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Delta Think @deltathink.bsky.social · 1d

@heatherstaines.bsky.social and @meagan-g-phelan.bsky.social checking in on Meagna's keynote at
@scholarlypub.bsky.social's New Directions Seminar focused on the critical intersection of science, politics, and public trust.

#Trust #Evidence #Scholarship #Science #ScholComm

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Zander Furnas @alexanderfurnas.com · 21d

Thrilled that my paper "Partisan disparities in the funding of science in the United States" with Nic Fishman, @leahrosenstiel.bsky.social, and @dashunwang.bsky.social was published in @science.org today!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Partisan disparities in the funding of science in the United States

Republican lawmakers consistently provided robust federal funding, often exceeding Democrats

www.science.org

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Meagan Phelan @meagan-g-phelan.bsky.social · 21d

Can ChatGPT help science writers? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/blog...

Can ChatGPT help science writers?

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Meagan Phelan @meagan-g-phelan.bsky.social · 21d

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The chloramine dilemma | Julian Fairey

To celebrate #PeerReviewWeek, I am excited to highlight how the peer review process at Science Magazine improved a paper my coauthors and I published resolving a 45-year-old mystery in drinking water ...

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Meagan Phelan @meagan-g-phelan.bsky.social · 21d

During #PeerReviewWeek, @science.org
heard from individual authors who talked about how peer review strengthened their work, making it functionally richer, more accessible, more pointed regarding limitations--sometimes in collaboration with preprint review. See author posts in thread below. 🧵

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Science Magazine @science.org · 23d

Increasing the breadth of researchers trained as peer reviewers is crucial to upholding quality in academic publishing. Last year, the Science journals began a pilot in which invited peer reviewers could add trainees as co-reviewers, with more than 2200 scientists participating. #PeerReviewWeek

White text on a red background: Science thanks each of our reviewers for their critical contribution. #PeerReviewWeek

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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · Jul 27

yep - and in some ways Science did this with the technical comments. but none of this is evident in the citation, PubMed record, search result, PDF, etc. unless the paper is formally retracted

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · Jul 24

The 2010 paper claiming arsenic-based life has been retracted by Science today. 🧪

Embattled 'arsenic life' paper retracted by journal Science 15 years after publication

A controversial 2010 study that suggested bacteria could grow using arsenic instead of phosphorus has been retracted by the research journal Science.

www.livescience.com

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Robert Arlinghaus @rarlinghausfish.bsky.social · Apr 22

We won the #Frontiersplanetprize in the national category of Germany for breakthrough in sustainability with our gravel pit study in #science www.igb-berlin.de/news/robert-...

Robert Arlinghaus ist National Champion des Frontiers Planet Prize

www.igb-berlin.de

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Johannes Radinger @radingerj.bsky.social · Apr 23

National Champion #Frontiersplanetprize for our gravel pit lake study in @science.org. So proud to be part of this amazing team and huge congrats to you Robert for your encouraging lead of this project.

The original paper: doi.org/10.1126/scie...
@leibnizigb.bsky.social @svenmatern.bsky.social

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Meagan Phelan @meagan-g-phelan.bsky.social · Jul 6

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When “Opposite” Scientific Findings Collide | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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Shira Weingarten-Gabbay @shiraweingarten.bsky.social · Jun 12

If you love #viruses, #ribosomes, and genomic #darkmatter, this thread is for you!! 💫
We're excited to share our new publication developing Massively Parallel Ribosome Profiling (MPRP), which uncovered ~4,000 hidden proteins in ~700 viral genomes. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Meagan Phelan @meagan-g-phelan.bsky.social · Jun 12

Healthy people have an intrinsic tendency to form antibodies against a peanut allergen, Ara h 2, despite having different genetic backgrounds, according to a new study. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Germline-encoded recognition of peanut underlies development of convergent antibodies in humans

Germline-encoded, epitope-specific antibodies underlie serum IgG recognition of the immunodominant peanut allergen Ara h 2 in humans.

www.science.org

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Keith Smith @drkeithsmith.bsky.social · Jun 11

Downs et al. have developed a data-assimilation technique to simulate the Sun's corona. Satellite observations are incorporated on the fly and model predictions update hourly, akin to weather forecasting. They applied the method to the 2024 total solar eclipse. 🔭🧪☀️
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Juan I. Jorquera, Ph.D. @jijorquera.bsky.social · May 30

The faces of people behind a real breakthrough in the prevention of HIV infection. Congratulations!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The road to lenacapavir, a breakthrough HIV treatment

Three individuals have been awarded the AAAS Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award for their work on the drug

www.science.org

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University of Utah Health Research @uuhsresearch.bsky.social · Jun 6

Congratulations to Wes Sundquist, chair of the @utah.edu Department of Biochemistry, and collaborators for receiving the @aaas.org Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award for their work on lenacapavir.

www.aaas.org/news/road-le...

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Science Magazine @science.org · Jun 4

The #EPICawards from the Society for Scholarly Publishing recognize and celebrate remarkable teams and individuals in the publishing, information technology, and communications sectors.

This year at #SSP2025, Science took home three awards. 🏆 (THREAD 🧵)

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Meagan Phelan @meagan-g-phelan.bsky.social · Jun 2

“We are global leaders [in science],” France Córdova said. “We should be proud of that. But we didn’t get here by accident. It has taken nearly a century of effort — and it can be undone much faster than we think.” www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...

Former NSF Director Warns Of Fragile Future For American Science

Former NSF Director France Córdova reflects on the promise of science, the limits of philanthropy, and why disinvestment puts America’s scientific future at risk.

www.forbes.com

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Johannes Haushofer @johanneshaushofer.com · May 22

Is it "good" or "bad" when skilled people leave low-income countries? We summarized the evidence in favor of "brain gain" vs. "brain drain": www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
Ungated PDF: johanneshaushofer.com/research

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Meagan Phelan @meagan-g-phelan.bsky.social · May 9

“The clinical trials would never have been as successful as they were had it not been for Yvette Raphael,” said @holdenthorp.bsky.social. www.aaas.org/news/road-le...

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Science Magazine @science.org · May 5

Did you hear? You can now listen to audio narrations of our #NewsfromScience stories.

🎧 Check out this new tool on a story about the oldest ant fossil ever found: scim.ag/44PK0IY

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American Association for the Advancement of Science @aaas.org · May 8

Yvette Raphael, Gilead Sciences—with special recognition of Moupali Das—and Wesley Sundquist have been awarded the Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award for their work on HIV drug lenacapavir. www.aaas.org/news/road-le...

Promotional image for AAAS/Science, congratulating the winners of the Mani L. Bhaumik of the Year Award. Featured are three award recipients, each in individual portraits, with names and affiliations displayed: Yvette Raphael, Wesely I. Sundquist, and Gilead Sciences' Merdad Parsey & Kripa Murali.

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Meagan Phelan @meagan-g-phelan.bsky.social · May 8

“These individuals represent the three arms of what is necessary to create new science and then translate it for the world...to make a difference,” said @meganranney.bsky.social, part of the committee — convened by @holdenthorp.bsky.social — that selected the winners. www.aaas.org/news/road-le...

The Road to Lenacapavir, a Breakthrough HIV Treatment | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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Science Magazine @science.org · May 2

🎉 Science is excited to be a finalist in three categories for @scholarlypub.bsky.social’s 2025 #EPICawards: Short Form Content for #ScienceAdviser, Social Presence for #ScienceMagazine Instagram, and Podcast for the #SciencePodcast🎙️.

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Meagan Phelan @meagan-g-phelan.bsky.social · May 1

Today @science.org's Science Magazine print edition has a new look! It's been 11 years since our last print redesign, & we're thrilled to launch this latest iteration. You can see aspects of the redesigned print version starting w/ the cover, highlighted at the end of the animation below:

Science Magazine @science.org · May 1

This week in Science, researchers delve into the #mathematics that shapes growing rose petals. 🌹

Explore our latest issue—featuring a new print design: scim.ag/42DasUT

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