Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia@social.cleverlibre.org

'That sense of phew, though, Bansal said, feels tenuous. The coronavirus’s evolution is not yet predictable; its effects are nowhere near benign. This might be the longest stretch of quasi-normalcy that humanity has had since 2020’s start, but experts can’t yet tell whether we’re at the beginning of post-pandemic stability or in the middle of a temporary reprieve.'

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/05/covid-pandemic-mild-winter-wave-data/673915/

#IDMastodon #Viralimmunology @Nature #CovidIsNotOver
Whether you call it a surge, a spike, a wave or perhaps just a wavelet, there are signs of a rise in #SARSCoV2 infections again.
📌 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01437-8
📌 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01371-9

Wow. Hindawi is terminating four journals that had been used as dumping grounds for paper mills.

https://retractionwatch.com/2023/05/02/hindawi-shuttering-four-journals-overrun-by-paper-mills/

Impressive work by @deevybee who uncovered this mess in the first place.

https://psyarxiv.com/6mbgv

@DrYohanJohn

Yes, in the olfactory system of #Drosophila, projection neurons respond with the derivative of the olfactory input, albeit somewhat meddled with intensity too (and further confounded by habituation). Useful to navigate odour gradients. See:

"Projection neurons in Drosophila antennal lobes signal the acceleration of odor concentrations" by Kim, Lazar & Slutskiy (2015) https://elifesciences.org/articles/6651

#neuroscience

Postdoctoral Fellow in a Klebsiella pneumoniae Lab @DavidAaronRosen

Bioinformaticist, immunologist, or microbiologist? Come join the Rosen Lab studying Klebsiella pneumoniae at Washington University in St. Louis?

https://jobrxiv.org/job/washington-university-school-of-medicine-27778-postdoctoral-fellow-in-a-klebsiella-pneumoniae-lab/?feed_id=44292

#ScienceJ...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/washington-university-school-of-medicine-27778-postdoctoral-fellow-in-a-klebsiella-pneumoniae-lab/?feed_id=44292

Humble beginnings.
(from Robert Kohler's very readable history of drosophila research, Lords of the Fly)

#ScienceCommunication #SciComm #HistoryofScience #Drosophila #books #bookshelf #bookstagram

#Gun #Violence Is Actually Worse in Red States. It’s Not Even Close. Thanks @cyrilpedia !https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/04/23/surprising-geography-of-gun-violence-00092413?ref=thebrowser.com

#IDMastodon #ViralImmunology @scisignal understanding how #SarsCoV2 & other coronaviruses use proteases to evade #innateimmunity scientists discuss strides in the study of injury-sensing proteins in #Innateimmune cells
📌 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scisignal.add0082
📌 https://www.science.org/toc/signaling/16/783?utm_campaign=SciSignal&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=ownedSocial

Postdoctoral Fellow in Leukemia Research @UMassChanMCCB

Come join the cancer researchers at the UMass Chan Medical School as a postdoc.

https://jobrxiv.org/job/umass-chan-medical-school-mccb-department-27778-postdoctoral-fellow-in-leukemia-research/?feed_id=44286

#ScienceJobs #job
Worcester #UnitedStatesUS #PostdoctoralFellow
https://jobrxiv.org/job/umass-chan-medical-school-mccb-department-27778-postdoctoral-fellow-in-leukemia-research/?feed_id=44286

#OtD 2 May 1919, a 50,000-strong general strike of all different trades began in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Though police reacted with violence, the workers won an eight-hour day and wage increases of between 20-30% https://libcom.org/history/organized-labor-brazil-1900-1937-anarchist-origins-government-control-colin-everett

BREAKING: The pediatrics group suing to ban the abortion drug mifepristone has suffered a major breach. WIRED is reviewing 10K leaked files. The group promotes junk science & anti-trans views and has been labeled a hate group.

https://www.wired.com/story/american-college-pediatricians-google-drive-leak/

We shared our streets before cars 🚗 🚙 took over 👇👇

San Francisco 🇺🇸 100 years ago

This week, I highlight the work of Zhu et al. in Nature Immunology. The authors examined the effects of stress on the gut microbiota in mice and found that changes in a Lactobacillus species were associated with increased numbers of IL-17-secreting gamma-delta T cells in the gut. These cells migrated to the meninges and were associated with changes in behavior. Targeting this axis may have therapeutic benefits for patients with depression. Read a summary: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scisignal.adi4514 #neuroimmunology

Associate Research Scientist @ZuckermanBrain

https://jobrxiv.org/job/associate-research-scientist-12/?feed_id=44274

#ScienceJobs #job
New York City #UnitedStatesUS #Researcher #Scientist
https://jobrxiv.org/job/associate-research-scientist-12/?feed_id=44274

Anti-monarchists receive ‘intimidatory’ Home Office letter on new protest laws
#Coronation #ProtestBill #NotMyKing https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/may/02/anti-monarchists-receive-intimidatory-home-office-letter-on-new-protest-laws-coronation?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

'Recently, a proof-of-concept study demonstrated the idea of “humanizing” zebrafish. Simply, introduced hematopoietic stem cells and human monocytes/macrophages into larval zebrafish retained tissue specific function.'

https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(23)00169-1

'Other Covid vaccine mandates have already been relaxed by colleges, local and state governments, and private companies. But the end of federal vaccine requirements will have an immediate impact on tens of thousands of Americans, as well as foreigners who travel to the United States.'

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/us/politics/us-covid-vaccine-mandates.html

'Dr. Hinton said he has quit his job at Google, where he has worked for more than a decade and became one of the most respected voices in the field, so he can freely speak out about the risks of A.I. A part of him, he said, now regrets his life’s work.'

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/technology/ai-google-chatbot-engineer-quits-hinton.html