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Editor in Chief of the #NonProfit, #OpenAccess journal @plosbiology.org Former Chief Editor of Nature Microbiology. #Virologist. #Feminist. #Spaniard in the UK. #Galician. #European always. Views my own. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3666-5683
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The City of Boston is leading 40+ mayors, cities, and counties in an amicus brief against the Trump Administration's drastic and illegal cuts to federal research funding—cuts that will lead to immediate job losses nationwide.

@lukelukeluke is the most welcome relief in my timeline right now 🙏🏻

Led by donkeys, US edition

Bravo @plos.org! US exec orders "stand in direct conflict with our core values, our mission, edit policies" "PLOS will not compromise on issues of scientific rigor & editorial integrity... we seek diversity because more expert voices make for better science" theplosblog.plos.org/2025/02/plos...

I wish I could send all of you out there a hug - witnessing second hand so much needless stress, uncertainty and suffering. I see you and I stand with you.

‼️The US-based @ipcc.bsky.social technical support unit (TSU) for Working Group 3 Co-Chairs has been terminated, and the US won’t be attending next week’s IPCC meeting where the AR7 chapter outlines will be approved. More by @afreedma.bsky.social here:

Important work that changes the way we think about antibiotic resistance in vivo 🧪

Not a fan of corporate virtue signaling but right now it feels important to stand up and be counted. We’re determined to stand firmly behind our mission, our values and our principles, & against censorship & any attempt to compromise the core principles of scientific inquiry. tinyurl.com/vndz2j5w

PLOS remains committed to the principles of #OpenScience: integrity, transparency, inclusivity, and collaboration. Recent policy changes in the U.S. raise concerns about the impact on the global research community and scientific integrity. Read the statement: plos.io/3D4O8cH

Proud to work in this organization that puts unwavering support of its communities, open, independent science and scientific integrity front and center

Here are some data documenting the funding "pause" pulled from NIH Reporter. Current results (FY25) (Red) are compared with results from FY21 (first year of Biden Administration) and FY24. Note that data from Reporter lag behind release of NoAs by ~1 week. I will be tracking this going forward.

All metascience interested: Please contribute to the conceptualization and initial launch of the Metascience Alliance to create weak ties among the many organizations, sectors, fields, and researchers that are advancing metascience. Links below to get involved.

This is heartbreaking

Thanks to all of the NIHers and their friends who reached out to me. I am still here (DM me or Signal jeremymberg.78) I still have a very incomplete picture but based on what I have been told, the damage to NIH and to many wonderful people who work(ed) there is/was impossible for me to imagine 1/n

In 2025, we continue to advocate for policy based on scientific evidence. This 2020 Editorial, “We need leaders that believe in scientific evidence”, resonates today as loudly as ever: plos.io/34lyl59. PLOS Biology also continues to push for DEI and a diverse scientific community: plos.io/3rzxczU 🧪

today in Bummer Emails. (if you have mosquito insectary space & can help, please reach out if you haven’t already!) 🦟

Selective justice - is how a DRC doctor describes the world’s response to the bloody conflict that’s unfolding there. Powerful words that sadly ring true “the world must finally decide if the values it claims to uphold apply to all of humanity or only a chosen few” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/o...

Congrats @mads100tist.bsky.social!! Woot, woot

New @nature.com How #AI can play a pivotal role in future pandemic preparedness and mitigation, with caveats nature.com/articles/s41... a privilege to join this global collaborative effort led by Moritz Kraemer and Samir Bhatt

I feel so strongly about the need for evidence-based policy and a dogged defence of science I said it in 2020, and will reiterate it til the end of time. The world may change - our principles should not

AI provides a universal framework that leverages data and compute at scale to uncover higher-order patterns Today, @arcinstitute.org in collaboration with Nvidia releases Evo 2—a fully open source biological foundation model trained on genomes spanning the entire tree of life.

There are now over 3000 signatories to my letter asking the Royal Society to explain why it has taken no action and said nothing about evident contraventions of its code of conduct by Elon Musk FRS. forms.gle/dBGaHk7SYUNA...

These are key resources for studying disease transmission & insecticide resistance. 🦟 [in orange] -Ae. taeniorhynchus: an intense nuisance biter; also a disease vector -An. albimanus: a major malaria vector in the Americas (vivax) -Cx. tarsalis: the main West Nile vector in the central+western US

I feel so strongly about the need for evidence-based policy and a dogged defence of science I said it in 2020, and will reiterate it til the end of time. The world may change - our principles should not

Exactly this 👇🏼👇🏼

The LMB Rising Talent Fellowship for Black heritage scientists is open for applicants! With this 3 year postdoc position we want to enable scientists of Black heritage to learn & grow their experience. To apply and for full details check here: www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/recruitment/...  Please share!

Meet our speakers! Jin Billy Li at Stanford University will give a talk on 'Bioinformatics(Machine Learning) and Artificial Intelligence for Genomic Medicine' session with the title of "A Large Number of GWAS Loci of Immune-Related Diseases can be Explained by a Shared Mechanism". #HGM2025

📢 We’re looking for a new Team Leader! @enasequence.bsky.social is recruiting a Team Leader to shape the strategy and direction for the ENA and Biosamples open data resources. Interested?👇

I am hiring: PhD students, postdocs, admin personnel. Email me if you know somebody that may be interested in joining us in Cologne! 👇👇 Please RT for reach! 🙏🙏

Cambridge Open Drinks are back! Thanks Iratxe Puebla for organizing 🙏🏻 18 March, 7pm, Panton Arms Are you interested in open science? Come along for some socializing 👇🏼

Hate that it has come to this, but it's time to consider PubMed vulnerable to enshittification. My latest post @plos.org discusses the lines we need to fight to hold – and alternatives we can rely on internationally: absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w... #medlibs

This sounds like Putin pre-invasion of Ukraine…

😳🤯. Dr. Laurer was the coauthor of the memo yesterday acknowledging that the NIH funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.

On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a reminder to not close your eyes and turn away from what is happening in the US right now. Fascism is an assault on scientific integrity, knowledge, and innovation. www.chron.com/news/space/a...

💔 The disparity in #ChildhoodCancer cure rates is staggering: 📈 More than 80% cure rate in high-income countries 📉 Less than 30% in most low- & middle-income countries. Ensuring equal access to care is the key to saving lives 👉 bit.ly/4hPDeWN

Perfecto hallazgo para el día de la mujer y la niña en la ciencia

We got a message from the university to remove any use of the "DEI", "diversity", "equity", or "inclusion" from all public-facing documents. They said that even "biodiversity" is being flagged by the federal government. We live in the dumbest timeline.

Common #altmetrics indices are limited and biased in the social media that they cover. This Perspective highlights how and why altmetrics should broaden its scope to provide more reliable metrics for scientific content and communication. 🧪 plos.io/4jRq5OL

Aye-ayes are clearly unusual, but @glom.bsky.social @3rdreviewer.bsky.social &co show that they also have an unusual pattern of #MutationBias; older females transmit more mutations than males. This is a first for mammals, raising questions about other #lemurs 🧪 @plosbiology.org plos.io/40SR4kj

Professors and similar elites are the enemy. Vance was pretty clear about it

True. While the situation in the US is abhorrent, other countries will continue to push ahead with STEM development. The greatest loss is for the US. It really feels like the end of an era. Historically, the downfall of most empires has come from rot within. I feel we are witnessing one