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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 3h

I was so disappointed when UNC made this hire. What a debacle.

Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 4d

Happy #Caturday spooky October addition. #cats #BlackCat

Black with a surprised expression on his face.

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 13d

This may be the most important paper ever published about NIH funded research.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

What if NIH had been 40% smaller?

Replaying history with less NIH funding shows widespread impacts on drug-linked research

www.science.org

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 14d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 19d

Paperhand Puppet Intervention never misses! #art #puppet #PaperhandPuppetIntervention

Collage of images from Paperhand Puppet Intervention. Top: illuminated whale puppet. Middle left: Paperhand Puppet Intervention sign for The Gift. Middle center: grandmother and cat puppets. Middle right: illuminated grandmother with shadow puppet show. Bottom left: water puppets with illuminated water drops. Bottom right: beaver puppets and sticks.

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Indivisible Actions South East NC @indivisiblesenc.bsky.social · 26d

Governor Stein Announces Standing Orders to Increase Access to COVID-19 Vaccines in NC

"...adults over age 65 or with increased risk for severe COVID-19 can get the COVID-19 vaccine at a local pharmacy without having to visit a health care provider first."

governor.nc.gov/news/press-r...

Governor Stein Announces Standing Orders to Increase Access to COVID-19 Vaccines

(RALEIGH) To increase access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for th

governor.nc.gov

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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · Sep 8

As a Ravens fan, I am sad. But my fantasy team had Josh Allen 😅. Softens the blow.

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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · Sep 7

Happy #Caturday!

Picture of a black cat on a blue blanket on a couch.

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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · Sep 5

💯 agree

the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · Sep 4

Nobody who voted to confirm RFK is fit to hold public office

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Aug 28

All three are here: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails.

The end of an era.

insidemedicine.substack.com

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Carolyn Johnson @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social · Aug 18

"What I would simply say is cancer can't wait." --Richard Schlueter, a 56-year-old metastatic cancer patient whose therapy was delayed due to terminations at NIH.

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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · Aug 14

Look, there I am 😅

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · Aug 13

It's me.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · Aug 13

It's me.

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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · Aug 3

Tombstone, Terminator 2, The Dark Crystal, The Ghost and the Darkness

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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · Jul 13

Please join us for the Duke Summer Research Showcase! Our amazing Duke Amgen Scholars will be presenting their research. #duke #science #UndergraduateResearch #amgen

Duke Summer Research Showcase. Friday, July 25. 10:00am-12:00pm. Trent Semans Great Hall. Presented by the Duke Undergraduate Research Support Office and Office of Undergraduate Education. A list of participating programs is included as well. Several summer programs from across Duke campus participate in this event.

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Dr. Raven the Science Maven @ravenscimaven.bsky.social · Jul 10

NASA is more than rockets and moonwalks. NASA is behind much of our everyday technology. From space discovery, to Air Jordans, to CAT scans, NASA has played a role. We get it all on less than a penny of every federal dollar. Now their science may be gutted by 50%.
#NASADidThat

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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · Jul 10

Keeping me company for an afternoon/evening of work.

Black and white bernedoodle on a deck overlooking a pond.

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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · Jul 9

This is a great idea! Not only for this moment, but every year. Engaging politicians and the public with science is more important than ever. Tax payers should see the amazing science that their dollars fund!

Science Magazine @science.org · Jul 9

Researchers came from around the United States to showcase projects, ranging from modeling coastal hazards to teaching quantum information science, that were killed prematurely this spring by one of a half-dozen federal agencies. scim.ag/3Tv5iVC

Democrats stage a science fair of canceled grants to show what’s been lost

Partisan fight over Trump cuts heats up as Congress works on 2026 spending bills.

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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · Jul 2

Great team to work with!

Nina Tsvetanova @tsvetanovalab.bsky.social · Jul 2

📣 We are looking for a full-time research technician. This is a great opportunity for recent grads seeking additional hands-on experience before grad or med school. Join our team in exploring GPCR signaling and pharmacology at @dukemedschool.bsky.social Description: careers.duke.edu/job/Durham-R...

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · Jun 22

The American people were lied to about Vietnam, with tragic consequences.

The American people were lied to about Iraq, with tragic consequences.

The American people are being lied to again today. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.

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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · Jun 18

We need more stories like this showing the immediate human costs of Trump's deliberate destruction of the NIH wapo.st/44ntbo4

His custom cancer therapy is in an NIH freezer. He may not get it in time.

The purge of probationary federal workers included skilled lab personnel who would have finalized a customized cell immunotherapy for cancer patients.

wapo.st

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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · Jun 12

Signed! Please help us support our NIH colleagues #StandUpForScience

Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · Jun 12

Join the 22,339 people who have joined to support our NIH colleagues. Let's get this to 50,000 RT

Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · Jun 12

The new leadership of NIH is dismantling long standing biomedical science programs & putting in their place scientifically questionable ideas. A courageous group of current NIH employees pushed back, publishing “The Bethesda Declaration” 1/2

www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...

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Hookcity - 🚫“War Plan” DMs Please 👊🏻🇺🇸🔥 🫣 @hookcity.bsky.social · Jun 11

Seth gets it

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eric lai @lucksmith.bsky.social · Jun 4

Hello Fly Folks. quick note FlyBase is under duress due to termination NIH$ to Harvard and intl collabs. The hardworking folks @flybase.bsky.social are doing their darndest to ensure access to current data. For US, there will soon be a new site to donate. Please spread the word, ideas and support 🪰💪

Marc Dionne @marcsdionne.bsky.social · Jun 3

My lab studies bacterial infections. We spend a lot of time looking at (or for) species-specific genetic and genomic databases for hosts and microbes. FlyBase is the best of all—there is literally no comparison. Its existence is under threat. Please donate.
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...

Drosophila Genetic Database

The Drosophila Genetic Database, FlyBase, is on the brink of collapse due to the sudden termination of the FlyBase NIH grant, which includes salaries for 5 literature curators based at the University ...

www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk

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SpookyLou @cindynorth1.bsky.social · Jun 4

Happy Pride!!

A nice fluffy cat against the background of the Progress flag, that says cat lovers for inclusion and equality

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