Craig McCormick
@craigmccormick.bsky.social
Virologist and cinnamon bun baker.
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Are you a student interested in science policy, or want to make a difference? Are you fed up with how this administration has treated federal science funding and pushed pseudoscience policies?
JOIN US this president’s day (Monday!) for an info session to learn about how YOU can make an impact! 🧬🧪
JOIN US this president’s day (Monday!) for an info session to learn about how YOU can make an impact! 🧬🧪
February 14, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Are you a student interested in science policy, or want to make a difference? Are you fed up with how this administration has treated federal science funding and pushed pseudoscience policies?
JOIN US this president’s day (Monday!) for an info session to learn about how YOU can make an impact! 🧬🧪
JOIN US this president’s day (Monday!) for an info session to learn about how YOU can make an impact! 🧬🧪
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A perfect morning on my favorite trail. I'm smiling ear to ear.
February 14, 2026 at 5:14 PM
A perfect morning on my favorite trail. I'm smiling ear to ear.
Republicans are a death cult
Building concentration camps while simultaneously dismantling pandemic preparedness infrastructure. What could possibly go wrong?
Scoop: The NIH infectious-diseases institute (NIAID) will soon scrub “pandemic preparedness” and “biodefense” from its web pages, according to e-mails I obtained.
The directive is the start of a broader shake-up at NIAID, which has long been attacked by Republicans.
The directive is the start of a broader shake-up at NIAID, which has long been attacked by Republicans.
February 14, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Republicans are a death cult
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If the asteroid cancels last minute I swear I’m done with long-distance relationships.
February 14, 2026 at 2:18 PM
If the asteroid cancels last minute I swear I’m done with long-distance relationships.
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Our new paper's out: FidlTrack—structure-aware single-particle tracking benchmarks/boost SPT fidelity
With it we resolve with sub-organelle res. e.g. BACE1 amyloidogenic APP cleavage #Alzheimers, ER exit events, map nanobody binding in realtime in ER/organelles 🔬🧠#SingleMolecule
rdcu.be/e3Ris
With it we resolve with sub-organelle res. e.g. BACE1 amyloidogenic APP cleavage #Alzheimers, ER exit events, map nanobody binding in realtime in ER/organelles 🔬🧠#SingleMolecule
rdcu.be/e3Ris
February 13, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Our new paper's out: FidlTrack—structure-aware single-particle tracking benchmarks/boost SPT fidelity
With it we resolve with sub-organelle res. e.g. BACE1 amyloidogenic APP cleavage #Alzheimers, ER exit events, map nanobody binding in realtime in ER/organelles 🔬🧠#SingleMolecule
rdcu.be/e3Ris
With it we resolve with sub-organelle res. e.g. BACE1 amyloidogenic APP cleavage #Alzheimers, ER exit events, map nanobody binding in realtime in ER/organelles 🔬🧠#SingleMolecule
rdcu.be/e3Ris
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www.grandparade.news/p/killing-ki... - wait Andy Fillmore complained about the bike network being “debt intensive”? Mr “Halifax Water Should Just Borrow More” ? That guy? Debt intensive? Come onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
🎧Killing kids to save money, part 1(🔒)
Real show notes on Monday
www.grandparade.news
February 14, 2026 at 1:08 AM
www.grandparade.news/p/killing-ki... - wait Andy Fillmore complained about the bike network being “debt intensive”? Mr “Halifax Water Should Just Borrow More” ? That guy? Debt intensive? Come onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
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Fillmore: our budget is going in the wrong direction.
Me: oh no, this sounds bad, do we know why?
Me: oh no, this sounds bad, do we know why?
Does everyone have a favorite correlational data set or just me? For me it's this one, the decline in passenger car sales mirrors the decline of Halifax's road quality.
February 13, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Fillmore: our budget is going in the wrong direction.
Me: oh no, this sounds bad, do we know why?
Me: oh no, this sounds bad, do we know why?
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I love this and so wish HRM had anything passing for a similar vision for Halifax.
I'm always amazed at the economic vitality of Utrecht: Businesses are thriving, cafes are full, streets are clean, buses run on time.
The main street through town holds buses, service vehicles, and people -- walking, on bike & cargo bikes.
Want a city that works? Invest in people, not their cars.
The main street through town holds buses, service vehicles, and people -- walking, on bike & cargo bikes.
Want a city that works? Invest in people, not their cars.
February 14, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I love this and so wish HRM had anything passing for a similar vision for Halifax.
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Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking around a microscopic volvox algae colony. 🫧🐻🧪
February 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking around a microscopic volvox algae colony. 🫧🐻🧪
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This is the key point - it's not about Moderna's flu vaccine, it's about sending a signal to the rest of the industry that vaccine development isn't viable in the US. It's all part of the larger anti-vaccine agenda.
FDA's decision not to accept Moderna's flu vaccine filing has sent shock waves through pharma. "When there’s uncertainty about the path to approval & the reliability of the process, that really has pretty serious consequences,” one player told @jasonmast.bsky.social. www.statnews.com/2026/02/12/f...
FDA’s rejection of Moderna threatens to stifle broader vaccine industry
Experts say the FDA "moved the goalposts" on Moderna, creating "a destructive precedent that will undermine the future of vaccine development" in the U.S.
www.statnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This is the key point - it's not about Moderna's flu vaccine, it's about sending a signal to the rest of the industry that vaccine development isn't viable in the US. It's all part of the larger anti-vaccine agenda.
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Ooooh. Cool new paper on origins of life. A simple 45-nucleotide RNA molecule that can perfectly copy itself.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A small polymerase ribozyme that can synthesize itself and its complementary strand
The emergence of a chemical system capable of self-replication and evolution is a critical event in the origin of life. RNA polymerase ribozymes can replicate RNA, but their large size and structural ...
www.science.org
February 13, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Ooooh. Cool new paper on origins of life. A simple 45-nucleotide RNA molecule that can perfectly copy itself.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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If Moderna is no longer bringing vaccine trials for Epstein-Barr virus (good evidence that EB causes Multiple Sclerosis), herpes, and shingles because of Trump appointees, I want prison time for those appointees.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
February 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
If Moderna is no longer bringing vaccine trials for Epstein-Barr virus (good evidence that EB causes Multiple Sclerosis), herpes, and shingles because of Trump appointees, I want prison time for those appointees.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
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Moderna has 2 trials for EBV vaccines in Phase 1/2 and Phase 2. EBV is now widely believed to be a causative agent for Multiple Sclerosis. Just under 3 million people in the world, about 1 million in the US have MS.
trials.modernatx.com/study/?id=mR...
trials.modernatx.com/study/?id=mR...
trials.modernatx.com/study/?id=mR...
trials.modernatx.com/study/?id=mR...
February 13, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Moderna has 2 trials for EBV vaccines in Phase 1/2 and Phase 2. EBV is now widely believed to be a causative agent for Multiple Sclerosis. Just under 3 million people in the world, about 1 million in the US have MS.
trials.modernatx.com/study/?id=mR...
trials.modernatx.com/study/?id=mR...
trials.modernatx.com/study/?id=mR...
trials.modernatx.com/study/?id=mR...
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Today was fresh air, fresh powder snow, and freshly groomed trails.
Parc Mont Orford is a cross-country skiing paradise.
Parc Mont Orford is a cross-country skiing paradise.
February 12, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Today was fresh air, fresh powder snow, and freshly groomed trails.
Parc Mont Orford is a cross-country skiing paradise.
Parc Mont Orford is a cross-country skiing paradise.
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February 12, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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We are incredibly honoured and thrilled to share this news with you! Chapman’s is named The Most Reputable CPG Company in Canada by The Harris Poll 2025, among other top rankings. 🍁🍦
Read more here 👉 https://www.chapmans.ca/scoop/chapmans-2025-harris-poll-canada/
#TheHarrisPoll #proudlycanadian
Read more here 👉 https://www.chapmans.ca/scoop/chapmans-2025-harris-poll-canada/
#TheHarrisPoll #proudlycanadian
February 12, 2026 at 3:03 PM
We are incredibly honoured and thrilled to share this news with you! Chapman’s is named The Most Reputable CPG Company in Canada by The Harris Poll 2025, among other top rankings. 🍁🍦
Read more here 👉 https://www.chapmans.ca/scoop/chapmans-2025-harris-poll-canada/
#TheHarrisPoll #proudlycanadian
Read more here 👉 https://www.chapmans.ca/scoop/chapmans-2025-harris-poll-canada/
#TheHarrisPoll #proudlycanadian
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Just a little bit of history repeating...
February 12, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Just a little bit of history repeating...
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The future of end-of-life care is compassionate.
Right now there are 10 hospice beds in HRM when there should 40. That’s 3 more hospice sites that could support Nova Scotians at the end of life in their own communities when being at home isn’t possible and being in hospital isn’t needed.
Right now there are 10 hospice beds in HRM when there should 40. That’s 3 more hospice sites that could support Nova Scotians at the end of life in their own communities when being at home isn’t possible and being in hospital isn’t needed.
February 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM
The future of end-of-life care is compassionate.
Right now there are 10 hospice beds in HRM when there should 40. That’s 3 more hospice sites that could support Nova Scotians at the end of life in their own communities when being at home isn’t possible and being in hospital isn’t needed.
Right now there are 10 hospice beds in HRM when there should 40. That’s 3 more hospice sites that could support Nova Scotians at the end of life in their own communities when being at home isn’t possible and being in hospital isn’t needed.
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This could be written for today’s continuing debate on transit etc.
Transit advocates decry Halifax mayor's autocentric plan to address traffic congestion by providing more space for cars
"If transit is to work it must be freed from having to compete with cars for existing road space. That means bus lanes or other forms of separated rights of way"
– February 1974
"If transit is to work it must be freed from having to compete with cars for existing road space. That means bus lanes or other forms of separated rights of way"
– February 1974
February 11, 2026 at 1:14 AM
This could be written for today’s continuing debate on transit etc.
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Enjoying a skate on the Halifax Oval before #AusterityAndy kills that too.
In this time of rising costs, we should be pooling our funds for the public good, investing in: low cost transportation options; libraries; parks & recreation. These are the muni services that make Halifax feel like home.
In this time of rising costs, we should be pooling our funds for the public good, investing in: low cost transportation options; libraries; parks & recreation. These are the muni services that make Halifax feel like home.
February 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Enjoying a skate on the Halifax Oval before #AusterityAndy kills that too.
In this time of rising costs, we should be pooling our funds for the public good, investing in: low cost transportation options; libraries; parks & recreation. These are the muni services that make Halifax feel like home.
In this time of rising costs, we should be pooling our funds for the public good, investing in: low cost transportation options; libraries; parks & recreation. These are the muni services that make Halifax feel like home.
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I've written two @nature.com stories this week looking at whether EU efforts to lure US scientists are working 🧪
They are: the number of US applicants wanting to take up ERC grants has doubled. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
They are: the number of US applicants wanting to take up ERC grants has doubled. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
US applications for prestigious European research grants surge
Rush for funds to relocate laboratories to Europe is latest sign of a US brain drain.
www.nature.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:04 AM
I've written two @nature.com stories this week looking at whether EU efforts to lure US scientists are working 🧪
They are: the number of US applicants wanting to take up ERC grants has doubled. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
They are: the number of US applicants wanting to take up ERC grants has doubled. www.nature.com/articles/d41...