Juli Bollinger
@asthehelixturns.bsky.social
Before her (too early) death, the amazing Sharon Begley wrote this piece on double helix co-discoverer James Watson and the racist and sexist pronouncements he seemed to revel in making in later life. Fascinating read about a troubling individual.
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James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
October 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
A new world record for ultra rapid whole genome sequencing and interpretation for critically ill individuals less than 4hrs! www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Toward Same-Day Genome Sequencing in the Critical Care Setting | NEJM
Decisions about critical care are almost always made without access to genetic information.
The authors report the application of a new method of DNA sequencing in infants in
a neonatal intensive c...
www.nejm.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Firing the entire staff of the Morbidity and Mortality report is insane.
For some context the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report in addition to being just a good read, to quote wikipedia, "is the main vehicle for publishing public health information and recommendations that have been received by the CDC from state health departments. "
October 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Systematic review of 18 studies: Alternative genetic counseling by phone, video, or written materials for high-risk breast cancer shows over 80% satisfaction & cost savings compared to in-person. Future work should focus on sustainability & implementation bit.ly/3Wuhgjsgjs
October 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Everyone who studies research methods just had an aneurysm
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
October 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
October 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Breaking: The FDA this week approved a generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone.
October 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Not ready for prime time. Health system leaders and primary care providers see limited utility in #PRS results. bit.ly/48dfo62 #clinicianperspectives #implementation
October 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"Too often, [Ruth] Faden told me, pregnant women are still viewed as fragile vessels who need to be sequestered from the world. 'We need to protect women through research, not from research,' she said."
Why We Know So Little About Medicines During Pregnancy
Trump’s attacks on Tylenol come after decades in which many women were excluded from medical studies, which has created uncertainty about which drugs are safe.
www.newyorker.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“.. a fivefold increase in U.S.-based applicants seeking to relocate to European institutions ..” 🤡
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September 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Director of the National Institutes of Health says that capping research journals’ open-access fees will help rein in the $19 billion academic publishing indust…
July 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Director of the National Institutes of Health says that capping research journals’ open-access fees will help rein in the $19 billion academic publishing indust…
NEW: McDonald's AI hiring bot "Olivia" exposed millions of applicants' data to hackers. How? With tricks as straightforward as guessing the username and password “123456."
McDonald’s AI Hiring Bot Exposed Millions of Applicants’ Data to Hackers Who Tried the Password ‘123456’
Basic security flaws left the personal info of tens of millions of McDonald’s job-seekers vulnerable on the “McHire” site built by AI software firm Paradox.ai.
www.wired.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
BREAKING: A federal judge just blocked the "big beautiful bill's" provision to defund Planned Parenthood. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
July 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
It’s every parent’s nightmare, isn’t it? you check your child’s bulletproof backpack and find a picture book about gay penguins
June 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
June 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
NIH stops development of HIV vaccine, terminates grants to consortia, including at Duke University.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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‘Devasting.’ NIH cancels future funding plans for HIV vaccine consortia
Researchers decry agency’s decision just as new leads reinvigorate search for long-sought vaccine
www.science.org
June 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
European Sperm Donor Passes on Cancer Predisposition Variant to at Least 23 Children
European Sperm Donor Passes on Cancer Predisposition Variant to at Least 23 Children
www.genomeweb.com
May 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I need this to write my next paper. Just add a straw to a 2L bottle of Coke.
May 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I need this to write my next paper. Just add a straw to a 2L bottle of Coke.