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New York becomes latest state to offer free phone calls in prisons • Stateline New York will offer free phone calls to people incarcerated in its state prisons starting Aug. 1, becoming the sixth state to do so.

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Bacteria built with smallest genetic code ever The engineered <i>Escherichia coli</i> have only 57 codons compared with the usual 64

Researchers led by Jason Chin at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) have developed a viable Escherichia coli strain that uses only 57 codons—and it took only around 100,000 changes to the genome to do it. cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪 #biotech #synbio

Keep sciencing. We are living through a time when looking at a rock and wondering how old it is qualifies as an act of resistance.

Medicare and Medicaid turn 60 – and face historic cuts decades in the making Republicans enacted the largest cuts to healthcare in US history, and fulfilled decades of conservative rhetoric

“A lot of people do work at the minimum wage, millions of people, and they’re still poor...And by the way those minimum-wage jobs won’t provide them any healthcare – so you’re just going to let them die when they get sick? What are you going to do?”

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Flyer for the Black In Neuro Conference in-person events. The background is a soft peach with vibrant geometric patterns in mustard yellow, coral, teal, and pink at the top border. A bold orange "Black In Neuro Conference" title is centered. In-person events are listed below. Wednesday, September 10 in person events: #PictureABINScientist Poster Session, 3:00-5:00 PM and #BlackInNeuroFamily Social, 7PM to Late. In-person events Thursday, September 11: #BINAwards and Farewell, 4:00-5:00 PM. Below this reads: Black In Neuro Members can register to attend #BINW25 In-Person! All times in Eastern Standard Time. The Black In Neuro logo appears in the bottom left corner and to the right reads "#5YearsofBIN".

Flyer for the Black In Neuro Conference on Wednesday, September 10. The background is a soft peach with vibrant geometric patterns in mustard yellow, coral, teal, and pink at the top border. A bold orange "Black In Neuro Conference" title is centered. Sessions listed include: a welcome session 9:00-9:30AM, #BINSeminarSeries lecture 9:30-10:45AM, a NeuroAcrossTheDiaspora symposium 11:00AM-12:00PM, and an #ExploringBIN professional development workshop 1:30-3:00PM. Register to attend #BINW25 Live Streamed Events! All times in Eastern Standard Time. The Black In Neuro logo appears in the bottom left corner and to the right reads "#5YearsofBIN".

Flyer for the Black In Neuro Conference on Thursday, September 11. The background is a soft peach with vibrant geometric patterns in mustard yellow, coral, teal, and pink at the top border. A bold orange "Black In Neuro Conference" title is centered. Sessions listed include: #NeuroRacism Symposium 9:30-11:00AM, a #BINSeminarSeries Lecture #BlackInNeuroFutures Keynote Address 11:15-12:30PM, a #BINSeminarSeries Lecture 1:00-3:00PM, and an #BlackInNeuroAltCareers Symposium 3:00-4:00PM. Register to attend #BINW25 Live Streamed Events! All times in Eastern Standard Time. The Black In Neuro logo appears in the bottom left corner and to the right reads "#5YearsofBIN".

Whether you're in the room or tuning in from across the globe, #BINW25 is for YOU! 🌍
In-person perks: exclusive socials & awards ✨
Online perks: powerful panels & keynotes 💻
Let’s celebrate #5YearsOfBIN, side by side or screen to screen 💛🖤

Register to attend or present a poster at the links below!

Jennifer Doudna is named 2026 Priestley Medalist The award recognizes the biochemist for discoveries on ribozyme function and CRISPR gene editing, and international science leadership

@acs.org is recognizing Jennifer A. Doudna with the Priestley Medal for her discoveries on ribozyme function, the Dicer RNase enzyme, double-stranded RNA processing, and CRISPR gene editing, along with her impactful international science leadership. cen.acs.org/people/award... #chemsky 🧪

‘Small Soldiers’ co-writer Adam Rifkin says it’s time for a sequel 🪖

Snack society fundraiser

Venmo

Good morning welcome to day ✌🏿

#BookSky

New poster for ‘INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE’ season 3.

Premiering in 2026.

(https://www.tvinsider.com/1203904/interview-with-the-vampire-talamasca-daryl-dixon-exclusive-photos/)

Season 3 of ‘INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE’ is officially titled ‘THE VAMPIRE LESTAT’

Set to honor the original book.

A new 'Friday the 13th' movie and video game are officially in the works 🔪

Handwritten notecard. Prompt at the top asks: What object was most devastating for you to lose, and how have you been coping? Answer below: Dentures. Were thrown away and coping isn't somthing I can do. It’s made me feel ugly, unworthy, can’t go get a job with no teeth. So how can get off the streets until another pair can be made?

ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”

We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.

➡️ This is what they wrote: projects.propublica.org/impact-of-ho...

What athlete’s expression will stay with you for the rest of your life?

45-year-old Venus Williams becomes the oldest woman since Martina Navratilova to win a singles match apnews.com/article/venu...

Summer sunset sky as seen from the 6 Train in New York City.

spot on, Lorax

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Who Played Son Theo on The Cosby Show, Dies at 54 Malcolm-Jamal Warner has died, PEOPLE confirms. The actor, who played Theo on 'The Cosby Show,' was 54.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner has died, according to multiple reports. He was 54

Aaron Taylor-Johnson will officially star as the werewolf in Robert Eggers' #Werwulf movie

Lily-Rose Depp is in talks to join him

Eggers says it's the darkest film he's ever written 'by far'

Christopher Nolan's 'The Dark Knight' was released 17 years ago today 🦇

Got that 💩ON!!!!!

Freeze Pop breakdown 🤣

Bonus points if you rapped/sang this!!

The Best NOAA Weather Radios to Give You Advanced Warning Stay up to date on weather changes—even if you lose power.

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Prepare for your lives!!!!

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I’m addicted to lavender honey lattes

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