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marinde.bsky.social
MarinDE
@marinde.bsky.social
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Scientist, parent, CA native, living in Germany (where ICE means Intercity Express). Connoisseur of all things Hygge. #FactsMatter #ScienceMatters #DemocracyMatters
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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · Nov 15
A reminder that above the dark, gray clouds the sun is still shining.
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✊Larry Colvin✊ @larrycolvin.bsky.social · 1d
It’s time to vote #YesOnProp50, California! Go make your plan to vote early!
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d
I’m sure this is fine. abcnews.go.com/US/dominion-...
Dominion Voting Systems sold to company run by former Republican election official
Dominion Voting Systems, which sued Fox over its reporting on the 2020 election, has been sold to a seemingly new election company run by a former GOP election official.
abcnews.go.com
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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 1d
It is long past time to go back to paper ballots.
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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d
I’m sure this is fine. abcnews.go.com/US/dominion-...
Dominion Voting Systems sold to company run by former Republican election official
Dominion Voting Systems, which sued Fox over its reporting on the 2020 election, has been sold to a seemingly new election company run by a former GOP election official.
abcnews.go.com
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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 4d
Those were my feelings when I was there a few years ago. Breathtaking. Humbling. Healing.
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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 4d
I love it - a huffle of pufferfish
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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 6d
Wow - that would make sense.
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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 9d
Not enough people are talking about what this regime is doing to women. It isn't pretty. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
Opinion | The Erasure of American Working Women
www.nytimes.com
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marinde.bsky.social
MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 10d
The German State of Baden-Württemberg is sponsoring 14 fellowships for researchers whose work is under political pressure in the US. Total funding for the fellowships is 3.6 million EUR. Freiburg, Konstanz and Tübingen are the participating universities.
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www.myscience.de/en/news/wire...
Baden-Württemberger Forschungsinstitute erhalten 3,6 Millionen Euro für ’Global Fellowships’
www.myscience.de
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 12d
🇲🇩 Moldova, you’ve done it again.

No attempt to sow fear or division could break your resolve.

You made your choice clear:

Europe. Democracy. Freedom.

Our door is open. And we will stand with you every step of the way.

The future is yours.
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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 16d
Early results from a gene therapy trial against Huntington's Disease have been incredible - far better than originally hoped for. This is wonderful news for all families suffering from this devastating, and until now untreatable, autosomal dominant disease.
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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 16d
This is why we fund science.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk
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marinde.bsky.social
MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 16d
Link to original article can be found here:
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Spatially patterned kidney assembloids recapitulate progenitor self-assembly and enable high-fidelity in vivo disease modeling
Current kidney organoids do not recapitulate the kidney’s complex spatial patterning and function, limiting their applications. The human kidney compr…
www.sciencedirect.com
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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 16d
A new paper appearing in Cell Stem Cell describes organoids that can replicate some of the functions of kidneys in mice. The lead investigator of the study predicts that there could be a transplantable kidney available for animal testing within 5 years.🧪

www.science.org/content/arti...
Scientists make most authentic kidney replicas so far
Lab-grown organoids reproduce some of a kidney’s internal structure and function
www.science.org
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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 16d
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s oceans fail key health check as acidity crosses critical threshold for marine life
Scientists call for renewed global effort to curb fossil fuels as seven of nine planetary boundaries now transgressed
www.theguardian.com
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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 17d
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17d
Rather than a resistance, the concept of an opposition is more comprehensive and durable. It recognizes that there are no time limits to the effort. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/buil...
Building the Opposition
From Marc | The success of our democracy rests on an effective opposition movement.
www.democracydocket.com
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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 22d
So true 😕
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 23d
This is the playbook, folks.

If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.

Do not be quiet in this moment.
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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 22d
Powerful article describing the recent funding cuts at NIH and NCI, and the impacts they are having on cancer research.
Gift article. 🧪

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer
www.nytimes.com
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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 22d
Add to that the cuts in public funding at NIH and NCI and times are bleak, indeed.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer
www.nytimes.com
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 23d
After judges from across the political spectrum found that Trump administration policies were likely illegal or unconstitutional, the Supreme Court has frequently reinstated those policies without any explanation. bit.ly/4mzvX0p
Supreme Court Must Explain Why It Keeps Ruling in Trump’s Favor
The Court has repeatedly halted lower court orders and allowed administration policies to go forward via its “shadow docket” without any explanation.
www.brennancenter.org
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Indivisible Georgia District 10 @indivisiblega10.bsky.social · 25d
@hcrichardson.bsky.social has issued the assignment
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marinde.bsky.social
MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 25d
They are attacking biomedical research in general.

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marinde.bsky.social
MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 25d
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer
www.nytimes.com
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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 25d
"Use this happily" - I love the inscription,😊
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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 25d
"Varmus seemed as puzzled as anyone by the development. “We are great in science,” he said. “Why would we want to destroy one of our greatest assets?”