Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia@social.cleverlibre.org

The bearded pig is not the oddest part of this story.

"“Flowering and fruiting below ground is mind-boggling and seemingly paradoxical because they appear to prevent pollination and dispersal."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/27/mind-boggling-palm-that-flowers-and-fruits-underground-thrills-scientists?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=7e35f50b0b-briefing-dy-20230628&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-7e35f50b0b-44243141

'Pelo meio temos um problema que é também uma urgência. Esta geração de cientistas de que nos orgulhamos vive em grande parte em situação de instabilidade contratual.'

https://www.publico.pt/2023/06/29/ciencia/opiniao/precisamos-cientistas-2054957

'Zhang et al. provide crucial insights into the mechanisms driving the transition from the onset of autoimmunity to joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis. The findings emphasize the central role of myeloid monocytes that overexpress both RANK and TLR2, and the sialylation of TLR2 in driving the fusion of monocytes and consequent resorption of bone.'

#Immunology #Autoimmunity #RheumatoidArthritis

https://elifesciences.org/articles/89778

'No federal regulations protect farmworkers—who are mostly noncitizen immigrants from Latin America, commonly live under the poverty line, and have few legal rights—from extreme heat. Farmworkers die from heat-related injuries at 20 times the rate of other laborers.'

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/07/south-extreme-heat-wave-texas-climate-change/674598/

"The new vaccine does not contain the live viruses that are in the polio vaccines currently used in some low- and middle-income countries. It adds what’s known as an inactivated polio component into a multifaceted shot that is already being used to protect young children against five other dangerous infections. A similar shot is already available in the United States and some European countries."

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/health/polio-vaccine-gavi.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Health

Historians will recognize the paranoid style, the long tradition of conspiracy fantasies and conspiracy communities. Good read on the dangerous one that’s metastasizing around a Kennedy: ”As politics, it’s a harmful fantasy; movements that promise to restore a halcyon era of national unity always are.” #politics #history #histodons https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/opinion/robert-f-kennedy-jr-coalition-supporters.html

Most plasmids soon
@addgene available at http://addgene.org/Ofer_Yizhar/

PdCO-mScarlet: CMV, CaMKII, hSyn, hSyn-SIO, hSyn-DIO, Ef1a-DIO, Ef1a-fDIO
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... enough to play around with for now😅

Here some (late) #followfriday hints regarding climate & crisis & Science

@ClimateMigration
@parents4future
@S4F @Snoro
@breadandcircuses
@polarportal
@AufstandLastGen
@xrgermany
@ZLabe
@GuidoKuehn
@rahmstorf
@W_Lucht
@SkepticalScience
@ende_gelaende
@ScientistRebellion
@ed_hawkins
@ckemfert
@PIK_climate
@TheConversationClimate

Listen. My husband and I paid off all of our student debts the old fashioned way. When I heard younger people getting relief I could only think one thing:

Thank God someone noticed the huge negative impact debts have. It was one of the best things Biden did. And only fair considering PPP relief and bailout happened.

Going of your way to reverse what was *already settled* is spiteful. Especially when the PPP relief isn't even questioned.

SOCUTS is full of spite for ordinary people.

@cyrilpedia
Good point!

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK57060/

Covid pandemic linked to surge in child and teen diabetes
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-66054946

With people flooding in from the bird site today, let me post a quick introduction: Hi, I’m Jens, I’m not posting enough here, hope to do better in the future. My background is that I used to do the #science and now I’m just talking about it, in any way that I can imagine.
If you’re reading this, I think you’re cool.

Metaphors in science - know any?

I’m fascinated by the role that metaphors play in scientific discovery. Like Darwin’s “tree” of life. When we shift how we think about what we’re working on, sometimes it inspires us to see it in a whole new way that clicks.

Know any good accounts of metaphors in science - others or your own?

#science #metaphor

Brief #Introduction, since it seems to be the etiquette around here. Hi! I'm Mel, a PGR at QMUL researching abortion policy implementation in subnational Argentina, through lenses of various geographies, #policy and subnational studies, and literature on #feminist #activism. Expect toots both in #Spanish and #English. Alongside #academicchatter, expect pictures and commentary on #popculture, #cats, #nature and #food, as needed.

#NewStudy: “#COVID19 infection was associated with increased risk of diabetes. This risk persisted as the Omicron variant became predominant. Diabetes risk after COVID-19 infection was higher in unvaccinated than vaccinated patients, suggesting a benefit of vaccination” https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2801415

@fkamiah17 @Stuzipants

Hi new people! I'm Perry. I think a #reintroduction is probably in order.

I study the #evolution and #biodiversity of cave #insects to inform #conservation management, naming of species, resilience to #climatechange, & more. 🐛 🦗 🦋 🐞

I'm also interested in #neurodiversity in academia, #degrowth, #localism, and #climatejustice! 🏳️‍🌈 🌏 ☀️

📸 : Steve Bourne

2008 v. 2023: I don’t think people realize the extent to which parked cars degrade public space.

'El primer caso documentado de un cáncer provocado por un agente externo fue, como usted recuerda en el documental, el de los deshollinadores de Londres. Ellos desarrollaron cáncer de escroto porque solían hacer sus necesidades sin lavarse las manos, y el hollín tenía agentes carcinógenos.'

https://elpais.com/economia/formacion/2023-06-23/mariano-barbacid-bioquimico-en-espana-no-se-habla-de-ciencia-es-algo-que-no-importa-y-si-no-importa-para-que-vas-a-invertir-en-ello.html#?prm=copy_link