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Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh. RNA polymerase II mechanism, classic films, #classiccountdown once in awhile
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It seems Tesla is detecting vehicles that may have problems, and artificially running their odometers faster so the warranty expires before they have to do any service Just incredible grift

submitted 23 hours ago • 529 comments

Say goodbye to future cures to all of the top diseases.

submitted 7 hours ago • 26 comments

This minivan looked old from from but new from back- maybe Japanese?

submitted 7 hours ago • 2 comments

per Van Hollen, El Salvador wouldn't let him into CECOT, which seems notable given that multiple House Republicans have photos of themselves inside grinning and giving a thumbs-up Abu Ghraib-style

submitted 10 hours ago • 52 comments

Last one for Tax Day – NOAA 🌊 The average U.S. taxpayer contributes $21/year to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 💡 NOAA turns science into safety — for coasts, communities, & the climate. It helps safeguard lives, property, and ecosystems from rising seas and extreme weather.

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKmu...

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Hearing the same from a direct source. People in Americorps being told they're done. It's over. No notice.

submitted 1 day ago • 115 comments

It's genuinely hard to express to sort of normal not politically plugged in non-lawyers *how* lawless the Trump administration is, and I think that's some part of the problem. You sound like you're hyperventilating, but it's just a flat description of what is going on.

submitted 1 day ago • 127 comments

Good reporting here. Student paper gets what the bigs have missed. White House is actually threatening to defund all of bostons major hospitals www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

submitted 1 day ago • 108 comments

Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...

submitted 1 day ago • 366 comments

If the cuts to IMLS destroy Interlibrary Loan funding for small schools, there goes most of the scholarship possibilities for those of us at small teaching institutions.

submitted 2 days ago • 9 comments

🧵: If you're wondering just how intrusive the Trump admin's demands of Harvard were, consider this one: "Every department or field found to lack viewpoint diversity must be reformed by hiring a critical mass of new faculty within that department or field who will provide viewpoint diversity."

submitted 2 days ago • 27 comments

Now online! Integrator loss leads to dsRNA formation that triggers the integrated stress response

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Dream on, Sluggo

submitted 2 days ago • 27 comments

uhhhhh...

submitted 2 days ago • 47 comments

Where my guys at @prasad.bsky.social @alexguseman.bsky.social @baym.lol

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

This is an outstanding essay explaining in great detail the inextricable & unlimited conflict of interest that now permeates absolutely every client representation by capitulating law firms. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Does it usually taste burnt: yes Are there lots of better ways ways to make popcorn: yes Would I make some right now: also yes

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