Hepatitis B virus is transmitted via infected blood & bodily fluids through: • Birth • Unsafe medical practices • Close contact/living with someone infected • Sharing personal items • Piercings, tattoos, needles • Human bites It CAN be spread via sexual activity. But it’s not the only way. 1/

This year's @smbmathbiology.bsky.social meeting provided us with another delightful mashup of math biologists (and me) talking about science, and in Amy's case, ultra-running and conference coffee ☕ Thanks to all the excellent attendees who agreed to speak with me for Biology in Numbers. #scicomm

I really, really don't need multiple emails from multiple news sources and magazines updating me on the status of Nicole Kidman's divorce...

Is this the most expensive meeting that could have been an email in the history of the world?

At DePaul University, a Catholic school in Chicago, students have created a covert contraceptive delivery network called "the womb service."

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com p.s. my new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats' is out now. Visit www.tomgauld.com for details

Poll of MoCo MD residents: which is worse, walking in Federal Plaza, or driving in Federal Plaza?

What incredible news today. I feel so grateful to have worked closely with Tony over the years and to have witnessed firsthand his vision, energy, and commitment to advancing functional precision medicine. I cannot think of a steadier (and more needed) force at the NCI at this time /n

i had the absolute worst night sleep last night...

A great way to give up on being a global leader in science.

While I’m at it: You guys know what to do!! youtu.be/jPCJIB1f7jk?...

Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.

I hate you back to school stomach bugs! 4 pukes in 3 days and general malaise. Wash your hands parents! 🫠

Just to recap, the actual president found an AI-generated video of a fake news report depicting a fake announcement about an imaginary healthcare system based on a technology that doesn’t exist and posted it on his official social media account

To be “a little useful to someone besides myself.” Simple and profound. Great story.

I have approximately zero following on this app, sharing in the hopes it can get in front of the right person. A man I went to college with’s wife was kidnapped by ICE at a green card hearing, and he’s trying to find a reporter who will speak to him about the situation

time to start the old #chemjobs questions thread back on this here website #chemjobsquestions "What is the percentage of jobs in the chemistry enterprise that are 50+% remote?"

A reminder to please support non-profit publishers. It’s good for science and scientists. It’s a responsible use of taxpayer dollars. It requires resisting peer pressure to submit to Nature journals. Thanks @bacteriality.bsky.social for this helpful slide for microbiology journals.

Dear parents - Yes you can give your sick child paracetamol if they’re >3 months old. It’s an excellent painkiller. It brings down a high temperature. It’s one of the safest drugs available. You are right to want to soothe your child’s distress. Evidence supports your good parenting. Be confident.

This only happens to you once

HANG IN THERE! 화이팅! #art|#kpdh

An update! Thank you to everyone who offered advice and support online and off. I owe you all one of those drinks that have accessories and snacks stuck in them. And thank you to the American Libraries magazine for updating with attribution.

I find it weird that people are painting Mamdani as an extreme outsider. The US govt. has taken ownership positions in major US companies like Intel (and soon TikTok). Mamdani wants to open a city-run grocery store to sell cheap groceries. And you're telling me the second is a radical socialist.

Hi @npr.org! We worked late tonight putting together this handy pocket guide! It doesn't address road design issues, but if we're going to educate road users, we should include drivers. It's the size of a folded business card. Print it, fold it, put it in your wallet!

So, like, anti IKEA?

Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment. The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/

I often emphasize that there are rarely "silver bullets" that magically solve problems but vaccines are one of the closest things we have and it's mind-boggling and enraging to watch this "debate" unfold during my lifetime

WOW. The lead plaintiff is a Latino man who's been here legally for 24 years. He was grabbed off the street by plainclothes federal agents who didn't even ASK about his status. He was detained overnight and only released once a supervisor realized he had been illegally arrested.

Oh thank goodness it's back. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxUj...

I spoke extensively with the Crimson reporter. She understood the strength of the evidence, and it shows. Odds ratios can be eye-glazing, but let's just say that when 2.5 million kids are studied, and it's still not possible to detect added risk from taking acetaminophen...there's no added risk.

These exhibits spotlight 600 female artists in DC area

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

GPT prompt: I am designing an experiment where I need to plant plants in a haxagonal design, with each plant having six neighbors with 20 cm distances between plants. Like a honeycomb design. Make me a diagram showing how many plants I can fit into a 2m x 2m area with this spacing. GPT response:

Amid the [gestures at everything], I've been meaning to re-up this piece from April. “‘Nonspeaking’ does not mean ‘non-listening,’” a formerly nonspeaking woman told me. “I was aware of the terrible things people were saying about me, when they discussed me like I wasn’t even there.”

I haaaaaate it when I have a great thought in my head and then it's gone when I sit to write it down. yay grantwriting

oh noooo when did the @archive.org lofi livestream go down?? 😭😭😭

I also want to point out that this is a very effective rhetorical tactic—adding some anodyne comments (whole foods are preferable in general to “ultraprocessed” foods as nutrition for kids) to go along with the objectionable ones. It’s meant to get people to lower their guard and be credulous.

Seeing ice cream cones during their spawning runs really takes your breath away. They’ll only do this once in their entire lives.

RFK Jr. Promotes Natural Immunity With Invitation To Touch His Festering Sore https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-promotes-natural-immunity-with-invitation-to-touch-his-festering-sore/

I wonder how much basic academic science funded by the public underlies this new treatment for Huntington’s disease?

Trump, Kennedy say the data show that Tylenol use during pregnancy causes autism. It doesn't, but the PACER files show that the researcher whose data is fueling their conclusions was paid $150,000 to testify in a case against Tylenol. www.statnews.com/2025/09/23/r...

Amazing resource for home sewing, #cosplay , #fashion etc. Over 200 years worth of sewing patterns #free copa.apps.uri.edu

And remember, the reason he wanted separate vaccines wasn't due to any science, but because *he'd filed a patent application for a single measles vaccine*. It was just grifting.

Just to piss off Nexstar, Sinclair, and Trump. Linking to the Kimmel YouTube video which has nearly 3 million views. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...

This is huge: “A drug that provides near-perfect protection against H.I.V. with shots just twice a year will be made available at $40 per patient annually in low- and middle-income countries, offering new hope… making lenacapavir a realistic choice in countries with constrained resources.”

So you're a scientist about to face a government shutdown? Have you considered becoming a rock star? It's easy AND profitable! 🎸🧪 Let's list off five scientists who turned rockers:

NJ PBS shutting down next summer. “15yrs ago Gov. Christie ended 4 decades of state funding for public TV, forcing them to find a new funder. The state cut $750k in funding this yr, but that was hardly the fatal blow; that came from the end of federal funds.” newjerseyglobe.com/media/new-je...

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...