Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia@social.cleverlibre.org
I've worked on all of science, from B cells to T cells.
https://fellowsherpa.com
Joined Nov 2022
'Measles cases continued to pop up here and there in the densely populated city in 1989 and 1990 — as is common with highly contagious infectious diseases. But measles never managed to get a firm grip on any particular neighborhood or community in that two-year period, in part because the vaccination rate among the overall population was reasonably good. That all changed once the illness made its way to the Faith Tabernacle school.'
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2021/03/20/philadelphia-measles-outbreak-1991/
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If we collected what is actually owed from the top 1% in taxes, we could forgive student loans, invest more in infrastructure and green energy, protect social security and help Ukraine beat Russia. I call that multiple win-wins.
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@ajroach42
I have a set of early 20th century engineering textbooks on steam engines, including:
Stirling: A Book on Steam for Engineers, 1906.
In remarkable condition, including color diagrams, like this one. This is my top candidate for a book scanning project!
Well, I don't like them. They wet their nests.
"Huxley wrote extensively for popular audiences, frequently appeared on radio and television and even directed an Oscar-winning wildlife film, The Private Life of the Gannets."
"La respuesta oficial ha sido la extorsión descarada a los más pobres: a aquellos que no estén de acuerdo con los cambios y decidan salir a la calle se les amenazó con quitarles la ayuda de la que dependen, en muchos casos, para comer."
https://elpais.com/opinion/2023-12-24/el-desguace-argentino.html
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"These researchers must be crazy. Several Czechs also won the Ig Nobel Prize" https://www.idnes.cz/technet/veda/nobelova-cena-ig-jaroslav-flegr-vyzkum-oceneni-veda.A231102_140051_veda_dyn
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If it wasn't for tautologies, some folks would have no evidence at all.
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Right wing media is again demonizing migrants and refugees for "having cell phones." Look ya'll—never take seriously those who ridicule migrants & refugees for having a smartphone or laptop.
“If they’re refugees how did they get an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape violence, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.
"First, they looked in the genes for clues, and genetic scans showed that inflammation genes were dialled down throughout multiple organs. This was a good lead as inflammation is a risk factor for age-related diseases such as cancer, arthritis and heart disease. To double-check, they took blood samples to look for signs of inflammation; there were fewer pro-inflammatory molecules in the blood of mice with heavy hyaluronan. Finally, they did a third test, by injecting a bacterial protein that causes inflammation and checking how the mice reacted. There was less inflammation in their tissues, and fewer pro-inflammatory chemicals in their blood. This may be naked mole rats’ secret of youth: this thick hyaluronan coating may protect cells from inflammation, so they live longer and avoid disease."
'Taken together, we report on mRNA vaccines targeting P. vivax and demonstrate that Pvs25 mRNA–LNP outperformed an adjuvanted Pvs25 protein vaccine suggesting that it is a promising candidate for further testing in non-human primates.'
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Waves of the signalling molecule cAMP spread through a film of #Dictyostelium cells demonstrating a positive feedback loop that demonstrates how multicellular structures transmit information over long ranges. #12DaysOfeLife https://elifesciences.org/articles/83796?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic_12days
"The Chinchorro culture began mummifying their dead in what is now southern Peru and northern Chile around 6000 bce, making South America’s earliest mummified bodies two thousand years older than those of Egypt."
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n01/erin-l.-thompson/even-the-eyelashes
Fake news BC
"En plein Sénat, Caton laisse échapper quelques figues gorgées de jus, comme tombées par mégarde des plis de sa toge. Lorsque ses collègues s'extasient, Caton jure qu'il les ramène de Carthage –et que si elles sont si appétissantes, c'est parce que l'ennemie jurée n'est qu'à trois jours de Rome. Caton a menti: la traversée prend au mieux six jours et il y a toutes les chances que les fameuses figues soient venues de ses propres plantations. Mais qu'importe: le souvenir d'Hannibal est ravivé. Dans le doute, il faut raser Carthage."
https://www.slate.fr/culture/histoires-sans-fin/carthage-incendie-scipion-emilien-rome-resistance
Colograph by @madparreira.bsky.social
The works presented here are created with alternative materials rather than etched on copper #art #print #printmaking #colograph #artgallery #hadmade #artmastodon
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Boreal Caribou Habitat Restoration
“The caribou, called medzih in Dene, have been in relationship with members of Fort Nelson First Nation for thousands of years, providing not only sustenance but also hides for making rope, drums and clothing. But the nation voluntarily stopped hunting medzih in the 1980s, implementing a moratorium when community members noticed the animals were becoming scarce. Today, boreal caribou are listed as a threatened species in Canada”
#Canada
https://thenarwhal.ca/boreal-caribou-habitat-restoration/
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"Using a dataset representing disease and phenotype co-occurrence in social media text, we employ semantic techniques to identify phenotype associations for a set of common and rare diseases, constituting a phenotype model for those diseases that represents the public perspective"
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.12.19.23300163v1
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A Christmas Message from the President of Ireland
"...may I express my gratitude to the migrants who now call Ireland their home. Their presence enriches our culture, contributes to our society, bringing as they do experiences, traditions, and perspectives that make us stronger as a nation.'
http://telescoper.blog/2023/12/24/a-christmas-message-from-the-president-of-ireland/
Thiago Carvalho
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I've worked on all of science, from B cells to T cells.
https://fellowsherpa.com
Joined Nov 2022
