David morrison
@dcmorr.bsky.social
vaccines please. Striving to drive forward progressive social change. We need diversity, equality and inclusion. Pronoun advocate. “Woke” just isn’t enough.
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I did a lot of blog posts, back there in 2015. Here’s one in praise of Pratchett, he of fond memory. edrybicki.wordpress.com/2015/03/13/i...
In Praise of Pratchett
About six years ago, I wrote a paean in praise of Terry Pratchett – because I have, for over 30 years, been enthralled by his prose. And then yesterday, I heard that he had died. No! I cried…
edrybicki.wordpress.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:17 AM
I did a lot of blog posts, back there in 2015. Here’s one in praise of Pratchett, he of fond memory. edrybicki.wordpress.com/2015/03/13/i...
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A new study has shown pandemic disruptions worsened cancer survival. Findings are in line w/ documented impacts on screening, diagnosis & treatment. Reductions in survival resulted in ~17,390 additional cancer-related deaths w/in 1-yr of diagnosis in 2020 & 2021, according to the Univ of Kentucky👇
Pandemic Disruptions Worsened Cancer Survival, Study Finds
Findings are in line with documented impacts on screening, diagnosis, and treatment
www.medpagetoday.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
A new study has shown pandemic disruptions worsened cancer survival. Findings are in line w/ documented impacts on screening, diagnosis & treatment. Reductions in survival resulted in ~17,390 additional cancer-related deaths w/in 1-yr of diagnosis in 2020 & 2021, according to the Univ of Kentucky👇
@monicamedhist.bsky.social Dr Green, did you ever write on the causes of the sweating sickness, England and France c1520? I am listening to Wolf Hall, it features significantly. Thanks
February 5, 2026 at 5:50 PM
@monicamedhist.bsky.social Dr Green, did you ever write on the causes of the sweating sickness, England and France c1520? I am listening to Wolf Hall, it features significantly. Thanks
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You're afraid right now. But there is safety in numbers. Get together with friends, colleagues. We have the power, it is now bundled up in potential energy--time to make it kinetic by moving together! H/T @anildash.com
This is one reason I keep trying to remind people of the power that we have. That we have *always* had. Not because I’m in denial, but because I know history. I’m no sophisticated intellectual, but I do know we’re going to win even though the bad shit is really terrible right now.
Too many people on Bluesky think that relentless expressions of despair are a sign of intellectual sophistication.
February 5, 2026 at 11:10 AM
You're afraid right now. But there is safety in numbers. Get together with friends, colleagues. We have the power, it is now bundled up in potential energy--time to make it kinetic by moving together! H/T @anildash.com
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Recapitulating the qualities of HIV-specific CD8+ T cells from spontaneous controllers journals.lww.com/co-hivandaid... (open access review) #HIV @rrutishauser.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Recapitulating the qualities of HIV-specific CD8+ T cells from spontaneous controllers journals.lww.com/co-hivandaid... (open access review) #HIV @rrutishauser.bsky.social
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A highly potent and broadly accessible bispecific nanobody for the treatment of ebola virus infections
journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
A highly potent and broadly accessible bispecific nanobody for the treatment of ebola virus infections
Author summary Ebola virus (EBOV) remains a significant global health threat, with current treatments providing only modest survival benefits and limited accessibility due to their dependence on injec...
journals.plos.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:48 AM
A highly potent and broadly accessible bispecific nanobody for the treatment of ebola virus infections
journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
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Händewaschen, wenn dann richtig
Die Art der Seife ist entscheidend wenn es um Covid Prävention geht-die effektivsten stören die Fetthülle des Virus durch hydrophobe Wechselwirkungen.
Sehr wirksam: Kaliumoleat (C18:1-K)reduziert Infektiosität um 10^5, klassische Schmierseife oder Flüssig-Kernseife
Die Art der Seife ist entscheidend wenn es um Covid Prävention geht-die effektivsten stören die Fetthülle des Virus durch hydrophobe Wechselwirkungen.
Sehr wirksam: Kaliumoleat (C18:1-K)reduziert Infektiosität um 10^5, klassische Schmierseife oder Flüssig-Kernseife
www.nature.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Händewaschen, wenn dann richtig
Die Art der Seife ist entscheidend wenn es um Covid Prävention geht-die effektivsten stören die Fetthülle des Virus durch hydrophobe Wechselwirkungen.
Sehr wirksam: Kaliumoleat (C18:1-K)reduziert Infektiosität um 10^5, klassische Schmierseife oder Flüssig-Kernseife
Die Art der Seife ist entscheidend wenn es um Covid Prävention geht-die effektivsten stören die Fetthülle des Virus durch hydrophobe Wechselwirkungen.
Sehr wirksam: Kaliumoleat (C18:1-K)reduziert Infektiosität um 10^5, klassische Schmierseife oder Flüssig-Kernseife
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Happy Black History Month!
February 1, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Happy Black History Month!
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Many of my science colleagues are not speaking out-I suspect due to the fear Phil notes, that they'll targeted for loss of funding. I hope they read this account of what happened at a faculty meeting at Frankfurt University in 1933 as the Nazi's took control 🧪
www.facinghistory.org/resource-lib...
www.facinghistory.org/resource-lib...
![The new Nazi commissar wasted no time on the amenities. He immediately announced that Jews would be forbidden to enter university premises and would be dismissed without salary on March 15; this was something that no one had thought possible despite the Nazis’ loud antisemitism. Then he launched into a tirade of abuse, filth, and four-letter words such as had been heard rarely even in the barracks and never before in academia. . . . [He] pointed his finger at one department chairman after another and said, “You either do what I tell you or we’ll put you into a concentration camp.” There was silence when he finished; everybody waited for the distinguished biochemist-physiologist. The great liberal got up, cleared his throat, and said, “Very interesting, Mr. Commissar, and in some respects very illuminating: but one point I didn’t get too clearly. Will there be more money for research in physiology?"
The meeting broke up shortly thereafter with the commissar assuring the scholars that indeed there would be plenty of money for “racially pure science.” A few of the professors had the courage to walk out with their Jewish colleagues, but most kept a safe distance from these who only a few hours earlier had been their close friends. I went out sick unto death—and I knew that I was going to leave Germany within forty-eight hours.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r3avzdjyhu6jm7vxia265ncu/bafkreifojqcxuiy2wz6bx4wxamyzad5tkda2gbfljc6olk7jvd6pmt74hu@jpeg)
February 1, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Many of my science colleagues are not speaking out-I suspect due to the fear Phil notes, that they'll targeted for loss of funding. I hope they read this account of what happened at a faculty meeting at Frankfurt University in 1933 as the Nazi's took control 🧪
www.facinghistory.org/resource-lib...
www.facinghistory.org/resource-lib...
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Impaired CD4+ T-cell and CD4+/CD8+ ratio recovery among people with #HIV on antiretroviral therapy: prevalence and risk factors journals.lww.com/aidsonline/a... (subscription req for full text)
journals.lww.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Impaired CD4+ T-cell and CD4+/CD8+ ratio recovery among people with #HIV on antiretroviral therapy: prevalence and risk factors journals.lww.com/aidsonline/a... (subscription req for full text)
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As one who has worked with HPVs since 1988, AND made several novel vaccine candidates, I say FUCK, YEAH!
Fuck these absolute ghouls who apparently want to increase cancer rates.
I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
January 29, 2026 at 3:27 PM
As one who has worked with HPVs since 1988, AND made several novel vaccine candidates, I say FUCK, YEAH!
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The Disastrous US Vaccine Landscape www.science.org/content/blog...
The Disastrous US Vaccine Landscape
www.science.org
January 28, 2026 at 2:09 PM
The Disastrous US Vaccine Landscape www.science.org/content/blog...
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Nancy Lacore, who served in the Navy for 35 years as a Navy helicopter pilot, three-star admiral and the chief of the Navy Reserve, announced a run for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District
Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress
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Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress
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Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress
Nancy Lacore served in the Navy for 35 years as a helicopter pilot, three-star admiral and the chief of the Navy Reserve.
abcnews.go.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Nancy Lacore, who served in the Navy for 35 years as a Navy helicopter pilot, three-star admiral and the chief of the Navy Reserve, announced a run for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District
Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress
abcnews.go.com/Politics/nav...
Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress
abcnews.go.com/Politics/nav...
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In this piece, I reflect on what smallpox eradication and William Foege’s legacy teach us about why disease elimination is slipping away in an age of individualism, despite unprecedented scientific advances.
bktitanji.substack.com/p/reflection...
bktitanji.substack.com/p/reflection...
Reflections on Smallpox and Disease Eradication in an Age of Individualism
"Public health might be the greatest measure of kindness, the greatest measure of how to treat each other." - William Foege
bktitanji.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:01 PM
In this piece, I reflect on what smallpox eradication and William Foege’s legacy teach us about why disease elimination is slipping away in an age of individualism, despite unprecedented scientific advances.
bktitanji.substack.com/p/reflection...
bktitanji.substack.com/p/reflection...
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William Foege has died. He was a central architect of smallpox eradication, pioneering surveillance-driven ring vaccination when vaccine supply was limited. That strategy helped eliminate the deadliest human pathogen we’ve ever known.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
William H. Foege, Key Figure in the Eradication of Smallpox, Dies at 89
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:38 AM
William Foege has died. He was a central architect of smallpox eradication, pioneering surveillance-driven ring vaccination when vaccine supply was limited. That strategy helped eliminate the deadliest human pathogen we’ve ever known.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
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My quote of the day
One thing I have learned in my time in politics is that if one of the parties is shameless, the other party cannot afford to be spineless.
Frank Lautenberg
One thing I have learned in my time in politics is that if one of the parties is shameless, the other party cannot afford to be spineless.
Frank Lautenberg
January 25, 2026 at 11:49 AM
My quote of the day
One thing I have learned in my time in politics is that if one of the parties is shameless, the other party cannot afford to be spineless.
Frank Lautenberg
One thing I have learned in my time in politics is that if one of the parties is shameless, the other party cannot afford to be spineless.
Frank Lautenberg
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“Wearing helmets, gas masks and camouflage fatigues, the federal agents took aim and prepared to open fire. “It’s like Call of Duty,” one could be heard saying via a TV mic, referring to a first-person shooter military video game. “So cool, huh?””
‘This is what fascism looks like’: terror in Minneapolis reminiscent of civil war
‘This is what fascism looks like’: terror in Minneapolis reminiscent of civil war
Alex Pretti’s death could be a moment of reckoning for Democrats to call time on Trump waging war on his people
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:53 AM
“Wearing helmets, gas masks and camouflage fatigues, the federal agents took aim and prepared to open fire. “It’s like Call of Duty,” one could be heard saying via a TV mic, referring to a first-person shooter military video game. “So cool, huh?””
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This happens so often, it's very obvious the consequences for these scientists are not high enough.
The researchers “promised that the children’s sensitive data would be closely guarded in the decade-long study… Promotional materials included a cartoon of a Black child saying it felt good knowing that “scientists are taking steps to keep my information safe.”
The scientists did not keep it safe.”
The scientists did not keep it safe.”
Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:44 PM
This happens so often, it's very obvious the consequences for these scientists are not high enough.
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Imagine working in education in any form, let alone a six figure VC job at a uni and actually saying something as embarrassing as “there are too many graduates”. Yep, too much education, that’s your problem right there, plebs getting degrees then being angry the economy is shite? Can’t have that!
Once again, the responsibility of government to manage the economy in order to maximise the opportunities for its citizens’ talents to produce greater wellbeing is denied in favour of accusations of “overeducation”…
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
UK university degree no longer ‘passport to social mobility’, says King’s vice-chancellor
Prof Shitij Kapur says there are too many graduates and degree is now just a ‘visa’ to enter professional world
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Imagine working in education in any form, let alone a six figure VC job at a uni and actually saying something as embarrassing as “there are too many graduates”. Yep, too much education, that’s your problem right there, plebs getting degrees then being angry the economy is shite? Can’t have that!
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Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
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BREAKING: Explosions felt across New York City as full socialism begins
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 AM
BREAKING: Explosions felt across New York City as full socialism begins
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This map shows the percentage of the population with a valid passport across the world. International travel is a wonderful privilege.
December 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
This map shows the percentage of the population with a valid passport across the world. International travel is a wonderful privilege.
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The question is an open one and it depends on us. The would-be destroyers of science #Trump #Vought #RFKJr #Bhattacharya #Memoli are just men. Zealots, fools, charlatans, opportunists. There are more of us than there are of them. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Will US science survive Trump 2.0?
President Donald Trump and his administration have gutted science agencies, terminated research programmes and cancelled billions of dollars in grants to universities. What are the long-term impacts f...
www.nature.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The question is an open one and it depends on us. The would-be destroyers of science #Trump #Vought #RFKJr #Bhattacharya #Memoli are just men. Zealots, fools, charlatans, opportunists. There are more of us than there are of them. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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This speech is over 400 years old. It is gripping even now. He could be speaking of Steven Miller, Donald Trump, JD Vance, Tom Homans. It is devastating: "This is the strangers’ case
And this your mountainish inhumanity." Share. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DceE...
And this your mountainish inhumanity." Share. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DceE...
Ian McKellen performs speech about immigrants by Shakespeare from Thomas More (23/4/2016)
YouTube video by TFotF
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December 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This speech is over 400 years old. It is gripping even now. He could be speaking of Steven Miller, Donald Trump, JD Vance, Tom Homans. It is devastating: "This is the strangers’ case
And this your mountainish inhumanity." Share. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DceE...
And this your mountainish inhumanity." Share. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DceE...