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Carl Zimmer
Members of the American Diabetes Association were forcibly removed from the annual meeting for distributing an editorial critical of Trumpian policy. 😳
Infectious Disease Society of America condemns proposed new rules for federal grants.
The long-anticipated “Schedule F” order strips job protections meant to safeguard federal employees from political interference
Cette semaine j'ai terminé la lecture de Air-borne, de @carlzimmer.com.
C'est un livre clairement inspiré par le Covid-19 et la problématique de ce qui peut se trouver dans l'air... et se transmettre par son intermédiaire.
#VendrediLecture
Something that’s been difficult while writing about NIH cuts is that we won’t see the full impact of them for years, if not decades
But the termination of an infectious disease network preceding the recent Ebola outbreak offers a view into some of what was lost:
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Trump administration shuts down deep-sea instruments that monitored climate change for a decade. “By dismantling such a system, we push the United States back yet again into a rear seat in global scientific leadership,” said a former official. Story by @eniiler.bsky.social Gift link: nyti.ms/4voqmxP
A new proposal would allow the administration to block grants if they do not satisfy President Trump’s agenda or support what it calls “anti-American” values. Story by @tonyromm.bsky.social Gift link: nyti.ms/4o2ZLnq
"Air-borne" was fascinating and terrifying. Bacteria live in wildfire smoke. Fungus can cross oceans. Stuff splashes into the atmosphere from oceans & is swept up in dust storms & falls as rain. Respiratory viruses can maybe all spread through aerosols capable of staying aloft for hours or days.
The long-anticipated “Schedule F” order strips job protections meant to safeguard federal employees from political interference
While NIH-funded centers weren’t on the front lines of virus responses like the CDC or USAID, some researchers involved in the network said the cuts have damaged relationships with experts in other co...
When scientists used CRISPR to edit the DNA of human embryos, it made catastrophic mistakes. But now they've used a newer tool to make far more precise edits. Here's my story about how this changes the germline engineering debate. Gift link: nyti.ms/4uiBLOH
The White House’s proposed rule would fundamentally alter the U.S. approach to science, drive away multitudes of researchers and eliminate the promise of lifesaving cures for decades to come.
Our full response: https://bit.ly/4a6VZUh
Crazy happenings at the #ADA26
Cops show up, snatch papers and shove scientists out
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Researchers relied on a newer gene-editing technique that may make it possible to engineer embryos, a prospect that has long alarmed bioethicists.
Scientists are scrambling to test vaccines and drugs that can work against the Bundibugyo virus. Here's my story on some of their prime candidates. Gift link: nyti.ms/4u7cN4A
