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Late diagnosed #ActuallyAutistic and now things make a lot more sense. Science geek, music junkie. Wants to make a positive difference wherever possible. London, UK.
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Figured I would put this out there. TransGENIC mice are NOT TransGENDER mice. TransGENIC refers to an organism or cell whose genome has been genetically altered. We use them to model human diseases & develop new treatments. This is yet another attempt to push anti-trans & anti-science rhetoric.

submitted 23 hours ago • 161 comments

THIS IS HUGE! For the FIRST time ever, researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have successfully discovered a molecular switch that can actually REVERT cancer cells BACK TO NORMAL by capturing the critical transition state before full cancer development. 🧪🧵⬇️

submitted 4 days ago • 101 comments

www.reuters.com/world/europe...

submitted 36 days ago • 1262 comments

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers have discovered a vulnerability in drug-resistant bacteria: zinc- OR a lack thereof. Depriving bacteria of certain nutrients can cause important physiological changes, rendering them VULNERABLE to antibiotics, INCLUDING those they once resisted! Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️

submitted 40 days ago • 80 comments

hate it when the promos for new Poirot adaptations are like “THIS ISN’T YOUR GRANDMA’S AGATHA CHRISTIE.” I like my grandma’s Agatha Christie??

submitted 39 days ago • 13 comments

Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home

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If autistic me is looking at your shoes or behind you when I'm talking to you it means I'm paying attention to what you're saying. I'm not ignoring you.

submitted 41 days ago • 19 comments

I don't want to mask my autism, I want to flourish and radiate passion and love and live like a soul personified.

submitted 43 days ago • 16 comments

I'm so tired of it. Neil Gaiman claiming autism. Musk claiming autism. Autism doesn't make you do terrible, terrible things. Stop. Blaming. Autism.

submitted 42 days ago • 95 comments

the internet was better when it was on a computer in your house and didn't consume our whole lives. time passed more slowly before there were endless distractions. you had space to read, space to think, space to grow bored and create something.

submitted 45 days ago • 8 comments

Telling someone who's autistic to ignore a sensory trigger is unlikely to help them. Many autists report that their brain can't filter out triggers in the way NT's can. We wish we could ignore them but we just can't. Imagine telling someone to ignore a fire in a room. That's how it feels.

submitted 55 days ago • 35 comments

I think I might need that though 😂

submitted 56 days ago • 20 comments

Defo hen

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submitted 57 days ago • 277 comments

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at TAU and the University of Lisbon have developed a groundbreaking nano-vaccine against COVID-19, delivered via nasal spray WITHOUT requiring cold storage. Preclincial studies show the vaccine was effective against ALL major SARS-CoV-2 variants. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️

submitted 87 days ago • 155 comments

The bottom one hits hard.

submitted 90 days ago • 0 comments

Private Eye

submitted 91 days ago • 15 comments

Me, talking to teabags, making sure they don't fell they're picked out unfairly.

submitted 90 days ago • 0 comments

I'm either getting a fair few bot followers, or users with multiple accounts following me here... Anyone else?

submitted 90 days ago • 0 comments

Just wrote a review for a new mattress. I'd written, "it was a little hard on the first night". Got a lewdness warning, so had to rewrite.

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submitted 91 days ago • 16 comments

Choose empathy. Read.

submitted 90 days ago • 220 comments

You can't just be "a little autistic", you're either autistic or you're not. It's literally how the brain is wired It's like how a Windows PC can't be "a little MacOS"

submitted 90 days ago • 8 comments

There should be a wealth cap, no single individual should own more than a billion, excess wealth should be pumped directly into social services. If monopolies are illegal, billionaires should be too.

submitted 94 days ago • 324 comments

Clearest image ever taken of Heart Nebula, located 7500 light years away from us

submitted 95 days ago • 347 comments

Cat: You don't understand, you must let me out into the world, I yearn to be free and unfettered by domesticity Same cat five minutes later: WHY DID YOU BANISH ME TO THE FROZEN REALMS OF THE OUTER WORLD THERE IS NOTHING BUT A WASTELAND THERE HOW DARE YOU SIR

submitted 95 days ago • 412 comments

THIS IS HUGE! An HIV PrEP drug candidate in the form of a twice-yearly subcutaneous injection has been shown to reduce HIV infections by 96% in a SECOND late-stage Phase III trial. Lenacapavir was 99.9% effective at preventing HIV in MORE THAN 2,000 participants. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️

submitted 96 days ago • 56 comments

Wishing all my friends in Scotland and those celebrating around the world a very happy St Andrew’s Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

submitted 96 days ago • 84 comments

Yes, to suspire is to utter a deep sigh. It’s all about breath, as are ‘inspire’ (to breathe life into an idea/person), ‘expire’ (breathe out), ‘perspire’ (to breathe through), ‘conspire’ (to breathe together), and ‘spirit’, because the ancients believed the spirit was breathed into the body.

submitted 97 days ago • 39 comments

Are you autistic ? I'd like to connect and follow you. I have no friends IRL. Autistic people can find social situations difficult or overwhelming and struggle to make and maintain friendships, leading to social isolation. Let's connect and build a community where we're not alone.

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submitted 101 days ago • 426 comments

There are always a few faculty/teachers who discourage some #students from pursuing STEM. I've been told I couldn't land some jobs because "I am a woman". Don't let anyone discourage you from pursuing #stem. Anyone can positively contribute if they work hard, learn, and gain experience. 🧪👩‍🔬🥽🍎#edusky

submitted 101 days ago • 16 comments

For the first time in years, I'm feeling Christmassy. Not in a commercial kind of way, but wistfully and magically, and religiously. Sort of Narnia-y. It might be my seeking comfort in an increasingly uncomfortable world though...

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments

The holiday season is approaching, and that means warm drinks, cold rain and plenty of time for reading. Today I bring you a list of some beloved festive classics.

submitted 109 days ago • 8 comments

Would be great to see development of a vaccine and better protection for this wonderful native squirrel at risk from grey squirrels as well as the infection squirrelpox 🧪

submitted 109 days ago • 48 comments

So cute … Or is it?

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submitted 111 days ago • 891 comments

@rose.bsky.team I need help reaching more folks —Autistic voices need to be seen heard and im trying to amplify then. Im autistic Can you help me reach more with a rt?

submitted 110 days ago • 1 comment