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Reducing profit-damaging regulations and letting food safety be guided by the Invisible Flagellum of salmonella just as nature intended
The Trump Administration Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat.
apnews.com/article/poul...
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USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry
The Agriculture Department says it is withdrawing a plan to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products.
apnews.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Reducing profit-damaging regulations and letting food safety be guided by the Invisible Flagellum of salmonella just as nature intended
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Toxicologist here! This will improve the health of zero Americans. Current synthetic food dyes are not causing health problems, and are often times used because they are actually safer than natural food dyes. Reminder that guns are the #1 cause of death of children but we are going to ban food dyes.
BREAKING: The FDA has officially announced they will be banning artificial dyes in the food supply by the end of 2026
This includes Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3
This includes Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3
April 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Toxicologist here! This will improve the health of zero Americans. Current synthetic food dyes are not causing health problems, and are often times used because they are actually safer than natural food dyes. Reminder that guns are the #1 cause of death of children but we are going to ban food dyes.
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Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
April 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Sen. Cory Booker has the floor.
April 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Sen. Cory Booker has the floor.
Almost 12 weeks post TPLO surgery. Phoebe is enjoying walks with her girl.
March 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Almost 12 weeks post TPLO surgery. Phoebe is enjoying walks with her girl.
Be quiet now and be silenced later.
March 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Be quiet now and be silenced later.
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Collaborators with the fascists.
March 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Collaborators with the fascists.
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The thing about scientific research is that it’s one of the few national investments that’s a clear public good even if you entirely discount the actual ostensible point of it.
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
www.forbes.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The thing about scientific research is that it’s one of the few national investments that’s a clear public good even if you entirely discount the actual ostensible point of it.
Fun fact: mortality rate for measles is 1-3 in 1,000. Yep. That's not a typo. Measles is no joke.
February 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Fun fact: mortality rate for measles is 1-3 in 1,000. Yep. That's not a typo. Measles is no joke.
You are statically more likely to get cancer than go to Mars.
February 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
You are statically more likely to get cancer than go to Mars.
I teach a course on the mechanisms of cancer. The most impactful mutations weaken a checkpoint. Weak checkpoints = more errors. Be prepared for weakened food security, healthcare security, water quality etc. ALL OF THESE THINGS WILL IMPACT YOU. Prices will go up and safety will decrease.
February 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I teach a course on the mechanisms of cancer. The most impactful mutations weaken a checkpoint. Weak checkpoints = more errors. Be prepared for weakened food security, healthcare security, water quality etc. ALL OF THESE THINGS WILL IMPACT YOU. Prices will go up and safety will decrease.
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Ketchup On Walls Alert: HIGH
February 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Ketchup On Walls Alert: HIGH
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Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
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 11:24 PM
Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
Teaching in science, I never thought of it as as political. Today I find myself walking into class and feeling that we cannot ignore the attack on science. The disregard for science the blocking of the CDC, the FDA etc will have a larger negative impact on the American people then the price of eggs.
January 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Teaching in science, I never thought of it as as political. Today I find myself walking into class and feeling that we cannot ignore the attack on science. The disregard for science the blocking of the CDC, the FDA etc will have a larger negative impact on the American people then the price of eggs.
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PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Monday to prohibit public and school libraries from banning books in the state and to enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges for librarians who comply with the law.
December 9, 2024 at 11:20 PM
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Monday to prohibit public and school libraries from banning books in the state and to enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges for librarians who comply with the law.
