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Small good news: Since getting my PhD, I’ve been reading for leisure again

I finished 5 books so far this year and we’re onto #6 (#3 of the SA authors)

#books #fiction

Happy RNA Day to those who celebrate! 🧪 It’s AUG 1: the day we Met 🤓

It’s the end of an era! 🙁
Announcing the Final Release of WormBase
blog.wormbase.org/2025/07/23/a...

The White House's proposed budget would cut NIH research by billions, including slashes to cancer research.

My new home state Texas is projected to lose $2.1B in economic activity from the budget cuts, including $353M in losses from cuts to cancer research.

How about you?
scienceimpacts.org/fy26

This is infuriating, scary, and horrible. NIH needs to support a wide array of science that applies to ALL people. We never know when a finding in one area can apply to another disease or situation.

This is all very bad.

Also ngl but I’d rather get a drink or meal voucher instead of sitting in recycled air for longer 👀

Oh yeah, forgot to mention 😭

Worms have holocentric chromosomes, so they have to do meiosis with adjustments 😅

I swear there's a bunch of loop-extrusion model papers that I can't remember right now

But I know that in worms, Cohesin is only lost from the crossover during meiosis I but stays holding the sister chromatids together for the rest of bivalent – argument for around?

Picking new members takes time: NIH staff spend 1-2 years screening candidates, getting approval, doing background/ ethics checks.

Some staff are now screening candidates’ social media to see if they've said anything negative about the Trump administration or have been involved with DEI efforts.

Exclusive: NIH to dismiss dozens of grant reviewers to align with Trump priorities The move would undo years of work, leaving advisory councils understaffed, and without the full expertise needed for reviews.

NEW: In an unprecedented move, the NIH will soon disinvite dozens of scientists about to take positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant funding.

NIH staff were told to select others aligned with the Trump administration and told to expect placements by political appointees.

Choose something unhinged 🤷‍♀️

I chose the absurd cover and title on this romantasy that I knew was gonna be cringey and it’s fantastic for processing images

DCCC 2026 DISTRICTS IN PLAY NICK BEGICH AK-AL DAVID SCHWEIKERT AZ-OI ELI CRANE AZ-02 JUAN CISCOMANI AZ-06 DAVID VALADAO CA-22 YOUNG KIM CA-40 KEN CALVERT CA-41 GABE EVANS CO-08 CORY MILLS FL-07 ANNA PAULINA LUNA FL-13 MARIA ELVIRA SALAZAR FL-27 MARIANNETTE MILLER-MEEKS IA-OI ASHLEY HINSON IA-02 ZACH NUNN 1A-03 ANDY BARR KY-06 BILL HUIZENGA MI-04 TOM BARRETT MI-07 MIKE LAWLER NY-17 MAX MILLER OH-07 MIKE TURNER OH-10 OPEN SEAT MI-IO MIKE CAREY 0H-15 ANN WAGNER MO-02 DON BACON NE-02 TOM KEAN JR. NJ-07 BRIAN FITZPATRICK PA-OI RYAN MACKENZIE PA-07 ROB BRESNAHAN PA-08 SCOTT PERRY PA-10 ANDY OGLES TN-05 MONICA DE LA CRUZ TX-15 ROB WITTMAN VA-O1 JEN KIGGANS VA-02 BRYAN STEIL WI-OI DERRICK VAN ORDEN WI-03

IF YOU ARE IN ONE OF THESE DISTRICTS PLEASE MAKE A CALL RIGHT NOW

DOES NOT MATTER IF YOUR VOICE SHAKES

CALL AND SAY YOU OPPOSE BBB

Scripts here: 5calls.org

“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.” Baldwin.

Schlissel: Investments in education, research are vital for America’s future` It’s time to reframe the way we talk about the federal government’s relationship with universities.

From From Mark Schlissel former President of University of Michigan! @umich.edu www.detroitnews.com/story/opinio...

A parting gift to stay connected ❤️ 🧪

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Apparently the only difference between brassiere and brasserie is where the “i” goes 🙃

Good thing I learned the difference before I walked into this place 🤡

Need to start making some new time blocks in my schedule for Being Sad About the Careless Destruction of US Scientific Research

It's not just #NIH. It's not just #NSF. It's not just #NASA.

The whole scientific community has to make clear that all science across fed agencies is being destroyed in the US.

We can't just ask for our particular piece of the pie. The whole pie is being thrown out - saving your bit won't work.

BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.

This is a major win for public health.

Late-breaking workshop news! The NSF will be offering an information session to discuss new and ongoing programs and the merit review process. Registration is free. More information here:

www.xcdsystem.com/evolution/pr...

#Evol2025

You want to talk about government efficiency? Every $1 spent on childhood immunizations in the US returns a savings of $11, thanks to preventing illnesses, and saving millions of lives.

📢BREAKING: Just left the courthouse for our NIH grant termination case

Judge ruled terminations are “VOID & ILLEGAL”

As a plaintiff, I felt a wave of relief & hope; he acknowledged the discrimination & harm

Closed by asking, ‘Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?’

Shattered Science: The Research Lost as Trump Targets NIH Funding The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission. More than 150 researchers shared with ProPu...

Incredible reporting by @propublica.org. We are actively losing so much it's difficult to wrap one's head around it.
projects.propublica.org/nih-cuts-res...

Thank you to all the animals that support biological research 💕 here’s a tribute to our Sentinal who ensured the safety of our colony #compassionawareness #cultureofcare #umich #zebrafish

Update: I would like to stop living through events covered in the 2075 AP US AND World History Exams

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Congratulations!

THIS

1. When people lose their healthcare, the costs for people who still have healthcare go up
2. Many hospitals rely on patients with medicaid. Big cuts to medicaid close hospitals
3. Higher medical costs mean people have less money for other things, hurting/ruining UNRELATED small businesses