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Jason Williams
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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 2d
Inspiring.

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Aman Husbands @husbandslab.bsky.social · 2d
Beautiful work by Julie aka

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 2d
Cute but needs a hat.

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Evan Simko-Bednarski @simko-bednarski.bsky.social · 3d
The Queens Daily Eagle remains undefeated.
Queens men meet — Queens Daily Eagle
The first man from Queens to be elected president and the first Queens resident to be elected mayor of New York City met for the first time in the Oval Office on Friday.
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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 3d
“When the moon is in the 7th house…”

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 3d
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bwjones.bsky.social BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 3d
This is bonkers.

Awards will now be made independent of peer review decisions?

Determinations will be made by who precisely? A political commissar (politruk)?

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 3d
This is bonkers.

Awards will now be made independent of peer review decisions?

Determinations will be made by who precisely? A political commissar (politruk)?

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Pedro Beltrao @pedrobeltrao.bsky.social · 3d
I tried an even harder example on Gemini Pro image generation and this is quite scary/amazing. I asked for a microscopy image of around 20 HeLa cells, GFP tagged 20% nuclear, 10% membrane, +1 nuclear staining, + overlap. Image below and prompt in the following post.

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 4d
Is bird flu back?

Yes and it’s everywhere. I just can’t say no to @jeremyfaust.bsky.social when he keeps asking me back to talk about viruses.

Today we’ll be on IG Live for @medpagetoday.com at 11 am ET. Let’s discuss all the H5 viruses!

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Preview: Is Bird Flu Back? With guest Dr. Angela Rasmussen. (Yes, we managed to book her again 🙌)
Join us today, Friday, November 21 at 11 a.m. ET on Instagram Live.
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 5d
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
Autism and Vaccines QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS PAGE 2 OF 9 | ALL PAGES J For Everyone NOV. 19, 2025 KEY POINTS • The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism. • Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities. HHS Research on Plausible Biologic Mechanisms between Vaccines and Autism HHS will evaluate plausible biologic mechanisms between early childhood vaccinations and autism. Mechanisms for further investigation include the impacts of aluminum adjuvants, risks for certain children with mitochondrial disorders, harms of neuroinflammation, and more. * The header "Vaccines do not cause autism" has not been removed due to an agreement with the chair of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee that it would remain on the CDC website.

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Emily Moin @emilymoin.com · 5d
INCREDIBLE CURVES

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 6d
Sorry for your loss.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 6d
NEW/Exclusive: I obtained a recording of the new National Cancer Institute director's first town hall. A well respected Harvard clinician and researcher, he is now attempting to walk a very fine line.

"With regard to morale, I don't know what to tell you other than, I don't think things are bad."
New NCI Director Says Administration Overtly Hostile to Cancer Research Is "Not Backing Away" From Cancer Research
A recording of the new director's first town hall reveals how he is trying to walk a difficult line between optimism and clear-eyed realism.
www.gravityisgone.com

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HHMI @hhmi.org · 7d
Calling all rising juniors & seniors: Interested in biological or biomedical research? Applications for our ’26 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program are now open! Nine weeks, hands-on research, & mentorship from some of the nation’s top scientists — learn more: bit.ly/CechFellows
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience | HHMI
The Cech Fellows Program is a paid, nine-week summer research experience empowering the next generation of scientific leaders.
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Katharina Schmack @kathaschmack.bsky.social · 7d
Introducing the 𝐏𝐈-𝐚𝐭-𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞! 🤯

When activated, it will auto-reply to your PI's frantic ideas for new experiments, analyses, and projects with "Great suggestion! Saving this for later" (aka: let's talk when you’re back and got some sleep)

#sfn2025 #sfn25

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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 8d
Remind us @nytimes.com, who is it that is ruining the workplace?

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jef...
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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 8d
Not sure there is enough dressing …

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 8d
A walk by the rivers or a good nap seem like a nice way to unwind after all that. Sure the talk was excellent anyways!

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 8d
Looks great!

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 8d
Mostly Carbon 12.

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 8d
Dinner: a satiny carbonara.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 9d
Alice Wong, a writer and activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and who fought relentlessly for equal rights and access for people with disabilities, died on Friday. She was 51. nyti.ms/4r9WqEr
Alice Wong, a woman in a wheelchair with dark hair, poses in a pink and orange outfit and berry lipstick. A headline reads: "Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51." Photo via John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

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Ground News @groundnews.bsky.social · 10d
Anthropic said it uncovered what it believes is the first large-scale cyberespionage campaign directed by artificial intelligence with minimal human involvement.
ground.news/article/chin...

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 10d
It would have been something far more grand.

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 10d
The ‘respected author’ greeting told me everything I needed to know about their authenticity.

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 10d
Knowing that this has *never* stopped you, I’m disappointed you phoned in the weakest possible excuse.

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 10d
Did you physically intervene?

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The Onion @theonion.com · 10d
Dark times call for reckless purchases.
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The Onion 'Dark Mode' T-Shirt

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 10d
This would have broad impact, one presumes.

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Blah blah don’t train any Chinese scientist or collaborate if you want to keep your funding.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 11d
Another new policy from the geniuses in NIH leadership.

Apparently, ~70% of grant applications for most mechanisms will not be "triaged", i.e. not discussed at study section.

This is an increase from the ~50% level that has been in place for many years.

I don't know the rationale for this

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a man with a beard is looking at the camera with the words priorities written on the bottom
ALT: a man with a beard is looking at the camera with the words priorities written on the bottom
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