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You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters

First time seeing the northern lights! More impressive through the iPhone but still clearly visible without. One item off the bucket list!

James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.

A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.

Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."

Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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I didn't get a picture of the best sign I saw today, but I remember what it said:

Somewhere in America
A little Hispanic girl
Is hiding in an attic
And keeping a diary.

#NoKings

What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

Fantastic 4th quarter comeback. Almost like another Michigan QB who spent some time in the NFL.

I am waiting patiently for the era when being an eccentric curmudgeon is a super power.

Colorful mural painted on the side of a building with the likeness of Henrietta Lacks and the words “HeLa” and “Middle East” on it.

Beautiful mural honoring Henrietta Lacks painted by Baltimore community members popped up near Hopkins med campus recently.

From molecular structures to research culture: Celebrating Rosalind Franklin’s legacy | Royal Society Rosalind Franklin never lived to see the full impact of her discoveries. She didn’t witness how her work on DNA would revolutionise biology, nor did she witness the impact she would have in…

Born #OnThisDay in 1920 was Rosalind Franklin. Her work on X-ray diffraction images of DNA helped lead to the discovery of its structure, but her efforts were only recognised posthumously. Liz Sockett FRS and Isabelle Moss reflect on her enduring legacy:

a photo grid of dolls with protest t-shirts and signs.

I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.

[Person with ponytail wearing lab coat hands balloon to another person in front of a springboard, a magnet hanging from above, and then a target] PERSON WITH PONYTAIL to Person 2: Rub this balloon against your head, then go jump past that magnet toward the target on the wall. [caption] Before the bathroom scale was invented, the only way to weigh people was mass spectrometry.

Mass Spec

xkcd.com/3094/

Our 4th grader got to use his for the first time a few weeks ago at Acadia. The rangers treated him like a VIP. It’s a wonderful program!

Illuminating thread and accompanying article/interview

a little pick me up lol for the academics in the room

Given all that is going on consider this quote from Bertram Russell's 1930 book The conquest of Happiness:
“The man who can be interested in the structure of atoms or the way in which a beetle navigates, is likely to get a joy in life which no amount of success in the pursuit of power can give. ”

Our Health ROI Explore how your tax dollars fund life‑saving medical research.

Ever wonder how many lives have been saved by NIH-funded research - including your own? Enter any medical condition and instantly see how your tax dollars transformed science into survival.

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Joseph Finder ~ • Follow 2d • G • • • It's the 250th anniversary of the midnight ride of Paul Revere. A local TV station mapped the route out with nods to past and present Boston-area landmarks, including all seven Dunkin' Donuts a modern-day Paul Revere could stop at: https://www.nocboston.com/news/local/paul-revere-midnight-ride-boston-today/3685215/

i often see things that make me say "this is the most Boston thing I have ever seen in my life" but i think this one might have swept them all

Science isn't a belief. It's the GPS in the fog, the seatbelt on the rollercoaster, the friend who tells you your fly is down. Undermining it isn’t edgy—it’s like replacing your smoke alarm with a lava lamp. 🧪🔬🔥 We need brains, not vibes. #SaveScience

Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger | CNN Dr. Ardem Patapoutian says he watches “with deep sadness as the United States’ remarkable scientific enterprise, which took generations of hard work and national investment to build, faces a concerted...

Published an op-ed for @cnn.com: “Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger.”
A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...

Inside me there are two wolves. One of them has a 15 genome edits the other 20 genome edits. Neither of them is a dire wolf.

Where is America’s drug supply made? There’s usually no single country where a drug is manufactured. Plants in different parts of the world handle different parts of the process. Factories make chemicals and other raw materials. Drug companies buy those materials and use them to make the active ingredient of a medication. Then the active ingredient needs to be formulated into a pill or a liquid. In the final stage, the drug is packaged into boxes, vials or pens.

Definitely a "everything is chemicals" moment here

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Beautiful illustration and explanation of genetic and environmental influences on social outcomes!

Non-genomics people: haha, evolution is funny!

Genomics people: *staring moodily at six 70%-similar genes* It do be like that.

Full disclosure - that was the most flattering angle. This is the worst!

Bucket list item achieved - thanks to a great team of family and friends (and Claire Saffitz’s video tutorial), I can now say I’ve made a croquembouche!

Elissa's journey: A young mom's relentless battle for life after colorectal cancer hit Cancer is cruel. It doesn’t care that you’re only 37, that you're the mother of a little girl who is your entire world. So Elissa vowed to fight.

This @freep.com story by @kristenshamus.bsky.social with photos by Mandi Wright is amazing - and shows the power of decades of NIH-funded research at the University of Michigan & beyond, through the tale of a single #crc patient:
www.freep.com/story/news/h...

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