"The question is not whether another spillover is coming. It is whether the world will have destroyed the very people and systems capable of detecting it before it arrives." This is such a good quote.

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It's time to see past our differences and remember what connects us. When we realise where our strength lies - in each other - that's when change happens. A powerful message from @mothinali.bsky.social: youtu.be/VPsR1hfTaAA

It's somewhat comforting that he is, on some level, aware that he is lacking. And it's not just him, irrespective of the power and wealth his cronies accumulate they can't escape their certainty that they're inferior. zeteo.com/p/trump-ange...

He's doing it again. First "superflu" and now the attack on Iran. He'll grasp at any event to push back.

What is going on at the ACIP and the CDC? I wrote up a little explainer. notadoctor.news/2026/03/25/c...

Looking for a new role? @thelancet.com, who have held group membership with EASE for many years, are hiring - take a look at the full advert on the EASE Job Adverts and Opportunities page. Applications are open until 5 April. ease.org.uk/job-advert/p...

Erm.... Are these people ok? I don't think they're ok. Join.greenparty.org.uk

My resignation letter

A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all

Is it possible to quit an advisory committee that was already disbanded by the order of a federal judge? Robert Malone tests the hypothesis in his new quest for a drama free life

I'm still suffering from reading that RFK Jr said the gut microbiome was plants...

“Palestinian refugees have also been displaced… the biggest displacement since 1967.” @mehdirhasan.bsky.social speaks w/ UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini about the dire conditions in Palestine, which have gone underreported since the beginning of the Iran war: zeteo.com/p/unrwa-chie...

Very instructive. Always carefully scrutinise unfamiliar or legacy equipment before you use it. It's been a few decades since I started a lab fire...

I wonder if some researchers are actually aware that they've been signposting their motivated reasoning since 2020.

Fully-funded #PhD opportunity on the early history of the Public Records Office starting this October phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2475... with @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy @universityofleeds.bsky.social Available full or part-time. #archives #skystorians

He has "better things to do"? Substack? www.statnews.com/2026/03/24/f...

My quote of the day Frederick Douglass

Some photos from @guy_heath_ rock pooling at Hannafore, Looe! The elusive Rainbow sea slug (Babakina anadoni), found by @oops_robin 🌈

I find it so difficult to be motivated to say much on here anymore. I type a few letters and then I discard the post.

@lshtm.bsky.social launches its new MRes in Infectious & Tropical Diseases, a research-focused Master’s. It is based within LSHTM’s Faculty of Infectious & Tropical Disease. Strong option for intercaled students. More details here: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

UK Health Security Agency is inviting feedback on UK Standards for Microbiology Investigations for Streptococcus, Enterococcus, Moraxella and similar organisms. Have your say here: https://www.rcpath.org/profession/publications/standards-for-microbiology-investigations/uk-smi-consultations.html.

My wife is currently hiking around Iceland's volcano's because it's "fun". I do not share this assessment, so I am in London.

“Sources in and close to this administration…explicitly do not want President Trump to send ground troops to Iran.” Zeteo’s @swin24.bsky.social explains why Trump sending ground troops to Iran would lose him support from some MAGA elites. Read the full story here: zeteo.com/p/the-kharg-...

American journalists in 2036

This background is so beautiful it looks fake, but I assure you it is real. Squirrel of the Day for March 24, 2026 in a blossoming magnolia tree at DC's Oak Hill Cemetery #sqrlpix

Just conducted a study of university AI policies. A surprising constant is how many of them shove Copilot down their employees' throats.

"In other words, the ACIP, as reconstructed by RFK Jr., no longer exists and every decision made by this fake ACIP is now invalidated." open.substack.com/pub/pauloffi...

On World TB Day... #IDSky #TBSky @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

"If you’re an academic, at some point in your career you’ve asked yourself why journals are such a Kafkaesque edifice. The answer is because journals are being asked to do something that is outside their core function: police academia."

"Even rejection following peer review isn’t necessarily a judgement on your work in general. It’s possible that refinement and clarification of the paper during the process has revealed that it is, or turned it into, something that differs from the initial assessment."

"When you were preparing your manuscript, did you look at the journal’s guidance for authors? Don’t worry if the answer is no, because you have a lot of company. But if you want to avoid seeing your manuscript too soon, it’s worth checking if there’s anything listed as a minimum requirement."

In 1988, the US Navy shot down Iran Air Flight 655, a civilian passenger plane, killing 290 people including 66 children. No one was held accountable. That impunity didn’t end. It set a precedent. @premthakker.bsky.social breaks down the attack you’ve probably never heard about

After years of delay, the Future Homes Standard is finally out. Solar panels, heat pumps, and insulation standards are all welcome - but this still feels like half a plan, when the scale of the housing crisis demands the whole lot.

In Chinese, Joker is called 小丑, literally means "Little Ugly".

"This contribution to developing nations has often been ignored or censored." theconversation.com/us-attacks-o...

New review article Molecular diagnostic tests for isoniazid-resistant #tuberculosis: a scoping review www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #IDSky #ClinMicro #TBSky #TB #AMR #OpenAccess #OA

New research article #Bedaquiline resistance in patients with Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra-tested #rifampicin resistant #tuberculosis in the Western Cape, South Africa: a prospective study www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #IDSky #ClinMicro #TBSky #TB #AMR #OpenAccess #OA

New personal view article Controlled human infection with #Mycobacterium #tuberculosis: practical considerations for clinical trials www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #ClinMicro #IDSky #TBSky #TB #CHIM #OpenAccess #OA

I have accidentally discovered that caffeine has no effect on me. 30 years of black coffee as my hydration of choice has broken something precious. Be warned!

"The World Health Organization estimates that depression and anxiety cost the global economy US$1 trillion (£800 million) a year in lost productivity." Maybe the root of this problem is that we're seen as a cog in the machine and not people. theconversation.com/your-voice-y...

New research article Safety, colonisation kinetics, transmissibility, and immune correlates of protection in healthy adults inoculated with #Bordetella #pertussis in England www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #IDSky #ClinMicro #OpenAccess #OA

Here's that medieval urine diagnostic wheel you were asking about. Sorry for the delay

This was a wonderful conversation. Amir Khan is such a wholesome person. youtube.com/watch?v=NmZg...

"when you call it fascism you have to act on it" is such an good explanation of why people dare not speak its name. open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in patients receiving antiviral treatment for COVID-19 - The Lancet Microbe www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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