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Editor-in-Chief of a very good microbial journal. (Illustration by David S. Goodsell, RCSB Protein Data Bank. doi: 10.2210/rcsb_pdb/goodsell-gallery-028)

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There's an episode in Blackadder 3 where Edmond uses made-up words to convince Samual Johnson that he's missed stuff from his dictionary. I have been using these same words in work meetings and reports for decades without ever being challenged on their authenticity.

07.12.2025 21:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 433    ๐Ÿ” 45    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
A person sits in a subway car, dressed as a Christmas tree.

A person sits in a subway car, dressed as a Christmas tree.

I canโ€™t believe that in this day and age, people are still wearing fir.

07.12.2025 14:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1284    ๐Ÿ” 305    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 53    ๐Ÿ“Œ 26

I really do hope that news outlets who report on the recent #ACIP recommendations understand that these decisions have nothing to do with HepB per se, and everything to do with sowing bigger doubts about vaccines - all vaccines - in general.

Donโ€™t lose sight of what the bigger agenda is.

06.12.2025 16:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 68    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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RFK Jr.โ€™s vaccine advisory panel is beset by incompetence, bias, and procedural chaos The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) meetings used to be a geekโ€™s dream: hours of long, maybe dreary presentation of extensive data

@doritreiss.bsky.social breaks down the lack of expertise, incompetence, and blatant anti-vaccine bias on full display at ACIP:

Via @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/12/06/a...

06.12.2025 17:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The image depicts a comic.
Panel one shows the main character lying in bed with a heating pad.
Panel two shows the same image, but now a cat has appeared on the heating pad.
Panel three shows the same image, but a second cat has appeared alongside the first on the heating pad.
Panel four shows the same image with two cats on the heating pad, one dropping from the ceiling, and one entering through the window.

The image depicts a comic. Panel one shows the main character lying in bed with a heating pad. Panel two shows the same image, but now a cat has appeared on the heating pad. Panel three shows the same image, but a second cat has appeared alongside the first on the heating pad. Panel four shows the same image with two cats on the heating pad, one dropping from the ceiling, and one entering through the window.

06.12.2025 07:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11827    ๐Ÿ” 2326    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 66    ๐Ÿ“Œ 53
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You're the dipshit liver doctor who voted to confirm the dipshit. You owe America an apology, but even then, no apology will ever be enough. #medsky

05.12.2025 22:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 561    ๐Ÿ” 115    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
White text on red background with PIDS logo at bottom

White text on red background with PIDS logo at bottom

The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society has issued the following statement on our deep concerns regarding the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices December meeting and its impact on public health in the United States.
pids.org/2025/12/05/p...

05.12.2025 23:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Another reason to join the Green Party

join.greenparty.org.uk

06.12.2025 13:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I will stop mentioning this at some point but: subscribe to @zeteo.com to stay ahead of the curve. Almost a month ago, we reported on the classified draft documents and told u about the contents, including the new Trump NSS demanding Latin America give U.S. companies contracts including forโ€ฆ

06.12.2025 12:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 78    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Why Cameroon Is Collapsing
YouTube video by Sahel Chronicles Why Cameroon Is Collapsing

Another example of the deep wounds of colonialism still being felt

youtu.be/rGHOq41-2FU?...

06.12.2025 10:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Reversible phenotypic resistance to phage infection via capsule downregulation in Klebsiella pneumoniae Molecular biology; Microbiology; Cell biology

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Reversible phenotypic resistance to phage infection via capsule downregulation in Klebsiella pneumoniae
#phage #phageky

www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

06.12.2025 04:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Why Thereโ€™s No Such A Thing As A โ€˜Perfect Greenโ€™ | Femi Oluwole | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski Why Thereโ€™s No Such A Thing As A โ€˜Perfect Greenโ€™ | Femi Oluwole | Zack Polanski

And this week's episode of @boldpolitics.bsky.social is with @femi-oluwole.bsky.social

Loved this conversation and welcome to the party, Femi!

youtu.be/UTmCzWMalWA?...

06.12.2025 09:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 366    ๐Ÿ” 88    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
BOYCOTT EUROVISION
With photo of a destroyed car and buildings in Gaza
Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

BOYCOTT EUROVISION With photo of a destroyed car and buildings in Gaza Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

As Israel have been allowed to compete in Eurovision 2026, the UK must follow in the footsteps of Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands and boycott the competition.

The world's largest live music event cannot be used to whitewash Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza.

05.12.2025 11:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 773    ๐Ÿ” 307    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
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โ€œThis irresponsible and purposely misleading guidance will lead to more hepatitis B infections in infants and children.โ€ Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Susan J. Kressly:
www.aap.org/en/news-room...

05.12.2025 19:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1171    ๐Ÿ” 533    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 27
On Zack Polanskis magic money tree economic gravity simply doesn't exist.

On Zack Polanskis magic money tree economic gravity simply doesn't exist.

All in one day:

Immigration Minister lied about me with a slur.

Wes Streeting then tried a different attack.

And the Evening Standard write yet another attack piece because I dare to say we need to tax the rich.

Want to help create our better future?

Join.greenparty.org.uk

05.12.2025 22:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1225    ๐Ÿ” 346    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 66    ๐Ÿ“Œ 28
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Trump ally Infantino to award first Fifa Peace Prize at World Cup draw in DC Fifa unveils a new Peace Prize to be awarded at the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, citing a mission to honor efforts to end conflict

It's poetic that Trump will end up with the tasteless copy of the real thing

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

06.11.2025 11:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Iโ€™m holding out hope that the inherent instability of the Trump regime will surface next year.

05.12.2025 17:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a cat with its mouth open and the words mindblown written in white ALT: a cat with its mouth open and the words mindblown written in white

And that scapegoat might well be vaccination

05.12.2025 17:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Felt versions of a pigeon with a piece of pizza, a raccoon and a garbage can and a rat with a slice of pizza

Felt versions of a pigeon with a piece of pizza, a raccoon and a garbage can and a rat with a slice of pizza

You guys. The NYC wildlife ornament set from craftspring ๐Ÿฅน www.craftspring.com/products/nyc...

05.12.2025 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 85    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine The CDC's ACIP panel voted to recommend delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, ending a policy that has reined in the virus.

As pointed out in this article, it will be many years before the full impact of this is felt (ie, liver cancer and hepatitis B-related deaths). There will be a spike in cases and the public will wonder how it happened and what current scapegoat they can blame it on.

www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c...

05.12.2025 15:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Guide Dogs Charity calls for zero tolerance Recommendations aim to help taxi drivers understand the law when it comes to allowing guide dogs or other service dogs in their car

Guide Dogs Charity calls for zero tolerance

Recommendations aim to help taxi drivers understand the law when it comes to allowing guide dogs or other service dogs in their car

05.12.2025 14:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Interested in #microbial governance, #antibiotic innovation, #MDRTB, #climatechange & #AMR? Then this special issue on #JustTransitions for #AMR in Public Humanities is just for you!

Further articles will appear over the next weeks!

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

@britishacademy.bsky.social

05.12.2025 10:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A health worker wearing a mask and cap sprays insecticide. Text on the image reads: โ€œMalaria control is facing new and harder challenges.โ€ Yellow labels list the challenges: โ€œDrug resistance,โ€ โ€œInsecticide resistance,โ€ โ€œNew mosquito threat,โ€ โ€œExtreme weather events,โ€ and โ€œConflict.โ€

A health worker wearing a mask and cap sprays insecticide. Text on the image reads: โ€œMalaria control is facing new and harder challenges.โ€ Yellow labels list the challenges: โ€œDrug resistance,โ€ โ€œInsecticide resistance,โ€ โ€œNew mosquito threat,โ€ โ€œExtreme weather events,โ€ and โ€œConflict.โ€

New WHO report shows growing resistance to lifesaving malaria drugs:

๐Ÿšฉ Partial resistance to artemisinin confirmed or suspected in at least 8 African countries
๐Ÿšฉ Pyrethroid resistance in 48 countries
๐Ÿšฉ Anopheles stephensi ๐ŸฆŸ now detected in 9 African countries

๐Ÿ”— bit.ly/3Y6IcXn #EndMalaria

05.12.2025 07:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 68    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Farage turns on broadcasters over racism allegations as number of claims hits 28 Reform leader suggests he would boycott BBC, saying he has had letter from Dulwich pupils defending him

Imagine the scale of racism necessary to stand out as racist back then. And I'm saying this from the perspective of an immigrant who grew up in those times.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

05.12.2025 10:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Zack Polanski clashes with Fiona Bruce over government's cowardly immigration policy

Zack Polanski has branded Labour a 'government of cowards' as he accused them of not telling people the truth about migration in the UK as he clashes with Fiona Bruce

05.12.2025 09:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 180    ๐Ÿ” 46    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
A poster with branding for the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre fo Virus Research, labelled 'Virus Snowflakes.' The poster shows snowflake-like virus designs and song lyrics reading:
On the twelfth day of Christmas, a virus gave to me,
Twelve fights worth winning,
Eleven Christmas dinners,
Ten lunar landers,
Nine childhood vaccines,
Eight tools for teaching,
Seven dogs a-barking,
Six wasps a-laying,
FIIIIVE TIIINY RIIIIIIINGS,
Four vaccine platforms,
Three genome segments,
Two twinned capsids, and
A world that is too small to see

A poster with branding for the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre fo Virus Research, labelled 'Virus Snowflakes.' The poster shows snowflake-like virus designs and song lyrics reading: On the twelfth day of Christmas, a virus gave to me, Twelve fights worth winning, Eleven Christmas dinners, Ten lunar landers, Nine childhood vaccines, Eight tools for teaching, Seven dogs a-barking, Six wasps a-laying, FIIIIVE TIIINY RIIIIIIINGS, Four vaccine platforms, Three genome segments, Two twinned capsids, and A world that is too small to see

Feeling festive?
Why not deck the halls with @cvrinfo.bsky.social's papercraft #VirusSnowflakes and celebrate the science of viruses and the fight against viral diseases.
Download for free: cvr-engagement.co.uk/virus-snowfl...
#scicomm #sciart #decorations

01.12.2025 09:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 77    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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Internet stops working properly amid major outage Cloudflare has gone down, taking many other websites down with it.

This is the signal to start the revolution โœŠ

www.independent.co.uk/tech/cloudfl...

05.12.2025 09:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Al-generated content has surpassed human-written articles
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Al-generated content has surpassed human-written articles Graph

Your universe is a photocopy of a photocopy of aโ€ฆ
on.ft.com/4ahkNKa

27.11.2025 22:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 682    ๐Ÿ” 334    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 168

If you're an expert in your field but still occasionally feel a tinge of imposter syndrome, just have a look at some of the current ACIP lineup.

04.12.2025 18:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 122    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Current ACIP Member Evelyn Griffin, MD blaming illegal immigration for patients having hepatitis B. This is racist.

The ACIP does not have any standing to affect domestic immigration policy or procedures.

04.12.2025 18:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 119    ๐Ÿ” 44    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

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