“Fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone,” Dr. Kornbluth wrote. Follow the lead the rest of you.

Excellent piece from a former NIH colleague and #BethesdaDeclaration co-signer. She highlights the ongoing censorship at NIH and calls for the following three actions: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Mmm- I asked in my browser what one dollar of Apple stock purchased in 1999 would be worth today. The AI answer - “ If you had $1 in Apple stock bought in 1999, it would be worth approximately $1.04 trillion today based on the average annual growth rate of Apple's stock” real answer ~ $160

Holy cow this was an amazing race at Hayward at @uoregon.bsky.social He started running 3 years ago — as a 7th grader - and now owns the U16 and U18 world records and I think the 18th fastest 800 of all time by anyone. He starts 12th grade in the Fall. www.runnersworld.com/news/a655851...

Thanks everyone, it’s been fun being a scientist in the US. 👋

I always find survey results like this staggering (almost to the point of unbelievability). The US was spending around 1% of its federal budget on foreign aid. The average guess among 1,000+ surveyed Americans was 26%. 15% thought it was over half of the budget (?!) www.kff.org/global-healt...

SCOOP www.importantcontext.news/p/national-s...

The "unitary executive theory" is a fancy name for a strategy used by authoritarians worldwide, rebranded for the US. It’s a legal blueprint for a power grab, and my new article explains how it turns the law itself into a tool for undermining democracy:

Franklin W. Stahl, 95, Dies; Helped Create a ‘Beautiful’ DNA Experiment www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/s...

Reflecting on how lucky I am to have watched hands the best women’s 5k of ever yesterday. Beatrice Chebet breaks the world record and is the first woman under 14min. And Ngetich and Tsegay are right there with what would have been world records only recently. And Chebet’s beautiful and awesome kick.

50th anniversary Pre meet about to kick off. Awesome.

So irresponsible and cruel. The bill in the Senate will take money and healthcare from poor and middle class Americans to pay for even more tax breaks to the rich and to pile more debt on our children (and us frankly). It’s important to provide a clear message about the truth of what is happening.

🧪 If you live in these States and care about biomedical research and the #NIH, please call your Senators: Maine (Collins) West Virginia (Capito) Louisiana (Cassidy) Alabama (Britt) Pennsylvania (McCormick) 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

At the cabin for a little Solstice fix up work. And it’s snowing. Big, wet Summer Solstice flakes.

Any leads would be appreciated 🙏

The perfect Father’s Day gift from my daughter- a tee shirt of the setting of the two suns of Tatooine. Nice.

11,000,000+ at the No King Protests. We hit the 3.5% rule!!! The "3.5% rule" states that no government has been able to withstand a challenge from a nonviolent movement that mobilizes 3.5% of its population. Way to go United States!!! You understood the assignment!!! 🥳🥳🥳

This is what democracy looks like. Thousands and thousands of us in downtown Eugene.

Full on circus now. I need some popcorn.

Ah, Americans. We’re a classy bunch aren’t we.

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Just published, expansion in situ genome sequencing, where you can sequence DNA while still inside the cell, mapping its organization relative to proteins and other markers, with the help of expansion microscopy! Led by @jbuenrostro.bksy.social. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A lot of really great resources here to #saveNSF 🧪 www.savensf.com/take-action

highlighting the importance of federally funded research and development to the development of biotech. Senator Young wrote this oped about the importance of federally funded research and development in academia, indicating his responsiveness to these arguments www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...

US Scientists->proposed rule will allow gov to involuntarily move civil servants to a new category without protections from politicized firings- would allow YOUR PO to be replaced with political appointee. YOUR comments can help-here's how-by May 23 🧑‍🔬🧪🖥️🧬 www.ifyoucankeepit.org/i/162500841/...

Penny wise and pound foolish. “ …. government investments in research and development accounted for at least a fifth of U.S. productivity growth since World War II. “ www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b...

Our Nature paper (rdcu.be/ei1NM) deep sequencing a 4-generation, 28-member family using multiple sequencing technologies to study transmission of all classes of genetic variation is out! @uwgenome.bsky.social @hhmi.org @pacbio.bsky.social @utah.edu

New genomic & genetic insights into Mendel’s pea genes, including previously uncharacterised alleles 159 years after Mendel published his work, this is a real delight (especially for a geneticist) 🧪 @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Great new addition to Eugene - Circuit climbing gym on 11th.

NIH cuts triggered a host of lawsuits: Nature’s guide to what’s next

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Just doomscrolled for a few minutes while waiting for my plane. Ugh. Thank you Peter Ralph and Mike Whitlock for organizing a great EvoWIBO and providing an intellectual safe harbor of science for 36 hours. Athanks to all the talk and poster presenters. You all are a true inspiration!

Happening now at Evo-WIBO: @harmitmalik.bsky.social delivering a great talk on red queen dynamics in host-virus molecular evolution. A great example of how fundamental basic science leads to eventual application for human benefit. Without the engine of the former the benefits of the latter stall. 🧪🖥️

Can we get more of this? “The Japanese American National Museum will ‘scrub nothing,’ Fujioka said, and instead will highlight the importance of DEI. “Our community is based on diversity, equity is guaranteed to us in the Constitution, and inclusion is what we believe in,” Fujioka said.

Oh wow: Portland Oregon is NOT KIDDING #handsoff

Excited for all the new American banana and coffee factories.

One simple thing we as a science community can do for our trainees and early career scientists is not punish them for science career interruptions in this turbulent time 🧪🧬💻

I’m really getting down about the ongoing trade deficits I have with our local coffee shops. I give them money and all they give me are cappuccinos and lattes. THEY ARE RIPPING ME OFF. I’m going to put a 50% tariff on myself for every coffee. The mid coffee making will come roaring back to my house.

Just in NIH grants, It looks like beautiful Iowa City, home of the U of Iowa, will lose $71m in funding. That's almost $1k per resident. And that's before all the other cuts to SSA, FDA, etc. Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight? scienceimpacts.org H/T to Prathima !

No one who puts the security of our counter so recklessly at risk should be in a position of authority. The worst part is the carelessness. With this level of sloppiness for this 1 thing we find out about there must be 100 other actions that are putting our country at risk.

Right in front of the house we’re renting in Manzanita. Phew, safe by a few inches.

The writing’s been on the wall for a while, and in case anyone was unaware: YOUR GENOMIC DATA IS THE MOST VALUABLE ASSET THEY HAVE LEFT. Delete your data. Make sure you opt-out of any opt-outable options. Tell your friends and family - you know that technophobe cousin missed the memo. 🧪

We bought our electric car 4 years ago and it just passed 30k miles. Something I didn’t fully appreciate was how little maintenance it would need. We took it in to the Volvo for its checkup and still nothing wrong. We haven’t had to do a single bit of maintenance the whole time we’ve own it. Zero.

Alluding to the deep well of sympathy and friendship toward the United States that endures in France, he added: “We all in Europe love this nation to which we owe so much. It will rise again. You will rise again. We are counting on you.”

Vaccines save lives. “It’s often said that the first responsibility of any government is the safety & protection of its people. That alone should be reason enough for policymakers to encourage people to get themselves & their children vaccinated” 🧪 #MedSky @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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