"The real mystery is why, during a period of mass migration, the number of foreign prisoners hasn't risen by more." Good piece by @tomcalver.bsky.social (IMO bottom line is that migration/nationality status has little correlation, +be or -ve, with criminality). www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

🧑‍⚕️👩‍⚕️¿Sos extranjero/a, vivis en Uruguay y te dedicas a la investigación científica? 😍¡Queremos que nos cuentes tu experiencia! 📲Formulario de postulaciones:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSem0eQqC6q57ugEo4lMirODTDDEmHjbOX_rJ_yGrQY2qaaOFw/viewform 👉Más info en: bit.ly/43I9hUI

Some needed good news: “The Trump administration has reversed the firings of hundreds of staffers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including those who work in divisions that handle cruise ship safety, sexually transmitted infection prevention, and global health.” Keep speaking out!

I count 55 emails back and forth between 8 people to make a simple computer purchase. 35 of those emails concern a $30 difference in price because of a backorder. When people talk about inefficiencies in academia, it's because the MBAs enforce auditing as control rather than letting people work.

PSG fans demand an end to the genocide in Palestine. Well done, PSG fans. Millions worldwide viewed this message.

Former heroin addict turned HGH guy with worms in his brain who plays around with roadkill and only drinks raw milk: Everyone else is stupid and, frankly, their teeth work too good.

While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.

Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”

32 T2T chromosomes of T.cruzi, preprint just released www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @carlos-robello.bsky.social @carlossanz22.bsky.social F. Díaz-viraque and ML. Chiribao.

The government email address of powerful unelected bureaucrat Elon Musk is now publicly available. [email protected]

It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

Everyone who ever got funding through NIAID should be aware of this bill and start sending messages to their US legislators. The bill intends to dissolve NIAID. This is Project 2025 www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

Go ahead and roll your eyes at those who want out of Trump's second term, but it's emigration, not immigration, that should concern us most.

Inside the lobby at NSF…

Today is #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience, celebrating the critical role women & girls play and promoting their full and equal access. Below, we highlight some of our talented colleagues, all #WomeninSTEM who are committed to delivering life-changing science ⤵️

Are you an NIH funded researcher with a frozen grant or contract? Find me on Signal: meredithwadman.13

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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet: www.404media.co/declassified...

First study confirming the transmission of Trypanosoma vivax in cattle through rectal palpation: how many animals can be infected by reusing the same procedure glove, and what role does iodine play as a disinfectant? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39875713/

Gente huyendo de twitter

The Institut Pasteur has decided to leave X (formerly Twitter) to join BlueSky! 🦋 The Institut Pasteur made this decision due to several serious issues observed on the X platform since its acquisition. Join us here to continue advocating for science. www.pasteur.fr/en/home/pres...

We cannot let a person who has a nematode in his brain, who was addicted to heroin for 14 years, and who drove his wife to take her own life, who has sexual assault allegations against him, and a fetish with dead animals – to make *any* kind of health decisions for *anyone*.

Thinking of colleagues in Argentina. Sad to read this. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Redefining infections with trypanosomatids in Neotropical primates: Case study of the white-footed tamarin (<em>Oedipomidas leucopus</em>) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39640376/

⚠️ BREAKING: The "mystery disease" in the DRC has now spread to seven of the 30 health zones in Kwango province, according to WHO. Most cases are reported in three of the seven affected health zones.

Update on DRC's mystery disease: The head of the National Public Health Institute says the outbreak appears respiratory, with most cases reporting fever, coughing, and difficulty in breathing.

There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research. A Place of Joy.

#Chagas disease is treatable, but tracking treatment success is tough. 🔬 A new serological test could change that, offering a way to measure whether the parasite has been cleared from the body. 🔗 Read more here: nature.com/articles/s41...

Religion does NOT belong in our schools! Agreed? ✋

It’s all in the telling.

Hi everyone. This is my first post here. I want to connect with people and institutions with good vibes and commit with a better world for all. I am interested in food science and health and also infectious diseases, specially with Neglected Tropical Disease. See you around

Hi everyone. This is my first post here. I want to connect with people and institutions with good vives and commit with a better world for all. I am interested in food science and health and also infectious diseases, specially with Neglected Tropical Disease. See you around