Katja
@jaggakatja.bsky.social
Senior researcher in bioinformatics, proteomics and immunology
Enthusiastic about science, nature and mountains
Enthusiastic about science, nature and mountains
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💉 One thing I rarely see explained is how vaccination *is* "natural immunity".
The immunity is developed by your body not the vaccine. The vaccine itself doesn’t do the work.
I think the confusion partly comes from a phrase scientists use. 🧵⬇️
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The immunity is developed by your body not the vaccine. The vaccine itself doesn’t do the work.
I think the confusion partly comes from a phrase scientists use. 🧵⬇️
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RFK Jr.’s new CDC deputy director prefers “natural immunity” over vaccines
Ralph Abraham is “dangerous,” but somehow not the worst among those considered.
arstechnica.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
💉 One thing I rarely see explained is how vaccination *is* "natural immunity".
The immunity is developed by your body not the vaccine. The vaccine itself doesn’t do the work.
I think the confusion partly comes from a phrase scientists use. 🧵⬇️
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The immunity is developed by your body not the vaccine. The vaccine itself doesn’t do the work.
I think the confusion partly comes from a phrase scientists use. 🧵⬇️
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Fossil fuel projects like the Glendronach oil field leak mercury into our seas, which ends up in the ocean, and in our marine wildlife 🐬
Big Oil isn't just driving climate breakdown. They’re poisoning our seas ❌🌊
📩 Demand an end to new oil and gas: act.oceana.org/page/171529/...
Big Oil isn't just driving climate breakdown. They’re poisoning our seas ❌🌊
📩 Demand an end to new oil and gas: act.oceana.org/page/171529/...
Big oil is playing games with our ocean
New research from Oceana reveals 22 new oil fields could be approved by the government. Eight are INSIDE or next to protected areas. Rosebank's pipeline cuts straight through one.
The deck's stacked ...
act.oceana.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Fossil fuel projects like the Glendronach oil field leak mercury into our seas, which ends up in the ocean, and in our marine wildlife 🐬
Big Oil isn't just driving climate breakdown. They’re poisoning our seas ❌🌊
📩 Demand an end to new oil and gas: act.oceana.org/page/171529/...
Big Oil isn't just driving climate breakdown. They’re poisoning our seas ❌🌊
📩 Demand an end to new oil and gas: act.oceana.org/page/171529/...
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Every woman I know immediately knew this was going to happen the first time we saw masked men with no identification in nondescript vehicles on tv and in videos snatching people off the street.
November 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Every woman I know immediately knew this was going to happen the first time we saw masked men with no identification in nondescript vehicles on tv and in videos snatching people off the street.
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New: @theins.press saw the Witkoff-Dmitriev plan six months ago in draft form—except it was all Dmitriev. Bloomberg reports now Dmitriev told Ushakov he’d pass along a Russian plan and the Americans “can present it as their own”: theins.press/en/politics/...
Made in Moscow: The “U.S. peace plan” for Ukraine was substantially formulated months ago by Kremlin operative Kirill Dmitriev
Since it was first published on Nov. 20, the much-discussed 28-point plan for ending the war in Ukraine has borne all the signs of a Kremlin information operation. In fact, many of its most controvers...
theins.press
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
New: @theins.press saw the Witkoff-Dmitriev plan six months ago in draft form—except it was all Dmitriev. Bloomberg reports now Dmitriev told Ushakov he’d pass along a Russian plan and the Americans “can present it as their own”: theins.press/en/politics/...
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6 reasons why poorly designed clinical trials are unethical and/or dangerous edzardernst.com/2025/11/six-...
Six reasons why poorly designed clinical trials are unethical and/or dangerous
Clinical trials of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) - and of course other treatments as well - are often poorly designed. If you don't believe me, read some of my pervious posts; I have written a...
edzardernst.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
6 reasons why poorly designed clinical trials are unethical and/or dangerous edzardernst.com/2025/11/six-...
Great to see the effects of a cancer-preventing vaccine unfolding!
November 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Great to see the effects of a cancer-preventing vaccine unfolding!
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Take a look at the 9th "ERGA iBOL Europe Connections" blog! Go to our BGE website 👉https://biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/11/26/erga-ibol-europe-connections-9-how-biodiversity-genomics-drives-conservation-impact/
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social @iboleurope.bsky.social @horizoneu.bsky.social
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social @iboleurope.bsky.social @horizoneu.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Take a look at the 9th "ERGA iBOL Europe Connections" blog! Go to our BGE website 👉https://biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/11/26/erga-ibol-europe-connections-9-how-biodiversity-genomics-drives-conservation-impact/
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social @iboleurope.bsky.social @horizoneu.bsky.social
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social @iboleurope.bsky.social @horizoneu.bsky.social
This is just incredible: Women competing in the women's category in a sport for which they get judged by society for not being very feminine now received backlash and insults for being women!
November 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
This is just incredible: Women competing in the women's category in a sport for which they get judged by society for not being very feminine now received backlash and insults for being women!
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Sand Lizard by Vlad Muresan in Romania. #sandlizard #lizard #reptile #reptiles #wildlife #romania #nature #wildlifephotography #photography
November 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Sand Lizard by Vlad Muresan in Romania. #sandlizard #lizard #reptile #reptiles #wildlife #romania #nature #wildlifephotography #photography
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Kein Vertrauen mehr in #Homöopathie -Studie: Onkologie-Journal zieht Veröffentlichung zurück! ❌ Endlich.
Mediziner, Skeptiker und andere Wissenschaftler weisen schon seit Jahren auf verdächtige Unstimmigkeiten in der umstrittenen Studie hin. 1/5
Mediziner, Skeptiker und andere Wissenschaftler weisen schon seit Jahren auf verdächtige Unstimmigkeiten in der umstrittenen Studie hin. 1/5
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Kein Vertrauen mehr in #Homöopathie -Studie: Onkologie-Journal zieht Veröffentlichung zurück! ❌ Endlich.
Mediziner, Skeptiker und andere Wissenschaftler weisen schon seit Jahren auf verdächtige Unstimmigkeiten in der umstrittenen Studie hin. 1/5
Mediziner, Skeptiker und andere Wissenschaftler weisen schon seit Jahren auf verdächtige Unstimmigkeiten in der umstrittenen Studie hin. 1/5
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Finally! The long-awaited 'retraction notice' of the infamous study by Frass et al (on homeopathy for cancer) has been published edzardernst.com/2025/11/fina...
Finally! The long-awaited ‘retraction notice’ of the infamous study by Frass et al (on homeopathy for cancer) has been published
Many of you will remember the multiple posts on this blog about this study and about the fact that Frass himself has stated that his dubious 'homeopathy for cancer study' will be retracted. At the tim...
edzardernst.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Finally! The long-awaited 'retraction notice' of the infamous study by Frass et al (on homeopathy for cancer) has been published edzardernst.com/2025/11/fina...
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Earlier this week, IPBES #2ndGlobalAssessment fellows received introductions to the program.
The young researchers from across the world got to know each other and started planning for the work ahead.
Learn more about the IPBES Fellowship Program: https://www.ipbes.net/ipbes-fellowship-programme
The young researchers from across the world got to know each other and started planning for the work ahead.
Learn more about the IPBES Fellowship Program: https://www.ipbes.net/ipbes-fellowship-programme
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Earlier this week, IPBES #2ndGlobalAssessment fellows received introductions to the program.
The young researchers from across the world got to know each other and started planning for the work ahead.
Learn more about the IPBES Fellowship Program: https://www.ipbes.net/ipbes-fellowship-programme
The young researchers from across the world got to know each other and started planning for the work ahead.
Learn more about the IPBES Fellowship Program: https://www.ipbes.net/ipbes-fellowship-programme
I had no idea of the existence of a 'Swiss cheese plant' - Monstera deliciosa
What do the wrinkly skin of an elephant, the hardy shells of a virus, and the tropical fruit of a Swiss cheese plant have in common? They’re all built from tiny repeating tiles of proteins or other natural materials. https://scim.ag/4plsFPc
Why does biology keep building things out of tiles?
Science talks with two scientists about finding the beauty in nature’s mosaics
scim.ag
November 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I had no idea of the existence of a 'Swiss cheese plant' - Monstera deliciosa
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These wood ants are edge specialists... but not all edges are equal. Jacob Podesta used a decade of population expansion data to show that wood ants spread more quickly along certain edges, depending on the edge orientation. Currently available open access here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
These wood ants are edge specialists... but not all edges are equal. Jacob Podesta used a decade of population expansion data to show that wood ants spread more quickly along certain edges, depending on the edge orientation. Currently available open access here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Finally, an Olympic sport I can get behind!
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Finally, an Olympic sport I can get behind!
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#VAWG is a trade union issue... ‘the trade union movement itself – still need to take the crisis of violence against women more seriously’.
@kiritunks.bsky.social of the FiLiA TU Women’s Network writes for @mstaronline.bsky.social for #IDEVAW & the #16Days
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/viol...
@kiritunks.bsky.social of the FiLiA TU Women’s Network writes for @mstaronline.bsky.social for #IDEVAW & the #16Days
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/viol...
Violence against women is a trade union issue
IT IS clear from a casual search that unions in Britain understand that violence against women is endemic. Many union websites provide easily accessible guidance, toolkits and model policies.
morningstaronline.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
#VAWG is a trade union issue... ‘the trade union movement itself – still need to take the crisis of violence against women more seriously’.
@kiritunks.bsky.social of the FiLiA TU Women’s Network writes for @mstaronline.bsky.social for #IDEVAW & the #16Days
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/viol...
@kiritunks.bsky.social of the FiLiA TU Women’s Network writes for @mstaronline.bsky.social for #IDEVAW & the #16Days
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/viol...
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💚 Thanks to all who contributed to the GBIF eDNA Data Infrastructure: Technical Roadmap Review workshop!🧬
We've just published a summary report detailing the outcomes and future directions of the eDNA roadmap review, check it out! 👀
🔗 gbif.link/edna-roadm...
@minderoo.bsky.social
We've just published a summary report detailing the outcomes and future directions of the eDNA roadmap review, check it out! 👀
🔗 gbif.link/edna-roadm...
@minderoo.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
💚 Thanks to all who contributed to the GBIF eDNA Data Infrastructure: Technical Roadmap Review workshop!🧬
We've just published a summary report detailing the outcomes and future directions of the eDNA roadmap review, check it out! 👀
🔗 gbif.link/edna-roadm...
@minderoo.bsky.social
We've just published a summary report detailing the outcomes and future directions of the eDNA roadmap review, check it out! 👀
🔗 gbif.link/edna-roadm...
@minderoo.bsky.social
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Pleased to share the policy document we issued as international and regional human rights mechanisms dealing with discrimination and violence against women (EDVAW platform) taking stock of the 25th anniversary of the #WPS agenda
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
It was shared with all UN Member States
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
It was shared with all UN Member States
November 21, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Pleased to share the policy document we issued as international and regional human rights mechanisms dealing with discrimination and violence against women (EDVAW platform) taking stock of the 25th anniversary of the #WPS agenda
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
It was shared with all UN Member States
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
It was shared with all UN Member States
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A group of UN expert mechanisms dedicated our statement on the international day of the elimination of violence against women #IDEVAW to the need to ensure the effective access of women and girls to justice. Read it here 👇
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
A group of UN expert mechanisms dedicated our statement on the international day of the elimination of violence against women #IDEVAW to the need to ensure the effective access of women and girls to justice. Read it here 👇
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
Today's International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #IDEVAW is a good opportunity for Women of the World challenging you and sharing the great campaign calling for substantive equality for women:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPm7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPm7...
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Today's International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #IDEVAW is a good opportunity for Women of the World challenging you and sharing the great campaign calling for substantive equality for women:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPm7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPm7...
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Hello bsky 🦋 GlycoShape is now here to give you updates on our glycan 3D database, toolbox, glyco fun-facts and news!
We just updated server, so clear your browser's cache, and build some glycoproteins with us 🍬
We'll have great new tools coming up soon, so follow us for some exciting #glycotime
We just updated server, so clear your browser's cache, and build some glycoproteins with us 🍬
We'll have great new tools coming up soon, so follow us for some exciting #glycotime
a close up of a feather on a rock with the words `` hello '' written in white letters .
ALT: a close up of a feather on a rock with the words `` hello '' written in white letters .
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Hello bsky 🦋 GlycoShape is now here to give you updates on our glycan 3D database, toolbox, glyco fun-facts and news!
We just updated server, so clear your browser's cache, and build some glycoproteins with us 🍬
We'll have great new tools coming up soon, so follow us for some exciting #glycotime
We just updated server, so clear your browser's cache, and build some glycoproteins with us 🍬
We'll have great new tools coming up soon, so follow us for some exciting #glycotime
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UN experts urge States to act as #Israeli violations threaten fragile #Gaza ceasefire. Experts call on all States to ensure attacks against civilians cease immediately and unhindered delivery of aid, including medical aid, is allowed into the area.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
UN experts urge States to act as #Israeli violations threaten fragile #Gaza ceasefire. Experts call on all States to ensure attacks against civilians cease immediately and unhindered delivery of aid, including medical aid, is allowed into the area.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Real conservation action, guided by genomes!
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social
Why go beyond the reference genome?
Because population genomics reveals hidden risks — low diversity, genetic drift, and declining gene flow. 🌍
Wetlands are disappearing… and so is genetic diversity.
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social
Why go beyond the reference genome?
Because population genomics reveals hidden risks — low diversity, genetic drift, and declining gene flow. 🌍
Wetlands are disappearing… and so is genetic diversity.
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Real conservation action, guided by genomes!
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social
Why go beyond the reference genome?
Because population genomics reveals hidden risks — low diversity, genetic drift, and declining gene flow. 🌍
Wetlands are disappearing… and so is genetic diversity.
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social
Why go beyond the reference genome?
Because population genomics reveals hidden risks — low diversity, genetic drift, and declining gene flow. 🌍
Wetlands are disappearing… and so is genetic diversity.
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Calling all bird loving artists! This month's bird is the Spotted Owlet. 🤎 Draw! Paint! Sculpt! We hope you'll join us. Posting day is Nov 26th.
Rules and Full Size Ref. Photo here: birdwhispererproject.com/participate/
#birds #BirdWhisperer #art #owl
Rules and Full Size Ref. Photo here: birdwhispererproject.com/participate/
#birds #BirdWhisperer #art #owl
November 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Calling all bird loving artists! This month's bird is the Spotted Owlet. 🤎 Draw! Paint! Sculpt! We hope you'll join us. Posting day is Nov 26th.
Rules and Full Size Ref. Photo here: birdwhispererproject.com/participate/
#birds #BirdWhisperer #art #owl
Rules and Full Size Ref. Photo here: birdwhispererproject.com/participate/
#birds #BirdWhisperer #art #owl
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Pioneering Swiss avant-garde artist Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Composition with slopes and small transparent circle, 1916-18 #WomensArt
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Pioneering Swiss avant-garde artist Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Composition with slopes and small transparent circle, 1916-18 #WomensArt