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@jquidd.bsky.social

Husband, dad, Immunologist, Nottingham Forest fan.

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NPR news: "A second judge, Indira Talwani in Boston, said officials could also tap additional money from customs revenues, but she left that decision up to the Trump administration β€” which it has declined to do."

Which it has declined to do....

03.11.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think people adjacent to science (but who now find themselves deciding the fate of US science somehow) undervalue humility, valuing braggadocios hubris instead.
Yes it’s true that some scientific discoveries are complete paradigm changers, and we celebrate these. 1/

16.10.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 149    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
Joint Statement Calling for Secretary Kennedy Resignation The American Society for Microbiology released a joint statement calling for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...

03.09.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 734    πŸ” 341    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 25

A habitable planet is more important than the profits of a few fossil fuel companies.

Pass it on.

03.09.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1098    πŸ” 360    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 12

Uhhhh possibly because you and your ilk undermined it....

14.08.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bhattacharya: "HHS is continuing to invest in ongoing research on applications in oncology and other complex diseases. But as a vaccine intended for broad public use, especially during a public health emergency, the platform has failed a crucial test: earning public trust."

14.08.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Type I Interferon Restricts mRNA Vaccine Efficacy Through Suppression of Antigen Uptake in cDCs Type I interferons (IFNs) are key mediators of innate immune activation, promoting upregulation of costimulatory molecules and Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) I/II on antigen presenting cells (...

www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...

18.06.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs In shock move, four institute directors at the US biomedical agency are removed from their posts.

"This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history." Story on the decimation of NIH by @maxkozlov.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...?

01.04.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1576    πŸ” 658    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 27

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