@kinesinmotors.bsky.social
Professor & scientist. Motors, mechanobiology, cytoskeleton. Protein structure/function; AI for scientific/medical advances. Posts are my own - to inform others in this moment of crisis for democracy. Tell your friends. Call your reps!! #STANDUPFORSCIENCE
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The Trump administration quickly ordered 500 more National Guard members to Washington following the shooting. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said President Donald Trump asked him to send the extra soldiers. https://to.pbs.org/3M1cKXU
Two National Guard members shot just blocks from the White House
FBI Director Kash Patel and Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said the Guard members were hospitalized in critical condition. Bowser said they were victims of a ”targeted shooting.”
www.pbs.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The Trump administration quickly ordered 500 more National Guard members to Washington following the shooting. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said President Donald Trump asked him to send the extra soldiers. https://to.pbs.org/3M1cKXU
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The northern lights could appear as far south as northern Iowa and South Dakota, according to NOAA’s view line.
Northern Lights Forecast: Solar Winds Could Make Aurora Visible In Northern U.S.
The northern lights could appear as far south as northern Iowa and South Dakota, according to NOAA’s view line.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The northern lights could appear as far south as northern Iowa and South Dakota, according to NOAA’s view line.
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Find pharmacies near you
VaccineFinder helps you find nearby pharmacies in the United States.
vaccinefinder.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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🧵1/4 A Turkey PSA
It’s turkey season, so a reminder: raw turkey is a major source of foodborne illness in the U.S. 🦃🧫
It can carry Salmonella, Campylobacter, and Clostridium perfringens.
It’s turkey season, so a reminder: raw turkey is a major source of foodborne illness in the U.S. 🦃🧫
It can carry Salmonella, Campylobacter, and Clostridium perfringens.
November 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
🧵1/4 A Turkey PSA
It’s turkey season, so a reminder: raw turkey is a major source of foodborne illness in the U.S. 🦃🧫
It can carry Salmonella, Campylobacter, and Clostridium perfringens.
It’s turkey season, so a reminder: raw turkey is a major source of foodborne illness in the U.S. 🦃🧫
It can carry Salmonella, Campylobacter, and Clostridium perfringens.
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This will be historic! 🔭
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This will be historic! 🔭
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Join your biophysics community and get valuable feedback on your work in San Francisco! Late abstract submission is open through January 6
www.biophysics.org/2026meeting#/
www.biophysics.org/2026meeting#/
BPS2026 Annual Meeting | Biophysical Society
One-on-One with a MentorEducation & Career FairUPACJUST-B Poster Session
www.biophysics.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Join your biophysics community and get valuable feedback on your work in San Francisco! Late abstract submission is open through January 6
www.biophysics.org/2026meeting#/
www.biophysics.org/2026meeting#/
🍂 🏛️ 👿 🧪 New Fees for Foreign Visitors to US National Parks
Trump Administration Plans To Gouge Foreign Tourists Who Visit U.S. Parks
The fee change will affect international tourists who visit 11 national parks, including the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Yosemite.
www.huffpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🍂 🏛️ 👿 🧪 New Fees for Foreign Visitors to US National Parks
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Cabbage is affordable, delicious, and astoundingly versatile, @giladedelman.bsky.social writes. The underrated crucifer “is fit for a king”:
The Most Underrated Thanksgiving Vegetable
Embrace cabbage.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Cabbage is affordable, delicious, and astoundingly versatile, @giladedelman.bsky.social writes. The underrated crucifer “is fit for a king”:
🍃 🧪 Insulin Delivery Through the Skin in Model Organisms
Potential alternative to injections
Potential alternative to injections
A paper in Nature demonstrates a compound that enables the delivery of insulin through the skin in mice and minipigs. The findings suggest a potential alternative to injection for diabetes management and may support broader applications in other therapeutics. go.nature.com/4a2u5JT #medsky 🧪
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🍃 🧪 Insulin Delivery Through the Skin in Model Organisms
Potential alternative to injections
Potential alternative to injections
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Some archaea—an ancient group of microorganisms—have an entirely novel genetic code, according to a new study in Science.
The findings expand our understanding of how alternative genetic codes evolve and hint at new molecular tools for biotechnology applications. https://scim.ag/4omApQ7
The findings expand our understanding of how alternative genetic codes evolve and hint at new molecular tools for biotechnology applications. https://scim.ag/4omApQ7
An archaeal genetic code with all TAG codons as pyrrolysine
Multiple genetic codes developed during the evolution of eukaryotes and bacteria, yet no alternative genetic code is known for archaea. We used proteomics to confirm our prediction that certain archae...
scim.ag
November 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Some archaea—an ancient group of microorganisms—have an entirely novel genetic code, according to a new study in Science.
The findings expand our understanding of how alternative genetic codes evolve and hint at new molecular tools for biotechnology applications. https://scim.ag/4omApQ7
The findings expand our understanding of how alternative genetic codes evolve and hint at new molecular tools for biotechnology applications. https://scim.ag/4omApQ7
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Is it a flagellate? A tiny ball with tentacles? Contamination in my ciliate culture? NEW SUPERGROUP OF EUKARYOTES? Yes to all 4! Meet Solarion - just out in #Nature doi.org/10.1038/s415... Huge congrats to Marek Valt, Cepicka Lab & the star team! Very happy to be part of this project. #ProtistsOnSky
November 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Is it a flagellate? A tiny ball with tentacles? Contamination in my ciliate culture? NEW SUPERGROUP OF EUKARYOTES? Yes to all 4! Meet Solarion - just out in #Nature doi.org/10.1038/s415... Huge congrats to Marek Valt, Cepicka Lab & the star team! Very happy to be part of this project. #ProtistsOnSky
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November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Breaking News: The CDC quietly appointed Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham, who has been critical of vaccines, as its second in command. During the Covid pandemic, he promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
C.D.C. Quietly Appoints Doctor Critical of Vaccines as Second in Command
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
trib.al
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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The robot, called Memo, cleared a dinner table and put items in the dishwasher.
This new home robot can lift wine glasses and load the dishwasher
The robot, called Memo, cleared a dinner table and put items in the dishwasher.
l.euronews.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The robot, called Memo, cleared a dinner table and put items in the dishwasher.
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Carl created a seat for this loudmouth HIV activist at Strategic Working Group of the Division of AIDS when it didn’t have community rep focused on prevention. Meant groups I repped helped set policies & funding for 5 global research networks. A true mensch. Huge loss, along with Jeanne Marrazzo.
Hearing news that Carl Dieffenbach, the Director of the Division of AIDS at #NIH (NIAID), has been removed from his position because he was "not aligned with HHS/OMB."
Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Carl created a seat for this loudmouth HIV activist at Strategic Working Group of the Division of AIDS when it didn’t have community rep focused on prevention. Meant groups I repped helped set policies & funding for 5 global research networks. A true mensch. Huge loss, along with Jeanne Marrazzo.
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Molecular motors orchestrate pause-and-run dynamics to facilitate intracellular transport https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.22.689936v1
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Molecular motors orchestrate pause-and-run dynamics to facilitate intracellular transport https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.22.689936v1
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3 infant #pertussis deaths this year in Kentucky. "Of the three infant deaths reported over the past 12 months, all three were not vaccinated, nor were their mothers."
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
www.wowktv.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
3 infant #pertussis deaths this year in Kentucky. "Of the three infant deaths reported over the past 12 months, all three were not vaccinated, nor were their mothers."
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
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For everyone traveling, a reminder to masks up and avoid spending your holidays sick.
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Glad to see this @wired.com guide on high quality masks! A KN95 can help protect you and your loved ones from COVID-19 and other airborne viruses, especially during this busy travel season. I only wish Wired wrote about the pandemic in the present tense 🙏😷
www.wired.com/story/best-d...
www.wired.com/story/best-d...
15 Good N95, KF94, and KN95 Face Masks to Buy Right Now
Flu season is here. These are the best disposable face coverings we’ve tested—and where you can find them.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 AM
For everyone traveling, a reminder to masks up and avoid spending your holidays sick.
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NIH extends the Oct-Nov deadlines to Dec 8, 2025 drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/11/24/n...
NIH extends the Oct-Nov deadlines to Dec 8, 2025
The NIH has issued a Notice (NOT-OD-26-012) which expands upon the prior warning (NOT-OD-26-005) about extending the current submission deadlines. It seems to be quite comprehensive. All grant appl…
drugmonkey.wordpress.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
NIH extends the Oct-Nov deadlines to Dec 8, 2025 drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/11/24/n...
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Attn all human MRI/fMRI folks! The Dept of Psychology at Northeastern University is hiring a new Director of the NU Biomedical Imaging Center at the level of Associate or Full Professor. Bonus: you'll have the best Chair EVER 😉 Full ad here: northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
Associate Professor/Professor and Director, Northeastern University Biomedical Imaging Center
About the Opportunity About Northeastern: Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research (R1) university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experi...
northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Attn all human MRI/fMRI folks! The Dept of Psychology at Northeastern University is hiring a new Director of the NU Biomedical Imaging Center at the level of Associate or Full Professor. Bonus: you'll have the best Chair EVER 😉 Full ad here: northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
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📢 Paper alert 📢
Chirality is known to be important for the movement of microorganisms and active matter. In our new paper out today in @natphys.nature.com, we show that chirality is used by malaria parasites to control their motion patterns:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Chirality is known to be important for the movement of microorganisms and active matter. In our new paper out today in @natphys.nature.com, we show that chirality is used by malaria parasites to control their motion patterns:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Here comes a 🧵 ... (1/9)
November 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
📢 Paper alert 📢
Chirality is known to be important for the movement of microorganisms and active matter. In our new paper out today in @natphys.nature.com, we show that chirality is used by malaria parasites to control their motion patterns:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Here comes a 🧵 ... (1/9)
Chirality is known to be important for the movement of microorganisms and active matter. In our new paper out today in @natphys.nature.com, we show that chirality is used by malaria parasites to control their motion patterns:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Here comes a 🧵 ... (1/9)
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Here we go. Its ALL #NIHGrant applications. Dec 8 is the new deadline. And a one page prelim data update will be accepted for all May Council submissions. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-26-012: Updated Guidance on Reopening of NIH Extramural Activities Following the October 1, 2025 - Lapse in Appropriations
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Updated Guidance on Reopening of NIH Extramural Activities Following the October 1, 2025 - Lapse in Appropriations NOT-...
grants.nih.gov
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Here we go. Its ALL #NIHGrant applications. Dec 8 is the new deadline. And a one page prelim data update will be accepted for all May Council submissions. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
🍂 🏛️ 🧪 New NIH Guidelines for Rescheduled Study Sections
New triage line at 65-70%
New triage line at 65-70%
Confirmation of the new triage line at 65-70% of proposals. Introduction of a new “competitive but ND” class to permit exception pay pickups.
November 25, 2025 at 12:10 AM
🍂 🏛️ 🧪 New NIH Guidelines for Rescheduled Study Sections
New triage line at 65-70%
New triage line at 65-70%
💥 🍃 🧬 🧪 Gene Therapy for Hunter Syndrome
November 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
💥 🍃 🧬 🧪 Gene Therapy for Hunter Syndrome