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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 16h

Jasmine bursting out all over, and it is glorious! 😍

#BloomScrolling

Close-up photo of a profusion of jasmine in the sunshine, with some flowers blooming, and many ready to burst into bloom.

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Alessandro @poli.sisti.ca · 3d

Thread of things I'm learning as I read The Discovery of Insulin by Michael Bliss

Book cover, in the Special Centenary Edition with a forward by Alison Li.

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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 3d

That's statistics too.

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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 5d

😂 Thanks for not jumping to the conclusion that our daffodils aren't proper ones!!!

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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 5d

Ha - never had a problem with it. (I took this photo a few days ago - the tulips are still going strong!)

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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 5d

Early spring in my garden! This, plus an excess of snow peas in my veggie patches. 😍

#BloomScrolling

Photo of a glass vase with a colorful bunch of spring flowers, sitting on a wooden bench in front of white-painted wooden wall. There is a purple tulip and a red one, a daffodil, white double jonquils, blue borage, white daisy, and freesias – white, dark pink, and purple.

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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 5d

PubMed is there.

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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 5d

Searched for a date I was there for a shutdown - @phylogenomics.bsky.social put the notice on his blog: phylogenomics.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-...

The government shutdown of science - a screenshot gallery

A blog about microbiology, genomics and metagenomics, sequencing, evolution, ecology, and open science.

phylogenomics.blogspot.com

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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, there were notices, but I forget what they said.

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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 5d

I was working there during a couple of showdowns. Some of us were exempt and could keep working, but most weren't. So it was pretty bare bones. I don't think that notice tells us whether it's any different this time.

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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 5d

Germany's on it: absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/05/14/g...

Germany's Plan for an Open and Independent PubMed Safety Net - Absolutely Maybe

A few months ago, I wrote about reasons to be concerned about the reliability of PubMed under the new regime at the…

absolutelymaybe.plos.org

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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 7d

A big month for progress on mucosal Covid vaccines!

- A 35th mucosal vax in clinical trial

- Encouraging preclinical results for intranasal self-amplifying mRNA vax from Spain

Nextgen Covid vax update @plos.org absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/09/30/t...

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#Covid #Covid19 #Vaccines

A Big Month for Progress on Mucosal Covid Vaccination (NextGen Vax Update 33) - Absolutely Maybe

It was a bumper month for mucosal Covid vaccines. There were some phase 1 results for an intranasal vaccine from China: It’s…

absolutelymaybe.plos.org

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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks! 😊

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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 7d

...News on progress with the Covid infection studies laying the groundwork for testing mucosal vax in human challenge studies

Plus more clinical results for self-amplifying mRNA vax & fascinating pandemic preparedness news from Singapore.

Online now:

absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/09/30/t...

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A Big Month for Progress on Mucosal Covid Vaccination (NextGen Vax Update 33) - Absolutely Maybe

It was a bumper month for mucosal Covid vaccines. There were some phase 1 results for an intranasal vaccine from China: It’s…

absolutelymaybe.plos.org

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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 7d

A big month for progress on mucosal Covid vaccines!

- A 35th mucosal vax in clinical trial

- Encouraging preclinical results for intranasal self-amplifying mRNA vax from Spain

Nextgen Covid vax update @plos.org absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/09/30/t...

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#Covid #Covid19 #Vaccines

A Big Month for Progress on Mucosal Covid Vaccination (NextGen Vax Update 33) - Absolutely Maybe

It was a bumper month for mucosal Covid vaccines. There were some phase 1 results for an intranasal vaccine from China: It’s…

absolutelymaybe.plos.org

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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 12d

Ooh - that'd be pretty!

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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 12d

Australia! 🦘

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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 12d

Australia! 🦘

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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 13d

Hard to compete with the glorious elegance of tulips in spring, but hoo boy, the fragrance and lasting power of freesias are overtaking them now! 😍

#BloomScrolling

Photo of 2 large white sprays of freesia. Behind them are young sweet pea plants, with purple freesias in the background.

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 14d

Time spent scritching animals is not deducted from your lifespan

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Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social · 17d

Editing Wikipedia can be as simple as correcting a comma — these little edits all add up and contribute to openly accessible information.

Check out this great intro to 'micro-editing' ⬇️

Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 17d

Want to be able to start micro-editing on Wikipedia in a few minutes – and know why you could be very glad you did? Then my new post @plos.org is just what you need!

absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/09/21/w...

#Wikipedia

Wikipedia Is Vital: Channeling Energy Into Micro-Edits Is a Win-Win-Win - Absolutely Maybe

Wikipedia is, “without exaggeration, the digital world’s factual foundation,” wrote Josh Dzieza recently. It’s a target because of that, squarely in the…

absolutelymaybe.plos.org

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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you! 😊

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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 17d

Want to be able to start micro-editing on Wikipedia in a few minutes – and know why you could be very glad you did? Then my new post @plos.org is just what you need!

absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/09/21/w...

#Wikipedia

Wikipedia Is Vital: Channeling Energy Into Micro-Edits Is a Win-Win-Win - Absolutely Maybe

Wikipedia is, “without exaggeration, the digital world’s factual foundation,” wrote Josh Dzieza recently. It’s a target because of that, squarely in the…

absolutelymaybe.plos.org

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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 17d

Want to be able to start micro-editing on Wikipedia in a few minutes – and know why you could be very glad you did? Then my new post @plos.org is just what you need!

absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/09/21/w...

#Wikipedia

Wikipedia Is Vital: Channeling Energy Into Micro-Edits Is a Win-Win-Win - Absolutely Maybe

Wikipedia is, “without exaggeration, the digital world’s factual foundation,” wrote Josh Dzieza recently. It’s a target because of that, squarely in the…

absolutelymaybe.plos.org

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The Onion @theonion.com · 19d

Fearful Americans Stockpiling Facts Before Federal Government Comes To Take Them Away https://theonion.com/fearful-americans-stockpiling-facts-before-federal-gove-1819579589/

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