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MarinDE

@marinde.bsky.social

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Scientist, parent, CA native, living in Germany (where ICE stands for Intercity Express). Connoisseur of all things Hygge. #FactsMatter #ScienceMatters #DemocracyMatters

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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · Nov 15

A reminder that above the dark, gray clouds the sun is still shining.

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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 1d

Those were my feelings when I was there a few years ago. Breathtaking. Humbling. Healing.

MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 2d

I love it - a huffle of pufferfish

MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 3d

Wow - that would make sense.

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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 7d

Not enough people are talking about what this regime is doing to women. It isn't pretty. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

Opinion | The Erasure of American Working Women

www.nytimes.com

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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 7d

The German State of Baden-Württemberg is sponsoring 14 fellowships for researchers whose work is under political pressure in the US. Total funding for the fellowships is 3.6 million EUR. Freiburg, Konstanz and Tübingen are the participating universities.
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www.myscience.de/en/news/wire...

Baden-Württemberger Forschungsinstitute erhalten 3,6 Millionen Euro für ’Global Fellowships’

www.myscience.de

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 9d

🇲🇩 Moldova, you’ve done it again.
 No attempt to sow fear or division could break your resolve.

You made your choice clear:
 Europe. Democracy. Freedom.

Our door is open. And we will stand with you every step of the way. 
The future is yours.

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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 13d

Early results from a gene therapy trial against Huntington's Disease have been incredible - far better than originally hoped for. This is wonderful news for all families suffering from this devastating, and until now untreatable, autosomal dominant disease.
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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 14d

This is why we fund science.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

www.bbc.co.uk

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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 13d

Link to original article can be found here:
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Spatially patterned kidney assembloids recapitulate progenitor self-assembly and enable high-fidelity in vivo disease modeling

Current kidney organoids do not recapitulate the kidney’s complex spatial patterning and function, limiting their applications. The human kidney compr…

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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 13d

A new paper appearing in Cell Stem Cell describes organoids that can replicate some of the functions of kidneys in mice. The lead investigator of the study predicts that there could be a transplantable kidney available for animal testing within 5 years.🧪

www.science.org/content/arti...

Scientists make most authentic kidney replicas so far

Lab-grown organoids reproduce some of a kidney’s internal structure and function

www.science.org

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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 14d

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

World’s oceans fail key health check as acidity crosses critical threshold for marine life

Scientists call for renewed global effort to curb fossil fuels as seven of nine planetary boundaries now transgressed

www.theguardian.com

MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 14d

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15d

Rather than a resistance, the concept of an opposition is more comprehensive and durable. It recognizes that there are no time limits to the effort. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/buil...

Building the Opposition

From Marc | The success of our democracy rests on an effective opposition movement.

www.democracydocket.com

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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 20d

So true 😕

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 20d

This is the playbook, folks.

If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.

Do not be quiet in this moment.

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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 20d

Powerful article describing the recent funding cuts at NIH and NCI, and the impacts they are having on cancer research.
Gift article. 🧪

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...

Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer

www.nytimes.com

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MarinDE @marinde.bsky.social · 20d

Add to that the cuts in public funding at NIH and NCI and times are bleak, indeed.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...

Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer

www.nytimes.com

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 20d

After judges from across the political spectrum found that Trump administration policies were likely illegal or unconstitutional, the Supreme Court has frequently reinstated those policies without any explanation. bit.ly/4mzvX0p

Supreme Court Must Explain Why It Keeps Ruling in Trump’s Favor

The Court has repeatedly halted lower court orders and allowed administration policies to go forward via its “shadow docket” without any explanation.

www.brennancenter.org

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Indivisible Georgia District 10 @indivisiblega10.bsky.social · 23d

@hcrichardson.bsky.social has issued the assignment