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Extended follow-up of invasive cervical cancer risk after quadrivalent HPV vaccination: nationwide, register based study Objectives To evaluate the long term risk of invasive cervical cancer after receiving the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, how risk varies by time since vaccination, and to assess the ...

The HPV vaccine is durably AMAZING.A massive Swedish registry study w 18 years of follow-up found no waning protection against invasive cervical cancer. If vaccinated before age 17, cancer risk is cut by ~80%. Even those vaccinated later still had substantial protection.
www.bmj.com/content/392/...

I fucking hate proline so fucking much it's the worst amino acid it's so fucking stupid it's incapable of being fucking normal so it forms an ugly ass ring with itself with its own fucking nitrogen cuz it's a loser fucking amino acid I hate it so much I'd rather cut off my right tit than have to ever draw a mechanism with proline ever again

Remember that everyone you meet is fighting their own battle, sometimes with amino acids

US moving pregnant immigrant girls to Texas to avoid providing abortions, critics say Ex-official calls transfer of unaccompanied girls as young as 13, many pregnant due to rape, a human rights violation

Unaccompanied children as young as 13 who are pregnant, often from rape, are being moved to Texas so the Trump administration can avoid getting them access to abortion, critics say. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

🧪⚛️ From the Nature article by @dangaristo.bsky.social et al., we know that NSF only got its OMB authorization last week. Still, this is very worrying. If awards fall far behind last year despite a budget down ”only” 4%, it will be a basic defiance of congressional appropriations.

That's right. Worse than Pointless
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/o...

Florida just cut off HIV meds for 16,000 people.

I was sad to learn that my postdoctoral mentor, David Botstein, died yesterday. I started with David as a postdoc in 1998, and he had a profound effect on both my life and scientific career. He was a giant in the field of genetics, making seminal contributions in both yeast and human genetics. 1/

In the before times I’d probably be relying quite a bit on Twitter right now and checking expert lists curated by people like @joshtpm.bsky.social. Any recommendations on experts and journalists to follow here on bluesky as events unfold in Iran? Please spread widely and recommend broadly…

This is your regularly scheduled reminder to please take two seconds to check if that inflammatory post you’re about to share is factually accurate before sharing it. This is extra important in times of heightened stress and conflict, not less important.

About time!!

Fulbright Postdoc in Brazil in partnership with FAPESP The Fulbright Postdoc program in Brazil opens in February 2026 U.S. scholars in all disciplines can apply to the fellowships in partnership with FAPESP

Interested in a 12-month postdoc in Brazil? 🇧🇷 Join us in vibrant São Paulo for cutting-edge research in biomolecular simulation and design. 🤓

Check out the details here: fulbright.org.br/awards-for-u...

YouTube video by MS NOW Columbia Student Body President: ‘Active fear’ on campus after DHS detained student

Columbia University neuroscience student Elmina Aghayeva was released from DHS custody after New York City Mayor Mamdani requested she be freed in his meeting with President Trump yesterday. It’s still unclear why she was targeted by agents.
youtube.com/watch?v=8Kok...

BREAKING: Protests have erupted at Columbia University after the school says DHS agents detained a student after making "misrepresentations to gain entry" to building.

AI versus accuracy? We're willing to make the trade-off. When asking AI about the news, readers “know the answers they are getting are not perfect.” They keep asking anyway.

When asking AI about the news, readers “know the answers they are getting are not perfect.” They keep asking anyway.

@klaudia.bsky.social @aisvarya17.bsky.social

www.cjr.org/tow_center/a...

Had the most bizarre scientific encounter (series of them really) at a conference today, Reviewer-2-comes-to-heckle-your-talk level of discourse. Upsetting at first, but makes me think what we are working on is even more important than I had appreciated (and that people are rude, but that's not new)

This week's cover @thelancet.com

Was having a convo with @bachynski.bsky.social & we decided that it's of upmost importance to start gathering the oral histories of those who lived through the time before polio vaccines, measles vaccines, etc. They can provide important perspectives and they will not be with us for too much longer

Looks intriguing 🌼

[No Title Available] as a result of every article in PubMed

I see PubMed is going through a phase again

Light purple background with scattered doodles and flowers, plus two drawings of girls smiling. Text reads, "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day; February 26, 2026"

Happy Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day!! Follow #GirlDay2026 and check out discovere.org/programs/gir... for more info and resources.

Who are you introducing to engineering today?

#EWeek2026 #GirlsInSTEM #WomenInSTEM

omg did you see the sequencing they're doing? It's so Last Gen

Ooooh giving me a story idea 😁

Kansas informs trans residents their driver’s licenses become invalid on Thursday Some transgender Kansans said they had received the letters from the Department of Revenue. Others hadn’t by Wednesday evening.

“Last month, a spokesperson for the Kansas Department of Revenue told The Star that the agency had processed 159 gender changes on IDs since a district court injunction was lifted in October. Officials say they expect around 1,800 people to have their identity documents revoked.“

😣🤮🤮

I have a male friend who spent some time in Axel's lab. About the 3rd conversation he had with Axel, Axel broke the ice with "So, have you fucked [a female postdoc in the lab] yet?"

My friend was horrified...

UI African American, Gender Studies faculty prepare for program closures University of Iowa faculty in African American Studies and Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies are preparing for closure of their programs following a review of "low-enrollment" degrees and majors ...

The closing of African American Studies and GWSS at Iowa is absolutely heartbreaking. It is such an important time to study these subjects. Words really cannot express how upsetting this decision is. www.thegazette.com/higher-educa...

So if that’s your path, off you go and pick that #2026MMM bracket with who you want to win and be happy with it. My bracket from the Heart is done and I stand behind every selection. [Me, googling: hmm, would I rather eat a Southern Grasshopper Mouse or a UropygiiiieeeeARGH ok Mouse it is]

Dead sexy Bobcat staring deeply into your eyes as it drinks from a reflective pool.

What’s that? You’re having trouble filling out your #2026MMM Bracket? Too hard to make the decisions? What is an Arabian Oryx and can it beat a Eurasian Lynx? (Answers: Antelope and it better not)

DON’T PANIC

Grab your towel and follow along with Professor Bobcat’s March Mammal Madness Manifesto.

MBARI deep-sea robot films an adorable baby squid in Monterey Bay • MBARI During a scientific cruise in Monterey Bay aboard MBARI’s research vessel Rachel Carson last month, biologists from our education and conservation partner, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, encountered a bab...

Spotted: Adorable baby deep-sea squid! 🥰

During a recent scientific cruise aboard MBARI’s R/V Rachel Carson, biologists from our education and conservation partner, @montereybayaquarium.org, encountered a baby glass squid bobbing along in the water column: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-d...