirates flight flying from Sydney to Christchurch in New Zealand was warned by the Chinese navy to avoid the airspace,”

submitted 8 hours ago • 0 comments

Marsraker…

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Before it's taken offline, I want you to know about the NASA website where you can learn about the stratospheric ozone hole and check on how it's doing. It has cool movies like this one, showing the growth of the ozone hole during the Austral spring last year. ozonewatch.gsfc.nasa.gov/SH.html

submitted 20 hours ago • 17 comments

I’ve lost track of this - I had no idea this has gotten up to series 14! (I was watching it before heading away overseas a number of years ago. Keeping up with English TV series isn’t a priority when cycling or exploring Asia!)

submitted 9 hours ago • 0 comments

For NZ, too? -

submitted 9 hours ago • 0 comments

🧪🧠🖥️ Computational/theoretical cognitive science textbook online ⬇️ This looks to be a foundational book, rather than surveying methods and/or digging into the specifics and details of these.

submitted 9 hours ago • 0 comments

This certainly sounds promising. I just hope that RFK Jnr keeps his sticky little hands off it.

submitted 12 hours ago • 0 comments

”Damn! Where did we park the car, Bob?”

submitted 12 hours ago • 0 comments

1 week left to apply for this!

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📚 I dropped into the book store a few days ago on the off-hand chance Shroud had made it to our shores. Probably too early but I had to try 😀 One day 😊

submitted 13 hours ago • 0 comments

In the USA: Thought policing – you’re not even allowed to ask 😔

submitted 22 hours ago • 0 comments

Sharing for the headline - not good news 😔

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Crazy story, another gem from Wikipedia. Meeting his end, “Declared guilty by an imperial edict, he was condemned to slow slicing. Out of respect for his sister, Gurun Princess Hexiao, the Jiaqing Emperor spared Heshen this dishonorable death, instead ordering him to commit suicide by hanging.”

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Never minding the citizenship story he’s telling, this is the first I’ve heard of anyone skiing across the Baltic Sea.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Huge restoration and pest control project planned for three of NZ's largest islands www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

*THE CAT IS NOT TRYING TO EAT THE CHEESE!!* Seriously, great to see more #scifi on the way! 😊 ⬇️

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🎥📺🍎 #scifi This sounds great 😊 ⬇️

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CDC: Two indoor-only cats living in separate households in Michigan developed H5N1 bird flu in May 2024 and subsequently died. The owners were dairy farmworkers who declined testing but reported having symptoms consistent with H5N1 bird flu prior to the cats becoming ill. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...

submitted 1 day ago • 9 comments

#scicomm While the internship must be based in the U.S., you can apply from outside the U.S. Great to see support for diversity when it’s being hit so hard over there!

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For a little light relief, a physics Dad joke ⬇️

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Amen ——— For those overseas—relevant to our Minister of Science of the time axing social science from our premier 'blue skies' research fund. She also removed the rule that the grants be assessed indep. of govt’s socio-economic policies, which I think should have draw a LOT more noise than it did.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

#NZ COVID-19 Data on what’s in our poop is still coming out!*

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

FWIW, Dr Webby is a New Zealander, and a graduate of the University of Otago -

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US knobbles NZ New Zealand-run disinformation course for Pacific journalists after refusing to give them student lists and class materials – From @marcdaalder.bsky.social at @newsroom.co.nz Subscribers only at the moment (should be open later) newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/20/u...

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

🧪🧬🖥️ Good to read that Genetics Aotearoa funding has been extended out to 2030 -

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

US science politics And smashing science that doesn’t fit their ideology continues… 😟

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

#NZ COVID-19 Data on what’s in our poop is still coming out!*

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

NZ Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee is calling for submissions on Consumer Guarantees #RightToRepair Bill. By Thurs 3 April. Bill would require manufacturers to make repair parts and info available for maintaining or repairing goods. #NZpol www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

For a little light relief, a physics Dad joke ⬇️

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Amen ——— For those overseas—relevant to our Minister of Science of the time axing social science from our premier 'blue skies' research fund. She also removed the rule that the grants be assessed indep. of govt’s socio-economic policies, which I think should have draw a LOT more noise than it did.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

FWIW, Dr Webby is a New Zealander, and a graduate of the University of Otago -

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

🧪🧬🖥️ Good to read that Genetics Aotearoa funding has been extended out to 2030 -

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