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Okay, nerds, buckle in! It's time for some SCIENCE. Back in the late 1960s, a scientist got some government funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Atomic Energy Commission to look for interesting bacteria living in extreme environments. 1/x

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open.substack.com/pub/pauloffi... How did RFK Jr. react to the first measles death in a child in the US in more than 20 years?

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NEWS: The FDA abruptly canceled its upcoming advisory committee meeting to select the strains for next year's flu shot. by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social

submitted 5 days ago • 256 comments

Influenza cases are extremely high across the U.S., but it's not too late to get your flu shot if you haven't already! As we are still in peak flu season, the most important action in reducing your risk of flu and its potentially serious outcomes is to get vaccinated. www.vaccines.gov

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Great thread (with receipts) about where NIH funding is currently at. We’re lagging behind last year’s funding even on continuing grants. The NIH funds critical research that benefits us all, and we are being harmed by these decisions.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

“I’m sure there are colleagues out there thinking, ‘She’s lost her mind.'" Seismologist Susan Hough goes looking for the famed Summerville Ghost, and finds something far more interesting... Cool story by @richardastone.bsky.social for @science.org!

submitted 35 days ago • 2 comments

The observation of a highly energetic neutrino in an enormous underwater detector has confounded physicists https://go.nature.com/40WBynH

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

Go birds! Miss you, Philly! 😭

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Not only does Bennu contain all 5 of the nucleobases that form DNA and RNA on Earth and 14 of the 20 amino acids found in known proteins, the asteroid’s amino acids hold a surprise https://go.nature.com/4hDtGhL

submitted 34 days ago • 5 comments