e-bikes are no kidding good for national security bsky.app/profile/cost...

If you are a foreign president who commits crimes overseas, America will come get you, arrest you, and lock you up. But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.

Also, we're announcing Edison Scientific, a new commercial spinout from FutureHouse. You can read more about that here: edisonscientific.com/articles/ann...

Epstein -Trump Friendship Sculpture The National Mall, D.C., Summer 2025 “Happy Together” song and lyrics by The Turtles ‧ 1967 🧵 1/2

There's no use in making the humanities relevant, @chatterton.bsky.social argues, because "the most useful lesson the humanities have to offer today is a profoundly countercultural one:"

Meet our plenary speakers 💁‍♂️ BETH SHAPIRO (@ucscgenomics.bsky.social) Beth is a leader in the study of ancient DNA from extinct species and is now trying to develop tools to de-extinct prehistoric life. Conference info 👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org ⚠️ Abstract submission closing soon, 30th Nov! ⚠️

Come get your Rebel Artist for Science™ stickers — great stocking stuffers! Rebel Artist speaks for all of us. In the rapidly evolving field of genomic science, we’re all learning together. You can buy stickers from my online store: fellmanstudio.com/product/geno...

Decoding Plant Genomes is an illustrated book about the plant biologists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory who are editing plant genomes to withstand the climate change. You can buy the book from my online store: fellmanstudio.com/shop/

Stand up for Climate Science with my “Decoding Plant Genomes” stickers. Each one features a different model organism used in scientific research. You can buy my books, cards, print and stickers from my online store: fellmanstudio.com/shop/

We Want Our Genome Story book is for the science curious of any age. Are you science-curious? Would you like to learn about DNA while you color? Let your inner artist and scientist shine with the “We Want Our Genome Story” coloring book.”

Happy holidays! Explore the evolution and biology of genomes in my illustrated books about plant genomics, evolution of skin color, and our gene stories. Find them in my online store at FellmanStudio.com/shop #DNA #science #evolution #biology #genes #genomics #ScienceEd #sciart

Art and Science for the Holidays! Celebrate the season with my genome-inspired holiday cards available from my online store. The 5 x 7-inch cards are blank on the inside. Each box has six cards — two each of the three designs. A description of the model organisms is explained on the back.

This semester, for our Plant & Micro Biosci Grad program, I'm developing a new course on ✨Peer Review✨ & critical thinking. Final project is a full review of a preprint! I'd love to have a journal editor zoom with the class to share their perspective and do a Q&A. Anyone interested? Pls share!

For the love of jumping genes! Rebel Artist for Science™ here, and I spotted a pink pumpkin—this one's plastic, but pink pumpkins are real. A farmer noticed the mutant among the orange pumpkins in her field. She cultivated more through careful selection and now offers the seeds to other growers.

Your PI/mom/bestie/doctor would love this 👇🐡 🧪

Rebel Artist out-about, giving free "Stand up for Science" stickers. "I'll take the green one — climate crisis is real,” said the landscaping fellow. "Pulgares hacia arriba for Science!” Thumbs up for science! You love them, want them, then buy Rebel Artist stickers from: fellmanstudio.com/shop

Science journalists: the Uproot Project is hosting a series of events on environmental reporting in Washington, DC, from October 20–23, with a special focus on trust in the media. Full lineup and registration information here: 🔗 sej.org/calendar/upr...

Rebel Artist for Science™ heading out to “No Kings Day” protest October 2025 on the DC National Mall. We are all Rebels now. We have friends everywhere!

New to Bluesky? Welcome! Choices on Bluesky go beyond reactionary politics and anger farming. Add the SciArt Feed 🐡 to your skyline, and you’ll see: 🎨 Hundreds of artists 🧪 Science-focused 🥳 No NFTs or gen AI ✨ Inspiration every day 🧡 Pin & Like here:

It's homecoming weekend! I had a great time in the parade with Falcon Heights Council Member Paula Mielke. I am proud to fight for UMN students at City Hall and want our city to be an equitable place for students during their education and beyond. Happy homecoming, and Go Gophs!

Did a woman scientist win the 2025 Nobel Prize? YES! Today is a good day for women in science. Dr. Mary Brunkow was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with her two male colleagues, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi. Illustration by Niklas Elmehed from the Nobel Prize website.

Who will win the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine tomorrow? Will it be a woman? Like Dr. Katalin Karikó, who was awarded the Nobel in 2023. I had the chance to speak with the amazing “Kati” Karikó just two days before the announcement.

Did you get your flu vax? I got mine, and then the nurse and I exchanged stickers. She looked at my Rebel Artist for Science stickers and said, “This one — American Science is our National Treasure,” and promptly stuck it on her uniform. “Where can I get more?” she asked.

“Would you like a Rebel Artist for Science sticker?” “Yes,” said a guard at the National Academy of Sciences. “May I have two?” She promptly slapped them on her security officer uniform. We laughed, and said, “We support science. We stick together!” #NAS #science #biology #genomics #ScienceEd

Nicolle Wallace interview of Joan Baez. Ms. Baez was an anti-war & civil rights protester & singer. I was fortunate enough to see Joan Baez at a demonstration in DC. Don't self-censor or self-destruct. #MuchRespect #StrongWomenRock shadowproof.com/2017/07/01/f... www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_jN...

Rebel Artist for Science: 09.07.25 at 2:00 PM at the National Science Foundation.

"Politicians and policymakers significantly underestimate the public's willingness to contribute to climate action, limiting the ambition and scope of green policies, according to research."

Happy for my dear friends and colleagues @paleogenomics.bsky.social & @fsanchezquinto.bsky.social and their team, who just published a study @science.org describing the genetic diversity of mammoths 🦣 found while building an airport in 🇲🇽. DNA usually does not preserve well in warmer climates More 👇🏽

Just posted: @paulturnerlab.bsky.social's #Scopes100 lecture on #EvolutionaryMedicine explores how evolution shapes human health & disease. 🧬💉 https://loom.ly/wLt8lXw#Scopes100#EvolutionaryMedicine@ncse.bsky.social

I get a fierce sense of joy learning from women in science. Like Elizabeth Barnes and Julie Phillips at the Scopes "Monkey" Trial Centennial Symposium. Elizabeth’s (Liz) presentation, ”An Atheist's Unexpected Path to Promoting Harmony between Religion and Evolution," made me think and think again.

Only a few studies have identified specific causal genes for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). @hggadvances.bsky.social latest article reports that variants affecting RNA splicing in blood and lung tissue can explain many COPD associations: www.cell.com/hgg-advances... #ASHG

“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born; now is the time of monsters.” — Antonio Gramsci

Like a punch to the gut. The American flag, tense and twisted. No exuberant flourish in a proud breeze. It’s Summer in Washington D.C., 2025, and this is what tyranny feels like.

Did you know that Arabidopsis thaliana is a valuable model organism for plant research? My illustration shows @cshlnews.bsky.social Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) plant biologist Dr. Dave Jackson gently cradling the tiny plant, one of his CRISPR experiments in the greenhouse at CSHL.

My second episode of Autocracy in America brings renowned pollster and pundit @FrankLuntz to the show. The siren song of populism is difficult to silence. How can America break the cycle? Is there room for a moderate middle? Please check it out and share! t.co/jEKLZ9UaQW

If you want to get caught up on some of my reporting on NIH grant terminations over the past week or so, I joined my @statnews.com colleagues on The Readout Loud podcast to chat about the latest! (about halfway through) www.statnews.com/2025/07/10/r...

Was @pzmyers.bsky.social Myers your professor? Lucky you! He’s taught biology and evolution to thousands of college students at the University of Minnesota (Morris campus). And more of us with his YouTube videos and Pharyngula blog.

Hey ladies, don’t you love science that overturns old patriarchal stories? Look at this gal, a lovely figure made by someone in a Neolithic community in Anatolia about 8000-6000 BCE. The sculpture depicts female power and authority, and here's why researchers think so:

EVOLUTION is TRUE. The anti-science Trump - MAGAs are nothingnew. The George W Bush admin (2001-2009) had a full-on attack on evolution and science. I was doing what I could to push back with my DNA artwork.

Skeleton found in pot is first ancient Egyptian to undergo whole genome analysis - www.theguardian.com/science/2025... amazing work; not sure about those ears, though... #dna #genomics #egypt

Next week at #FOGBoston: learn how Revolution Medicines enhanced research collaboration on their large-scale omics datasets & accelerated scientific decision-making by incorporating a comprehensive Omics Data Catalog (ODC) solution. www.dnanexus.com/events/fog25...

Looking to incorporate #multiomics into your experiments? In this Single Cell and Spatial Buyer’s Guide, you can explore multimodal platforms or find out which single modality solutions are compatible to expand the possibilities of your research. Download for FREE here: hubs.la/Q03qmmQ60 #singlecell

TONIGHT AT 8: Davram Stiefler and @jasonselvig.bsky.social of‪ @thegoodliars.bsky.social‬ are here after speaking to Trump voters at the military parade in DC. Tune in to hear what attendees had to say.

Eric Green was the first NIH institute director ousted by Trump — he sat down with us for his first public remarks since being forced into retirement from federal service for a wide ranging conversation about what’s happening to the NIH and his next moves: www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/n...

I'm the former archivist fyi.

New comparative proteomics study from our lab, led by Elad Oren! Contrasting summer and winter protein expression in five perennial grass species, we identified three proteins consistently linked to freezing tolerance across independent adaptations. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Science is under attack, and artists are fighting back. That’s why I wrote a proposal to make a book about the “Raging Climate” and the plant biologists at @cshlnews.bsky.social (CSHL) leading the charge. I was awarded the "Wally Gilbert Artist-in-Residency" grant to write and illustrate the book.

The DNI’s chief of staff ordered a senior analyst to redo an assessment of the relationship between Venezuela’s government and a gang after intelligence findings undercut the White House’s justification for deporting migrants www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/u...

Academic researchers are hoping that a third time is not a charm for NSF: www.science.org/content/arti...