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Assoc Prof @michiganstateu, virologist🦠, cancer biologist (book under way), public health advocate. Views my own (he/him/his). https://www.bachmannlab.net
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Somewhere on this tiny “pale blue dot”, as Carl Sagan called our planet from this perspective, you and I are laboring under, and suffering from, the delusion of separate existence, of being superior, and being in control - unless we realize our frailty, interdependence, and Oneness - and wake up.

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

A reminder, in case you need one, that women are incredible athletes

submitted 26 days ago • 647 comments

A reminder that if the minimum wage had kept pace with worker productivity gains since the 1960s, it would now be nearly $26 an hour.

submitted 40 days ago • 469 comments

🧪 This is important.The public has vague awareness about why research is important. But what needs emphasis is the details on HOW the govt is crippling research. Every state needs public outreach by local organizations. 6O Minutes & John Oliver aren’t enough. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-pat...

submitted 41 days ago • 3 comments

Calling all virologists: my lab is hiring a tech for high containment work! Come work with our amazing team at 🇨🇦's National Pandemic Research Centre, using experimental, systems biology, & AI-driven approaches to study infection & pathogenesis of emerging viruses.

submitted 41 days ago • 5 comments

Akiko Iwasaki and Harlan Krumholz call for Long COVID and chronic disease research funding in the WSJ: “Advancing this research is one of the most effective ways to improve the lives of the tens of millions of Americans with chronic diseases.” www.wsj.com/opinion/how-...

submitted 58 days ago • 1 comment

The spring run off is coming up and hiking season is almost upon us. DO NOT ATTEMPT RIVER CROSSINGS AT THIS TIME. Falling and drowning are the two biggest killers in the park after automobile accidents. Hike smart and avoid any crossings until further notice. It's not worth your life.

submitted 58 days ago • 6 comments

So much profound beauty in our world. But it seems the forces unable to see beyond their own wealth, power, and egos are in the ascendant right now. It's our duty to mind ourselves and each other in these tough times, which may well get much worse. The living world depends on us never giving up. 🌍

submitted 112 days ago • 56 comments

35 years ago today, one of the most ICONIC and profound images was taken. the pale blue dot.

submitted 132 days ago • 11 comments

NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately. The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

submitted 138 days ago • 320 comments

Still more deadly than flu or RSV jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

submitted 150 days ago • 20 comments

this planet is the only one we’ve got, so let’s treat it that way

submitted 165 days ago • 10 comments

The yellow structure you are looking at is the Laniakea Supercluster, which exists as a vast cosmic region that accommodates nearly 100,000 galaxies. The red dot in the photo represents our home galaxy, the Milky Way, which houses around 300 billion stars, including our very own Sun.

submitted 179 days ago • 7 comments

on this day in 1996, we lost carl sagan, the man who inspired countless people to look up and appreciate the cosmos more 🌌

submitted 188 days ago • 30 comments

Everyone in this picture would be able to walk if the polio vaccine had existed in time for them.

submitted 193 days ago • 360 comments

⚠️ BREAKING: WHO Chief Dr. Tedros Warns the Threat of Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics Remains as New Disease Outbreak in DRC Kills 31, COVID-19 Still a Danger WHO Chief: "If the Next Pandemic Strikes, the World Would Still Face Weaknesses That Allowed COVID-19 to Spread."

submitted 197 days ago • 6 comments

Healthcare workers have put their lives on the line for all of us since the start of the Covid pandemic in 2020. They deserve the best protection as SARS-CoV-2 continues to evolve and circulate, and, if nevertheless infected and chronically ill, if not disabled, the best care and recompensation.

submitted 198 days ago • 0 comments

📺Incredible footage from a new study out, showing the vast extent of viral persistence after COVID. 🦠~60% of people who had had COVID had spike accumulation 🦠The team theorises spike in the skull might be a co-factor in the development of #longcovid Paper 👇 www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

submitted 209 days ago • 6 comments