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Bill Jackson @wtjackson.bsky.social · Aug 12

My new phone wallpaper

Bill Jackson @wtjackson.bsky.social · Jun 11

Isn't that basically the cover of "Smell The Glove" that the record label rejected?

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · Mar 23

People are making an "L" shape with their fingers to their foreheads at me when I drive around in my cybertruck, indicating they Love the car

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Bill Jackson @wtjackson.bsky.social · Feb 20

A glimmer of hope.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/s...

Will That Asteroid Strike Earth? Risk Level Rises to Highest Ever Recorded.

The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger remains low, but experts are estimating the damage that could be done.

www.nytimes.com

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Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez @rodrigofg.bsky.social · Jan 16

Paper published!!! Tremendous work by Gordana Scepanovic, with key contributions by @negberry.bsky.social and @krothphd.bsky.social. We ask why is mTor signalling necessary for rapid wound repair. 🧪 #drosophila #devbio

Share link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kS2e5Sx5g...

Cartoon depicting how mTor signalling limits autophagy to facilitate cell swelling and rapid wound healing in embryos.

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Bill Jackson @wtjackson.bsky.social · Jan 16

Not many celebrity deaths really get to me but Bob Uecker was special. When I was living in Milwaukee for 8 years, Ueck’s announcing could make a terrible baseball game listenable. Many weekend afternoons working outdoors or in the basement were spent listening to his stories.

tinyurl.com/bd68pn5f

Beloved Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker has died

Bob Uecker, the voice of the team on the airwaves for 54 years, a Baseball Hall of Famer and local, statewide and national icon, died Thursday.

www.jsonline.com

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Rod Rahimi @rodrahimi.bsky.social · Jan 13

Great piece by Paul Offit

"When Mr. Kennedy says he wants vaccines to be better studied, what he really seems to be saying is he wants studies that confirm his fixed, immutable, science-resistant beliefs. That’s not skepticism."🧪⚕️

Opinion | RFK Jr. Is a Vaccine Cynic, Not Skeptic. (Gift Article)

My job is to ask tough questions of vaccine makers. That’s not what he is doing.

www.nytimes.com

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Bill Jackson @wtjackson.bsky.social · Jan 13

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/h...

Kudos to Apoorva Mandavilli and @nytimes.com for an article that concisely describes the polio antivaxer problem while reminding older readers (and teaching younger readers) the potential cost of a polio comeback

How Lagging Vaccination Could Lead to a Polio Resurgence (Gift Article)

In its original form, the virus survives in just two countries. But a type linked to an oral vaccine used in other nations has already turned up in the West.

www.nytimes.com

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Bill Jackson @wtjackson.bsky.social · Jan 5

Make sure not to distribute this cartoon, and the post about it by
@anntelnaes.bsky.social, so that it doesn’t become even more widely seen than if the Post had simply published it like a real newspaper would:

anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...

Why I'm quitting the Washington Post

Democracy can't function without a free press

anntelnaes.substack.com

Bill Jackson @wtjackson.bsky.social · Dec 2

The one time you get to be cool Dad!

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Bill Jackson @wtjackson.bsky.social · Dec 2

So little snow for Dec. 1!

Bill Jackson @wtjackson.bsky.social · Dec 2

So many sad conversations over the past couple of weeks about the future of diversity in science. If we lose programs to promote diversity, science will be worse off for it.

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Lars-Anders Carlson @lacarlson.bsky.social · Nov 11

Repost appreciated:

Open #PhDposition in my group! Join us in Umeå, 🇸🇪 to uncover how arboviruses remodel the cellular interior. In situ #cryoET with great #virology and #biophysics collaborators. Customisable project.

Application deadline 15 December. More info:
www.carlsonlab.se/join/

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Bill Jackson @wtjackson.bsky.social · Nov 23

Just lucky I guess 😉

Bill Jackson @wtjackson.bsky.social · Nov 19

Lucky to have Bryan Mounce, a great teacher and famed crochet artist, to talk with our grad students about how viruses can teach us cell biology!

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Bill Jackson @wtjackson.bsky.social · Nov 19

It never ceases to amaze me that we are lucky enough to live in a time when we have a VACCINE AGAINST CANCER and it’s controversial!

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · Nov 17

HPV vaccine doesn’t “just” prevent cancer. It also prevents precancerous lesions and other conditions like recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. In addition, the HPV vaccine also saves the United States $9 billion per YEAR in direct medical costs. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....

Updated estimate of the annual direct medical cost of screening and treatment for human papillomavirus associated disease in the United States

The annual direct medical cost attributable to human papillomavirus (HPV) in the United States over the period 2004–2007 was estimated at $9.36 billio…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Bill Jackson @wtjackson.bsky.social · Nov 16

defector.com/what-the-fuc...

What The Fuck Is A "Vaccine Skeptic"? | Defector

At darker moments, contesting this kind of stuff in the wake of the 2024 election—and all the shameless, shameful, unforgivable work the American media did to produce that election’s outcome—feels as ...

defector.com

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Daniel Hurdiss @danielhurdiss.bsky.social · Nov 15

Sharing recent publications just for fun (part 1).

Here, we explored neutralizing epitopes in the porcine deltacoronavirus spike glycoprotein. 🐖

📄 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We found that a mAb targeting the N-terminus can trigger partial opening, perhaps mimicking a co-receptor interaction.

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Matt Taylor, Ph.D. @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · Nov 15

To close out the week with another #FluorescentFriday project, I present:
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
🦠🔬🧪#Virosky
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A dual fluorescent herpes simplex virus type 1 recombinant reveals divergent outcomes of neuronal infection | Journal of Virology

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is a prevalent human pathogen that infects approximately 67% of the global human population. HSV-1 invades the peripheral nervous system, where latent HSV-1 infecti...

journals.asm.org

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · Nov 15

With all this talk about cutting the NIH, might I remind everyone that the entire NIH budget is less than 5% of the DoD budget.

The NIH is so efficient that they already rely upon volunteer labor to do grant review. And they are not even allowed to buy grant reviewers coffee.

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · Nov 12

Always a pleasure to join @kavehmd.bsky.social, especially when it's to talk shit about lying grifters who are out to destroy public health and add to their already sizable body counts.

Also, because my mood is increasingly pessimistic and miserable, I talk about H5N1 and its pandemic potential.

The House of Pod @kavehmd.bsky.social · Nov 12

Episode 250: The Next Pandemic

I’m joined by virologist @angierasmussen.bsky.social, author @joho.bsky.social & comedian @turnersparks.bsky.social to discuss Bird Flu updates & what the next pandemic could look like under the Trump administration.

iTunes: tinyurl.com/bdr5fd6e

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Andy Purvis @andypurvisnhm.bsky.social · Nov 12

Of course, I remember what Bluesky was like in the old days*

* Friday

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Thelonevirologist @thelonevirologist.bsky.social · Nov 12

Viral infection and antiviral immunity in the oral cavity

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Viral infection and antiviral immunity in the oral cavity - Nature Reviews Immunology

The oral mucosa is a critical barrier tissue that is continually exposed to pathogens, but antiviral immune responses in this tissue are poorly understood. Moreover, recent viral outbreaks, including ...

www.nature.com

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · Nov 12

Proud of my dad Lynn Enquist .. On #VeteransDay it is important to recognize those who served in the US Public Service Health Service. #USPHS is dedicated to the nation's public health & Science. Most don’t know about USPHS & it’s role in protecting us & that it is one of the uniformed services 🧪🛟

Picture of Lynn Enquist - On Veterans Day it is important to also recognize those who served in the US Public Service Health Service. The USPHS Commissioned Corps works on the front lines of public health. They are an elite team of highly qualified public health professionals dedicated to delivering the nation's public health programs and advancing public health Science. Although not an armed service, it is part of the uniformed services. Lynn is a veteran of the Public Health Service. He served 9 years as Lt. Commander and then promoted to Commander at the National Institute of Health (NIH). I am so very proud of his service to the country.

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Joram Mooiweer @jorammooiweer.bsky.social · Nov 11

Is there a starter pack of scientific publishers and journals for biomedical sciences already?
#MedSkg #ImmunoSky #IDSky

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