Alan Dreams of Deep Quiet Snows
@alans9.bsky.social
Immunologist/professor interested in viral and mycobacterial lung infectious diseases. Woke Medical Demon. Cookie Ninja. Loves long bicycle rides, storms, rocks, trains, and my kids. My opinions are Mine.
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We are hiring! Join our Sterile Processing Unit as a technical assistant and provide scientists at the IMP, IMBA, and GMI with sterile laboratory glass and plastic goods.
January 30, 2026 at 10:05 AM
We are hiring! Join our Sterile Processing Unit as a technical assistant and provide scientists at the IMP, IMBA, and GMI with sterile laboratory glass and plastic goods.
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A B-1B diverted to Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards AFB for a controlled crash-landing without nose gear.
It slides on the dry clay for over a minute:
youtu.be/XmZC5uaw69s
It slides on the dry clay for over a minute:
youtu.be/XmZC5uaw69s
February 2, 2026 at 10:33 AM
A B-1B diverted to Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards AFB for a controlled crash-landing without nose gear.
It slides on the dry clay for over a minute:
youtu.be/XmZC5uaw69s
It slides on the dry clay for over a minute:
youtu.be/XmZC5uaw69s
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Excited to share our work on #AncientRNA from alcohol-preserved lungs, recovering the oldest human RNA virus genome (an 18th-century rhinovirus). Our study shows that viral RNA remnants persist in centuries-old tissue, opening new ways to study virus evolution and historical disease #Paleovirology🫁🦠
www.biorxiv.org
January 31, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Excited to share our work on #AncientRNA from alcohol-preserved lungs, recovering the oldest human RNA virus genome (an 18th-century rhinovirus). Our study shows that viral RNA remnants persist in centuries-old tissue, opening new ways to study virus evolution and historical disease #Paleovirology🫁🦠
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I am delighted to introduce the 'ImmunoPause' consortium. This is a collection of immunologists who are working on understanding how the immune system changes during the menopause. An important yet understudied research area.
immunopause.my.canva.site#home
immunopause.my.canva.site#home
Home
immunopause.my.canva.site
February 2, 2026 at 12:57 PM
I am delighted to introduce the 'ImmunoPause' consortium. This is a collection of immunologists who are working on understanding how the immune system changes during the menopause. An important yet understudied research area.
immunopause.my.canva.site#home
immunopause.my.canva.site#home
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I went to a camel festival in the Gobi Desert this morning, a celebration of nomadic life, and it was absolutely amazing
January 31, 2026 at 1:18 PM
I went to a camel festival in the Gobi Desert this morning, a celebration of nomadic life, and it was absolutely amazing
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"Some scientists and Colorado residents are raising concern that the state’s messaging and management of beetle-killed forests do not align with the published research on the interaction between dead trees and wildfires." #boulder
‘Beetle-mania’: Colorado scientists and citizens question state officials’ claim that beetle-killed forests increase wildfire risk | SummitDaily.com
Some scientists and Colorado residents are raising concern that the state’s messaging and management of beetle-killed forests do not align with the published research on the interaction between dead trees and wildfires. Mountain pine beetle...
www.summitdaily.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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JEM’s February issue is here! rupress.org/jem/issue/22...
🔬 The cover depicts fibroblastic reticular cells and vascular smooth muscle cells surrounding a high endothelial venule in a murine lymph node. See Kurz et al. (doi.org/10.1084/jem....)
🔬 The cover depicts fibroblastic reticular cells and vascular smooth muscle cells surrounding a high endothelial venule in a murine lymph node. See Kurz et al. (doi.org/10.1084/jem....)
February 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
JEM’s February issue is here! rupress.org/jem/issue/22...
🔬 The cover depicts fibroblastic reticular cells and vascular smooth muscle cells surrounding a high endothelial venule in a murine lymph node. See Kurz et al. (doi.org/10.1084/jem....)
🔬 The cover depicts fibroblastic reticular cells and vascular smooth muscle cells surrounding a high endothelial venule in a murine lymph node. See Kurz et al. (doi.org/10.1084/jem....)
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Seasonal snowfall for the Carolinas, from October 1 to February 2nd.
#NCwx #SCwx #snOMG @wxbrad.bsky.social @timbuckleywx.bsky.social
#NCwx #SCwx #snOMG @wxbrad.bsky.social @timbuckleywx.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Seasonal snowfall for the Carolinas, from October 1 to February 2nd.
#NCwx #SCwx #snOMG @wxbrad.bsky.social @timbuckleywx.bsky.social
#NCwx #SCwx #snOMG @wxbrad.bsky.social @timbuckleywx.bsky.social
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Nancy Mace allegedly instructed a staffer to go on Reddit forums about the “hottest women in Congress” to boost her standing in the rankings and comment where needed.
via @jakelahut.bsky.social
nymag.com/intelligence...
via @jakelahut.bsky.social
nymag.com/intelligence...
February 2, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Nancy Mace allegedly instructed a staffer to go on Reddit forums about the “hottest women in Congress” to boost her standing in the rankings and comment where needed.
via @jakelahut.bsky.social
nymag.com/intelligence...
via @jakelahut.bsky.social
nymag.com/intelligence...
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I do love a wild galaxy collision! And this one has a fun history…
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/a-galaxy-c...
🔭 🧪
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/a-galaxy-c...
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A galaxy collision got me digging, Goodbye Tiktok, Project for Awesome
Sometimes mistakes lead to cool astronomy stuff.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I do love a wild galaxy collision! And this one has a fun history…
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/a-galaxy-c...
🔭 🧪
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/a-galaxy-c...
🔭 🧪
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Most RVs are not built for winter weather. But for the hundreds of people still living in them over 16 months after Hurricane Helene, winter has brought a fight to stay warm.
www.bpr.org/helene-recov...
www.bpr.org/helene-recov...
Winter brings a fight to stay warm for those displaced by Helene and living in RVs
Most recreational vehicles are not built for winter weather. Water lines that supply the campers can freeze up and the temperature inside can match the temperature outside.
www.bpr.org
February 2, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Most RVs are not built for winter weather. But for the hundreds of people still living in them over 16 months after Hurricane Helene, winter has brought a fight to stay warm.
www.bpr.org/helene-recov...
www.bpr.org/helene-recov...
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This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
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#Blackhistorymonth fact of the day:
Vaccine science was introduced to the US by an enslaved man named Onesimus.
He knew how to prevent smallpox thru variolation, an African prevention technique, taught it to his enslaver & saved hundreds of people.
www.history.com/articles/sma...
#VaccinesWork
Vaccine science was introduced to the US by an enslaved man named Onesimus.
He knew how to prevent smallpox thru variolation, an African prevention technique, taught it to his enslaver & saved hundreds of people.
www.history.com/articles/sma...
#VaccinesWork
February 2, 2026 at 2:23 PM
#Blackhistorymonth fact of the day:
Vaccine science was introduced to the US by an enslaved man named Onesimus.
He knew how to prevent smallpox thru variolation, an African prevention technique, taught it to his enslaver & saved hundreds of people.
www.history.com/articles/sma...
#VaccinesWork
Vaccine science was introduced to the US by an enslaved man named Onesimus.
He knew how to prevent smallpox thru variolation, an African prevention technique, taught it to his enslaver & saved hundreds of people.
www.history.com/articles/sma...
#VaccinesWork
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Olga Nesterova, the cited account in the screengrab, does this *CONSTANTLY* despite being repeatedly called out on it, and way, way too many of you continue to follow her.
There is absolutely no difference between this and those content-theft photo scraper accounts.
There is absolutely no difference between this and those content-theft photo scraper accounts.
Clout-chasing pseudo-journalists really need to knock it off with posting old videos without acknowledging when they're from. When people see posts like this, the assumption is that this happened today/yesterday/this week.
This video is from September. Do better, @onestpress.onestnetwork.com
This video is from September. Do better, @onestpress.onestnetwork.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Olga Nesterova, the cited account in the screengrab, does this *CONSTANTLY* despite being repeatedly called out on it, and way, way too many of you continue to follow her.
There is absolutely no difference between this and those content-theft photo scraper accounts.
There is absolutely no difference between this and those content-theft photo scraper accounts.
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Coral City Camera | Southern Stingray Fly-By | 9.2.25
Coral City Camera | Southern Stingray Fly-By | 9.2.25
YouTube video by Coral Morphologic
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February 2, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Coral City Camera | Southern Stingray Fly-By | 9.2.25
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Management: please don't bring your bikes in the building. We have a bike rack. Also, the bike rack.
February 2, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Management: please don't bring your bikes in the building. We have a bike rack. Also, the bike rack.
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no wonder Vancouver was so cold this winter.
February 2, 2026 at 5:53 PM
no wonder Vancouver was so cold this winter.
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The Gulf and Caribbean are about as dry as you will ever see them
February 2, 2026 at 6:14 PM
The Gulf and Caribbean are about as dry as you will ever see them
Welp, if we can't save winter, and have to resort to this, the planet is farked.
Can Utah successfully host the 2034 Olympics in a winter like this? Organizers say yes thanks to snowmaking, storage and salt. Hosting the Paralympics, though, might become an issue.
Utah can host the 2034 Olympics even in a winter like this. Here’s how.
Can Utah successfully host the 2034 Olympics in a winter like this? Organizers say yes thanks to snowmaking, storage and salt. Hosting the Paralympics, though, might become an issue.
www.sltrib.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Welp, if we can't save winter, and have to resort to this, the planet is farked.
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What Is an Illegal Military Order?
nationalinterest.org/feature/what...
nationalinterest.org/feature/what...
What Is an Illegal Military Order?
Except in clear and extreme cases, Congress and the courts are better places to adjudicate the legality of the president's military orders.
nationalinterest.org
February 2, 2026 at 6:42 PM
What Is an Illegal Military Order?
nationalinterest.org/feature/what...
nationalinterest.org/feature/what...
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Fix the Hall of Fame
www.thedrawplay.com/comic/belich...
www.thedrawplay.com/comic/belich...
February 2, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Fix the Hall of Fame
www.thedrawplay.com/comic/belich...
www.thedrawplay.com/comic/belich...
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City transportation official opts for white line and signage instead of gate to keep their baby off the stairs.
February 2, 2026 at 4:15 PM
City transportation official opts for white line and signage instead of gate to keep their baby off the stairs.
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Isaac Chotiner is like a living thought experiment of What If A Mean Girl Chose to Use Their Powers For Good?
![So is that because you don't believe the accusations, or because you think that it's time to move on?
I don't know. I'm not informed about the accusations. I wasn't there. I wasn't present, but I know his personality. I know his character. I can't tell because I wasn't there, and he might've made some mistakes, but he's a very good guy at heart. He's a very generous and human kind of person.
You told the Times that Brett "made some mistakes." Has he told you that he made mistakes?
No. No. No. Isaac, no. All I'm saying is that I worked with him twelve hours, fifteen hours, a day, and then everybody went their own way. Our age difference is wide. I could be his father.
I read that Roman Polanski is a father figure to him. So that role might already be filled. There are a lot of people who feel affection for Brett.
Yeah, yeah. Because he's a good kid. [In 2007's Paris-based "Rush Hour 3," Ratner gave a cameo to Polanski, who had fled to France after being accused of anally and vaginally raping a thirteen-year-old. He was later accused of sexually assaulting other teen-agers, which he denies. In the cameo, Polanski bas a comic scene where be prepares to do an anal-cavity search of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:oqtcrlljm4r6b6ybt6phx25u/bafkreidobkri2jaja6tf5ehldxl7dwsleem4ln72eyqsv75ux6msrxp44i@jpeg)
February 2, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Isaac Chotiner is like a living thought experiment of What If A Mean Girl Chose to Use Their Powers For Good?