Donut granulomas from a Coxiella burnetii infection🍩

Exclusive: CDC Director Susan Monarez met with its vaccine-focused center to talk about yesterday’s shooting. I listened to a recording. Scientists and officials are shaken & pointing fingers at RFK Jr. Many said his vilification and misinfo turned them into targets. www.msnbc.com/opinion/anal...

it's Very Vinay (sorry) that he quit actual regulatory work (Actual Work) after two months to go back to podcasting (his true lifes Passion)

The US technically hasn't lost measles elimination (yet) But there's a good chance we will Elimination = no endemic transmission for 12+ months The first Texas case was detected Jan 20 With the right resources, we might be able to keep measles eliminated in America

🚨😷🧪 NEW: A growing body of evidence shows that pandemics, biodiversity loss, and climate change are part of a broader polycrisis - but there are no simple solutions. A sweeping overview of "Pathogens and planetary change" for the first issue of @natrevbiodiv.bsky.social, out now 🔓 rdcu.be/d6lHl

Even microbes need a hug! I love this TEM image of a phage helper (blue) and its satellite virus (pink) 🥰 Satellite viruses are dependent on helper viruses for genome replication. They are not able to invade a cell and replicate their genetic material without attaching to one. Teamwork! 🤝

Hetero Awesome Fest - Guerrilla Performance - Boise, Idaho - Boy 🚨 A QUEER PERSON HAS SNUCK ONTO THE STAGE AT HETERO PRIDE THIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨

Genetically, Shigella bacteria are a subspecies of Escherichia, (or you might be more familiar with the name E. coli.) In other news, did you know different strains of E. coli can differ in their genetics by anywhere from 30 to 80%? LOL 🤪

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the primary causative agent for the disease known as tuberculosis, showing off its prolific "cording" trait. These cord-like structures play an important role in both endogenous antibiotic resistance and disease progression!

There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd. It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.

Nature ran a piece finding that 25 million people could die as a result of ending USAID. This puts Trump and Musk in the category of the most brutal leaders of the 20th century in terms of unnecessary lives lost. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Prints of an original artwork (Neutrophil Extracellular Trap) are available on MorticiasLab! morticiaslab.com/products/neu... #SciArt

This is bleak reading

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Speaking of Lab Week...you might find some cool lab-themed stickers over on Morticia's Lab. You know..if you're interested in that sort of thing. And if not, well that sucks for you. morticiaslab.com/collections/...

Happy Lab Week to the med lab squad! May your QC always be in range and your microtainers unclotted. 🧫🧪🔬

Paenibacillus dendritiformis is captivating. Just look at that colony morphology! This "social" microbe forms dynamic communities that behave like a multi-cellular organism; with specialized cell differentiation, communication and linguistics. It reminds us what we can achieve when we work together.

The horrors persist but so do we. We are not the first people to be here, we aren't the first scientists to be persecuted, we aren't the first citizens to be oppressed. We have footsteps to follow, and shoulders to stand on! Fascism wins when you lose hope. To joyful persistence, my friends! ❤️‍🔥

How do we balance evidence and gaps in knowledge when discussing science? 🤔 New discussion at Morticia's Lab! morticiaslab.com/supporters/p...

How resilient do you think you are to misinformation and "fake news"?🤔 Participate in a cool study and find out here! yourmist.streamlit.app

If you're looking for book recommendations, The Furies by Elizabeth Flock has easily been my favorite read of 2025. Three incredible stories of sisterhood, resilience and a beautiful reminder that we make our own justice, we keep each other safe.

🌱 “Our EJ Movement wasn't birthed in government—and it will endure.” – @drrobertbullard.bsky.social This #EarthMonth2025, we honor the legacy + future of environmental justice. ✊🏾🌍 #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalJustice #DrRobertBullard

Are you being lied to about raw milk? youtu.be/m_y5doFpUIk

ChatGPT ass presidency

Fusobacterium nucleatum is a fascinating troublemaker. This organism is ubiquitous in the human mouth, making it a symbiotic member of the healthy, human microbiome! However, it may play a role in endometriosis, colorectal cancer and has even been implicated in preterm birth and neonatal sepsis.

Good morning, good morning! Get up, get out of bed Rise and shine, go fight for right Democracy’s not dead!

Did you know I have exclusive educational content that you can access for as little as $1 a month?👀 I've posted videos explaining (debunking) the "hygiene hypothesis", showing you how to make fungal smears and reading from 100+ year old medical texts! Check out morticiaslab.com

New tapeworm species (genus Rhinebothrium) were just described and uh...I'm just going to say it. It's a really good day to not be a stingray because what the fuck is that. (Scolex of Rhinebothrium palmeri. SEM, 300 uM) #microbiology

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped

Let’s be clear about who wants to destroy us and work together to fight them, while we treat everyone well and continue to do the best, high-quality science. US science is a big tent built on democracy. All opponents of oligarchy and fascism are welcome. Hop on and let’s work together. /end

Anyone doubting or downplaying what is currently happening to US science would do well to brush up on Lysenkoism and how it destroyed Soviet science and agriculture.

"Science is like a love affair with nature; an elusive, tantalizing mistress. It has all of the turbulence, twists and turns of romantic love, but that's part of the game." - Vilayanur Ramachandran

Abolish ICE

Pass it on: The Resistance is alive and well and angry. Reports of our demise might have been premature

The @standupforscience.bsky.social DC rally is on. What we are hearing from around the country: "this is big!" "biggest rally I have seen around here in years and years" The public cares about medical research--and students, GenZ, and other people too are ready to stand up.

The stakes are just too high.

Glyphosate has 30+ years of data that it doesn’t pose health risks. DID YOU KNOW? Glyphosate LD50 is 5,600 mg/kg Caffeine LD50 is 200 mg/kg Caffeine is 28 TIMES MORE TOXIC than glyphosate AND you actually ingest it at measurable levels. 1/

@kkjetelina.bsky.social is always great, but this figure on the increasing probability of risk of an H5N1 bird flu pandemic is particularly helpful. yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/h5n1-updat...

This scrum of pot-bellied, sunken-chested betas trying to bully an all-black clad badass Eastern European wasteland survivor while dressed like Men’s Wearhouse mannequins is peak cinema.

We are heartened by this call to action in Nature, one of the most respected journals in science. It urges the global scientific community to speak out on behalf of those being censored and support research as the US government shifts away from its historic leadership www.nature.com/articles/d41...

It is NOT normal to have measles deaths in a country with vaccine access and healthcare. RFK Jr is a liar. If you want to know what the measles outbreak means for you & your family & what action items you can take, I cover that in today’s article. ⬇️ news.immunologic.org/p/the-first-...

When it really comes down to it, the pro and anti-science crowds disagree on one, simple point: whether or not one dead child is too many.

The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.

Good morning ppl! If you remember history, the blitzkrieg failed because they out ran themselves and could not backfill the issues it created. Doge’s “dumbkrieg” is having the same issues. We are beating those fucks down! And yes, I’m coining the word Dumbkrieg. Fucking use it. Mock their asses!

“The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.” Helen Keller, The Story of My Life Good morning, friends. Keep pushing!

Never in my most pessimistic moments did I expect the response to modern biotechnology saving countless lives in a pandemic to be a powerful elite captured by a conspiracy theory and dismantling our defenses against the next one out of some misguided notion of revenge