Bacteria Tamer 🇨🇦
@dogoodpeko.bsky.social
Bacteria Tamer, occasional Laser Operator Sophie Culos (she/they)
🧪Microbiologist Masters Student, general do-gooder. Focus on host-pathogen interactions and environmental issues
Living on the unceeded territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən Peoples
🧪Microbiologist Masters Student, general do-gooder. Focus on host-pathogen interactions and environmental issues
Living on the unceeded territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən Peoples
so cool!
December 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM
so cool!
They're like, "this thing? Jellyroll" :o)🧪
(Thank u Suits, M. D. L. et al. Novel Structure of the Conserved Gram-Negative Lipopolysaccharide Transport Protein A and Mutagenesis Analysis. Journal of Molecular Biology 2008, 380 (3), 476–488.)
(Thank u Suits, M. D. L. et al. Novel Structure of the Conserved Gram-Negative Lipopolysaccharide Transport Protein A and Mutagenesis Analysis. Journal of Molecular Biology 2008, 380 (3), 476–488.)
December 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
They're like, "this thing? Jellyroll" :o)🧪
(Thank u Suits, M. D. L. et al. Novel Structure of the Conserved Gram-Negative Lipopolysaccharide Transport Protein A and Mutagenesis Analysis. Journal of Molecular Biology 2008, 380 (3), 476–488.)
(Thank u Suits, M. D. L. et al. Novel Structure of the Conserved Gram-Negative Lipopolysaccharide Transport Protein A and Mutagenesis Analysis. Journal of Molecular Biology 2008, 380 (3), 476–488.)
really appreciating the commitment to the bit when it comes to the colloquial naming of protein structures by the folks within structural biology
December 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
really appreciating the commitment to the bit when it comes to the colloquial naming of protein structures by the folks within structural biology
Whenever I get anxious about AI development and job security as a scientist, the universe drops another terrible paper in my lap to remind me I’m doing okay, actually
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Whenever I get anxious about AI development and job security as a scientist, the universe drops another terrible paper in my lap to remind me I’m doing okay, actually
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It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
I am in awe
Hopefully next year it will be completed!
November 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I am in awe
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Even if "provisionally" accepted, those are the best words/news I've heard for quite a while...
Here some #blebs to "provisionally" cellebrate.
Let's see this #cell dance under the microscope.
@focalplane.bsky.social #fluorescencefriday #microscopy 🧪🔬
Here some #blebs to "provisionally" cellebrate.
Let's see this #cell dance under the microscope.
@focalplane.bsky.social #fluorescencefriday #microscopy 🧪🔬
November 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Even if "provisionally" accepted, those are the best words/news I've heard for quite a while...
Here some #blebs to "provisionally" cellebrate.
Let's see this #cell dance under the microscope.
@focalplane.bsky.social #fluorescencefriday #microscopy 🧪🔬
Here some #blebs to "provisionally" cellebrate.
Let's see this #cell dance under the microscope.
@focalplane.bsky.social #fluorescencefriday #microscopy 🧪🔬
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I'd love to say lots of nice things about this invaluable preventable disease tracker from @monscience.bsky.social and team at Think Global Health. It's an incredible resource.
But I can't get over my anger & sadness that this resource is even needed.
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/vacc...
But I can't get over my anger & sadness that this resource is even needed.
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/vacc...
Vaccine-Preventable Disease: A Global Tracker | Think Global Health
This map is updated weekly and visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases
www.thinkglobalhealth.org
October 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I'd love to say lots of nice things about this invaluable preventable disease tracker from @monscience.bsky.social and team at Think Global Health. It's an incredible resource.
But I can't get over my anger & sadness that this resource is even needed.
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/vacc...
But I can't get over my anger & sadness that this resource is even needed.
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/vacc...
i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
October 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Hey fellow Canadians, let’s make sure we protect our rights North of the border ❤️🇨🇦
#notwithstanding #canadianpolitics
savethecharter.ca
#notwithstanding #canadianpolitics
savethecharter.ca
URGENT – Stop Alberta's government from overriding the Charter of Rights
Alberta Premier Smith plans to use the Notwithstanding Clause to pass laws that erase rights and silence the courts.
savethecharter.ca
October 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Hey fellow Canadians, let’s make sure we protect our rights North of the border ❤️🇨🇦
#notwithstanding #canadianpolitics
savethecharter.ca
#notwithstanding #canadianpolitics
savethecharter.ca
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As the prairies burn, it’s unfortunate to see our PM greenwash & promote “decarbonized” oil pipelines.
You can make production/transport cleaner, but the combustion of oil, the source of 70-80% of emissions, will always emit CO2.
“Decarbonized oil” is about as ridiculous as “deoxygenated water”.
You can make production/transport cleaner, but the combustion of oil, the source of 70-80% of emissions, will always emit CO2.
“Decarbonized oil” is about as ridiculous as “deoxygenated water”.
June 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
As the prairies burn, it’s unfortunate to see our PM greenwash & promote “decarbonized” oil pipelines.
You can make production/transport cleaner, but the combustion of oil, the source of 70-80% of emissions, will always emit CO2.
“Decarbonized oil” is about as ridiculous as “deoxygenated water”.
You can make production/transport cleaner, but the combustion of oil, the source of 70-80% of emissions, will always emit CO2.
“Decarbonized oil” is about as ridiculous as “deoxygenated water”.
Sometimes I see a piece of media and just know the writers don't know any scientists IRL. It always throws me -is that what people think we're like?
Anyways, if you make #sci-fi things and have science questions, please HMU. I might not be able to answer, but maybe we can figure it out together
Anyways, if you make #sci-fi things and have science questions, please HMU. I might not be able to answer, but maybe we can figure it out together
June 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Sometimes I see a piece of media and just know the writers don't know any scientists IRL. It always throws me -is that what people think we're like?
Anyways, if you make #sci-fi things and have science questions, please HMU. I might not be able to answer, but maybe we can figure it out together
Anyways, if you make #sci-fi things and have science questions, please HMU. I might not be able to answer, but maybe we can figure it out together
As a grad student: "Can we have resources and incentives to learn how to do science communication effectively, while also maintaining a good work-life balance/private sphere?"
*crickets*
*crickets*
May 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
As a grad student: "Can we have resources and incentives to learn how to do science communication effectively, while also maintaining a good work-life balance/private sphere?"
*crickets*
*crickets*
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🧪RFK Jr. is laying off HHS workforce and telling people that Vitamin A can be used a prophylactic- as a result, unvaccinated measles patients who took Vitamin A are starting to show signs of liver damage. Arkansas signed a law allowing Ivermectin to be accessible OTC.
As I write this, I am in awe.
As I write this, I am in awe.
March 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🧪RFK Jr. is laying off HHS workforce and telling people that Vitamin A can be used a prophylactic- as a result, unvaccinated measles patients who took Vitamin A are starting to show signs of liver damage. Arkansas signed a law allowing Ivermectin to be accessible OTC.
As I write this, I am in awe.
As I write this, I am in awe.
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North Island-Powell River Conservative candidate Aaron Gunn has proposed killing plans for a network of Indigenous-led marine protected areas on the West Coast.
Rochelle Baker writes. #bcpoli
Rochelle Baker writes. #bcpoli
BC Conservative Candidate Targets Great Bear Marine Protection Plan | The Tyee
Advocates say Indigenous protected areas will increase economic opportunities.
thetyee.ca
March 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
North Island-Powell River Conservative candidate Aaron Gunn has proposed killing plans for a network of Indigenous-led marine protected areas on the West Coast.
Rochelle Baker writes. #bcpoli
Rochelle Baker writes. #bcpoli
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NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Appreciating this frame of mind on this fine Sunday morning. We made this mess but we can fix it!! Together!! It will take time and it will be messy but the work is worth doing.
January 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Appreciating this frame of mind on this fine Sunday morning. We made this mess but we can fix it!! Together!! It will take time and it will be messy but the work is worth doing.
“‘It’s very easy to assume that science is going to change organically towards equality — and what this study shows is that that’s not happening…It is an ‘important reminder for us that we need to stay vigilant in working towards equality in science’” @crsugimoto.bsky.social 🧪
#AcademicSky 👩🏽🔬
#AcademicSky 👩🏽🔬
Who’s quitting academia? Data reveal gender gaps in surprising fields
Even in scientific areas in which women are well represented, they are up to 40% more likely than men to leave research within 20 years.
www.nature.com
January 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
People are sooo funny about #vaccine research. "But what if you and everyone you know who's devoted themselves to eradicating disease is evil? What could they genetically engineer?"
Babe, if I'm unethically creating life, you know what I'm making? Giant bee. Cat sized. Loves me.
Babe, if I'm unethically creating life, you know what I'm making? Giant bee. Cat sized. Loves me.
January 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
People are sooo funny about #vaccine research. "But what if you and everyone you know who's devoted themselves to eradicating disease is evil? What could they genetically engineer?"
Babe, if I'm unethically creating life, you know what I'm making? Giant bee. Cat sized. Loves me.
Babe, if I'm unethically creating life, you know what I'm making? Giant bee. Cat sized. Loves me.
I love my field because I am most motivated when someone tells me I did good so, logically, I'm going to devote myself to a cause that will help as many people as possible so I can hear it a whole bunch. Because obviously this is the only feedback people developing vaccines receive 😇 #immunology
January 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I love my field because I am most motivated when someone tells me I did good so, logically, I'm going to devote myself to a cause that will help as many people as possible so I can hear it a whole bunch. Because obviously this is the only feedback people developing vaccines receive 😇 #immunology
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Plastic production is on track to triple by 2050, and microplastics have been found in the air, fresh produce and even human breast milk. China, the United States, India, South Korea and Saudi Arabia were the top five primary polymer-producing nations in 2023, according to data provider Eunomia.
December 1, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Plastic production is on track to triple by 2050, and microplastics have been found in the air, fresh produce and even human breast milk. China, the United States, India, South Korea and Saudi Arabia were the top five primary polymer-producing nations in 2023, according to data provider Eunomia.
Not surprised, but I am disappointed:
www.cnn.com/2024/12/01/w... The fifth UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting (INC-5) intended to yield a legally binding global treaty & meant to be the final one. The Committee remain far apart on basis treaty scope & only agreed to postpone key INC 5.2 decisions to a later date.
Countries fail to reach agreement in UN plastic talks | CNN
Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution have failed to reach agreement, with more than 100 nations wanting to cap production while a handful of oil-producers were prepared only...
www.cnn.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Not surprised, but I am disappointed:
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www.sciencealert.com/almost-30-of...
Tire particles (tiny flakes of plastic generated by the wear and tear of normal driving) are a significant but often-overlooked contributor to microplastic pollution. Every year billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments.
Tire particles (tiny flakes of plastic generated by the wear and tear of normal driving) are a significant but often-overlooked contributor to microplastic pollution. Every year billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments.
Almost 30% of Microplastics Come From a Hugely Overlooked Source
Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments.
www.sciencealert.com
December 1, 2024 at 8:26 AM
www.sciencealert.com/almost-30-of...
Tire particles (tiny flakes of plastic generated by the wear and tear of normal driving) are a significant but often-overlooked contributor to microplastic pollution. Every year billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments.
Tire particles (tiny flakes of plastic generated by the wear and tear of normal driving) are a significant but often-overlooked contributor to microplastic pollution. Every year billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments.