Jason "The Germ Guy" Tetro

A photo of me at my desk.

A morning TV interview to start my Saturday.

a man with a beard is drinking from a small white cup ALT: a man with a beard is drinking from a small white cup

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X: Conspiracy Chai.
Threads: Spilled Tea.
Insta: Manic Mate.

some quality replies in here

A logo design for Vaccines 4 Life.

If you believe #vaccines help to save lives and keep us all safe - then share the slogan and repost the logo that defines their use.
#VaccinesForLife #V4L
#vaccineswork
#vaccination
#GetVaccinated

The Inconvenient Immigration of Chikungunya

Over a decade ago I wrote about the risk of #chikungunya migration from the South to America in @popsci.com - but that was Florida. Today, it's #NYC. The inconvenience continues...
www.popsci.com/blog-network...

Travelling South? Beware The Chikungunya Virus The illness is called Chikungunya (pronounced chick-uhn-guhn-ya) and is derived from the African Makonde language meaning "to become contorted" or "to walk bent over." As the name implies, the disease...

I wrote about #chikungunya over a decade ago for @huffpost.com - back then it was a warning to travellers heading South. Today, it's relevant for people in #NYC - how times have changed!
www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/e...

Don't mind me. I'm just reading the @jama.com article showing no higher incidence of #autism due to #acetaminophen (erm #Tylenol) use during pregnancy. For those about to anti, it involves 2.48M people.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Join the Krewe!

What makes chocolate taste so good? It’s the microbes Beans matter, but microbes may be the real secret to fine chocolate flavor. Scientists are building starter cultures that may improve quality.

“Cocoa plants’ genetic makeup plays a role in chocolate’s taste, but ‘fermentation also is driving the flavor development, and I would even argue, has an even bigger impact on the flavor profile’”

#scicomm

www.sciencenews.org/article/choc...
🧪 🍫

I too like to measure based on flat white. #coffee

The wait has been worth it.
#Peacemaker, tonight, 9 pmEST on HBO Max.

You either know #WeirdAl or you don't. There is no middle.

Where's his toothpick? I want to say hello to the BAD GUY.

Title: PSA
(double meaning as it refers to the goodwill the protagonist is doing AND prostate specific antigen which relates to how he died in the first chapter).
#writing
#WIP

The protagonist is an autocratic President and the mysterious cause of death of these people is defenestration?

pixelated potato

handsome squidward

videos posted on bluesky are now higher resolution! ✨

before: after:

a canadian flag is hanging on a wooden wall Alt: a rat is raising a canadian flag on a wooden wall

#HappyCanadaDay

a woman in a red suit is saying i will bring him absolute terror ALT: a woman in a red suit is saying i will bring him absolute terror

LOVED #WishWorld - it had the feel of old @bbcdoctorwhom.bsky.social series that I grew up with - a bit campy, a bit nonsensical, so many unanswered questions, and the entire world at stake. Also, if I can say this without too much pushback from the haters...Archie Panjabi ATE.
#DoctorWho

Every weekend...

I hope they never have to deal with sequelae.
#measles #vaccines

Not a surprise. Unfortunately the federal science services are not marketers and as such don't have the ability to prove they are as valuable as water.

Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.

Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds

www.npr.org/2025/05/06/n...

a man with a beard says we 'll have as many of those as you can make Alt: David Tennant says we 'll have as many of those as you can make

What another great ride @bbcdoctorwhom.bsky.social - this entire season has been a thrill and a joy. I cannot wait for more but sad that there are only 3 eps left. I want more!

Big week for Villanova alums. ✝️🏀

Happy 99th birthday to a living legend

Social card to promote Journal Development Specialist job opening at Canadian Science Publishing. Background is white flowers.

We are #hiring a Journal Development Specialist to support our Arctic Science and Botany journals! If you’re interested in scientific publishing and building strong research connections, we’d like to hear from you ▶️ buff.ly/31xC7IF

#AcademicSky #SciComm 🧪 #AcWri #PHDSky #ScholComms #OpenScience

#ScienceHumour

Apparently the Australians were using “Albos Up” (for their PM Albanese) during their election. Now, THAT’S how to properly appropriate another country’s slogan: with a cheeky nod and a local transformation!