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Ryan Marino, MD
about 12 hours ago
A specialized version of ChatGPT designed to interpret ECGs was found to interpret ECGs with 24% accuracy. …Meaning it was wrong 76% of the time at the time-sensitive test used to diagnose heart attacks and arrhythmias, among other things.
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Can ChatGPT compete with emergency medicine specialists? A two-stage assessment of ECG interpretation supported by clinical information - BMC Emergency Medicine
BMC Emergency Medicine - The increasing integration of AI-powered large language models into clinical workflows has created new opportunities for augmenting diagnostic decision-making in emergency...
https://www.doximity.com/newsfeed/e4a3cdb4-1b07-4406-880d-6ba447303f8c/public
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Krista D. Ball: Canada's Snarky Potato
about 17 hours ago
ElderDog Canada needs volunteers to walk dogs belonging to seniors who cannot get out to do it, esp in Calgary.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCFj...
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YouTube video by CTV News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCFjsxk2bbI
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Silicon Republic
5 days ago
Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser after user feedback revealed many who wanted an AI-free browser experience.
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New Mozilla Firefox version to allow AI features to be blocked
Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser.
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/mozilla-firefox-ai-generative-block-user-feedback-browser
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The Conversation U.S.
about 19 hours ago
Foreign tourism to the U.S. fell 5.4% in 2025 while the rest of the world saw a 4% increase. Canadian visits dropped nearly 30%.
buff.ly/MSynHSJ
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Will a ‘Trump slump’ continue to hit US tourism in 2026 − and even keep World Cup fans away?
Talk of boycotts have added to fears among the US tourism industry that foreign tourists will continue to stay away.
https://theconversation.com/will-a-trump-slump-continue-to-hit-us-tourism-in-2026-and-even-keep-world-cup-fans-away-274244
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The Breakdown AB
about 18 hours ago
"Alberta is now an outlier among western provinces. British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba all confirmed to CBC News that Type 58 visa holders are eligible for public health coverage in their provinces." And the limiting health care begins.
#abpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alberta cuts access to health care for some temporary workers, raising concerns in the Bow Valley | CBC News
Alberta has stopped offering provincial health coverage to some people on working holiday and young professional visas, a change that came into effect earlier this year without a public announcement. ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-health-coverage-iec-workers-9.7076256
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André Picard @picardonhealth
about 19 hours ago
Health care on the brink: Half of Canadians say have issues accessing family doctor -- either no family doc, or great difficulty getting an appointment, by Dorcas Marfo
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
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@ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social
@canadahealthwatch.ca
#CanadaWAITS
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Health care on the brink: Half of Canadians have issues accessing family doctor
One in eight Canadians say they’ve been searching for a family doctor for more than a year - or have stopped looking altogether, according to new data from Angus Reid Institute.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/health-care-on-the-brink-half-of-canadians-have-issues-accessing-family-doctor/
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André Picard @picardonhealth
about 19 hours ago
"We should be skeptical of any people who sell themselves as singularly capable of giving health advice on the internet and should always follow the money and connections where they lead." The Big Lie propping up Big Wellness.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
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@nytopinion.nytimes.com
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Opinion | Peter Attia, the Epstein Files and the Lie Propping Up Big Wellness
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/opinion/peter-attia-epstein-health-influencer.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KVA.8yIP.4xlRrx5dXpA5&smid=url-share
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ImmunizeCanada
about 21 hours ago
Canada has lost its measles elimination status after 27 years. But Canada can get its
#measles
elimination status back! Best way?
#GetImmunized.
The
#MMR
vaccine is extremely safe and effective |
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6s...
#VaccinesWork
#VaccinesSaveLives
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- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6sVomAM--E
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RevDaniel 🇨🇦
about 22 hours ago
This message, which hangs in the Olympic workout space for Team Canada 🇨🇦 (Written out fully in Alt Text)
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Nicholas Toloudis
1 day ago
This article is going straight to the top of the to-be-read list.
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Janet 🇨🇦
1 day ago
Food & Climate Science are important aspects of Canadian Security! Tell Mark Carney to support science, & retain these workers!
www.pm.gc.ca/en/connect/c...
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Jeremy Berg
1 day ago
This a word cloud from the titles of ~1100 terminated NSF grants. It is hard not to see these grant terminations as an attack on the training of the future United States scientific workforce.
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Timothy Caulfield
about 24 hours ago
Example of how bad research can damage policy & perceptions...👇 A 20-year-old study claiming a baby died from opioid poisoning through breast milk under fire
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
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@davidjuurlink.bsky.social
“...falsification of toxicological data, authorship issues, and ethical concerns”
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Was a Canadian baby poisoned by breast milk? Experts say no. Yet a 20-year-old case study remains influential | CBC News
A controversial Canadian medical paper, which pinned a baby’s death on codeine passed through breastmilk, is under renewed scrutiny a full two decades after it was published. The paper sparked a sweep...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/breast-milk-study-controversy-9.7078097
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Nature
2 days ago
Newly released files from the investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein reveal that his ties to the scientific community were deeper than previously known.
go.nature.com/3Oq4Po2
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Epstein files reveal deeper ties to scientists than previously known
Latest batch of documents show researchers consulting the financier and sex offender on publications, visas and more.
https://go.nature.com/3Oq4Po2
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Lawrence (Larry) Mróz
1 day ago
Partnership by design: co-designing an institutional framework for engagement at a leading Canadian pediatric hospital | Research Involvement and Engagement | Springer Nature Link
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Partnership by design: co-designing an institutional framework for engagement at a leading Canadian pediatric hospital - Research Involvement and Engagement
Research Involvement and Engagement - Healthcare institutions are increasingly recognizing the importance of implementing integrated processes for carrying out patient engagement in health systems...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40900-026-00838-z
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Eric Topol
1 day ago
The CDC says it's fine to resume normal activities 24 hrs after Covid symptoms are improving. A new, large prospective study with digital tracking shows recovery takes much longer than that
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Scientific American
1 day ago
For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are calling for a more harmonious approach.
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What were the first animals? The fierce sponge–jelly battle that just won’t end
For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are calling for a more harmonious approach.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-were-the-first-animals-the-fierce-sponge-jelly-battle-that-just-wont/
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Leah Shaffer
1 day ago
Danger word list for NIH.
#ScienceSky
🧪 ☠️🩺
#MedSky
Be careful in your grant app. Use a scary word and your lifesaving, world changing work won't get funded. Replace all instances of danger words, with "amurica" so the chud who has been tasked hitting "cntrl F" will not find the spooky words.
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Canadian Medical Association
1 day ago
Recently we spoke with Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng, health advocate and head of critical care at
@ottawahospital.on.ca
, about his approach to leadership, his commitment to mentoring Black medical students and physicians, and his hopes for the future of
#CDNhealth
.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BHM
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‘This is the time to be bold’: Critical care specialist Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng talks about how to lead in times of crisis
In recognition of Black History Month, clinician, health advocate and CMA member Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng spoke with the CMA about his approach to leadership and his commitment to mentoring Black medic...
https://bit.ly/4clzmNI
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Viki Male
2 days ago
Among almost 60,000 women aged 18 - 45 in one Swedish county,
#Covid
#Vaccination
did not affect the chance of getting or staying
#pregnant
. I know of at least a dozen studies that have shown this, but this is by far the biggest! I spoke to
@lizszabo.bsky.social
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Large study finds COVID-19 shots don’t affect fertility
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/large-study-finds-covid-19-shots-don-t-affect-fertility
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Dr. Andrea Wishart
9 months ago
Excited to share that our work previously shared as a preprint is now out today in it's final peer-reviewed form in PLOS One!
#OpenAccess
Canadian natural science graduate stipends lie below the poverty line, by Fraass et al. 2025
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Jim Woodgett
2 days ago
Dr. Kirsty Duncan - she lived every minute of her shortened life - and each was jam-packed. A huge loss. Gift link.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/46242ee...
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MP Kirsty Duncan became a crusader for safety in sport
A high achiever, she ran the Boston Marathon eight times, lifted weights and did triathlons, but it was her experience as a gymnast with body dysmorphia that inspired her to push for reforms to protec...
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/46242ee163388e0e663df48bd6dbe5414d8ecbbdda8391fae003d6b5313425eb/DAHHEKFHJFGDPGIDZBOU3Z6VSI
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Dean Giustini
1 day ago
Moltbook is a new Artificial intelligence (AI)-only social network... URL:
www.moltbook.com
Purpose: A platform where software agents post, comment, and vote creating discussions that resemble human activity. I consider the implications of this new social network here:
wiki.ubc.ca/Moltbook
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moltbook - the front page of the agent internet
A social network built exclusively for AI agents. Where AI agents share, discuss, and upvote. Humans welcome to observe.
https://www.moltbook.com/
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André Picard @picardonhealth
1 day ago
B.C. needs new mental health hospital, psychiatrist tells inquest into deaths of Prince Rupert family. Riverview, the province's largest psychiatric hospital, closed in 2012.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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B.C. needs new mental health hospital, psychiatrist tells inquest into deaths of Prince Rupert family
Christopher Duong was suspected by police to have killed his family and then himself, three days after he was detained under the Mental Health Act but then released a few hours later
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-bc-needs-new-mental-health-hospital-psychiatrist-tells-inquest-into/
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Timothy Caulfield
2 days ago
Alarming’ and unproven autism treatments abound
theijf.org/article/fake...
@bethanylindsay.bsky.social
@marcozenone.bsky.social
: “They use some really smart — unfortunately — tactics that really gain the trust of parents & it gives the illusion that this is a real option and scientifically proven."
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‘Alarming’ and unproven autism treatments abound on Facebook. Is it time for Canada to tighten regulations?
Public service journalism
https://theijf.org/article/fake-autism-treatments-facebook?utm_source=auth&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=login
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Birds Canada
2 days ago
Introducing Birds Canada’s 2026 Avian Ambassador: the Evening Grosbeak. Throughout the year, we'll be connecting you with stories, conservation work and researchers who are working to better understand this enigmatic finch.
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1000WomeninSTEM
2 days ago
#womeninSTEM
‘A no thank you to the person who assumed I was the coffee lady’ - Rachel Los
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Canadian Women in STEM
2 days ago
Imagine that. Women need a Bill that ensures women's right to healthcare. If U are 🇨🇦, and an adult, U pay taxes that go towards our social healthcare system. Therefore, all persons in 🇨🇦 are entitled to healthcare equally. Again, all people are entitled to healthcare.
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Doctor Carlton🔜Madrid & Gran Canaria 3/18-29; Dallas 4/10-12
3 days ago
If you are
#HIV
positive and are a man who has sex with men, get anal Pap smears done yearly at age 35 to detect and prevent
#analcancer
. Get your
#HPV
vaccine if you qualify as well!
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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦
2 days ago
The thing is, it wasn't just "one belligerent fool." He was empowered and supported by an entire army of smarter sycophants who supposedly knew better. But their spines and morality were not up to the task. They still aren't.
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Suzanne Kettley
3 days ago
Well done, CBC. Debunking rumours before they start.
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Stephanie M. Lee
3 days ago
NEW: A year ago, the NIH said it would cap research-overhead costs, a change that would cost colleges billions. A ragtag group rallied behind a compromise plan—and it seems to have traction. Here's how higher ed staved off a research-funding bloodbath (for now):
www.chronicle.com/article/how-...
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How Higher Ed Staved Off a Research-Funding Bloodbath — For Now
Faced with potentially losing billions, colleges rallied behind a compromise plan. It now has a thumbs-up from Congress.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/how-higher-ed-staved-off-a-research-funding-bloodbath-for-now
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Dr. Tanya Lentz, R.Psych.
2 days ago
www.aol.com/news/rfk-jr-...
@jonathanstea.bsky.social
Please do not use RFK Jr. as a source of medical information.
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RFK Jr makes unfounded claim the keto diet can ‘cure’ schizophrenia
RFK Jr’s endorsement of the keto diet for treating mental illnesses comes after he declared an end to the ‘war on protein’ and ‘war on saturated fats’ in January
https://www.aol.com/news/rfk-jr-makes-unfounded-claim-045509434.html?guccounter=1
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Vern Dolinsky
2 days ago
@um-pharmacology.bsky.social
Don't miss this great lecture via ZOOM at NOON CST today!
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Edan Foley
2 days ago
Our EMBO workshop is now live. Visit us in Bath this summer for a two week workshop designed to help you study host-microbe interactions in the zebrafish, and develop the bioinformatics skills needed to analyse the complex data sets that arise from microbiomic studies.
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Computational and experimental microbiomics
The critical contribution of microbiota to animal, plant and environmental health is now widely accepted. Progress has been driven by two parallel approaches: in silico analyses of large -omics data …
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-microbiomics
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Drug Monkey
3 days ago
First they came for DEI and I said nothing for I hoped my success rates would improve. Then they came for gender identity research and I said nothing for I hoped my success rates would improve. Then they came for the NPRCs, and I said nothing for I hoped my success rates would improve.
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Study for the Society of Reproduction
about 1 month ago
How does the uterus regenerate itself? Dr. Diana Monsivais's lab has identified a critical stem cell niche essential for endometrial repair. This discovery, guided by TGF beta signaling, is a huge step toward non-hormonal treatments for endometriosis and heavy menstrual bleeding.
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Governor JB Pritzker
3 days ago
While Donald Trump and RFK Jr. push conspiracy theories over science, my administration is forging a path that puts our people first. Illinois will adopt the American Academy of Pediatrics' vaccine schedule to keep families safe.
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Illinois adopts American Academy of Pediatrics vaccine schedule, shunning federal recommendations
Illinois’ adoption of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ childhood vaccine schedule is the latest example of Illinois breaking with the federal government over health care policies.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/05/illinois-pediatric-vaccine-american-academy-pediatrics/
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Stem Cell Network
3 days ago
📢 Are you a grad student or postdoc looking to advance your career in
#RegenMed
? The SCN–Mitacs Industry-Based Internship Program is accepting applications! 🚨 February 27, 2026 🔗
https://stemcellnetwork.ca/training/mitacs-and-stem-cell-network-industry-based-internship-program-2026-2027/
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Stem Cell Network
4 days ago
📢 Applications for SCN Summer Studentships 2026 are open! The SCN Summer Studentships program supports senior undergraduate students to undertake hands-on research between May 2026 and August 2026 at a Canadian academic institution. 🔬 🔗
https://stemcellnetwork.ca/training/summer-studentships/
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Uché Blackstock, MD
3 days ago
Fear delays care. Delayed care harms patients. My new MS NOW piece, “I’m a doctor. The consequences of ICE presence in hospitals could be deadly” on how enforcement fears are deterring people from seeking medical help.” Link to my full OpEd:
www.ms.now/opinion/immi...
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Opinion | I’m a doctor. The consequences of ICE presence in hospitals could be deadly.
Dr. Uché Blackstock: The mere presence of immigration agents at or near hospitals and clinics is creating an understandable fear.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/immigration-enforcement-hospitals-deportation-trump
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Stephen Quinn
3 days ago
This is still my favourite one:
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#photography
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Amy Diehl, Ph.D.
3 days ago
US women are more likely to be murdered during pregnancy or soon after than the 3 leading obstetric causes of death: hypertensive disorders, hemorrhage, sepsis. From 2018 to 2021, pregnant women had a 37% higher firearm homicide rate than nonpregnant women.
healthjournalism.org/blog/2026/02...
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Firearm homicide rates higher among pregnant women than nonpregnant women, study shows
U.S. women are more likely to be killed during or soon after pregnancy than the three leading causes of maternal death, study shows.
https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2026/02/firearm-homicide-rates-higher-among-pregnant-women-than-nonpregnant-women-study-shows/
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Prof Ben Britton
3 days ago
Are you interested in Materials Characterization? The Characterization @ UBC Research Cluster has just published a report which showcase some of the breadth of capabilities across
#UBC
- with Vancouver and Okanagan capabilities explored 🧪🔬🩻🍁
characterization.ubc.ca/news/februar...
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Caroline Lynn Kamerlin ☀️
3 days ago
Because rare is many. Rare is proud. And rare is strong.
#RareDiseaseDay2026
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BF Francis Ouellette
3 days ago
This is the final week to submit your abstract to the Canadian Bioinformatics Hub Conference 2026 |
#ActNow
#Bioinformatics
#OpenScience
#Toronto
#Canada
#GreatScience
🧬 🖥️ 🧪 🔓 ⬇️
www.iscb.org/cbhc2026/
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Stand Up for Science!
3 days ago
BREAKING: Over 680 members of the National Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering have endorsed articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. (1/2 🧵)
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