I started to write about respiratory infections and the nose, so of course I had to catch one that delayed everything for weeks. But here it is, my take on a long-standing argument with my mother and the cool science that resolved it for both of us.
#WoundrousWednesdays #ExtracellularVesicles

I'm writing about the nose this week. This is not what I had in mind, but I had to see it. Poor kitty!

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A research team demonstrated an atom of antimony can be used to store data for use in quantum computations that it is better protected from errors than a standard qubit of data. This step brings us one step closer to realizing error detection and correction in quantum systems. #quantumcomputing

I know I just wrote about quantum computers earlier this week, but one of my readers actually brought up quantum sensors and after looking it up, I just had to share.

www.nature.com/articles/s42...

What is the deal with the new announcements on Quantum Computers? I looked into it and unearthed some long forgotten emotions and was mesmerized by what's happening. Here is my take on it. What's yours?

medium.com/@antonio.pre...

#TeaseTuesdays #QuantumComputers #WhatDoesTheFutureLookLike

@quantumcomputing.bsky.social

Any opinion on timing of "useful" Quantum Computers given last week's opinion from NVIDIA's CEO?

finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidias...

📢 Gaza: 64,000 deaths due to violence between October 2023 & June 2024, new study estimates.

LSHTM research in The Lancet suggests Palestinian Ministry of Health underreported death toll due to traumatic injury by approximately 41%.

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

Biofilms scare me: cells “dying for the colony”, shield others to cause persistent infections. These types of intrinsic AMR need new approaches: semi-synthetic antibiotics, peptide-inspired polymers, nano-therapies, NO-releasing, hydrogels & coatings.

👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

#Biomaterials #AMR

The rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatens a post-antibiotic era. What if nanoscale functional materials, or nanobiotics, could substitute or add onto conventional antibiotics?
📖 jnanobiotechnology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

#AMR #Nanotechnology #CriticalThinkingIsBeautiful

Food Safety: Scombroid fish poisoning ranks among the top 4 most often reported seafood-borne illness in North America. Food Safety News www.foodpoisonjournal.com/food-poisoni...

Evolutionary biology would have predicted as much, and here you go. We need to shift our perspective on how we relate and co-exist with microbes of all kinds.

🍉 Is the 5-Second Rule real or just wishful thinking? Discover the science behind food safety, cross-contamination, and those germs lurking on your floors. 🦠🚫 Read now to keep your home safer! 👉 medium.com/@antonio.pre...
#MundaneMondays #5SecondRule #AntimicrobialResistance #AMR #TargetedHygiene

Someone I just met asked me about R&D. We aligned on the value of disease prevention, but the conversation derailed into conspiracy "medicine" and rejecting evidence as the basis for decisions. How/do you engage someone whose beliefs are purely emotional?

#CriticalThinking #Science #DecisionMaking