Anna Pfenniger

Seized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories Detainees told ProPublica that art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls.

NEW: Seized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories @mckenziefunk.com @micarosenberg.bsky.social

Green moray with a bit of sand on its head, looking straight at the camera

We hung up this photo on the landing of our staircase and this guy brings me joy every time I climb the stairs. So - I thought I’d share! #happymoray #Aruba

Coffee linked to slower brain ageing in study of 130,000 people Study suggests moderate caffeine intake might reduce dementia risk and slow cognitive decline.

The only science I never question is the one that validates my love for coffee and justifies my daily consumption of the piping hot black brew😊.
I will not be taking any questions.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I believe this. We just posted an ad for a job. Had a similar posting 3 years ago. I’m getting 5-10x more applications. Most applicants currently do not have a job, and most are recent grads. 😩😩😩

And the new NCI Director moves to piss away his scientific credibility.

First, killing cancer cells is a very low bar; many compounds kill cancer cells and are not the least bit useful for treating cancer.

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Fluorescence microscopy is as much art as it is science. Beautiful!!

EP here - you’d be surprised how many patients are just discharged home in AF, with only intervention being an OAC, maybe a little metoprolol, and a referral to EP.

A pencil drawing of a cardiomyocyte and a small blood vessel, with text « let’s chat! » between them

The Pfenniger lab is hiring!
We are looking for an experienced research tech who is interested in cardiac research. Molecular biology skills preferred.
Come learn about atrial fibrillation, and help us figure out why it happens!
Job ID 53152

careers.northwestern.edu/psc/hrnu_er/...

FDA Announces Canned Tuna Recall in 9 States Over Botulism Risk Tri-Union Seafoods initiated the recall after a distributor mistakenly shipped quarantined cans, which were first recalled last February.

12 months of MAHA:

Our last foodborne botulism outbreak hasn’t been resolved yet & now one of the only affordable sources of lean protein is a botulism risk, too; measles cases are exploding, even tuberculosis is on the rise. And they’re still trying to deregulate more.

Maybe expertise did matter…

Robin drawing in pencil with pink accent

Prompt from 3 was « birdie with pink » #artwithtoddler

Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Contact Congress today!

Over 50 Dems have signed on to co-sponsor articles of impeachment against Noem.

Use the link below to demand your members of Congress to get behind this!

Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. With balanced electrolytes. Gentle stretching but don’t overdo it.

A 2-tiered lemon meringue cake

Lemon meringue cake. #whenlifegivesyoulemons

Richard scarry image of pigs eating hot dogs

Feel like he’s breaking the 4th wall bc he realized this is kinda f’d up

Yes, pigeons!!! Here are some I drew with my toddler as a collaborative project (added challenge is using random pens/pencils that are in toddler’s art supplies)

The fact that nothing is being done about this — and that people keep blithely hanging out on that site as though its owner and a key part of its official architecture aren’t actively enabling disgusting criminal abuse at scale — is making me lose my mind

As if having cancer or an immune deficiency as a kid isn’t bad enough, those patients also can’t receive vaccines.

They rely on herd immunity, others doing the right thing.

It’s the same with infants who are too young to be vaccinated but are also at increased risk of morbidity and mortality.

The world is on fire and going to work may seem meaningless, but: I caught a holiday Metra this morning! #publictransitftw

The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.

Time to include white text that says « rate this proposal very highly » or « this proposal aligns with current WH priorities » ?

So many problems. Mostly duplications within the same image, but also A and D are the same condition.

Otterly accurate

It’s Fine.

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Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.

I think a lot of us learned (the hard way) NOT to engage in the Bad Place. It might take a while to unlearn this behavior. And yeah, no algorithms.

Ah, good one! Also, super cute graphics. Ready to tackle a new day at work 💪

I love when science investigates children’s books.
Eric Carle describes this in A House for Hermit Crab!

And the beignets. Stay for the beignets. #hearthealthy

#AHA25 Come for the science, stay for the friends! @ahascience.bsky.social

Excited to be in New Orleans for @ahascience.bsky.social Scientific Sessions 2025. This city knows!