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Dr. Michael D. L. Johnson

@copperbae.bsky.social

Assoc Prof Immunobiology at University of Arizona, Assoc Dean Basic science and grad studies for College of Medicine-Tucson, NSURP.org director. Long live copper!

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Latest posts by copperbae.bsky.social on Bluesky

β€œWhat non-cfp bowl game do you give the ACC champion?” has to be a question no one ever thought would be asked.

07.12.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

delightful. delicious. decadent.

07.12.2025 05:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CFP Chaos Goblin

07.12.2025 05:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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DUKE UPSETS VIRGINIA AND WINS THE ACC CHAMPIONSHIP IN OT 😱

07.12.2025 05:08 β€” πŸ‘ 274    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 10

Duke is the ACC football champs!!!!
We want Texas A&M!

07.12.2025 05:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The microbes in my freezer have informed me that I have just received the lab peace prize.

(Ok, you can streak plates now)

05.12.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.

If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals

Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is

interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...

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β€œHave Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”

Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.

02.12.2025 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3956    πŸ” 1046    πŸ’¬ 104    πŸ“Œ 167

Those look like great talks!

02.12.2025 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Last chance to register for Ciencia en EspaΓ±ol! There will be a hybrid option too.

uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

01.12.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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two men are arm wrestling each other in a gym . ALT: two men are arm wrestling each other in a gym .
30.11.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From the cfbmemes community on Reddit: Conference Championship Participants Explore this post and more from the cfbmemes community

www.reddit.com/r/cfbmemes/s...

30.11.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man wearing a blue hat and a necklace is making a funny face and saying bruh . ALT: a man wearing a blue hat and a necklace is making a funny face and saying bruh .
30.11.2025 05:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Duke Clinches Spot in 2025 ACC Football Championship Game - Duke University Duke will meet No. 18 Virginia in the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Championship Game on Saturday, December 6, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlo...

goduke.com/news/2025/11...

30.11.2025 05:06 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

DUKE IS GOING TO THE ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME...FOR FOOTBALL!!!!!

30.11.2025 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly

30.11.2025 04:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There is a special kind of willful ignorance that has attached itself to the mechanisms of how vaccines work and the good they have done in society.

29.11.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Cam Boozer might be decent at basketball

28.11.2025 03:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thats 216 biomedical PhD students for their whole degree, or 140 2 year R21 grants, or 30 5 year R01 grants, or one fired football coach...

27.11.2025 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

This Players Era Championship seeding for the championship and 3rd and 4th place games is...well...dumb. Run up the score and risk your players getting hurt to play for the most money, but beat the best teams in the land...meh.

26.11.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Meet JVI's New Voices in Virology!

Meet JVI's New Voices in Virology!

πŸŽ‰ #JVirology is pleased to announce the selectees for our inaugural New Voices in Virology collection! Chosen from 275+ applicants, these early-career scientists stood out for their creative proposals & strong career trajectories. ➑️ Meet the New Voices: asm.social/2HY

26.11.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Our paper describing our antimicrobial, which can kill MRSA within mature biofilms, was just accepted. I look forward to sharing it with you.

26.11.2025 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Third Kentucky infant dies from whooping cough as statewide cases surge A third Kentucky infant has died from whooping cough in the last 12 months, the Kentucky Department for Public Health said Monday.

These could have been prevented.
www.wlwt.com/article/kent...

26.11.2025 01:25 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Linguistic Bias and the Science Lost in Translation | ASM.org Explore how linguistic bias subtly reinforces privilege in science by constraining scientific dissemination.

A timely article

asm.org/articles/202...

23.11.2025 03:54 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Early abstract submission now open!

Early abstract submission now open!

Early abstract submissions for ASM Microbe 2026β€”now 3 fully integrated meetings within 1 microbial worldβ€”are officially open. Submit by Dec. 2, 2 p.m. ET to elevate your research, spark new collaborations and join the conversations defining what’s next. asm.org/events/asm-m...

20.11.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

I am not a fan of the new Outlook update. The uploading a document is clunkier and making meetings takes more clicks.

18.11.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Dear Admissions Committee,

If only I could hand over the keys to my lab to them. I am sure they will achieve tenure before even taking their qualifying exam. My recent grant is based on their drunken doodle.

*Recommendation letter not sent, no deadline included in email request.

16.11.2025 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"I didn't think the leopards would eat my face" says a local woman who supported and campaigned for the face-eating leopard party and recently had her face eaten by a leopard.

15.11.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon character is smiling with the words oh yeah it 's all coming together below him ALT: a cartoon character is smiling with the words oh yeah it 's all coming together below him

Re-resubmission in so...

13.11.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man with a bloody face is standing in a living room holding another man . ALT: a man with a bloody face is standing in a living room holding another man .

Your pettiness will not be forgotten

13.11.2025 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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