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Research Scientist (molecular biology, PhD)-retired. Scientific Publishing
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I’m on the sidelines watching now but remember my arguments with my committee that junk RNA wasn’t junk. Nature is conservative. It won’t waste energy on ‘junk’ tiny RNA production #genetics

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Even when children “recover”, there is still mortal risk. Subacute sclerosing panecephalitis from measles. SSPE case studies shook me when a virology grad student

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#AcademicPublishing #ScientificPublishing

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Podcast on naming in science. A colleague who cloned mammalian ether-a-go-go (hERG) stated the problem. Though fun for C elegans and Drosophila folks back then, the names fail when communicating human disease to patients! No more merlot or zinfandel genes. #molecularbiology #scientificpublishing

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A certain HG Wells quote on symbiosis keeps rattling in my head. From his biology text “The Science of Life”. Ain’t it the case #MedSky #science #AcademicPublishing

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A new study in The Lancet Infectious Diseases found that COVID-19 hospital admissions & deaths remained higher than influenza in Denmark from 2022-2024. The risk was greatest for unvaccinated individuals, those with comorbidities, and men.🧪 #IDsky www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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#Medicine🔬 #MolBiol🧪

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Excellent discussion of pandemic cinema as a reflection of societal zeitgeist. Well worth a listen. Since I come from a molecular virology background I see these movies with a bias #Scuence #Medicine🔬#MolBiol🧪

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What's your favorite movie about disease? On this week's book club episode, Erin chats with the authors of Diseased Cinema: Plagues, Pandemics and Zombies in American Movies all about the genre and how it's changed over time. And check out the Infectious Historians podcast if you haven't already!

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Not an MD but was a PhD grad in microbiology and molecular genetics under infectious disease MD advisor. We had to read this every week and also be prepared to share and discuss with MD 1st year students at recitation grad students led. Not a trivial thing

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ICMJE proposed update to the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals #AcademicPublishing #Medicine

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#AcademicPublishing

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#CDC has confirmed #H5N1 #birdflu in a child in San Fransisco whose source of infection hasn't been determined. The child had fever & conjunctivitis, but has since recovered. Info not yet available on the genotype of the virus, which should help point to a source (ie wild birds or cows).

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Interesting read on maintaining integrity of academic articles #SciPub #AcademicPublishing

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New study: "Undeclared use of] #AI seems to appear in journals with higher citation metrics and higher article processing charges ([#APCs), precisely those outlets that should theoretically have the resources and expertise to avoid such oversights." https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.15218 #Misconduct […]

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Bluesky is developing itself as a strong platform for discussion among scientists. Less so to lay community. Is this a positive or negative? #Science #ScientificPublishing #MolBiol #Bluesky

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Between predatory publications and preprints with no subsequent journal publication, there is a lot of dross out there the general public cannot fully put into context. #AcademicPublishing

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"Spelling out all the potential consequences of an unknown party accessing your DNA is impossible, because scientists’ understanding of the genome is still evolving," @kristenvbrown.bsky.social wrote in one of our don't-miss stories of 2024:

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#cancer #molecular genetics

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Investigators trying to determine how a child in California might have contracted H5N1 bird flu are continuing to learn more details about the case.

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Spider’s using slingshots using spicy senses: their webs. bsky.app/profile/edyo... wrote a truly wonderful book in animal senses, “An Immense World” click.aaas.sciencepubs.org?qs=cc89d750a...

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Good introduction into need for and use of comparative vertebrate genomics and about involved to accomplish it www.npr.org/2024/12/04/1...

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Excellent overview of H5N1 avian flu status and puzzling questions by @helenbranswell.bsky.social #virology #medicine www.statnews.com/2024/12/02/b...

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