Canada: “providing travel and logistical support to people seeking access to abortion care.” Supporting women’s rights by helping those who are vulnerable, often young, who may not have the money to travel to their abortion: the abortion is also provided free of charge to the patient. #Canada

We've got hundreds of signatures in five hours... but if we can cross 1000 by morning when I send this to NSF that'd be great. The stories from past, current, and future applicants in the comments section are hearbreaking. Keep up the pressure, and please please sign!!!

thank you to all the NIH staff who stand by their duty and put in heroic efforts to get it done. I'll never forget it and will be eternally grateful.

A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.

Hi! Did you know that you aren’t pronouncing axolotl correctly? Suppression of indigenous languages by the Spanish is one of the Four Wounds of Colonization. This is a small subversion of colonial power you can use! Axolotl is a Nahuatl word, and it sounds like this:

These scripts are GREAT and these calls are EASY and ESSENTIAL. Call your senators and reps today and tell them to vote against ANY bill that contains cuts to trans health care. #DidThisToday

#ScienceJobs 🧪 #microsky

This is absolutely ridiculous, would devastate numerous academic fields, and would destroy the lives of people I love very much. Please, please join me in sending a comment in on this telling them so

Nothing like the inevitable finding of major typos in a critical document AFTER hitting submit.... despite days of combing through said document before submitting to ensure all typos were eliminated

When I was at NIH and shutdowns loomed, it was discovered that the administration was planning to shut down PubMed. The head of NCBI called the powers that be and pointed out that this would threaten patient safety Who knows what will happen now Just in case, remember Euruope-PMC (europepmc.org )

Last day to comment - this proposed rule change on foreign students' stay will be disastrous for PhD students and programs. Please add your comments TODAY here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/IC...

Tongue-rolling, it turns out, is not a genetic trait.

EXPLAIN YOUR VOTE TO CONFIRM BURGUM AT INTERIOR, @cantwell.senate.gov.

1. More Americans work at the Cheesecake Factory than in the entire coal industry, and that won't change. It's because of automation, not snooty libs. 2. Coal energy is now more expensive than wind and solar. 3. So this means: higher energy prices, more pollution, no jobs benefit. Genius!

Restricting visas to 4 years would be yet another way to strangle innovation in science. Please comment TODAY. Average PhD length in biomedicine is 5-6 years in USA. Here is what I just posted. Direct link to add your comment: www.regulations.gov/document/ICE...

"Head down focus on the science" folks: here is one super easy thing you can do today.

Announcing such a major change to NSF GRFP this late in the cycle is incredibly cruel. 2nd yr students (mine included) have been working so hard on their proposals despite ongoing uncertainty. They are driven and passionate about being outstanding scientists and helping those coming up behind them.

Ready to establish your own research group at the Hubrecht Institute for Molecular and Developmental Biology? We’re seeking a tenure-track group leader to develop an innovative research line within our vibrant scientific community. Learn more & apply! https://f.mtr.cool/jncxfqkuds

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/

From @geneticliteracy.bsky.social our new book #ScienceUnderSiege @michaelemann.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @publicaffairs1796.bsky.social geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/09/24/v...

May I suggest a book to you? #ScienceUnderSiege ⁦is a must-read for anyone interested in fighting back politically & ideologically motivated opposition to science. To my fellow science friends, take the message:"The public needs to see scientists as people, rather than simply sources of information"

The influence of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program really cannot be overstated. The fact that there is still no solicitation for this year is unfair to students and risks damaging the future of American science. Please take 30 seconds to sign the open letter to US STEM Leadership 🧪🌎

#ScienceJobs 🧪

Really cool, conceptually simple approach here: cross-referencing grant proposal scores with literature citations and explicit acknowledgments in drug patents to identify patents linked to projects that wouldn't have been funded given a smaller budget

Early results from a gene therapy trial against Huntington's Disease have been incredible - far better than originally hoped for. This is wonderful news for all families suffering from this devastating, and until now untreatable, autosomal dominant disease. 🧪

Coincidentally, another group published results today on a very similar question: What research wouldn't have gotten done had the NIH's budget been cut by 40%, as Trump proposed? Under that scenario, NIH-funded research on more than half of 557 drugs approved 2000-2023 would have never happened!

The benefits of NIH-funded research are "widespread and diffuse," and that a large-scale budget cut in the past would have likely led to "substantially fewer medical innovations", conclude @pierre-azoulay.bsky.social @sampat.bsky.social and colleagues.

NEW: Nature trained AI to predict which NIH grants from 2014 would have been cut if the Trump admin had its way back then — and what science would have been lost to history. "The results show the damage that cuts in funding can do to research, and the unpredictable nature of the research process."

🚨BREAKING NEWS: Congresswoman files articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. We've been sounding the alarm for months, sending 3k+ quack-o-grams, and collecting 25k petition signatures calling on our reps to impeach & remove RFK Jr. We’re closing in on him. Help us WIN the fight. 🦆 zurl.co/vkZQV

🦆🦆🦆 Call your reps and ask them to support 🧠🪱’s impeachment!!

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

“Because of its safety profile & absence of teratogenic effects, acetaminophen is considered the medication of choice for fever & pain relief during pregnancy…we cannot ascribe any causal relationship between acetaminophen & autism, which remains the preferred drug for fever and pain in pregnancy.”

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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.”

scientists rule www.bbc.com/news/article...

Nothing you did is the reason your kid has autism. AND Autistic kids are beautiful, wonderful, beloved members of our community ❤️

Listen to the experts, not politicians #TylenolDoesNotCauseAutism

Why is basic research important? Scientists struggled unsuccessfully for decades to develop an RSV vaccine. Then NIH scientists figured out the key structure of a protein. Now we have 3 vaccines and 3 monoclonal antibodies against RSV. www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...

If more billionaires followed his lead and gave away some of their wealth to addressing preventable diseases, maternal mortality, infant mortality, food insecurity and poverty the world would be a far better place.

Whatever one's personal view of Bill Gates is, it's undeniably that his foundation has continued to step-up especially at a time when support for global health is declining. This impactful pledge makes a difference for fighting Malaria, TB, HIV and others globally. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

As a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist, here are a list of exposures with conclusive evidence for adverse fetal & childhood outcomes: Alcohol Tobacco Cannabis Maternal suicide Maternal homicide Viruses (CMV, influenza, COVID, HIV, HepB&C) Bacteria (syphilis, listeria) Parasites (toxo)

Decades of research have found that acetaminophen is safe for children when administered as recommended. Misleading claims link the medicine to autism. These false claims send a dangerous message to parents and does a disservice to autistic individuals. www.aap.org/en/news-room...

Flybase lost all of the NIH support overnight - it is a disaster for the community. Please consider donating. I just did! www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...

This isn’t about left versus right. It’s about science versus pseudoscience. - Dr. Jessica Knurick

Listen to the experts, not politicians #TylenolDoesNotCauseAutism

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants to find the causes of #autism by September. Erin McCanlies has spent the past 20yrs studying how parents’ exposure to chemicals at work affects the chance that they will have a child with the condition. RFK Jr. cut her entire lab. My latest video for @propublica.org

If only there was a study of Tylenol and Autism.... oh wait! "Acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in sibling control analysis. " jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Wimpy pricks. The very mindset that caused me to accept a very high paying job in the video gaming industry 30 yrs and leave it 30 days later on a Friday and just disappear. Bro tech workd stank

“The vaccine schedule is like a seatbelt,” Katelyn Jetelina, an epidemiologist and health care communicator, told STAT in a text message after Trump’s announcement. “You don’t wait four years to buckle your child in.” www.statnews.com/2025/09/22/t... via @statnews.com

Look, it’s Heroin and Adderall ganging up on Tylenol.