Maybe you heard somewhere that the COVID-19 pandemic started with a lab leak? NO! That is NOT what the evidence shows. It was not a goddamn lab leak. I’ve had enough. Here is what the evidence shows: it was zoonotic spillover at the market rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/five-reaso...

Explore more of our data on causes of death across the world: ourworldindata.org/causes-of-de...

An evergreen thread: Race/Ethnicity is *not the same* as genetics, and you can't use Race/Ethnicity as a sort of stand-in for genetics. These two concepts are connected via aspects like skin colour, but the connection is alot less profound and categorical than most people think.

🔴 These two charts expose Nigel Farage’s immigration myths You know how bad the lies have been when you realise people think asylum seekers cost more than *state pensions*

we appear to be shooting ourselves in the foot www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

To know more about this work, we spoke to the first author, Ramya Ranganathan, and the corresponding author, Andrea Streit, Professor of Developmental Neurobiology and Head of @ccrb27.bsky.social at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

GODDAMIT. IT’S NOT A RESURRECTED DIRE WOLF. 20 edits in 19,000 genes. IT’S NOT GOING TO AID CONSERVATION. EVERY WRITE UP THAT SWALLOWS AND REGURGITATES THIS GUFFERY WOLFSHIT IS DOING PR FOR A FUNDING ROUND.

Any Labour SpAd arguing for restricting student imm should be sat down in front of a map and asked three Qs: 1. Where do you think the unis in most financial trouble are? 2. How many people rely on them for jobs and income? 3. Which party represents these seats?

Pirbright researchers are helping to strengthen ties in animal research and data science between Ghana and the UK. 🤝 The partnership, led by @roslininstitute.bsky.social and the University of Ghana, aims to develop Ghanaian local expertise in animal health ⬇️ #AnimalHealth #OneHealth

Science under siege: protecting scientific progress in turbulent times journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Very thoughtful discussion of a challenging issue

Hear hear

Standing Up for Science!🧬🔬 #StandUpForScience #StandUpForScience2025

Apropos of nothing: THERE WILL NEVER EVER EVER BE A CLONED MAMMOTH. <Message ends>

Our paper, from a project that started many moons ago (during my PhD), which further explores the role of PRDM14 in avian embryonic development and primordial germ cells. 🐥🔬 @devbiol.bsky.social 🥚🧫 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

There doesn't seem to be much we can do to support our fellow scientists in the US but we can at least lobby for this important signal to the world

Thanks to the more than *1100* members of the scientific community who have signed the letter to insist that the Royal Society remains true to values that we all hold dear but that Musk FRS has ridden roughshod over. Please keep signing & sharing. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🐄 Pasteurisation inactivates H5N1 influenza viruses in cows milk, rendering it safe to consume. Now published in @naturecomms.bsky.social, researchers highlight the risks of raw milk in affected areas. More: tinyurl.com/3ceudpme Paper: rdcu.be/d8xR9

I wrote some thoughts about why peer review matters It shapes scientific standards, maintains field coherence & trains new researchers Yes, it needs improvement—but it's the glue that holds scientific progress together briscoelab.org/2024/12/11/i...

"The current misinformation around Bovaer is just another example of how scare stories can proliferate online. 'Fake news' is now incredibly common, but we should stick to the facts: this is an important scientific innovation in the fight against climate change." www.farminguk.com/news/bovaer-...

Please help us and take the short survey here...it's all about political donations...something I talk a lot about in my book Democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard The warrior @petergeoghegan.bsky.social who leads Democracy For Sale is taking this to MPs who support transparency PLEASE SHARE 🙏🏼