James D. Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...

Today is National American Beer Day…… so today, drink something Canadian! #beer

🎗️In honour of Breast Cancer Awareness month:

🧬The breast cancer microenvironment and lipoprotein lipase: Another negative notch for a beneficial enzyme?

🔓https://buff.ly/3jmy1NQ

@drrobertjbrown.bsky.social

#BCSM #TumourMicroEnvironment #MolecularOncology

Ozzy Osborne
1948 - 2025

@ntvnewsnl.bsky.social Jim Furlong’s piece this eve was a little off…. Live Aid was 40 years ago yesterday (…not today).

FAST COMPANY Article: While retirement typically occurs, after completing a career and saving and investing for it, a new trend is emerging among Gen Z career professionals called "micro-retirement." Micro- retirements involve taking a one to two- week break from work every 12 to 18 months. Gen Z is using micro-retirement to avoid burnout, find greater fulfillment in their work, and enhance their overall well-being. However, it's not just Gen-Z:

'Vacations.'

The word is 'vacations.'

Holy omfg…….. no! (Available at least in the UK).

MAHA doc ‘Toxic Nation’ says 4 things are sickening us | CNN The Make America Healthy Again movement’s new film “Toxic Nation” says ultraprocessed foods, seed oils, pesticides and fluoride are making us sick. Here’s what research shows.

Well…….. he is at least half right!

www.cnn.com/2025/05/31/h...

Bad news for Trump’s Golden Dome: He can’t build it without Canada The president would have to rely on his “51st state” to track Chinese and Russian missiles that could come at the U.S. from over the horizon.

So now the orange turd needs an ally. Awww, too bad. Maybe the next President won't be a complete and utter moron.
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling international students | CNN The Trump administration on Thursday revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, marking a sharp escalation in the battle over the Ivy League school’s autonomy in the face o...

Good grief…

www.cnn.com/2025/05/22/u...

Dude didn’t do his homework… thought I’d help him out.

Patient-Specific In Vivo Gene Editing to Treat a Rare Genetic Disease | NEJM Base editors can correct disease-causing genetic variants. After a neonate had received a diagnosis of severe carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase 1 deficiency, a disease with an estimated 50% mortality ...

Pretty cool…….

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Given the rapidly evolving political landscape in the United States and reports of individuals encountering difficulties crossing the border, CAUT strongly recommends that academic staff travel to the U.S. only if essential and necessary.

Read more: www.caut.ca/latest/2025/...

Judge in Abrego Garcia case says there’s no evidence Trump administration is following her orders | CNN Politics The federal judge overseeing the case of a man mistakenly deported to El Salvador said she would allow for expedited fact-finding to help her figure out whether the Trump administration is complying w...

Reminds me of Sepultura’s song Dictatorshit - ….. it’s sad but nuff said.

www.cnn.com/2025/04/15/p...

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

National Park Services removes references to Harriet Tubman from ‘Underground Railroad’ webpage | CNN An image of and quote from Harriet Tubman have been removed from a National Parks webpage about the “Underground Railroad,” following several prominent changes to government websites under the Trump a...

What the f-!?

www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/u...

International scientists rethink U.S. conference attendance Opposition to Trump administration and fears of customs run-ins are shifting travel plans

"I cannot [bring] myself morally to spend Canadian taxpayers’ money in attending U.S. conferences."

My latest story for @science.org—about international scientists rethinking conferences on U.S. soil.

www.science.org/content/arti...

75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.

This doesn't look good, folks
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

There should be a Great Wall between Canada and the USA…… and the USA will pay for it.

This made my day. Not that they are fixing it, but that it existed in the first place

The answer is 42. The end.

Are you bored tonight? Send your five accomplishments, maybe your shopping list, or your five thoughts on Elon from the past week to OPM at HR@opm.gov.

Effect of swearing on physical performance: a mini-review Swearing, or using taboo language with the potential to offend, has been shown to improve physical performance during short and intense tasks requiring strength and power development. While consistent...

Maybe I should change my research area

Alumni associations really have some of the best bounty hunters…….

Happy World Radio Day!!

International Day of Women and Girls in Science February 11 is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Let us encourage them to join Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers.

I guess I need to make a first post at some point… voila:

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