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...and then goes the federal funding providing vaccines to the poor.

Hard questions? How about jail time. The people pay for that.

Behavior can be contagious. I didnt see that mentioned or discussed. Also, the etiological causes of many of these disorders are not fully understood - and may have an infectious component.

Identification of medication–microbiome interactions that affect gut infection - Nature An analysis of prescription medications shows that several non-antibiotic drugs, such as the heart medication digoxin, can reduce the immune response to pathogens and increase the risk of gastrointestinal infections by altering the composition of the microbiome.

Nature research paper: Identification of medication–microbiome interactions that affect gut infection

go.nature.com/4lYCMaO

HGH.. err MGH?

A fly enters a virtual reality chamber, and insect science may never be the same.

Learn more during #InsectWeek: scim.ag/3Tgo2Ib

Cells are swapping their mitochondria. What does this mean for our health? Nature - Researchers are studying why the energy factories are moving between cells and whether the process can be harnessed to treat cancer and other diseases.

Researchers are studying why mitochondria are moving between cells and whether the process can be harnessed to treat cancer and other diseases

https://go.nature.com/3RcyzDa

How extreme lethargy can promote healthy ageing The drop in body temperature that occurs during a torpid state is linked to molecular markers of longer life in mice.

A prolonged period of extreme lethargy seems to slow ageing in mice by lowering their core body temperature

https://go.nature.com/4bCWk0z

Gene editing fixes DNA—and treats incurable lung and liver disease A promising clinical trial marks another milestone for the CRISPR gene editor

For the first time, researchers have used the #CRISPR gene editor to repair a flawed gene in the human body. scim.ag/3RdMzMT

This is figure 4, which shows renewable biosynthesis of two PEAs from glucose as a sole carbon source.

A paper in Nature Chemical Biology presents a system that uses E. coli bacteria to create biodegradable plastics. The system may help in the production of plastics with desirable thermal and mechanical properties, using renewable resources. https://go.nature.com/4hEOaGc 🧪

This is figure 2, which is a schematic illustration of the biogeochemical model.

The results of a study in Communications Earth & Environment highlight the mechanistic link between planetary volcanic activities and the dynamic evolution of the atmosphere at the dawn of the Great Oxidation Event. https://go.nature.com/4hyt0JR ⚒️ 🧪

"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."

#glyphosate #carcinogens

I need an AI assistant that can interact with all of my accounts. It should be able to organize everything online, buy stuff, schedule stuff etc... via my voice commands. Like a real personal assistant, except less.... tangible.

How a junk-food splurge can change your brain activity A short bout of indulgence in fatty, sugary snacks leads to lingering brain-activity changes ― even if it does not cause weight gain.

Five days of indulging in chocolate bars, crisps and other junk foods can lead to lingering changes in brain activity, a study shows1. The resulting brain patterns are similar to those seen in people who have obesity.

https://go.nature.com/3F61B4o

We caught DKA just before she had any classic signs. She has been in the ICU for 3 days and hopefully is home tomorrow. Insulin for the rest of her life and managing a version of Shar Pei Fever in her leg. #DKA #sharpei

Trump’s siege of science: how the first 30 days unfolded and what’s next The breakneck pace and devastating impact of the administration’s policy changes has researchers shocked.

The breakneck pace and devastating impact of the Trump administration’s policy changes has researchers shocked.

https://go.nature.com/3CMl75y

Ax falls on elite group of Ph.D.s training to lead U.S. public health labs Most of the fellows in CDC’s highly competitive Laboratory Leadership Service were fired last weekend

Most of the fellows in CDC’s highly competitive Laboratory Leadership Service were fired last weekend.

The ultracompetitive, 2-year program, which trains Ph.D. scientists in the intricacies of public health laboratory work. scim.ag/4gPy0te

Bees do something similar?

This is figure 2 showing the main sedimentological characteristics of the studied sediment cores.

Traces of organisms detected in sediments from 7.5 kilometres below the ocean surface reveal how organisms living in the deep sea are engineering their own environments. The findings are published in Nature Communications. https://go.nature.com/3X6dpdm

USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."

"working to swiftly rectify the situation..."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

Midges. I have seen midge swarms on the Albemarle Sound that look like something from Dante's inferno. Piles of midges ankle deep ! So thick in the air you can't see.

My cousins daughter has me listening to Rebecca Yarros. I feel like a 21 year old girl experiencing love and dragons for the first time. 😭🤦‍♂️

HHMI kills program aimed at boosting inclusivity in STEM education “Inclusive excellence” program had committed $60 million to 104 institutions

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the nation’s largest private funder of biomedical research, yesterday killed a $60 million program aimed at making universities’ STEM education more inclusive. scim.ag/3EtS0US

The neighborhood used to be known for its old oaks. They are protected but the city seems to be signing permits daily to remove these historic trees. #cityoftampa #oak #biodiversity

Hallucinations = bullshit. Got it. Thanks, Nature! 🤣

AI hallucinations can’t be stopped — but these techniques can limit their damage Nature - Developers have tricks to stop artificial intelligence from making things up, but large language models are still struggling to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Because AI hallucinations are fundamental to how LLMs work, researchers say that eliminating them completely is impossible

https://go.nature.com/4hhFRRm

Expanding the human gut microbiome atlas of Africa - Nature A cross-sectional study from four African countries shows the importance of investigating the gut microbiome in previously under-represented populations and provides a framework for equitable microbiome research.

Nature research paper: Expanding the human gut microbiome atlas of Africa

https://go.nature.com/42x1t7S

This paper completely ignores prokaryoted, who, in fact, may display genetic diversity gain from a changing environment.

This figure illustrates molecules and minerals discovered in samples of near-Earth asteroid Bennu, which were delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in September 2023. The upper left panel depicts precursor molecules like ammonia and formaldehyde, while the upper right depicts salts and clays. These early ingredients mixed with water inside the parent body to undergo chemical reactions and synthesize organic molecules, shown at bottom. The lower right panel depicts nucleobases, the genetic components of DNA and RNA, while the lower left depicts amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. The Bennu samples contain all five of the nucleobases that are found in DNA and RNA, and 14 of the 20 amino acids that life uses to build proteins. Credit: NASA

Rock and dust samples brought back from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu contain organic matter, including amino acids and all five DNA and RNA nucleobases, according to two papers in Nature Astronomy and Nature.
https://go.nature.com/40SlwfF
https://go.nature.com/3CC6ZLO
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