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Science Magazine @science.org · 3d

A new study in Science evaluating published data from 19 countries has pinpointed the minimum habitat levels needed to sustain pollinators in agricultural landscapes. https://scim.ag/3VIq4Cg

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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 3d

Outrage of the Month: A Misguided Recommendation To Remove Thimerosal From U.S. Influenza Vaccines - small practical effects, but clear abandoning of evidence-based decisions. www.citizen.org/article/outr... via @publiccitizen.bsky.social

Outrage of the Month: A Misguided Recommendation To Remove Thimerosal From U.S. Influenza Vaccines - Public Citizen

If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention! Read what Public Citizen has to say about the biggest blunders and…

www.citizen.org

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Katja @jaggakatja.bsky.social · 6d

Are there not sufficient data from years of practice to conduct such a study retrospectively, without putting additional gender-dysphoric children at risk?

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Katja @jaggakatja.bsky.social · 8d

Pseudomedizin schadet eben doch, auch wenn sie nichts nützt.

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Albert Vilella, PhD. @albertvilella.bsky.social · 8d

@nikomccarty.bsky.social posts on scFLUENT-seq

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 9d

Nature reports on how researchers are using organoids to study female reproduction, an area in which animal models can be especially limited. The work could point to treatments for common conditions such as pre-eclampsia and endometriosis. #medsky 🧪

The mini placentas and ovaries revealing the basics of women’s health

Lab-made organoids that mimic reproductive tissues could point to treatments for common conditions such as pre-eclampsia and endometriosis.

go.nature.com

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Katja @jaggakatja.bsky.social · 9d

"Women have the right to single-sex spaces. Girls have the right to safety, fairness, and the freedom to trust their instincts. And no amount of emotional blackmail—no accusations of transphobia, no performative guilt-tripping—will change the biological and social realities at stake."

@katie_pinns @katie-pinns.bsky.social · 9d

open.substack.com/pub/katiepin... .

The Dangerous Lesson We’re Teaching Girls: Silence Yourself in the Name of ‘Kindness'

There is something sinister happening under the banner of progress.

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FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · 9d

#VAWG is escalating in #Sudan, warn #humanrights organisations #EyesonDarfur #EyesOnSudan

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Rights Groups Warn of Escalating Violence Against Women in War-Torn Sudan - Shia Waves

Rights Groups Warn of Escalating Violence Against Women in War-Torn Sudan …………… Human rights organizations are warning of widespread and systematic violence against women and girls in Sudan, more than...

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JoyousJoyfulJoyness @joyousjoyness.com · 10d

✨ A Sprinkle of JoyousJoyness ✨

Those eyelids!

Have a JoyousJoyfulJoyness day!

#happy #amphibian #frog #funny #cute #joyousjoyness #repost

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Wildlife @worldwildlife.bsky.social · 10d

Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia): This Endangered species of large cat has a population of between 4000-8000 & is native to Alpine & sub-Alpine terrain in regions of Afghanistan, Mongolia & WestChina. Poaching is the main threat & habitat loss thru development. Photo by Sascha Fonseca in Ladakh, India.

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RCSB Protein Data Bank @rcsbpdb.bsky.social · 11d

In a new study, experts discovered that older people produce a glycosylated protein called apoplipoprotein D (ApoD), which is involved in lipid metabolism and inflammation, at much higher levels than in younger people

News - Scientists discover why the flu is more deadly for older people - University of Nottingham

Scientists have discovered why older people are more likely to suffer severely from the flu, and can now use their findings to address this risk.

www.nottingham.ac.uk

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𝔸𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝔻𝕒𝕨𝕟 @amberdawn1116.bsky.social · 12d

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Katja @jaggakatja.bsky.social · 12d

A good reminder on associations in a simple case-control study:
"The most you could POSSIBLY say is that people who have depression report more soft drink consumption (because case-control design). Anything more than that is absurd."

Health Nerd @gidmk.bsky.social · 12d

Science can be such a headache sometimes.

This study has hit the headlines because the authors claim that it shows that soft drinks cause people to be depressed by negatively impacting their gut microbiome.

Several BIG issues with this 1/n

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Katja @jaggakatja.bsky.social · 13d

If the material reality of biological sex could be changed by words, even though it is ingrained in our genomes, while trans identification was immutable, why is it that no human male has ever become female, yet de-transition is quite frequent?
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38038854/

Detransition and Desistance Among Previously Trans-Identified Young Adults - PubMed

Persons who have renounced a prior transgender identification, often after some degree of social and medical transition, are increasingly visible. We recruited 78 US individuals ages 18-33 years who p...

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Frau Büüsker @uedio.bsky.social · 13d

Bemerkenswerter Appell der deutschen meteorologischen Gesellschaft und der physikalischen Gesellschaft.
Weil 3 Grad Erderwärmung bis 2050 denkbar werden, fordern sie die Politik mit Nachdruck zum Handeln auf.

extremwetterkongress.org/wp-content/u...

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 13d

'Women are nearly three times more likely to experience sexual harassment than men, at 33 per cent compared with 12.2 per cent.'

'Overall, 24.5 per cent of respondents say they have experienced sexual harassment since starting their studies, with one in seven experiencing sexual violence'. 2/2

‘National scandal’: quarter of students suffer sexual harassment

‘Shocking figures’ show ‘devastating’ impact on students, with women and LGB people particularly vulnerable

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 13d

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Katja @jaggakatja.bsky.social · 13d

We live in strange times when the name of Patsy Calton, an exceptional female councillor and feminist, is written incorrectly, and the prize launched in her name, intended for “exceptional women” (www.libdemwomen.org/patsy) is given to a trans-identifying male and described as honouring women.

Patsy Calton Award

www.libdemwomen.org

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Tess Montgomery @tmi654.bsky.social · 15d

Correlation, not causation…between Autism and Tylenol. People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are significantly more likely to experience migraines and headaches than the general population.1/

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RCSB Protein Data Bank @rcsbpdb.bsky.social · 14d

MolViewSpec: describe, share, and reproduce Mol* molecular scenes with a simple extension

MolViewSpec: a Mol* extension for describing and sharing molecular visualizations

Abstract. Data visualization is a pivotal component of a structural biologist’s arsenal. The Mol* Viewer makes molecular visualizations available to broade

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 14d

'Even when women were mentioned, the report found they were more often victims than protagonists, with the women murdered by Jack the Ripper more likely to be taught in lessons than the female code breakers at Bletchley Park during the second world war 1/2

School history lessons minimise the role of women, report finds

Campaigners say key stage 3 curriculum plays to misogny and teaches a ‘false version of the past’

www.theguardian.com

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Katja @jaggakatja.bsky.social · 14d

pubpeer.com/search?q=el-...
As can be seen on @pubpeer.com, the concerns are neither trivial nor inconsequential and are raised by true experts in the issues.

PubPeer - Search publications and join the conversation.

PubPeer enables scientists to search for their publications or their peers publications and provide feedback and/or start a conversation anonymously.

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Hiten Madhani @hitenmadhani.bsky.social · 14d

I love an elegant paper that addresses an old question: what happens (to translation and gene expression) when glucose is removed from cells? Really nice work from the one and only David Tollervey.

www.cell.com/molecular-ce...

Rapid remodeling of NTP levels enables immediate translational adaptation to energy stress in yeast

Bexley et al. report that rapid metabolic shifts mediate immediate, protective changes in RNA metabolism following energy depletion. In yeast, protein production is regulated by tuning enzymatic const...

www.cell.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14d

De Niro: "I gotta go. A couple cases of Tylenol fell off a truck and now I gotta figure out how to put autism in them."

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European Medicines Agency @ema.europa.eu · 15d

Paracetamol remains an important option to treat pain or fever in pregnant women.

Following rigorous assessment of the available scientific data, we find no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children.

Read more 👉 www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/use-...

Use of paracetamol during pregnancy unchanged in the EU | European Medicines Agency (EMA)

Paracetamol medicines can be used in pregnancy, in accordance with official recommendations

www.ema.europa.eu

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