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Denneal Jamison-McClung @dsjamison.bsky.social · 20d

Looking forward to working with our collaborators on EPiC! 🌱🚀👩🏼‍🔬

UC Davis Egghead @ucdavis-egghead.bsky.social · 23d

A new UC Davis project aims to make using plants and plant tissues to make drugs, foods or other products in bioreactors cheaper and easier. The new tech could be used on Earth or in space. @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social @ucdavisresearch.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/cheaper...

Cheaper, Sustainable Plant Biomanufacturing on Earth and in Space

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have been awarded a $3 million National Science Foundation grant to develop new technologies and workforce training programs to grow plants in low-r...

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Denneal Jamison-McClung @dsjamison.bsky.social · Aug 3

We made it to the beach! Next stop, conference 🧬🧫🧪🥼

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Denneal Jamison-McClung @dsjamison.bsky.social · Aug 3

Our @cirmnews.bsky.social SPARK scholars are heading for La Jolla - everyone is excited to present their research posters #stemcells #genetherapy #biotech 😊

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The Ethogram @theethogram.bsky.social · Jul 25

What are freshly hatched salmon called? Alevins! Cassidy Cooper photographed these tiny fish in their early life stage. 🐟📷
#SciComm #Salmon #Alevins #Fish #FishFacts #Photography #WildlifePhotography #AquaticBiology #NatureEducation #Nature

Field Frame Friday: Salmon Alevins

These tiny fish, only a few days old, are newly hatched salmon. They still have their yolk sacs (bright orange in this photo) and are called “alevins.”

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Denneal Jamison-McClung @dsjamison.bsky.social · Jul 28

Cute! Can’t beat those 70s fashions 😉

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Compound Interest | Chemistry infographics @compoundchem.com · Jul 20

It's #NationalIceCreamDay!

Discover how science shapes the smooth, creamy texture of ice cream in this infographic: www.compoundchem.com/2015/07/14/i...

#ChemSky 🧪

Infographic on the chemistry of ice cream. Ice cream is formed from fats, proteins and emulsifiers, which in combination stabilise air bubbles in ice cream. Small crystals are needed for smooth ice cream, and air makes up 30-50% of ice cream's volume. A range of flavouring compounds are used. Stabilisers, often extracted from seaweed, are added in small amounts to reduce the rate of melting.

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Compound Interest | Chemistry infographics @compoundchem.com · Jul 2

What's Earth made of? The latest edition of #PeriodicGraphics in @cenmag.bsky.social journeys to the centre of Earth to look at the elements and minerals that make up our planet's different layers: cen.acs.org/physical-che...

#ChemSky 🧪

Infographic on the composition of Earth. Scientists determine the composition of Earth by analysing surface rocks and inferring the density and composition of deeper layers from how seismic waves move through Earth.

Oxygen is the most abundant element in the crust. Mafic rocks, rich in magnesium and iron, dominate oceanic crust. Felsic rocks, higher in silicates, are the most abundant in continental crust.

The mantle is composed mainly of magnesium-rich silicate minerals, such as olivine and pyroxene. The lower mantle contains less magnesium than the upper mantle.

Earth's outer core is liquid, while the inner core is solid. Both layers consist mainly of an iron-nickel alloy with lighter element impurities. The core’s exact composition is still unknown. Molten iron stirring in the outer core drives Earth's magnetic field.

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chasingmicrobes @chasingmicrobes.bsky.social · May 28

TLDR: The eradication of screwworm from the US was super important for US livestock. A tiny US facility in Panama drops sterile screwworms from planes to prevent the spread of fertile screwworms

Why maintain a barrier zone in Panama?
Mexico border - BIG!
Panama isthmus - SMALL!

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Richard Lenski @relenski.bsky.social · Apr 24

Congratulations to the new members elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences including in evolution and ecology: Anurag Agrawal (@anurag-asclepias.bsky.social), Graham Coop (@gcbias.bsky.social), and Jennifer Martiny, among others!
www.amacad.org/new-members-...

New Academy Members

Elected in 2025

www.amacad.org

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Denneal Jamison-McClung @dsjamison.bsky.social · Apr 19

That’s the best… I think I’m a little older than you guys. My last ID experience was a few years ago now… 😝

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University of California @uofcalifornia.bsky.social · Apr 18

For decades, @ucdavis.bsky.social stood tall among the world's giants in agricultural research. That progress is now at risk amid threats to federal research funding (via @reuters.com) www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Insight: Trump funding freeze upends agricultural research at US universities

From its earliest days in 1906, when the University of California secured a small stretch of fertile soil in the state's Central Valley, a quiet promise took root - that this place, originally called University Farm, would someday grow mighty.

www.reuters.com

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Theanne Griffith, PhD 🇧🇧👩🏽‍🔬🇭🇷 @doctheagrif.bsky.social · Apr 11

#CalExit 🫡

Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · Apr 10

They’re destroying federal science capacity & California needs to step up & expand science capacity at the state level.

I introduced SB 829 to create the California Institute for Scientific Research & authorize the State of California to produce vaccines. It just passed the Senate Health Committee.

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Denneal Jamison-McClung @dsjamison.bsky.social · Apr 4

Taking time to enjoy spring flowers… thinking about my grandma 🩷 who lived thru political violence, left loved ones at ~40 yrs old for the US w/ 7 kids (#8 born here), lost her only son in a motorcycle crash, etc… she was a gardener and in dark times always said “apples will grow again” 🍎🌸

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Gitta Coaker @gittacoaker.bsky.social · Apr 4

Increased prices from tariffs will hurt the people who can least afford it the most. If you can, donate (or donate more) to local food banks like this one. yolofoodbank.org

Yolo Food Bank — Nourishing Yolo County

Yolo Food Bank coordinates the recovery, storage, and distribution of more than 11 million pounds of food annually. We collaborate with a network of grocers and retailers, farmers and distributors, th...

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Denneal Jamison-McClung @dsjamison.bsky.social · Mar 21

Very sorry to hear that. Hope you recover quickly!

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Sarah Medeiros, MD, MPH 🩺🎙️ @drsarahem.bsky.social · Mar 12

Here we go…

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Mar 12

LA County confirms first measles case in resident

The resident recently traveled through LAX before going to a North Hollywood nail salon and an El Monte grocery store.

www.cbsnews.com

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · Mar 11

Otters at @ucdavis.bsky.social yesterday

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Denneal Jamison-McClung @dsjamison.bsky.social · Mar 11

Yum - plant-based bagel sandwich - haven’t had one of these in a while ☺️ Prepping for a New Harvest workshop on food safety for tomorrow. #cultivatedmeat #altprotein #iCAMP

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Mar 10

Who funds biomedical research? @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Denneal Jamison-McClung @dsjamison.bsky.social · Mar 9

Timeline cleanse with spring flowers 🌸 With all the stressful news and busyness, I hope colleagues can get out and enjoy the sun today 🌞

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Mar 7

Erika Cheung spoke with Nature about working at Theranos and how blowing the whistle on the company and Elizabeth Holmes changed her career. “I’m still in shock how much this derailed my life.” 🧪

How blowing the whistle on the Theranos scandal transformed Erika Cheung’s career

Cheung, a laboratory assistant straight from university, raised the alarm over dodgy science and a duplicitous boss.

go.nature.com

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Mar 6

Listen this IS in fact how it’s done.

Georgetown Law Dean William Treanor responds to Acting U.S. Atty Ed Martin’s threat to refuse to hire Georgetown graduates who have taken “DEI” courses in their curriculum.

Treanor is a brilliant lawyer & constitutional scholar. Embarrassing for Martin.

Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · Mar 6

With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:

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Jan Nolta, PhD @jannolta.bsky.social · Mar 4

“Organizations representing tens of thousands of scientists are speaking out to ask Congress to reverse extreme & damaging cuts to federal research funding & agency staff. Scientists across the USA are united in support for federally funded scientific research.”
www.ucsusa.org/about/news/s...

48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science

48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science

www.ucsusa.org

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Erica McIntyre PhD @ericamcintyre.bsky.social · Feb 26

I really feel for the early career researchers impacted by what’s happening in the US. It’s hard enough for them to complete a PhD and build a career. This has long term implications for research capacity globally.

#AcademicSky
#research

Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · Feb 25

There are so many reasons to be sad/angry etc about what is happening to science in the US, and this is one: Postdocs and PhD students hit hard by Trump’s crackdown on science www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Postdocs and PhD students hit hard by Trump’s crackdown on science

As US federal grants remain frozen and budget cuts loom, anxiety and fear grip early-career researchers.

www.nature.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Feb 26

Within the span of 90 minutes on Tuesday morning, two airplanes, at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport and at Chicago’s Midway International Airport, were forced to abort landings to avoid collisions, federal aviation officials said.

Two Planes, in Washington and Chicago, Abort Landings to Avoid Collisions

The near misses on Tuesday came after a string of aviation disasters, including the midair collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet last month that killed 67 people.

www.nytimes.com

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