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So are we just teaching our kids they have to obey anyone with a mask and an unmarked car and an oddly-fitting vest and zip ties now and go with them? Is this where we’re at?

submitted 21 hours ago • 567 comments

I like how as the oakleaf hydrangea blooms age they become pink

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Thrilled to share our latest review on how the gut microbiome connects diet to health, now published in Nature Reviews Gastro & Hepa! Honored to co-sign this piece with outstanding PIs @eranelinav.bsky.social @jfcryan.bsky.social Yolanda Sanz Mélanie Deschasaux Rebekka Lambrecht rdcu.be/epret

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

We're fans of @briannosek.bsky.social & he nails the problem precisely, pointing out how the bulk of Trump's #FoolsGold Executive Order - "...goes off the rails. If you’re not using scientific evidence, ideology is what is left.” www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025... #StandUpForScience

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.” Neither do we. But the N.I.H.—the world’s leading public funder of medical research—has canceled 1,389 grants and delayed over 1,000 more. The true cost won’t be known for decades. 🧵

submitted 2 days ago • 10 comments

Arthritis flare ups can fuck off right into the sun.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

We need more voices making it clear the importance of science

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

"I was asked to talk about this today. I'm glad I was. I just want you to know that what you need to do... is call your representatives and make sure that these cuts are stopped." ⚡☎️⚡ Call to protect weather & climate science funding! --> 5calls.org/issue/climat...

submitted 3 days ago • 14 comments

Yesterday I forgot something on the stove and turned it to charcoal potentially ruining a favored pan in the pyrr-noca household. Through an epic effort my spouse has reclaimed the pan. We like it that much it seems.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd. It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.

submitted 7 days ago • 461 comments

I don't think anyone outside of universities, pharma and biotech, independent research institutions have any idea of what is happening right now. If you haven't sounded the alarm among your friends, family and colleagues, now is the time to do it.

submitted 7 days ago • 66 comments

Somebody needs them some Chicory!

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments