Jennifer Biddle
@jenbiddle.bsky.social
Taking over the world one microbe at a time.
Taking myself not too seriously.
Taking myself not too seriously.
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Minnesota is the best of us.
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Minnesota is the best of us.
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I think the lesson for the Trump administration is they did not have to change the law, or win a court case, to get universities to do what they wanted.
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
apnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I think the lesson for the Trump administration is they did not have to change the law, or win a court case, to get universities to do what they wanted.
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To be real it's not even just revision, it's negation of history in many cases.
This phenomenon, indeed persistent pursuit by many white Americans, contributed to my writing When Trees Testify (from @henryholtbooks.bsky.social / @macmillanpubusa.bsky.social)
Available now, wherever books are sold.
This phenomenon, indeed persistent pursuit by many white Americans, contributed to my writing When Trees Testify (from @henryholtbooks.bsky.social / @macmillanpubusa.bsky.social)
Available now, wherever books are sold.
January 23, 2026 at 2:43 PM
To be real it's not even just revision, it's negation of history in many cases.
This phenomenon, indeed persistent pursuit by many white Americans, contributed to my writing When Trees Testify (from @henryholtbooks.bsky.social / @macmillanpubusa.bsky.social)
Available now, wherever books are sold.
This phenomenon, indeed persistent pursuit by many white Americans, contributed to my writing When Trees Testify (from @henryholtbooks.bsky.social / @macmillanpubusa.bsky.social)
Available now, wherever books are sold.
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Many prefer revisionist history because for them facing the full truth is "corrosive". Actively revising the telling of history--not the reality of it--while simultaneously actively reproducing aspects of the worst of it in real time is a long-term US project & shame.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
National Park Service Dismantles Slavery Exhibit in Philadelphia
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Many prefer revisionist history because for them facing the full truth is "corrosive". Actively revising the telling of history--not the reality of it--while simultaneously actively reproducing aspects of the worst of it in real time is a long-term US project & shame.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
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Now this is the handwriting (and the organized page layout) of a real crystallographer!
We couldn't let World Handwriting Day go by without sharing Kathleen Lonsdale's penmanship ✍️
Lonsdale conducted pioneering research in X-ray crystallography and worked at the Ri. In 1929, she proved that the structure of benzene was flat—the chemical was also discovered here, by Michael Faraday.
Lonsdale conducted pioneering research in X-ray crystallography and worked at the Ri. In 1929, she proved that the structure of benzene was flat—the chemical was also discovered here, by Michael Faraday.
January 23, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Now this is the handwriting (and the organized page layout) of a real crystallographer!
So does anyone need 75 ml of sheep's blood? I think I'm done with hemolysis testing...I got extra in case the plates didn't work - we made ours marine, which most people in the literature don't do. 🦠
January 22, 2026 at 6:23 PM
So does anyone need 75 ml of sheep's blood? I think I'm done with hemolysis testing...I got extra in case the plates didn't work - we made ours marine, which most people in the literature don't do. 🦠
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Excited to see this published! A big part of why SAR11 is so tricky to grow like "normal" microbes.
January 22, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Excited to see this published! A big part of why SAR11 is so tricky to grow like "normal" microbes.
My lab got involved with our aquaculture facility and so I've jumped into the deep end of Vibrio. And of course we have a novel one that is a relative of a major fish pathogen. And of course this one grows at human temps.
The description manuscript title: Sorry we found the nastiest Vibrio ever.
The description manuscript title: Sorry we found the nastiest Vibrio ever.
January 22, 2026 at 2:50 PM
My lab got involved with our aquaculture facility and so I've jumped into the deep end of Vibrio. And of course we have a novel one that is a relative of a major fish pathogen. And of course this one grows at human temps.
The description manuscript title: Sorry we found the nastiest Vibrio ever.
The description manuscript title: Sorry we found the nastiest Vibrio ever.
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We did business for 25 years and kept measles at bay. The only thing that changed was Kennedy.
Ralph Abraham, the principal deputy CDC director and a former Louisiana surgeon general, says loss of measles elimination status in the U.S. would be ‘cost of doing business’ www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/c...
Senior CDC official: Loss of measles elimination status in U.S. would be ‘cost of doing business’
The principal deputy director of the CDC said he would not view the loss of the United States' measles elimination status as a significant event.
www.statnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:26 PM
We did business for 25 years and kept measles at bay. The only thing that changed was Kennedy.
I don’t know what has happened in Nigeria but I don’t have space in my lab for new people right now! Sorry y’all, I feel like the whole country has emailed me this week asking for a job.
January 21, 2026 at 11:29 PM
I don’t know what has happened in Nigeria but I don’t have space in my lab for new people right now! Sorry y’all, I feel like the whole country has emailed me this week asking for a job.
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A new United Nations treaty governing biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction entered into force on January 17th, 2026, creating the first global framework to conserve life on the high seas.
The agreement covers about 60% of the ocean.
A new United Nations treaty governing biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction entered into force on January 17th, 2026, creating the first global framework to conserve life on the high seas.
The agreement covers about 60% of the ocean.
A new treaty comes into force to govern life on the high seas
For most of modern history, the open ocean has been treated as a place apart. Beyond the 200-nautical-mile limits of national jurisdiction, it was governed by custom, fragmented rules, and the…
news.mongabay.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:17 PM
[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social]
A new United Nations treaty governing biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction entered into force on January 17th, 2026, creating the first global framework to conserve life on the high seas.
The agreement covers about 60% of the ocean.
A new United Nations treaty governing biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction entered into force on January 17th, 2026, creating the first global framework to conserve life on the high seas.
The agreement covers about 60% of the ocean.
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This is why they can't believe older people rely on Medicaid. "Have you tried liquidating some of your assets first" yeah okay
The Trump administration's idea of a "mom and pop" investor is a hypothetical couple that owns 5-12 investment properties.
Bessent: "Someone, maybe your parents for their retirement have bought 5, 10, 12 homes."
January 21, 2026 at 12:44 AM
This is why they can't believe older people rely on Medicaid. "Have you tried liquidating some of your assets first" yeah okay
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Our democracy is rigged for the billionaire class.
If you want to know why your wages are shitty and health care is too expensive and your kids’ school is falling apart - that’s why.
If you want to know why your wages are shitty and health care is too expensive and your kids’ school is falling apart - that’s why.
SCOOP: Elon Musk has cut a massive $10 million check to bolster an outsider, pro-Trump candidate running to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell.
The stunning gift is the biggest sign yet that Musk plans to spend big in the 2026 midterms.
The stunning gift is the biggest sign yet that Musk plans to spend big in the 2026 midterms.
Scoop: Musk shocks with $10 million donation in Ky. Senate race
It's the biggest sign yet that Musk plans to spend big for Republicans in the 2026 midterms.
www.axios.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Our democracy is rigged for the billionaire class.
If you want to know why your wages are shitty and health care is too expensive and your kids’ school is falling apart - that’s why.
If you want to know why your wages are shitty and health care is too expensive and your kids’ school is falling apart - that’s why.
We have amendments for this.
In the middle of the night the President was posting private messages from European leaders, criticizing the UK, and sharing a fake image of a map in which the US controls Greenland, Canada, Venezuela, and Cuba.
January 20, 2026 at 12:26 PM
We have amendments for this.
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This is so grim. Science isn’t just something nerds do, but the foundation of the modern world. What the Trump regime has done to US science will harm Americans for generations.
‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:23 AM
This is so grim. Science isn’t just something nerds do, but the foundation of the modern world. What the Trump regime has done to US science will harm Americans for generations.
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Emergency for Caribbean collaborators: There appears to be Diadema mortality somewhat reminiscent of the 2022 die off occurring right now in the USVI. If anyone hears of wider occurrences in the region please let us know! Please re-post!
January 14, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Emergency for Caribbean collaborators: There appears to be Diadema mortality somewhat reminiscent of the 2022 die off occurring right now in the USVI. If anyone hears of wider occurrences in the region please let us know! Please re-post!
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We are accepting applications for up to 3 Peggy Cotter Travel Awards ($1,650 each) to support early-career professionals attending ASM Microbe 2026. Apply by Feb 16, 2026 by emailing a 1-page letter to [email protected]. ASM membership required; branch membership may be completed once that is live.
January 19, 2026 at 6:25 PM
We are accepting applications for up to 3 Peggy Cotter Travel Awards ($1,650 each) to support early-career professionals attending ASM Microbe 2026. Apply by Feb 16, 2026 by emailing a 1-page letter to [email protected]. ASM membership required; branch membership may be completed once that is live.
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i think it is simply true that for all intents and purposes stephen miller is the president of the united states
The Wrath of Stephen Miller
The man who turns President Trump’s most incendiary impulses into policy
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:06 PM
i think it is simply true that for all intents and purposes stephen miller is the president of the united states
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This 1943 U.S. Army film warned about fascism in America
January 19, 2026 at 3:08 PM
This 1943 U.S. Army film warned about fascism in America
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I feel like I say this every morning, but seriously: "I'm blowing up the international order and starting WWIII because I didn't get a prize" can be the line. We don't have to put up with this. We can end this literally today.
January 19, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I feel like I say this every morning, but seriously: "I'm blowing up the international order and starting WWIII because I didn't get a prize" can be the line. We don't have to put up with this. We can end this literally today.
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I have met toddlers more capable of emotional regulation
Breaking News: President Trump told Norway’s prime minister that one reason he’s pushing to acquire Greenland is because he didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Denied Peace Prize, Trump Tells Norway He’ll Push for Greenland
In a text message, President Trump told Norway’s prime minister he no longer felt obliged to “think purely of Peace” and that the world would not be secure until America controlled the island.
nyti.ms
January 19, 2026 at 1:30 PM
I have met toddlers more capable of emotional regulation
Go to the 33 min mark. This is why I go to church still www.youtube.com/live/TBvOYw_...
January 18, 2026 The Second Sunday after the Epiphany
YouTube video by St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Lewes, DE
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Go to the 33 min mark. This is why I go to church still www.youtube.com/live/TBvOYw_...
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🚨 Reminder 🚨 Abstract deadline for ASM Microbe meetings, including the Applied and Environmental Microbiology Meeting, is *Jan 21* ! 👇👇
Join us in DC to share your latest research and hear about new discoveries on microbes in water, on land, and every place in between !
asm.org/events/asm-m...
Join us in DC to share your latest research and hear about new discoveries on microbes in water, on land, and every place in between !
asm.org/events/asm-m...
January 18, 2026 at 11:03 PM
🚨 Reminder 🚨 Abstract deadline for ASM Microbe meetings, including the Applied and Environmental Microbiology Meeting, is *Jan 21* ! 👇👇
Join us in DC to share your latest research and hear about new discoveries on microbes in water, on land, and every place in between !
asm.org/events/asm-m...
Join us in DC to share your latest research and hear about new discoveries on microbes in water, on land, and every place in between !
asm.org/events/asm-m...