It seems to be updating, though. What impacts do you see?

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Exclusive: HHS lawyers objected to new powers for Kennedy's COVID vaccine adviser. My latest story w/ @jsteenhuysen.bsky.social on #CDC and #vaccines www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

Image shows a red panda with white fluffy ears, red fur and a white snout against a green background. He looks pleased to meet you.

We are long overdue for some floofiness on this feed.

Red panda happy hour starts now.

Great thread. Conducting placebo-controlled trials of items known to be relatively safe and effective is unethical.

They are taking away our vaccines.

Jay Bhattacharya is talking about eliminating mRNA vaccines.

Meanwhile, RFK Jr. has managed to ratfuck the Novavax approval process.

As FDA delays Novavax' COVID vaccine approval, patients fight back Thousands of Americans campaigning for the Novavax COVID-19 booster got some good news this week: the FDA signaled it might still win approval after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr cast doubt on its efficacy.

www.reuters.com/business/hea...

So this interview lasted 2 hours so this “you’re scaring me” part might seem like an overreaction or fearmongering to someone without that context.

There’s a lot of evidence to support my hypothesis that a potential H5N1 pandemic would be worse than COVID.

Bovine H5N1 binds poorly to human-type sialic acid receptors - Nature Nature - Bovine H5N1 binds poorly to human-type sialic acid receptors

After 8 months of peer review, our manuscript was published today @nature.com showing that bovine H5N1 viruses bind poorly to human-type sialic acid receptors. We now know that the virus is only 1 HA substitution away from efficiently binding human receptors.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

HHS just told us they will restore official travel effective April 10, "following established approval processes within each Institute and Center."

Hands off libraries.

An Alzheimer’s Blood Test Might Predict Advanced Disease The test, which is not yet commercially available, focuses on a different form of the protein tau.

time.com/7273006/alzh...

Dozens of free measles vaccine clinics close in Texas as federal funding is cut Many clinics had been planned at schools in the Dallas area with low vaccination rates.

This is what Trump and Musk are doing during a measles outbreak. 

Today, 10,000 staffers were fired at CDC—including measles and bird flu experts—while dozens of free vaccination clinics were canceled in Texas.

These billionaires don’t seem to care that children will die from their cruel cuts.

Plasma MTBR-tau243 biomarker identifies tau tangle pathology in Alzheimer’s disease - Nature Medicine Plasma eMTBR-tau243 is a specific biomarker of tau tangles in Alzheimer’s disease and enables the detecting and tracking of Alzheimer’s clinical impairment.

We now have a blood biomarker that is even more strongly associated with tau PET and cognitive symptoms than even p-tau217! Plasma eMTBR-tau243 will help us to understand whether cognitive impairment is likely to be related to Alzheimer's pathology. #ENDALZ

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The CDC has been captured.

CDC statement on measles vaccination:

“The decision to vaccinate is a personal one. People should consult with their healthcare provider to understand their options to get a vaccine and should be informed about the potential risks and benefits associated with vaccines.”

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AAAS webinar on grant terminations. Register if interested.

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The NIH’s Most Reckless Cuts Yet Ending clinical trials with no warning can put patients at risk.

Ruining studies and potentially harming research subjects...

Abruptly terminating clinical trials...

Ignorant and evil

www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Opinion | When the government becomes a health misinformation superspreader Until I left last week, I led the CDC’s public health messaging. Now we need something to replace it.

One of the real dangers in science is deciding the answer before you've done the study. Our nation's best talent assigned to "find support" for preconceived, but likely bogus notions--as described in Mr Griffis's article-is hard to stomach-followup is needed.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

The Bird Flu Virus Is Mutating Fast – And Scientists Say Our Vaccines May Not Be Enough H5N1 influenza is evolving rapidly, weakening the effectiveness of existing antibodies and increasing its potential threat to humans. Scientists at UNC Charlotte and MIT used high-performance computat...

scitechdaily.com/the-bird-flu...

Dr. Gottlieb’s excellent & highly informative perspective on H5N1 & eggs is full of good ideas for controlling the epizootic & ensuring food safety.

It also made me yearn for a time when we had FDA Commissioners who took science seriously & based regulatory actions on evidence.

So the anti-vax organization founded by the current HHS secretary is hosting a dark mirror bullshit clone of the CDC’s website.

No wonder they were in such a hurry to delete the CDC’s data.

As bird flu continues to spread, Trump administration sidelines key pandemic preparedness office | CNN The Trump administration has not staffed an office established by Congress to prepare the nation for future pandemics, according to three sources familiar with the situation.

The day H7N9 decides to join its fellow bird flu H5N1 in American poultry seems like the perfect day to cast the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response “into the abyss”

www.cnn.com/2025/03/17/h...

In Early-Phase Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial, Investigational mRNA Vaccine Induces Sustained Immune Activity in Small Patient Group Learn how MSK researchers are deploying mRNA vaccines against pancreatic cancer.

I wonder if spreading extremely encouraging experimental results on helping treat pancreatic cancer with *gasp* mRNA vaccines may help people who have villainized them come around. This is a good press release on the study and links to the Nature paper. www.mskcc.org/news/can-mrn...

NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs

We’ve tried to shelter our minds but tonight we’re preparing for the genocide of Science.

Entire NIH departments will have no leaders.

World renowned Scientists kicked to the curb without cause, & grants will loose their lead investigators.

Is this what they want?
Chaos? Destruction?

It is worth paying close attention to the new bill "Dangerous Viral Gain of Function Research Moratorium Act" introduced by Senator Roger Marshall.

If enacted, it will effectively stop all of virological research, including for vaccines.

www.marshall.senate.gov/wp-content/u...

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Hi, I study how "diverse" bacteria interact with fungi to learn about microbial "community diversity" and the "underappreciated" field of microbial interactions. We want to know how fungi "discriminate" or are "biased toward" certain potential symbionts.

And Ctrl+F word policing is dumb. 🦠🧪

Opinion: Science funding cuts are based on flawed logic. Here’s the truth. Earlier this month, the National Institutes of Health issued supplemental guidance indicating it would immediately impose a 15% cap on indirect costs for research grants, an unprecedented and abrup…

Very grateful to our @scripps.edu President/CEO Pete Schultz, for this OpEd in @sandiegouniontribune.com on the key importance of research institutions in U.S. biomedical science and how federal support is critical to fuel new discoveries and medicines.

www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/02/25/o...