Luis Ferreira Moita
@lferreiramoita.bsky.social
MD by training, scientist by passion and design.
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Oh for the days when science social media was full of people mildly irritated about Francis Collins...
We gave Jay Bhattacharya an opportunity to clarify his vaccine stance: does he REALLY believe that the vaccine is worse than the disease? Instead, he launched into a defense of MAHA as the future of scientific inquiry, and never really gave us a straight answer...
@repauchincloss.bsky.social
@repauchincloss.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Oh for the days when science social media was full of people mildly irritated about Francis Collins...
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So structural biology is not dead after all 😋 Not a big surprise The title of this article is exactly in line with what I think.
Same applies to LLMs for scientific writing.
Same applies to LLMs for scientific writing.
AlphaFold predictions are valuable hypotheses and accelerate but do not replace experimental structure determination - Nature Methods
An analysis of AlphaFold protein structure predictions shows that while in many cases the predictions are highly accurate, there are also many instances where the predicted structures or parts of pred...
www.nature.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
So structural biology is not dead after all 😋 Not a big surprise The title of this article is exactly in line with what I think.
Same applies to LLMs for scientific writing.
Same applies to LLMs for scientific writing.
"Auto-focus glasses" switch from reading to long-distance prescriptions
www.dezeen.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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For decades, Ludmil Katzarkov has argued that a concept known as mirror symmetry holds the key to solving a major open problem in algebraic geometry. “I’m very old, and very tired,” he said. “But I’m willing to develop this theory as long as I’m alive.”
String Theory Inspires a Brilliant, Baffling New Math Proof | Quanta Magazine
Years ago, an audacious Fields medalist outlined a sweeping program that, he claimed, could be used to resolve a major problem in algebraic geometry. Other mathematicians had their doubts. Now he…
www.quantamagazine.org
December 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
For decades, Ludmil Katzarkov has argued that a concept known as mirror symmetry holds the key to solving a major open problem in algebraic geometry. “I’m very old, and very tired,” he said. “But I’m willing to develop this theory as long as I’m alive.”
Our latest publication:
Artificial Intelligence-based prediction of Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit length of stay: a comparative machine learning approach - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery www.jtcvs.org/article/S002...
Artificial Intelligence-based prediction of Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit length of stay: a comparative machine learning approach - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery www.jtcvs.org/article/S002...
Artificial Intelligence-based prediction of Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit length of stay: a comparative machine learning approach
Predicting prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS) remains challenging,
and traditional statistical models often fail to capture patient’s complexities. Recent
artificial intelligence...
www.jtcvs.org
December 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Our latest publication:
Artificial Intelligence-based prediction of Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit length of stay: a comparative machine learning approach - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery www.jtcvs.org/article/S002...
Artificial Intelligence-based prediction of Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit length of stay: a comparative machine learning approach - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery www.jtcvs.org/article/S002...
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Imagine if the insane hundreds of billions went into medical research instead of LLMs: CRISPR therapies for genetic disorders, mRNA vaccines for treating cancer and preventing infections like EBV, CAR-T cures for autoimmune diseases...
...but yeah, people would still have to write their emails.
...but yeah, people would still have to write their emails.
December 4, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Imagine if the insane hundreds of billions went into medical research instead of LLMs: CRISPR therapies for genetic disorders, mRNA vaccines for treating cancer and preventing infections like EBV, CAR-T cures for autoimmune diseases...
...but yeah, people would still have to write their emails.
...but yeah, people would still have to write their emails.
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Perfect gift for everyone on your list!
Little encyclopedia of fantastic myths
about amazing Nature
wonderfully illustrated and fun
Little encyclopedia of fantastic myths
about amazing Nature
wonderfully illustrated and fun
November 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Perfect gift for everyone on your list!
Little encyclopedia of fantastic myths
about amazing Nature
wonderfully illustrated and fun
Little encyclopedia of fantastic myths
about amazing Nature
wonderfully illustrated and fun
Ciência: o pilar da saúde e o compromisso com o futuro www.publico.pt/2025/11/24/c...
Ciência: o pilar da saúde e o compromisso com o futuro
A promoção do diálogo entre a investigação fundamental e aplicada é crítica, e pode ser feita na área da saúde pela aproximação entre o ambiente académico e hospitalar.
www.publico.pt
November 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Ciência: o pilar da saúde e o compromisso com o futuro www.publico.pt/2025/11/24/c...
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About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This paper won´t be popular for many people...
NAD depletion in skeletal muscle does not compromise muscle function or accelerate aging: Cell Metabolism www.cell.com/cell-metabol...
NAD depletion in skeletal muscle does not compromise muscle function or accelerate aging: Cell Metabolism www.cell.com/cell-metabol...
NAD depletion in skeletal muscle does not compromise muscle function or accelerate aging
NAD depletion in skeletal muscle does not impair tissue integrity and function or
accelerate aging, as shown in a mouse model with an 85% decrease in muscle NAD+ levels.
Muscle structure, metabolism, ...
www.cell.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This paper won´t be popular for many people...
NAD depletion in skeletal muscle does not compromise muscle function or accelerate aging: Cell Metabolism www.cell.com/cell-metabol...
NAD depletion in skeletal muscle does not compromise muscle function or accelerate aging: Cell Metabolism www.cell.com/cell-metabol...
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this is peak German directness about AI and copyright. beautiful summary
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:20 AM
this is peak German directness about AI and copyright. beautiful summary
Critical reading - enough with the #microbiome and #autism nonsense! @wiringthebrain.bsky.social
Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism: Neuron www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism: Neuron www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism
Claims that the gut microbiome causally contributes to autism regularly appear in
the scientific literature and popular press. Mitchell et al. critically examine influential
studies underpinning these...
www.cell.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Critical reading - enough with the #microbiome and #autism nonsense! @wiringthebrain.bsky.social
Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism: Neuron www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism: Neuron www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
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In his book “Helgoland,” the theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli cites the Buddhist philosopher Nagarjuna as an influence on his work. “By renouncing ‘primary’ entities or any ‘ultimate absolute reality,’ we can better make sense of the world.” www.quantamagazine.org/carlo-rovell...
Carlo Rovelli’s Radical Perspective on Reality | Quanta Magazine
The theoretical physicist and best-selling author finds inspiration in politics and philosophy for rethinking space and time.
www.quantamagazine.org
November 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
In his book “Helgoland,” the theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli cites the Buddhist philosopher Nagarjuna as an influence on his work. “By renouncing ‘primary’ entities or any ‘ultimate absolute reality,’ we can better make sense of the world.” www.quantamagazine.org/carlo-rovell...
What If You Spent Every Waking Moment Taking On Elon Musk? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/b...
What If You Spent Every Waking Moment Taking On Elon Musk?
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
What If You Spent Every Waking Moment Taking On Elon Musk? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/b...
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“The biggest lesson of the past two decades of Silicon Valley is that Meta, Amazon, and Google—and even the newer AI labs such as OpenAI—have remade our world and have become unfathomably rich for it, all while being mostly oblivious or uninterested in the fallout.”
Worth a read!
Worth a read!
so @matteowong.bsky.social & I wrote on data centers: arguably the most important buildings in the world & are, in a way, holding the economy hostage. Byzantine financial instruments, private equity, depreciating tech, hype, $trillion valuations. it’s all there. an ai crash prob starts here.
Here’s How the AI Crash Happens
The U.S. is becoming an Nvidia-state.
www.theatlantic.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:15 AM
“The biggest lesson of the past two decades of Silicon Valley is that Meta, Amazon, and Google—and even the newer AI labs such as OpenAI—have remade our world and have become unfathomably rich for it, all while being mostly oblivious or uninterested in the fallout.”
Worth a read!
Worth a read!
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“.. Staying on X when it has become so toxic and ungovernable suggests either weakness or complete naivety. We are living in a world of many malevolent geopolitical actors. Musk’s X is one such actor.”
@drjennings.bsky.social
@lorak.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
@drjennings.bsky.social
@lorak.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
October 31, 2025 at 10:02 AM
“.. Staying on X when it has become so toxic and ungovernable suggests either weakness or complete naivety. We are living in a world of many malevolent geopolitical actors. Musk’s X is one such actor.”
@drjennings.bsky.social
@lorak.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
@drjennings.bsky.social
@lorak.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
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Just to be super clear, if you’re phoning in your peer review to ai you should quit your job so someone else who actually likes science can have it.
October 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Just to be super clear, if you’re phoning in your peer review to ai you should quit your job so someone else who actually likes science can have it.
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I told @davekarpf.bsky.social not to read Yudkowsky's awful new book. He didn't listen, but now you can all benefit from our shared misery. 😁
In lieu of turning this thread into a book review, I turned it into a hate-read-book-club conversation with @adambecker.bsky.social.
"Here Lies Humanity, Dead by Fancy Autocomplete"
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
"Here Lies Humanity, Dead by Fancy Autocomplete"
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
October 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I told @davekarpf.bsky.social not to read Yudkowsky's awful new book. He didn't listen, but now you can all benefit from our shared misery. 😁
Is it 2007 all over again?
I just posted this graph on bluesky this week: I think it was very illuminating of the bubbly state of AI recently.
For example
October 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Is it 2007 all over again?
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I just posted this graph on bluesky this week: I think it was very illuminating of the bubbly state of AI recently.
For example
October 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I just posted this graph on bluesky this week: I think it was very illuminating of the bubbly state of AI recently.
He Was Expected to Get Alzheimer’s 25 Years Ago. Why Hasn’t He? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/h...
He Was Expected to Get Alzheimer’s 25 Years Ago. Why Hasn’t He?
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
He Was Expected to Get Alzheimer’s 25 Years Ago. Why Hasn’t He? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/h...
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Renewing my yearly bet on Cooper/Miller for the Nobels.
One might think that I would learn after being wrong so many times, but one would be mistaken.
laskerfoundation.org/winners/b-an...
One might think that I would learn after being wrong so many times, but one would be mistaken.
laskerfoundation.org/winners/b-an...
B and T cells—the organizing principle of the adaptive immune system - Lasker Foundation
For their discovery of the two distinct classes of lymphocytes, B and T cells – a monumental achievement that provided the organizing principle of the adaptive immune system and launched the course of...
laskerfoundation.org
October 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Renewing my yearly bet on Cooper/Miller for the Nobels.
One might think that I would learn after being wrong so many times, but one would be mistaken.
laskerfoundation.org/winners/b-an...
One might think that I would learn after being wrong so many times, but one would be mistaken.
laskerfoundation.org/winners/b-an...