A rodent-borne virus is suspected as the cause of multiple illnesses aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic & 3 passenger deaths. Hantavirus has been confirmed in 1 of the cases. The World Health Organization says an investigation is ongoing & further lab tests are underway apnews.com/article/what...

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Security Tightens Around Putin Amid Coup and Assassination Fears, According to European Intel Agency www.occrp.org/en/news/secu... via @occrp.org

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A rodent-borne virus is suspected as the cause of multiple illnesses aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic & 3 passenger deaths. Hantavirus has been confirmed in 1 of the cases. The World Health Organization says an investigation is ongoing & further lab tests are underway apnews.com/article/what...

A red deer and her exclusive beauticians. This is a symbiotic relationship between a red deer (Cervus elaphus) and several jackdaws (Corvus monedula). The birds benefit by feeding on parasites like ticks & fleas, and the deer benefits by having the irritating pests removed from its coat. #nature

Another dimension of the micro/nanoplastic pervasive burden reported today @natclimate.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

An anaerobic pathogen rewires host #metabolism to fuel oxidative growth in the inflamed gut. ETBF uses its toxin to reshape epithelial metabolism, creating a local oxidative niche that fuels its gut colonization www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #OpenAccess #inflammation #microbiology #MicroSky

Scientists are recruiting red blood cells in an experimental cancer therapy to carry mRNA payloads primed with instructions to to prompt immune cells to kill a patient’s cancer. By Delthia Ricks medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04...

It has begun.

"Too many scientists are willing to collaborate with Trumpism in the mistaken assumption that obedience will save their own necks." www.thenation.com/article/soci...

There’s some lag time before the U.S. really starts falling behind in new preventive strategies, but we are rapidly approaching it. A Phase I trial of an mRNA vaccine against Epstein-Barr Virus has just launched in Australia, and this vaccine could prevent multiple sclerosis, among other things.

Do you think with RFK Jr. in charge, we are going to have access to this? The answer is NO, because he doesn’t think mRNA vaccines are worthy of studying and has cancelled all research funding for these vaccines, outside of those for cancer. I have MS. I would have loved to avoid it with a vaccine.

Craig Venter redrew the boundaries of biology — sequencing DNA at unprecedented speed, engineering synthetic life and charting ocean microbes. go.nature.com/48wRba4

Transcriptional & cellular reprogramming in Anabaena sp. PCC7120 biofilms: implications for stress response. Cyanobacterial #biofilms show major transcriptomic shifts & stress‑driven regulation, linking stress adaptation to sessile development www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #MicroSky

Childhood immunological imprinting of cross-subtype antibodies targeting the hemagglutinin head domain of #influenza viruses. Early H3N2 exposure drives rare cross‑subtype HA antibodies later boosted by seasonal vaccination. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #flu #immunology #ImmunoSky

Cytoplasmic DNA sensors and their regulators. DNA outside nuclei or mitochondria acts as a DAMP, shaping how cells sense cytosolic DNA and drive tissue‑specific inflammatory responses. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #OpenAccess #immunology #ImmunoSky #MicroSky

Scientists are recruiting red blood cells in an experimental cancer therapy to carry mRNA payloads primed with instructions to to prompt immune cells to kill a patient’s cancer. By Delthia Ricks medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04...

Screaming to the abyss: #ColossalBio did not resurrect the dire wolf and they're probably just going to make an antelope with methemoglobinemia to give it a bluish color. Their #DeExtinction #DisInformation campaign is just a pyramid scheme because #ExtinctionIsForever 🧪

A Supreme Court so fundamentally hostile to the rights of minority voters places the Court at odds with democracy itself. This is the legacy of Chief Justice John Roberts. I opposed his nomination back in 2005, and I stand by that.

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From radiation therapy to molecularly targeted treatments and vaccines: Watch the evolution and growth of cancer therapies developed by Lasker Laureates throughout history, and discover how some treatments can limit cancer growth and reduce complications for certain patients. 📹 🧪

Justice Kagan: "I dissent. The Voting Rights Act is—or, now more accurately, was—'one of the most consequential, efficacious, and amply justified exercises of federal legislative power in our Nation's history.'

The John Roberts Court has done more to reduce the political power of poor people and Black people while enlarging the voting rights of rich people and corporations than has any court since Roger Taney was Chief Justice in the 1800s. I opposed his nomination in 2005, and I stand by that.

JACOBS: Do you believe the president is mentally stable enough to be the commander in chief? HEGSETH: Did you ask the same question of Joe Biden? JACOBS: Joe Biden is not the president HEGSETH: I won't even engage with the level of disparagement you're putting on the commander in chief

“We all need to play by the same set of rules” - @aoc.bsky.social

Exclusive: Here's the Covid-19 vaccine paper the CDC censored. RFK Jr. and the CDC’s top official, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, don’t want you to read this. That’s exactly why you should. insidemedicine.substack.com/p/exclusive-...

Cancer cells can insidiously trick immune system cells into becoming their allies by reprogramming immune defenders into aiding the deadly activities of the cancer. New research. By Delthia Ricks medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04...

An innovative way to conduct surveillance for invasive species as well as understand the health of ecosystems: Take samples of free-ranging DNA in the air. The air is full of DNA www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Science & medicine are being abused by Trump’s political vultures. RFKjr oversees the nation’s science infrastructure & has damaged cancer research & spread disinformation about vaccines. Hegseth sees flu shots as “woke.” Culture wars are poisoning us thecrankyyankee.substack.com/p/the-cultur...

New research: Immune ‘sentinel cells’ are apparently hidden in hair follicles & may help the skin detect harmful microbes 👇https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-hidden-hair-follicles-immune-sentinel.html

The World Health Organization has given “prequalification” approval to a malaria treatment for infants. Prior to the new formulation of Artemther-lumefantrine there was nothing in the global pharmacopoeia to treat babies. Malaria is often fatal in infants medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04...

The constant war against the poor. A bipartisan group of senators has introduced the ‘Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act,’ which would allow people on SNAP benefits to buy a rotisserie chicken only after it has cooled down👇

An early 20th century bat roost, erected in San Antonio for the purpose of malaria control. Bats of course eat mosquitoes. Dr. Charles Augustus Rosenheimer Campbell stands on the cross beam. It was his idea. Photo by Bain News Service. (Library of Congress)

90% of Florida citrus acreage has been affected by citrus greening disease (HLB) & 80% of trees are infected with the disease state-wide. It's spreading actively now in Southern California & Texas. It's a bacteria that causes trees to stop producing fruit, die within a few years.

Targeting the US21 viroporin of human cytomegalovirus by calcium channel blockers as a new antiviral strategy www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #OpenAccess #virology #MicroSky

Probiotic-driven #microbiome remodeling is associated with coordinated immune and metabolic responses, improving growth and disease resistance in farmed tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #OpenAccess #microbiota #probiotics #aquaculture #MicroSky

Immune response following blood infection from Salmonella exposure (green dots 🟢) in a live zebrafish larva. Credit to @margaritapk.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪

Vernal pools page spread. From my new book PONDS: An Illustrated Guide. yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #scientificillustration #visualscicomm #scicomm #ponds #Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #naturebookchallenge #booksky #freshwater #wetlands #lakes

The World Health Organization has given “prequalification” approval to a malaria treatment for infants. Prior to the new formulation of Artemther-lumefantrine there was nothing in the global pharmacopoeia to treat babies. Malaria is often fatal in infants medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04...

The constant war against the poor. A bipartisan group of senators has introduced the ‘Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act,’ which would allow people on SNAP benefits to buy a rotisserie chicken only after it has cooled down👇

An innovative way to conduct surveillance for invasive species as well as understand the health of ecosystems: Take samples of free-ranging DNA in the air. The air is full of DNA www.nature.com/articles/d41...

We don't hear about what happens behind the scenes until something is missing. Recently,Trump dismissed the NSB.The National Science Board, free from political interference, shapes what science gets funded. These policy decisions will have a trickle-down effect. Less funding, less innovation.🧪

New research: Immune ‘sentinel cells’ are apparently hidden in hair follicles & may help the skin detect harmful microbes 👇https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-hidden-hair-follicles-immune-sentinel.html

"He was part of a group called “The Wide Awakes” and is believed to have attended a “No Kings” protest in California, where he attended college and worked as a teacher."

Science & medicine are being abused by Trump’s political vultures. RFKjr oversees the nation’s science infrastructure & has damaged cancer research & spread disinformation about vaccines. Hegseth sees flu shots as “woke.” Culture wars are poisoning us thecrankyyankee.substack.com/p/the-cultur...

"Safari Club" crowd are sadists. One of these pathological killers of animals was just crushed to death. "Originally from Lodi, California, Dosio had built an extensive collection of hunting trophies over the years, including animals such as elephants and lions." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

bumping in case anyone has ideas. my doc was not available and i don’t think i need urgent/emergent care, just want to know if a back muscle spasm can cause cutaneous nerve dysfunction 😩