Friedemann Weber
@friedemann.bsky.social
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Basic researcher on viruses and innate immunity. Professor and Chair. Opinions are my own
1/6 Ăffentliche Aussagen der Enquete-Kommission 8/1 des Landtags Brandenburg: Wohl kaum eine echte
#Aufarbeitung
, bei so vielen "wissenschaftlich unzutreffenden, irrefĂŒhrenden oder bereits widerlegten Darstellungen" Deshalb: Stellungnahme der GfV
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Stellungnahme der GfV zu öffentlichen Aussagen in der Enquete-Kommission 8/1 des Landtags Brandenburg (07.11.2025) | Gesellschaft fĂŒr Virologie
https://g-f-v.org/stellungnahme-der-gfv-zu-oeffentlichen-aussagen-in-der-enquete-kommission-8-1-des-landtags-brandenburg-07-11-2025/
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"approximately half of researchers never publish in a venue with an impact factor above 15, which, under journal-level evaluation regimes, may exclude them from consideration for opportunities. Many of these researchers publish equally influential work"
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Most researchers would receive more recognition if assessed by article-level metrics than by journal-level metrics
Are authors fairly judged by assessment of the prestige of the journals in which their work is published? This study compares article level metrics with journal level metrics, finding that the vast ma...
https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003532
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Scienceâs 2025 Breakthrough of the Year: The unstoppable rise of renewable energy | Science | AAAS
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Scienceâs 2025 Breakthrough of the Year: The unstoppable rise of renewable energy
Clean energy infrastructure is being deployed with unmatched scale and speedâand China is leading the way
https://www.science.org/content/article/breakthrough-2025
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11 days ago
10% weniger fĂŒr die hessischen Unis. Bei 14 UniversitĂ€ten heisst das, dass Hessen fast eine Uni einsparen will... "Nun stehen teure Labore leer, in denen fĂŒr Deutschlands Zukunft geforscht werden könnte"
www.tagesschau.de/inland/regio...
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Hessen: Sparzwang durch Hochschulpakt: Hier setzen die Unis den Rotstift an
Die ersten hessischen Unis haben nach dem Hochschulpakt konkrete SparplĂ€ne beschlossen. Es zeigt sich: Die MittelkĂŒrzungen des Landes sorgen fĂŒr gravierende Einschnitte, die nach Angaben der Unis letz...
https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/hessen/hr-sparzwang-durch-hochschulpakt-unis-in-hessen-streichen-professuren-und-fachbereiche-100.html
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Alle durchseuchen damit wir es schnell hinter uns haben? Schon von SARS-1 anno 2003 waren LangzeitschÀden bekannt. "The German government has committed half a billion euros to research into long COVID and other post-infection syndromes"
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Long-COVID research just got a big funding boost: will it find new treatments?
The German government has committed half a billion euros to research into long COVID and other post-infection syndromes.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03904-w
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"deep intersection of MAHA beliefs with conspiracy theories about medicine"
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âMake America Healthy Againâ will make the world sicker - EMBO Reports
EMBO Reports - The âMake America Healthy Againâ (MAHA) movement are ascendent in the USA, led by Secretary for Health Robert F Kennedy Jr. But despite a superficially laudable intent,...
https://doi.org/10.1038/s44319-025-00639-7
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Happy to have been elected to the Advisory Board by the members of the
@gesvirologie.bsky.social
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Krimidinner bei uns zuhause? Nur ĂŒber meine Leiche
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Wenn die Smartwatch morgens âDu scheinst wach zu seinâ meldet, dann hat sie den Nagel so was von auf den Kopf getroffen
28 days ago
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29 days ago
NatĂŒrlich darf auch die Thematisierung von
@cdrosten.bsky.social
in so einem Beitrag nicht fehlen. Das GesprĂ€ch mit Hauer war es auch, bei dem ich mir an den Seitenrand "Wow!" gekritzelt habe. Falsche Tatsachenbehauptungen verbreiten ist OK, wenn nicht genug Platz fĂŒr eure Berichterstattung ist.
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about 1 month ago
Die Wissenschaftssendung ânanoâ des öffentlich-rechtlichen Senders 3sat wollte Ende Juni vermeintlich neue Indizien zum Herkunft der Pandemie gefunden haben. Eine Spurensuche zwischen Phantasie und Pandemie.
radiocorax.de/phantasie-un...
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about 1 month ago
Wir machen heute GoF*-Forschung im Morgenmagazin der freien Radios. (*Gain of Free Radios)
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Global carbon emissions will soon flatten or decline | Science | AAAS
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Global carbon emissions will soon flatten or decline
With Chinaâs surge in renewable energy, greenhouse gases are reaching a turning point
https://www.science.org/content/article/global-carbon-emissions-will-soon-flatten-or-decline
about 1 month ago
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Fahrer hinter mir hat entdeckt, dass man durch Hupen die Ampel auf GrĂŒn umschalten kann. Man muss sich aber anstrengen
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
All das und noch viel mehr am Freitag ab 7 Uhr im Morgenmagazin der freien Radios. Es geht auch um die Arbeit der AIDS-Hilfe Halle. Ich spreche zudem mit
@paulschuberth.bsky.social
und FrĂ©dĂ©ric Valin ĂŒber ihren Sammelband âDie verdrĂ€ngte Pandemie. Linke Stimmen gegen den Pandemierevisionismusâ.
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1/2 -model for severe COVID-associated pulmonary hypercoagulation based on...infection-induced fibrin formation... -...correlated with disease severity -vaccinations protected against the viral-induced fibrin formation
doi.org/10.1128/jvi....
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
Falls ja: Lohnt sich eventuell hier die nÀchsten Tage die Lauscher/Augen offenzuhalten.
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They did not try speed metal
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Eye blinks synchronize with musical beats during music listening
Human movements are known to synchronize with rhythmic patterns in music. This study expands our understanding of embodied music perception, by revealing that spontaneous eye blinks also align with mu...
https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003456
about 1 month ago
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"ideologically polarized people reacted oppositely to ...measures such as facemask mandates, vaccination campaigns, and social distancing guidelines, decisions that had a clear impact on the health inequalities of different groups...higher mortality"
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Drivers of health polarization during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review
Determinants of health polarization shape public attitudes, deepen inequalities, and challenge effective crisis responses.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ady5064
about 2 months ago
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Stellungnahme der Kommission âZoonosen und Virusinfektionen der Tiereâ zu H5N1 Gesellschaft fĂŒr Virologie @gesvirologie.bsky.soc
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Stellungnahme der Kommission âZoonosen und Virusinfektionen der Tiereâ zu H5N1 | Gesellschaft fĂŒr Virologie
https://g-f-v.org/stellungnahme-zu-h5n1/
about 2 months ago
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Was viele Leute nicht verstehen: zu frĂŒh dran sein ist auch unpĂŒnktlich
about 2 months ago
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Was trained with material from X discussions
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AI hallucinates because itâs trained to fake answers it doesnât know
Teaching chatbots to say âI donât knowâ could curb hallucinations. It could also break AIâs business model
https://www.science.org/content/article/ai-hallucinates-because-it-s-trained-fake-answers-it-doesn-t-know
about 2 months ago
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How can anyone even come up with such an idea?
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This luxury âcat pooâ coffee has a unique flavour: whatâs behind it?
Civets enrich coffee beans they eat and excrete with two fatty acids often used in dairy products, study finds.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03467-w
about 2 months ago
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đ§”Remember the preprint claiming SARS-CoV-2 has a "synthetic fingerprint"? It said a restriction map was "extremely unlikely to have arisen by random evolution.â I took its claims seriously. The "synthetic fingerprint" hypothesis collapses. My new preprint explains why.
arxiv.org/abs/2510.23833
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Nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) "resulted in a sharp reduction...of airborne and aerosol-transmitted infections. ...observation bolsters the âcollateral benefitâ case for NPIs during pandemic responses."
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Broad benefits of the COVID-19 pandemic response
Nonpharmaceutical interventions protected the US population from other infectious diseases
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeb5722
about 2 months ago
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Bissiges MĂ€uschen đ
2 months ago
Damit ist dann die Behauptung, der Lableaker, es gÀbe keine Furin-Cleavagestelle in wilden Fledermauscoronaviren auch komplett obsolet!
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Der dauert ein bisschen
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Katze bringt Nichtangriffsgarantie fĂŒr MĂ€use ins Spiel
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Lawrow bringt Nichtangriffsgarantie fĂŒr Europa ins Spiel
Minsk - Russland ist nach Worten von AuĂenminister Sergej Lawrow bereit zu einer Nichtangriffsgarantie fĂŒr EU- und Nato-Staaten. «Wir haben mehrmals
https://www.stern.de/politik/ausland/sicherheitsarchitektur--lawrow-bringt-nichtangriffsgarantie-fuer-europa-ins-spiel-36168696.html
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StÀndig werden neue Nebenwirkungen dieser "experimentellen modRNA Gentherapie" entdeckt!
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People with some cancers live longer after a COVID vaccine
mRNA vaccines seem to boost the effectiveness of an immune therapy for skin and lung cancer â in an unexpected way.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03432-7
2 months ago
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The mathematics of droplet formation when cutting onions has been solved. With practical tips on how to minimize tears!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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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.2512779122
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"director of the...NIH...Bhattacharya...expressed concern about ...problems facing early career researchers...however...neglected to mention the biggest issue...actions...thatâon his watchâhave thrown biomedical research in the United States into chaos"
www.the-scientist.com/nih-leadersh...
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NIH Leadership Is Failing Early Career Researchers
Halted training programs, funding chaos, and hiring freezes jeopardize advancement options for early career researchers.
https://www.the-scientist.com/nih-leadership-is-failing-early-career-researchers-73574
2 months ago
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Gut dass die BZ so deutlich warnt. So ein Auto werde ich bestimmt nie kaufen. (
www.badische-zeitung.de/fahrer-unter...
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2 months ago
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FĂŒhle mich gemobbt
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Gleich zwei Sozialgerichte urteilen, VersorgungsĂ€mter dĂŒrfen
#LongCovid
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#MECFS
nicht als psychische Erkrankung einstufen - Betroffenen wurde die TĂŒr zur Anerkennung einer Schwerbehinderung geöffnet
www.riffreporter.de/de/gesellsch...
@riffreporter.bsky.social
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Gerichtsurteile: Long Covid ist keine psychische Erkrankung
Wegweisende Sozialgerichtsurteile stufen Long Covid und ME/CFS als körperliche Erkrankungen ein - und öffnen die TĂŒr zur Anerkennung als Schwerbehinderung.
https://www.riffreporter.de/de/gesellschaft/sozialgerichte-long-covid-mecfs-koerperliche-erkrankung-schwerbehinderung-gdb
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Sozialgerichte stellen klar: Long Covid und ME/CFS sind keine psychischen Erkrankungen
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From the CoronavirusDACH community on Reddit: Gerichtsurteile: Long Covid ist keine psychische Erkrankung
Explore this post and more from the CoronavirusDACH community
https://www.reddit.com/r/CoronavirusDACH/s/aqmU95Hztv
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Frau will nicht, dass ich âWillkommen in der Grauzone!â auf die Geburtstagskarte schreibe
4 months ago
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HollÀndisch muss man einfach lieben
4 months ago
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Schrödingers Bahnfahrt
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Dozens of heatwaves linked to carbon emissions from specific companies
Nearly one-quarter of heatwaves would have been âvirtually impossibleâ without global warming â and can be attributed to the emissions of individual energy producers.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02915-x
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KBV - ZEPAI: Angepasster COVID-19-Impfstoff Comirnaty fĂŒr alle Altersgruppen bestellbar
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KBV - ZEPAI: Angepasster COVID-19-Impfstoff Comirnaty fĂŒr alle Altersgruppen bestellbar
https://kbv.de/praxis/tools-und-services/praxisnachrichten/2025/08-21/zepai-angepasster-covid-19-impfstoff-comirnaty-fuer-alle-altersgruppen-bestellbar
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Serious setback in the fight against malaria: "opposition to the project has grown, fueled in part by false accusations...social media...disinformation campaigns in the region often linked to Russian networks, says Mark Duerksen, a security expert"
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After âhumiliatingâ raid, Burkina Faso halts âgene driveâ project to fight malaria
Disinformation campaign may have triggered âbrutalâ shutdown of mosquito lab
https://www.science.org/content/article/after-humiliating-raid-burkina-faso-halts-gene-drive-project-fight-malaria
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Mosquito-borne viruses surge in a warming Europe Chikungunya cases break records in France; West Nile virus appears near Rome
#Arbovirus
#mosquito
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Mosquito-borne viruses surge in a warming Europe
Chikungunya cases break records in France; West Nile virus appears near Rome
https://www.science.org/content/article/mosquito-borne-viruses-surge-warming-europe
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Where antivaxxers have taken over already: "âzero-dose childrenâ tragically account for nearly half of vaccine-preventable disease deaths"
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Unraveling the arc of vaccine progress
The philosopher Thomas Hobbes famously described life in 1651 as ânasty, brutish, and short.â He was undeniably correct, with estimates of average life expectancy in the UK at the time ranging from 37 to 40 years, largely owing to a high infant mortality ...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea7053
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Early horse riders selected a rare mutation in a single gene to enhance rideability. Ancient DNA analysis and experimental work with mouse model (đ) provide new evidence
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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The rise of rideable horses
Early horse riders selected a rare mutation in a single gene to enhance rideability
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea6151
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"known for his ability to take robust research evidence and translate it into practical strategies...urged countries to act quickly to suppress transmission through find, test, trace and isolate systems...stressed that lockdowns should be âa last resortâ.
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David Nabarro obituary: global-health leader who fought malnutrition, malaria, Ebola and COVID-19
Persuasive physician who brought research evidence to the heart of global policy decisions.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02640-5
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"One broad conclusion to emerge from the available data is that genetics plays a huge part" "environmental factors are âa smaller slice of the pieâ...and studies have convincingly shown no link to vaccines"
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Autism is on the rise: whatâs really behind the increase?
RFK Jr has vowed to find out whatâs responsible, but scientists say he is ignoring answers from decades of research.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02636-1
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"Findings show deworming before age five leads to 2.5 additional months of life...Further, decreasing hookworm exposure is related to improvements in...inflammation and skin-tested allergies, IN CONTRAST TO PREDICTIONS OF THE âHYGIENE HYPOTHESISâ
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Early-life infectious disease exposure, the âhygiene hypothesis,â and lifespan: Evidence from hookworm disease | PNAS
Exposure to infectious disease in early life may have long-term ramifications for health and lifespan. However, reducing pathogen exposure may not ...
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2504265122
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"Kennedy Jr.âs views and HHS policy ignore both reality and history. All vaccines undergo a lengthy process of careful testing and independent regulatory oversight in the USA and other nations."
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Foolâs-gold science: The ethical and scientific perils of testing most vaccines using placebo-controlled randomized trials: EMBO reports: Vol 26, No 16
EMBO Press is an editorially independent publishing platform for the development of EMBO scientific publications.
https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.1038/s44319-025-00530-5
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Und Impfstoffexperte!
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Bryce Canyon 1998 - Bryce Canyon 2025
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