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Andy Conway Morris

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Associate Prof /ICU Dr @Cambridge, UK nosocomial infections, pneumonia, neutrophil biology & sepsis immune dysfunction Medical director for Sepsis Research FEAT. orcid.org/0000-0002-3211-3216 https://www.path.cam.ac.uk/directory/dr-andrew-conway-morris

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Andy Conway Morris @andymoz78.bsky.social · Jul 31

Syndromic molecular diagnostics have become widespread in intensive care, especially in respiratory infections. With the recently published Multi-CAP study, Vandack Nobre, Luis Coelho, Jose Garnacho-Montero and myself discuss the implications in this editorial (sharing link here rdcu.be/eyfLK)

Syndromic diagnostics in pneumonia: the quest for impact continues

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 11h

Today, Senator Kaine and I will force the Senate to vote on the administration’s decision to blow up ships in the Caribbean.

If a president can unilaterally put people or groups on a list and kill them, there is no meaningful limit to his use of force.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 18h

It's properly unconscionable that the Home Office has created this situation. It should never have been allowed to happen and once it did happen it should have been immediately reversed.

The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 18h

🚨BREAKING: The metropolitan police
arrest a man for carrying a copy of our magazine. This is a threat to both journalism and freedom to protest

Aaliyah 🇮🇪🇵🇸 ‼️SAVE GAZA‼️ @aaliyahxx.bsky.social · 1d

Watch | A man was arrested in London for holding up The New World magazine, featuring the "sign of the times" with the words:

"I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 17h

If you want to win over younger voters, telling them they can't go to university is probably not going to help.

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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 1d

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Andy Conway Morris @andymoz78.bsky.social · 13h

She’s so nearly there……

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 15h

"15 years ago, Polish workers came here to find opportunity. Now Poland is growing twice as fast as we are," says Kemi Badenoch.

Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 15h

"15 years ago, Polish workers came here to find opportunity. Now Poland is growing twice as fast as we are," says Kemi Badenoch.

Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

Today marks the two-year anniversary of the horrific October 7 attack.

As we mourn the 1,218 lives lost that day, let us also keep alive the dream of a lasting peace and a better future for all.

Ceasefire now. Every hostage must come home. And a safer world for everyone.

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 19h

Think an underpriced 2029 scenario is "ungovernable mess".

Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 1d

Four parties within a 5 point swing of first place and five parties on 12% plus.

This would be pure chaos under first past the post.

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 1d

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 27% (-2)
LAB: 20% (-2)
CON: 17% (+1)
LDM: 17% (+2)
GRN: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)

Via @yougov.co.uk, 5-6 Oct.
Changes w/ 28-29 Sep.

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 20h

Reform UK, backing US farming, not British farmers.

Lee Anderson’s keen to point out salads are chlorine washed, but he’s not keen to point out that you don’t need to with chicken you can cook chicken so long as it’s reared in reasonable conditions.

But you can’t cook salad.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

A victory for FAST leadership.

Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists

The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently

momentummag.com

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 1d

In the first half of 2025, renewables became the biggest source of global electricity for the first time, as wind & solar growth exceeded global demand growth

Shocking that it's China & India leading - EU & USA have fossil power growing

ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 23h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

282 Ex DOJ officials open letter: “We believe it’s our duty to sound the alarm about this administration’s degradation of DoJ’s vital work, and its assault on the public servants who do it”

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/e...

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 1d

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 1d

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Jordan Zhou @jordan-zhou.bsky.social · 2d

Tregs have been one of the central pillars of the field of immunology. It was only a matter of time before these contributions won the #NobelPrize. Much deserved!

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Medicine Nobel goes to scientists who revealed secrets of immune system ‘regulation’

Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered cells that protect the body from autoimmune diseases.

www.nature.com

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 2d

David is slightly unfair. There is a clear difference here.

Conservatives and Reform plan to forcibly expel large numbers of people who are legal, permanent residents of migrant origin. The BNP proposal is voluntary.

David Herdson @davidherdson.bsky.social · 2d

This below is from the 2005 BNP manifesto.

Spot the difference with current Tory and Reform policy.

(p14 news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp... )

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brexit_sham @brexitshambles.bsky.social · 2d

The finances of Nigel Farage’s key confidant, convicted fraudster, money launderer and senior figure within Reform’s leadership network, George Cottrell, are being examined by HMRC amid questions over his income, his use of crypto and his residency status. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally

Exclusive: HMRC conducts scoping exercise into Reform UK backer ‘Posh George’ Cottrell’s income from business and wealth

www.theguardian.com

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 2d

Shigellosis is the most common cause of invasive bloody diarrhoea in children younger than 5 years.

The prevention of infection with vaccination & sanitation strategies remains a crucial step in reducing worldwide morbidity & mortality.

Find out more ▶️ tinyurl.com/ard69t83

Figure showing the immunopathogenesis of Shigella infection in the colon. MAMPs=microbe-associated molecular patterns. DAMPs=damage-associated molecular patterns. NK=natural killer. Adapted from Schnupf and Sansonetti. Copyright: 2025 Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved.

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 2d

Reform lied to get elected to Kent County Council.

They promised tax cuts in their election material.

The only tax councils have any real say over is council tax.

Refore are now saying they will increase council tax in Kent.

Failure to deliver on what they promised after just 5 months.

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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 3d

The UK Gov’s expert advisers have shown that investing to transiton from expensive gas to clean energy will save the UK nearly £40 billion every year!

Most people can’t afford the up-front investment, but the UK absolutely can.

Tackling climate change isn’t just about protecting people.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 3d

An astronaut, looking at the Earth: “Wait, it’s all social care obligations?”
Behind them, another astronaut, drawing a gun to shoot them in the back: “Always has been.”

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 3d

*gasp*

“Everyone thought we’d come in and there were going to be these huge costs we could cut away but there just aren’t,” said a third senior Reform cabinet member in Kent.

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 2d

A small primer on the #NobelPrize awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi today. This prize was for combining two separate fields of immunology research - genetic research on IPEX and immunology research of regulatory T cells (#Tregs), with enormous impact on biology/medicine

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