Friedemann Weber
@friedemann.bsky.social
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Basic researcher on viruses and innate immunity. Professor and Chair. Opinions are my own
Ich glaube die eigentliche Nachricht ist, dass Ryanair deswegen umkehrt
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Es gibt Französischlehrer, die kennen kein Pardon
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Scientists do this purely out of self-interest
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Coffee is under threat: how scientists are fighting to save it from extinction
Coffee plants are critically endangered by climate change. Researchers are finding solutions to keep scientists supplied with their favourite discovery fuel.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01965-z
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Einfach Mittags eine Runde in die Sonne gehen
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"Nucleoside-modified mRNA–lipid-nanoparticle (mRNA–LNP) vaccines confer a high level of protection against severe COVID-19 and, since their first authorization for human use in 2020, have saved millions of lives"
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Immunological mechanisms of mRNA vaccines for infectious diseases - Nature
A Review of the immunological mechanisms of mRNA–lipid-nanoparticle vaccines for infectious diseases discusses how the components of this vaccine platform can be modified to fine-tune immune responses...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10599-0
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Why science needs the humanities more than ever
From AI to biotechnology, today’s scientific breakthroughs raise ethical and social challenges that technical expertise alone cannot solve.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01958-y
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“Showing the data” in published biology research | mBio
“Above all else, show the data”—Edward Tufte (1)
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00572-26
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Why Andes hantavirus is not the next SARS-CoV-2
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Eurosurveillance | Why Andes hantavirus is not the next SARS-CoV-2: contrasting viral shedding, transmissibility and genomic patterns
A cruise ship-associated Andes hantavirus outbreak has raised questions usually associated with respiratory viruses, including transmissibility and pandemic risk. Although Andes virus may enter through the respiratory route, cause severe respiratory disease and under close contact spread between humans, it differs fundamentally from SARS-CoV-2. The ecology is rodent-borne, pathogenesis is vascular, diagnosis is centred on blood PCR and serology, and genetic diversity is mainly shaped by reservoir ecology and geography rather than by sustained human-to-human transmission and immune selection.
https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.22.2600428
about 1 month ago
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Völlig übersteuerte, nur schwer verständliche Lautsprecheranlage im Wartezimmer der HNO. Praktischer Humor
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
100 Tage nach dem Start stellt die „Ostdeutsche Allgemeine“ die Redaktion vor – mehr als 400 Leute wurden auf der Internetseite des Blatts gelistet. Viele von ihnen hatten noch nicht eine Zeile für die OAZ geschrieben. Meine Recherche für
@volksverpetzer.de
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www.volksverpetzer.de/aktuelles/10...
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Fake-Redaktion der „Ostdeutschen Allgemeinen“: Fast 400 Autoren „geklaut“
Pünktlich zum 100-Tage-Jubiläum der „Ostdeutschen Allgemeinen Zeitung“ leistet sich die Fake-News-Schleuder einen neuen Schnitzer: Fast 400 Journalist:innen werden als Autor:innen gelistet, obwohl sie...
https://www.volksverpetzer.de/aktuelles/100-tage-oaz-fake-redaktion-autoren-geklaut/
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about 2 months ago
In eigener Sache: Die "Ostdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung" listet mich auf ihrer Seite als Teil der Redaktion auf. Das ist falsch. Ich habe nie für die OAZ gearbeitet und werde das auch nicht tun. Meine freie Tätigkeit für die zur selben Gruppe gehörende Berliner Zeitung habe ich Ende November 2025 ↘️
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Not alive, but not dead: disembodied human brains used for drug testing
By restoring some functions to intact brains from deceased donors, the startup Bexorg hopes to create a better drug development test bed for neurodegenerative diseases
https://www.science.org/content/article/not-alive-not-dead-disembodied-human-brains-used-drug-testing
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Multivalent mRNA vaccine platform with compatible antigens conferred broad-spectrum protection against orthoebolaviruses’ exposure | PNAS (Includes Bundibugyo virus)
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PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2517814123
about 2 months ago
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Florian I. Schmidt lab
about 2 months ago
If you are interested in molecular regulation of innate immunity or nanobody technology, we have a few exciting postoc positions to fill in the Schmidt lab
@unibonn.bsky.social
in the context of
@immunosens.bsky.social
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For a fistful of dollars. Simply irresistible
about 2 months ago
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Hypercompetition, score compression and AI co-authorship: a perfect storm for grant success rates | EMBO Reports | Springer Nature Link
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Hypercompetition, score compression and AI co-authorship: a perfect storm for grant success rates - EMBO Reports
EMBO Reports - The use of AI in grant writing to address non-scientific selection criteria along with growing application numbers and score inflation have turned many research funding schemes...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s44319-026-00779-4
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Dear journalists, neither Andes virus nor Bundibugyo virus are Hanta- or Ebola-VARIANTS, respectively. They are virus SPECIES. Species differ much more from each other than variants do. Thank you for your attention to this matter
2 months ago
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Also was war denn jetzt zuerst da, die Pfanne oder das Ei?
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1/6 The link to the statement of the Hantavirus Society is a bit shaky just now (wonder why...) To keep you informed by the real experts, you find the screenshots below
bsky.app/profile/frie...
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1/3 Statement from the International
#Hantavirus
Society regarding
#Andes
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Statement from the International Hantavirus Society and members of the international hantavirus research and clinical community regarding Andes virus transmission and the current outbreak investigatio...
This statement summarizes current scientific evidence regarding Andes virus (ANDV) transmission dynamics, including documented person-to-person transmission, outbreak epidemiology, infection control c...
https://zenodo.org/records/20075274
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Even our cells are feeling it. Aging "increased cytoplasmic stiffness and...decreased intracellular movement"
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Aging changes cell mechanics and dynamics associated with cytoplasmic crowding
Abstract. Aging induces physical changes in organisms, many of which are at the cellular level, but the mechanisms underlying these changes are poorly unde
https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgag089
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We need to correct the wide-spread omission of equal contribution in article indexing
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We need to correct the wide-spread omission of equal contribution in article indexing
Equal contribution designations (co-first and co-last authorship) is on the rise, yet this information is routinely lost, creating inequity in recognition and crediting. This Perspective calls for imp...
https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003746
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Outdoor roaming of owned cats elevates risk of zoonotic pathogen exposure: A global synthesis
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Outdoor roaming of owned cats elevates risk of zoonotic pathogen exposure: A global synthesis
Author summary Cats are among the most common companion animals worldwide and are often allowed to roam freely outdoors, bringing them into close contact with people, other domestic animals, and wildl...
https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1014160
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"the team caught on video more than 200 people...approaching the cave during the four-month period when the cameras were active. Only one visitor, a tourist, wore a mask"
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‘Bat feast’ animal videos at African cave offer clues to how deadly viruses spread
Researchers filmed 10 species eating or scavenging bats at known Marburg-virus hotspot — and caught hundreds of humans visiting.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01259-4
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Molecular architecture of Influenza A virions - just amazing
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https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.02.715802v1
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Have a nice weekend
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Today’s robots walk, swim, fly, and manipulate objects on the go—and they’re just getting started
When you think of a robot, you likely picture one of three things: a drone, a robotic manipulator picking up goods from a factory conveyor belt, or an autonomous vehicle of some kind—perhaps a vacuum ...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeg9576
3 months ago
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Colin Carlson
3 months ago
New in
@science.org
‼️ In the most comprehensive study to date, we show that wildlife trade is driving animal-to-human zoonotic spillover at a planetary scale, with +1 spillover per host every 10 years. Live animal markets and illegal trade pose even greater risks. 🔓
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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4 months ago
Jetzt ohne Paywall: Holger Friedrich und die
#OAZ
- wie ein Verleger Demokratiefeinde hofiert. Und die eigenen Zeitungen ruiniert. Mein Longread für die
@blaetter.bsky.social
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www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2026...
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Holger Friedrich und die OAZ: Wie ein Verleger Demokratiefeinde hofiert
Auf dem deutschen Medienmarkt gibt es seit Ende Februar eine neue Zeitung. Das ist angesichts der andauernden Krise der Printmedien bemerkenswert. Doch über die »Ostdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung« gibt e...
https://www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2026/april/holger-friedrich-und-die-oaz-wie-ein-verleger-demokratiefeinde-hofiert
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Hmm, killing off senescent ("aging") cells may not be the road to eternal youth. Oligarchs will not be pleased. Not my field though
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PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2524897123
4 months ago
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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea
4 months ago
Problems with pharma don't mean that quackery works. Problems in aircraft design don’t mean that magic carpets can actually fly. - Ben Goldacre
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Extra so verschwommen, damit wir es fühlen können?
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www.faz.net/aktuell/wiss...
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Verschwörungstheoretiker: Wie Querulanten vor Gericht handeln
Tritt ein Verschwörungstheoretiker als Dauerkläger auf, mag er noch so viele Prozesse verlieren: Davon, dass er sich irrt, wird ihn nichts überzeugen.
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wissen/geist-soziales/verschwoerungstheoretiker-wie-querulanten-vor-gericht-handeln-accg-110848652.html?premium=0x21786b56423599dd5392a4103f07c7da443ccf1ade21ce251e3ace30d547b797
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De novo generation of the furin cleavage site (FCS) in influenza viruses In SARS-CoV2, the existence of an FCS was a key argument of lab leakers that it must have been constructed in the lab. Fantastic work
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Polymerase trapping as the mechanism of H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus genesis
Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) derive from H5 and H7 low pathogenic avian influenza viruses (LPAIVs). Although insertion of a furin-cleavable multibasic cleavage site (MBCS) in the...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr6632
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Also wenn Ordnung das halbe Leben ist, dann kann man doch spätestens ab dem 50sten darauf pfeifen
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SO werden sie ihre Albträume sicher nicht los
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"Nahezu ausnahmslos handelt es sich dabei um Homöopathen, Naturheilkundler oder "integrative Mediziner"." Soennichsen auch erwähnt.
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Gefälschte Masernimpfnachweise gefährden Schutz: Gesundheitsämter kämpfen mit Kontrolldefiziten
Gesundheitsämter in Bayern haben 27 Arztpraxen im Verdacht, bei der Masernimpfung zu betrügen, wie eine Recherche von NDR, WDR und SZ zeigt. Nach Einschätzung der Behörden bleibt aber ein großer Teil ...
https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/ndr-wdr/masern-impfungen-betrugsversuch-100.html
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NDR Recherche und Investigation
5 months ago
Exklusiv: In Bayern sollen offenbar 27 Arztpraxen bei Masernschutzimpfungen von Kindern betrogen haben. Das zeigen Recherchen von NDR, WDR und SZ.
www.tagesschau.de/investigativ...
@mgrill.bsky.social
, Timo Robben,
@mandysarti.bsky.social
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Betrug bei Masern-Impfungen
Gesundheitsämter in Bayern haben 27 Arztpraxen im Verdacht, bei der Masernimpfung zu betrügen.
https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/ndr-wdr/masern-impfungen-betrugsversuch-100.html
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“hasslers”=people in one’s close social networks who create problems or make life more difficult "Each additional hassler is associated with faster biological aging" => the idiots on X shorten our lifespan (here less of a problem)
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Negative social ties as emerging risk factors for accelerated aging, inflammation, and multimorbidity | PNAS
Negative social ties, or “hasslers,” are pervasive yet understudied components of social networks that may accelerate biological aging and morbidit...
https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2515331123
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Oliver Rautenberg | Keine Angst
5 months ago
Eine Mitarbeiterin bei
#Weleda
mischt eine homöopathische Verdünnung an. Dieses "rhythmisieren" darf nach esoterischem Glauben nur von Hand geschehen. Damit sich schlechte Gedanken nicht auf das Produkt übertragen, fixiert sie stoisch einen dafür vorgesehenen Punkt an der Wand gegenüber.
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Habe da Mal etwas nachgerechnet für den Volksverpetzer. Mit Einschätzungen von
@cihancelik.bsky.social
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@friedemann.bsky.social
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Junior Research Groups (m/f/d) in the field of Infection Biology
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Junior Research Groups (m/f/d) in the field of Infection Biology
Junior Research Groups (m/f/d) in the field of Infection Biology
https://jobs.helmholtz-hzi.de/job/Braunschweig-Junior-Research-Groups-%28mfd%29-in-the-field-of-Infection-Biology/1342586955/
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Junior Research Groups (m/f/d) AI in Health and Infection Research
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Junior Research Groups (m/f/d) AI in Health and Infection Research
Junior Research Groups (m/f/d) AI in Health and Infection Research
https://jobs.helmholtz-hzi.de/job/Braunschweig-Junior-Research-Groups-%28mfd%29-AI-in-Health-and-Infection-Research/1342586355/
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Every morning I experience this before-after effect
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Coffee linked to slower brain ageing in study of 130,000 people
Study suggests moderate caffeine intake might reduce dementia risk and slow cognitive decline.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00409-y
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The curious world of virus warcraft
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Parasitic wasps use tamed virus to castrate caterpillars
A virus that became integrated into the wasp genome long ago is useful for subduing moth larvae.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00411-4
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ProLOEWE
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𝗗𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴
@unimarburg.bsky.social
📽️𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 „𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱“ 𝘄𝗶𝗿𝗳𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝗳, 𝗢𝗯🌱𝗺𝗶𝘁👨👩👦👦𝗸𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗸𝗼̈𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗻? 𝗜𝗻 𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺🎙️, 𝘃om 𝟭𝟲. 𝗙𝗲𝗯, 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲, 𝗴𝗶𝗯𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝘃. 𝗟𝗢𝗘𝗪𝗘-
@robucop.bsky.social
𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗻𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘂𝘀🔬⚗️𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿👀𝗦𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘁➡️
www.op-marburg.de/lokales/marb...
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WHO
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Protect your kids from measles by ensuring they get two doses of the measles vaccine. Don’t leave health to chance. Check today’s daily dose.
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"curiosity-driven, investigator-led research...has a strong track record in advancing humanity’s knowledge, producing the types of innovation that prosperity and well-being depend on."
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Don’t deprioritize curiosity-driven research
Around the world, governments are demanding that research funding follow broader political priorities. They should be careful what they wish for.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00469-0
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Rare, dangerous side effects of some COVID-19 vaccines explained
“Groundbreaking” study uncovers why adenovirus-based shots caused life-threatening blood clots and bleeding in some people
https://www.science.org/content/article/rare-dangerous-side-effects-some-covid-19-vaccines-explained
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AI agents are hiring human 'meatspace workers' — including some scientists
Biologists, physicists and computer scientists have joined a platform called RentAHuman.ai to advertise their skills.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00454-7
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Never make yourself dependent on a specialized software company.
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