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Celebrating the publication of our big collaborative spatial-social meta-analysis of density-dependent transmission effects, out now in Nature Eco Evo! doi.org/10.1038/s415... (or rdcu.be/eD6eB)

This absolute banger

It would be a lot simpler, and more effective, to provide all people seeking asylum with the right to work. It has public and cross party support, helps protect against exploitation, helps people rebuild lives faster, and reduces Home Office costs. #r4today www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

BBC NEWS / AFP / BBC NEWS / REUTERS JOINT STATEMENT: “We are desperately concerned for our journalists in Gaza, who are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families. "They are now facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering. "

Interested in using phylogenetics to study arboviruses? Our new review in @natrevgenet.nature.com‬ by @viralverity.bsky.social‬, @sdellicour.bsky.social‬, and Marta Giovanetti has you covered! 📖 👉 rdcu.be/epH2U Short 🧵

The Copilot Delusion buff.ly/99QsTEM <- the story is that one thing LLMs are good at is helping programmers. An experienced programmer carefully explains, in detail, why this is not true.

Fantastic opportunity to join some excellent programmes to gain quantitative ecological training at the University of Glasgow 
 @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk 
@uofglasgow.bsky.social for full details see bsky.app/profile/uofg...

1. LLM-generated code tries to run code from online software packages. Which is normal but 2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but 3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So 4. Now the LLM code points to malware.

Can we use social evolution to fight pathogens? @asgriffin.bsky.social and I review the evidence for 'cheat therapy' in bacteria and viruses... 🧪🦠 #socialviruses #evosky #virosky 1/3

Excited to see review with @asherleeks.bsky.social out today in Nature Antimicrobials and Resistance. We compare application of social evolution to treatment of infection in bacteria and viruses: very different stories! rdcu.be/eftKw @biology.ox.ac.uk @erc.europa.eu @naturerevmicro.bsky.social

"You can't policy your way out of a right-wing propaganda problem." Louder for the people in the back! At no point will any right-wing party be like "You know what, I think as a nation we are now cruel enough to immigrants and LGBTQ-people. Let's focus on something else for a change."

Gift article written by @gregggonsalves.bsky.social that offers some much needed hope and a plan. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/o...

In Connecticut - NIH FUNDING: $770M JOBS SUPPORTED: 6609 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $1.68B

I was a Head Start kid with a single teenage mom growing up in a rural community. My aunt is a Head Start teacher, my grandmother was a Head Start bus driver. This program provides vital support for our communities. No one who is “pro-family” should want to shut this down.

Senator Bill #Cassidy owns this nomination now. As a physician he broke his oath to do no harm, his duty to serve the citizens of his state and this country. Every #measles case, every #mumps case, every #pertussis case is Senator Cassidy's now. This is his legacy of cowardice.

10/n To sum up: 1. The moral panic was gibberish. Only a tiny proportion of kids have ever been diagnosed with GD, and very few of those got drugs in the UK. 2. Services in the UK were TERRIBLE before the Cass review. Less than 1/10 ELIGIBLE kids were prescribed medications!

I am with dozens of Utah scientists, healthcare providers, and educators who urge Senators Lee and Curtis to vote no on RFK’s dangerous nomination. The health of Utahns and Americans is at risk. www.sltrib.com/opinion/comm... @sltrib.com @gregggonsalves.bsky.social

1. Sabotage public institutions. 2. Claim they don’t work efficiently. 3. Eliminate them. — That’s the playbook.

Today, the global gag rule is expected to go back into effect "The harm of the gag rule to reproductive health is far-reaching and long-lasting" www.guttmacher.org/report/evide...

Most of my time this year has been working on this new dengue nomenclature system with a huge and brilliant set of global collaborators!! Glad to see other people think it's worthwhile too 😎 @nathangrubaugh.bsky.social

Today Pathoplexus announces the inclusion of a new viral pathogen: mpox (previously known as monkeypox). Within the context of the current mpox outbreaks and ongoing health concerns, Pathoplexus aims to support sequence sharing to improve both understanding and response. 1/7

🌍📢 This December, we are spotlighting the intersection of Climate Change and Infectious Diseases at the Yale School of Public Health! Stay tuned for faculty and student spotlights featuring innovative research and contributions! 🌱🦠 #ClimateChange #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth #YaleEMD

🌍 In recognition of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, we’re proud to spotlight Dina Garmroudi in our EMD Student Spotlights series! 🌍 Learn how her HIV research at YSPH is advancing public health. Check out her Q&A! 🧬 @yalesph.bsky.social #WorldAIDSDay #PublicHealth 👉 medicine.yale.edu/news-article...

Interested in fitness consequences of the gut microbiome in the wild? Keen on being involved with an iconic long-term study system? Check out a PhD opportunity working on Soay sheep microbiomes! Info below and feel free to contact with q's. e4-dtp.ed.ac.uk/e5-dtp/super...