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@cupton101.bsky.social

Retired virologist. Poxviruses and Bioinformatics Was @cupton1 on Twitter

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Please add me to the biology feed.
I'm a retired virologist.
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ORCID 0000-0002-9019-8967

Thanks, Chris

14.08.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Think smallpox.

14.08.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@telussupport.bsky.social is this alive?

06.07.2025 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

RFK Jr. says the top scientific journals are β€œcorrupt”. Yet his MAHA disinformation report includes fake references and grossly false statements.

Reviewers and editors at any of these journals would have caught these, resulting in its wholesale rejection.

Don’t give an inch to this charlatan.

29.05.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 984    πŸ” 290    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 10
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Poilievre burned $11M in expenses β€” double Trudeau β€” while crying about CBC costs.

Now he wants to kill CBC and drag Canada into MAGA-style chaos.

Save the CBC.
Vote strategically.
Keep the cons out of Ottawa.

#SaveTheCBC

19.04.2025 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 207    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4
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Anti-Union Lobby Groups are Endorsing Pierre Poilievre’sΒ Conservatives Conservative Party of Canada receive endorsements from 'open shop' groups with a long history of anti-union lobbying

Some construction unions have endorsed Poilievre … but so have notorious anti-union employer lobby groups like the Merit Contractors, who literally lobby every day to destroy unions and keep wages low. Poilievre is NOT our friend. Don’t fall for it. #cdnpoli pressprogress.ca/anti-union-l...

19.04.2025 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 114    πŸ” 72    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
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How do mpox outbreaks start? Dead baby monkey provides important clue β€œLandmark” study fingers fire-footed rope squirrel as a reservoir of fatal disease

Researchers have been trying for a long time to nail down where in nature mpox lurks.
Now they appear to have caught the virus that causes mpox in the act of spilling over from squirrels to monkeys.
β€œIt is the best clue so far for what the reservoir might be”, says @kgandersen.bsky.social
#IDsky πŸ§ͺ

08.04.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 149    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 6
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HPV Vaccine is Cancer Prevention A couple of years ago I was waiting in a clinic to see my physician for a normal well check. When a nurse I had never met came in to check my vitals, she started with small talk. β€œHow are you doing…

"The vaccine provides close to 100% protection against infections and pre-cancers caused by certain types of HPV. That is remarkable."

Effective cancer prevention. www.voicesforvaccines.org/hpv-vaccine-...

05.04.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 81    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's What RFK Jr. Got Wrong About H5N1 Bird Flu 'This is Hollywood science, not real science,' one expert said

"This is Hollywood science, not real science" -- Here's What RFK Jr. Got Wrong About #H5N1 Bird Flu by @kristinafiore.bsky.social www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi... via @medpagetoday.bsky.social

20.03.2025 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As Texas measles outbreak grows, newborn babies were exposed to the virus in Lubbock hospital Infants barely three days old are receiving antibody injections to help protect against the virus. Nearly 300 cases have been reported in the outbreak.

Vaccinating vs. measles protects babies who are too young to receive the vaccine. Maternal antibodies of a vaccinated mother are transferred to the baby. Robust herd immunity reduces virus circulation in communities and protects the most vulnerable.
www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nbcn...

15.03.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 117    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Trump's one achievement so far has been to Make Canada Great Again.

15.03.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1038    πŸ” 109    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 8

#Canada

15.03.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That is both messed up and disgraceful! You can’t just delete history!

Arlington National Cemetery has removed information about prominent Black, Hispanic, and female service members, as well as topics such as the Civil War, from its website.

15.03.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 24884    πŸ” 7563    πŸ’¬ 1334    πŸ“Œ 739
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#Tuberculosis is curable and yet also the deadliest infectious disease in the world. That paradox fascinates John Green, the popular YouTuber and author of The Fault in Our Stars. Q+A by @mattgalloway.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... @cbcnews.ca @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social #GlobalHealth

14.03.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

CDC plans to study autism, vaccines
Move comes despite strong evidence finding no link between them.
By LENA H. SUN and LAUREN WEBER β€’ The Washington Post

CDC plans to study autism, vaccines Move comes despite strong evidence finding no link between them. By LENA H. SUN and LAUREN WEBER β€’ The Washington Post

I got your waste, fraud, and abuse right here

08.03.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 38048    πŸ” 7202    πŸ’¬ 1114    πŸ“Œ 537
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Movers and Shakers: Quest for the Grail Could mitochondria unlock the puzzle of Parkinson's?

open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... This week’s episode of Movers and Shakers takes a deep dive into the science behind the search for a drug to stop Parkinson’s by mending the holes in mitochondria.

08.03.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 184    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
a picture of a necklace with a figure on it who is pushing some kind of pearl or bauble up the necklace chain, labeled β€œthe Sisyphus necklace”… β€œa reminder that you can overcome anything”

a picture of a necklace with a figure on it who is pushing some kind of pearl or bauble up the necklace chain, labeled β€œthe Sisyphus necklace”… β€œa reminder that you can overcome anything”

personally would not describe the myth of a man cursed to roll a rock uphill FRUITLESSLY FOR ALL ETERNITY as β€œa reminder that you can overcome anything” but you do you, meta ad

05.03.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 7568    πŸ” 901    πŸ’¬ 337    πŸ“Œ 234
Alina Habba tweeted β€˜Nothing can ever stop this man from fighting for our country’!
David Simon replied with β€˜Bone spurs’.

Alina Habba tweeted β€˜Nothing can ever stop this man from fighting for our country’! David Simon replied with β€˜Bone spurs’.

This is next level! πŸ’₯

05.03.2025 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 51607    πŸ” 9338    πŸ’¬ 815    πŸ“Œ 404

And Trump with tell Greenland to pay for the flooding of USA. Ironic that he currently wants Canada's water.

05.03.2025 05:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder why do I enjoy texting with a bot more than just researching via google?

05.03.2025 05:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The β€˜X’ phase is best forgotten. Now less about viruses, and more about Parkinson’s.

03.03.2025 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Finally made the move here and deleted my Twitter account. Now to find new and old friends.

03.03.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Have you seen this petition yet? Deny Donald J. Trump/MAGA Entry into Canada for the G7 Summit in 2025

chng.it/X7BrNCP7qF

18.02.2025 03:39 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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