Look at the great crab hunter!

A smooth galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey. It is at redshift 0.52 (lookback time 5.35 billion years) with coordinates (149.54651, 2.56805). 43 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.

Preprint claiming link between COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and 'transcriptomic dysregulation'/cancer (based on just 10 people who got cancer in the year after vaccination) has been withdrawn. HT: @reeserichardson.bsky.social preprints.org/manuscript/2... See: scienceintegritydigest.com/2025/07/25/p...

The potential relevance of FMT as a #microbiome augmenting intervention for #obesity management and metabolic health www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Ffffffffff Called my pcp to see if I could get it there. They had no idea. THEY HAD NO IDEA. We are in so much trouble.

Tomás says”hi” from puppy camp!

It's nice to see that in the face of bullshit (the DeSantis Goon Squad painting over the rainbow crosswalk memorial for the pulse shooting), the people of Orlando went out there and colored it back in rainbow with chalk. Very nice. I hope someone does it with paint next. Even spray paint in a pinch.

The BlackInNeuro Conference is almost here 📢 Featuring keynote @timnitgebru.bsky.social + amazing speakers across neuro, tech & equity. EVERYONE is welcome to register for 8️⃣ livestreamed events! BIN members can register to attend in person in Washington DC! See you at #BINW25! 🔗 tinyurl.com/BINW25

Hi Canadian friends, want something to do about Gaza? Here's a petition... www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

“Nine months post-infection, antibody levels had dipped even lower," says virologist, @JohnsHopkinsSPH Professor & @JohnsHopkinsMMI vice-chair @andrewpekosz. “The infection data probably is telling us that any boost in antibodies is going to be short lived.” www.sciencenews.org/article/seas...

Snapped less than a half mile from my house! I always miss the good stuff when I’m traveling!

A major NIH grant to study ways to restore hearing was terminated by the Trump administration bc it was awarded through a DEI initiative—to a researcher who qualified bc of his own hearing loss www.cnn.com/2025/07/29/h... @manorlaboratory.bsky.social

Philly squid biologist @sarahmackattack.bsky.social brings science to the masses – in classrooms, through burlesque performances, at forest meet-ups and on telephone poles. Meet one of our nominees for “Rad Girl of the Year.” 

I love this band so much. So pumped for this record! @boneflower.bsky.social open.spotify.com/album/6WwVho...

We're preparing to do our biannual maintenance over here at Skype a Scientist! Want a match before we shut it down for 2 weeks to do some matching system maintenance? Sign up before July 30th! forms.gle/3dkJsFAZbcML... We'll get booted back up and ready to go mid-August 😎

“Mental health is an investment, not a cost” -Mark Rapaport

Today would have been my momma’s 69th birthday, but she lost her 5 year battle with breast cancer earlier this year. I fully believe if we had better screening, tracking, and overall healthcare she would still be here. Women’s healthcare is inhumane and insufficient.

📣 Next #Communicable drops Mon 14 July! @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @josh-nosanchuk.bsky.social invite Arturo Casadevall @acasadevall1.bsky.social (Johns Hopkins) to discuss the spread of #fungi due to climate change, and what that means for fungal pathogenesis & infection #IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky

Excellent commentary from Haroon & Miller on our REMBRANDT late-life depression study led by Andrew Gerlach (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Please donate!!!! @skypeascientist.bsky.social

Welp. This is tempting.

Today, we commemorate Juneteenth, the historic moment when enslaved African Americans in the United States were finally granted their freedom. Let's take this opportunity to reflect on our shared history, promote equality, and work towards a more just society. Happy Juneteenth!

Something I've been feeling a lot lately, but haven't heard much about is the grief that comes with being an early career scientist in America in 2025. I think we all understand that, even if things turn out well, there is no going "back to normal" now. A (sad) thread /1

If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options: 1-877-447-4487

Happy Pride Month! You know who doesn't change their brand image to rainbow just for June? Ctenophores. They make their gay little rainbows all year. It's a Pride parade in the ocean every day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. 366 every four years. 🦑🐙

Proof of life and wrinkles.

Do you like baseball? Do you like science? Do you like Philadelphia? Do you like a large hoard of Irish Americans, ripping shots in a parking lot? Do you like... ME?! If you said yes to any of the above, you should attend the Skype a Scientist Phillies game Aug 18 givebutter.com/gDTdTA

“There are bacteria all over our bodies, so there are bacteria in beards, too,” said @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social & @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social associate professor & bacteriologist Kim Davis www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202... #bacteria #microorganisms #microbiologist

This is not news to anyone but dem elites www.commondreams.org/news/harris-...

Hey. Stop waiting for someone else to do something to make your community better. Just fucking do it.

Members Meet-up: "Perception on Genetic Data Sharing in Latin America" talk by Gabriela Dr. Chavarria-Soley on regional insights from the Your DNA, Your Say survey. Open to everyone, recording will only be open to members. Link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8969829248... 📅 April 24 | 🕘 9am CST

Excited to share a new publication out! “Acute Stress-induced Alterations in Short-Chain Fatty Acids: Implications for the Intestinal and Blood Brain Barriers”. @jfcryan.bsky.social @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social @sarah-janeleigh.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Embarrassed to be a Duke www.breezejmu.org/news/dukes-r...

Life-changing moments

Harvard’s Decision to Resist Trump Is ‘of Momentous Significance’ “This should be the turning point in the president’s rampage against American institutions.” #GiftLink www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...

So proud of my bossman. 🥹🥹🥹

No 🏄 today!

Holy snacks. www.statnews.com/2025/04/09/m...

For the love of all that is holy stop calling it a collaboration when you’re really just asking for a favor. This is mostly a PSA for my fellow Americans, we’re gonna need to get over our aversion to admitting we need/asking for help, and general transactional behavior, stat. Just ask for a favor!

It’s here! It’s here! Our Black In Neuro Annual Report for FY23-24 (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024) 🎉 We would like to thank our BIN team, Daniela Franco for preparing this report, and Ni-ka Ford for the beautiful cover art 😍 static1.squarespace.com/static/5f022... 🧵 1/8

Looking at my retirement account today was a really bad idea.

Get me to God’s country

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

This is the essence of the story, not how these tariffs epitomize Trump’s “appetite for risk,” which is currently the lead story in The NY Times. I haven’t seen anything approaching this level of straightforward honesty in the Times or WAPO, thus far.

Here's my statement about the situation in the US, how its affecting science, & the psych genetics community specifically, & what it means for our conference. Please read & share. @pgcgenetics.bsky.social @kirahoeffler.bsky.social @mcintosh2001.bsky.social @jettyraventos.bsky.social #AcademicSky 🧪

“We have to stand steadfastly against antisemitism and other forms of hate, but we do that at Princeton through anti-discrimination principles that are broad and that do not incorporate specific definitions of particular kinds of discrimination,” Way to go Princeton!

Yes, this is how bad the pollen in NC is right now:

Everyone who works for PRAMS (the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System) at CDC was terminated today. That appears to be the end of a critical program which monitored infant and maternal health nationwide across pregnancy, childbirth & postpartum. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/prams...

Who needs April Fool's when people who tell you to wash your hands to prevent airborne illness get promoted to the top positions in the land?