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Now more than ever I’m convinced losing Anthony Bourdain meant we lost probably the biggest person on tv who advocated for the wonders of meeting new people and calling anyone online who hated learning new cultures the children they were, ruthlessly to the camera.

That column on the far right is the death of American biomedical science.

Spligation enables programmable chimeric RNA generation in living cells doi.org/10.64898/202...

Has Vance said, Thank you? 😉 #ONEV1 #Pinks 🌸 #Voices4Victory

I will be speaking on behalf of @nihfellowsunited.bsky.social today at the DC @standupforscience.bsky.social National Day of Action. Come hear about the attacks on our union this week and how we're standing up for science and scientist workers! #march7 #standupforscience

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: “A country that always defends human rights and international law, like Spain, earns the respect of the entire world, as has happened in recent weeks.”

This was predictable, and we did predict it last summer when the multiyear funding policy first emerged. This is how we know this admin is coming after science as a whole. Health equity, transgender health, mRNA vaccines… these areas are just the start.

My dad made the biggest jewelled egg in the world. The obsession would destroy his marriage, family and fortune

This 1964 Volkswagen Type 2 is a 21-window Sunroof Deluxe bus that underwent a rotisserie refurbishment in 2019, including a repaint in Sealing Wax Red and Pearl White. Showing 47k miles, it's listed now on BaT! https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1964-volkswagen-bus-46/

This is the world that RFK Jr dreamed of—now that he runs the US health system he’s able to achieve his dreams each & every day, aided & abetted by Drs Bhattacharya, Makary, Høeg, Kulldorff, Prasad & Oz We can’t rebuild the devastation until all 7 of these federal health agency leaders are gone

Someone want to ask Jay Bhattacharya how his whole rebuilding trust in NIH thing is going? www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/stark-divide...

Big day ahead for #ASBMBAdvocates and the Ohio and Wisconsin delegation!

The anti-drone lasers that have recently caused so much stupid kerfuffle at the Mexican border are *specifically* intended to take down drones at a much lower cost than missile interceptors. Wonder why we haven’t heard anything about the U.S. using them in the Gulf against Iranian drones yet.

advocating for funding for RNA and all science with friends!

Folks from @rnasociety.bsky.social advocating for basic science research funding #ASBMBAdvocates @uwmadisonrna.bsky.social @cassandrahayne.bsky.social

Excited to be in DC with #ASBMBAdvocates to advocate for basic science research!

Lots of RNA biologists represented here as ASBMB heads to the Hill tomorrow to advocate for basic science -#ASBMBAdvocates

These captchas just keep getting harder #rstats

(1) Stevedore and union organizer, (2) Automobile assembly at GM plant, both Jersey strong 💪

Historian here history first time as tragedy the second time as farce.

Discuss.

NOEM: I would disagree with the judge CROCKETT: I'm sure you would, but can you tell me whether or not you have a law degree? NOEM: A what? CROCKETT: A law degree NOEM: No I do no- CROCKETT: Okay

Cricket was the name of the puppy that Kristi Noem murdered.

I love everything about this! The conviction that a major figure was not struck by a bolt of lightning but worked to understand the system he would ultimately critique and help dismantle. The scholarly sleuthing rare books — all of it. 😎🤓 www.science.org/content/arti...

A cartoon from the 1950’s that’s more relevant than ever 💔

By my rough calculation, $4 billion for the 4-day killing spree is about equal to 20 years of the 2024 budget for the National Endowment for the Arts (RIP)

Well, here’s the thing about being antiwar as an ethical belief: it means you end up opposing most wars. Almost all of them, in fact. This is quite common in people who have consistent beliefs but looks insane to people who have none, or mostly just believe superior people should make the decisions.

“Our study showed that RNA technology could impact virtually every aspect of human health, from debilitating chronic diseases to conditions even thought incurable”

Retraction Watch is proof that peer review is worth very little pre-publication but worth EVERYTHING post-publication, which means we should move to a system that maximizes the latter at the expense of the former: open source publication of everything.

Congratulations Spain, your leaders have morals and a backbone.

With apologies to Monty Python; “Nobody expects the Spanish Admonition.”

Thank you Spain. Don't enable this clownshow.

The RNA Society and the Alliance for mRNA Medicines (AMM) are collaborating on communication and advocacy training for members. Please fill out this form if you would like to attend on March 6, 2:00-3:00pm ET. forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Scenes from a personalist regime

We have an open position for a #PhD student (last week to apply!) & a lab technician/TA. For more information see: www.beuschlab.org/join-us Interested in understanding post-transcriptional regulation and how #RNA #splicing decisions are made? Then take a look or share with people who might be! 🧪🧫

Hey all you RNA nerds, get together with your design/art friends and do a public education solid! Make and submit an infographic about what the world needs to know about #RNA!

The Secretary of Defense calling rules of engagement stupid should be an immediately impeachable, if not criminal, offense.

Yes, ICE and ISIS sound the same, but they are different. They are state-sponsored terrorists sponsored by different states.

One of my favourite sides of politics/media.

Eisenhower

Raytheon Executive: I know you’re skeptical about buying American again. But hear me out. The MIM-104 Patriot is the only surface to air missile system with a proven track record of success against the US Air Force. Danish Defense Minister: Continue.

This Trump ⬇️

Want to know how the Nazi party performed unethical medical experiments on vulnerable populations? This is how.

The National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA) Advisory Council guides research & care on Alzheimer’s. It didn't meet for a full year under Trump. Before it finally met in Feb 2026, its membership was gutted & replaced, just like ACIP & other councils. www.27unihted.org/napa

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People INSIDE the Trump administration placed bets on a war they knew was coming, and profited. Aside from the complete moral corruption of betting upon war, this is so unethical that it boggles the mind.

One way of looking at this is that missiles are absurdly expensive. The other is that nature gives us an enormous amount of value essentially for free, and only a tiny budget is enough to give us access to it.