My story on measles' comeback will be out, without a paywall, at @kffhealthnews.org tomorrow.
Wired is top-notch these days, and it's definitely an important time to support journalism. But if you can't, check this page tomorrow kffhealthnews.org/author/amy-m...
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Travel bans and conflict have disrupted supply chains in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving health workers without Ebola tests and protective gear needed to contain the outbreak.
Define "Gold Standard Science" without publication, peer review, conferences, journal access, or international collaboration. You can't. Neither can OMB. The proposed 2 CFR rewrite (OMB-2026-0034) requires compliance with it anyway. š§µ
Gargantuan deep-sea crustaceans can go for years without eating, thanks to a metabolism-related gene borrowed from bacteria
go.nature.com/3RYtSAE
Amy Maxmen, PhD
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Organisms called bathynomids boast a bacterial gene that helps them to regulate their metabolism in the cold depths.
So, "Scientific Freedom" again appears to mean largely "freedom from science".
But it gets worse...
8/11
This is extremely chilling - virologists being targeted for what appears to be minor (if any) "offenses".
We all know _why_ this is happening, so I'm not going to belabor that point - but I want to provide some context on the technical details.
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www.science.org/content/arti...
