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Beate Sodeik
@beatesodeiklab.bsky.social
Herpes, Virology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry. Trying to devalue competition and to foster collaboration, reasoning and fairness in science, politics and life.
https://www.mhh.de/en/mhh-institutes/virology/research/sodeik-lab
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Not sure I understand why the Trump administration cares about Christians in Nigeria and not Christians in Ukraine
December 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin were both the sons of Italian parents. Back in that time, the racist Stephen Millers of the time didn't regard Italians as Anglo-Saxon enough to be welcome as immigrants to the United States.
December 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Die Gesellschaft für Virologie begrüßt und unterstützt die Corona-Enquetekommissionen in den verschiedenen Parlamenten. Allerdings nehmen wir mit großer Sorge zur Kenntnis, dass darin auch wissenschaftlich nicht tragbare Behauptungen aufgestellt werden, wie kürzlich in der Kommission des … (1/2)
December 23, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Happy Hanukkah to who is celebrating. Greetings from the Jewish Museum in NYC.
December 22, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Friendly Reminder: Ihr könnt wirklich fast alle Bücher auch einfach per Telefon bei der Buchhandlung Eures Vertrauens ohne Portokosten bestellen. Ich kann meinen Kram meist schon am Tag darauf abholen. Kein Paket-Falsch-Abgegeben-Stress, kein Geld an Bezos - Super Sache!
December 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Today, we make further steps in our renewed EU-UK strategic partnership.

We have concluded the negotiations for the UK’s association to Erasmus+ in 2027.

Bringing back Erasmus+ for our young people, opening the door to new shared experiences and lasting friendships.
December 17, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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And in response to headlines like "there is no need for masks", here is the 1 minutes from my interview where I discuss basic preventative measures (including masks!).

Also note that NHS stats like A&E and Ambulance waits are lower than same time 3 years ago, even with earlier flu wave.
December 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Sachverständiger. 👇🏼
Da draußen. 👇🏼
In der richtigen Welt! 👇🏼
Lohnt ein Wiederhören. 👇🏼
Rede des Jahres!
Ich freue mich sehr über die Auszeichnung der Universität Tübingen.

Anlass war das hundertjährige Bestehen des Deutschen Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW).
uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/...
Rede des Jahres
uni-tuebingen.de
December 13, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Die Grippewelle hat begonnen!

Hier sind 6 Tipps vom Bundesinsitut für öffentliche Gesundheit (BIÖG) und uns, die euch helfen, gut durch die Infektsaison zu kommen.

Ihr wollt über das ARE-Geschehen informiert bleiben? Unser ARE-Wochenbericht und weitere Daten findest ihr unter:
🔗 www.rki.de/are
December 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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A bunch of us did a piece on RFK Jr.'s attacks on vaccines. Please circulate. Scientists and clinicians are sounding the alarm. It's time to act. youtube.com/shorts/4wnNy...
December 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A rare but real adverse event.
And apparently not just limited to the adeno-based vaccines.
Covid mRNA vaccines have a rare link to myocarditis adverse events (~30 cases per million 2nd doses).
Extensive work in mice shows two inflammation mediators that appear to be the mediators and a plant-derived anti-inflammatory (genistein) that blocks it
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Inhibition of CXCL10 and IFN-γ ameliorates myocarditis in preclinical models of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination
Preclinical models of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination revealed a targetable CXCL10–IFN-γ axis that drives cytokine-induced cardiac injury.
www.science.org
December 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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My university paid a marketing company a lot of money to tell us that, give the global recognition of #Dublin as a brand, we should call ourselves ‘UCD Dublin’. So we are now University College Dublin Dublin. 🫠 #UCD #TrueStory
December 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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X unter Musk ist intransparent, fördert Irreführung und verstößt gegen den DSA – das sieht auch die EU so und fordert Besserung und erhebt 120 Millionen Euro Strafe. Elon Musk tobt.
Wir schauen uns das an - heute zum ersten Mal mit Alexa Waschkau, @hoaxmistress.bsky.social, bei Haken dran:
EU urteilt, Elon tobt (mit Alexa Waschkau)
Hey, Elon, drah di ned um, die Kommission geht rum! X muss 120 Millionen Euro Strafe zahlen und Musk nutzt die Gunst der Stunde zur kompletten Wutentladung gegen die EU ansich. Meta dagegen friemelt ...
hakendran.podigee.io
December 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Prof. Pagel is enlightening. Follow her if you do not already. 👇🏼
Breaking down some of the anti Vax stuff going at the CDC *before* this week's ACIP meeting on childhood vaccines.

Notably their "finding" on COVID vaccines and children and a recent appointment...

youtube.com/shorts/AR97l...
Why the FDA memo on COVID vaccine risk is nothing to worry about
YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel
youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Verdiente Ehrung durch die FIFA: Donald Trump hat die Wahl zum Weltfußballer des Jahres 2025 gewonnen. Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Mr. Trump!
December 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Die GfV hat gewählt– neuer Vorstand und Beirat ab März '26!

Vorstand:

Präsidentin: @ciesek.bsky.social
1. Vizepräsident: @cdrosten.bsky.social
2. Vizepräsident: Prof. Jörg Timm
Schriftführerin: Prof. Eva Herker
Schatzmeister: Prof. Thomas Pietschmann

Herzlichen Glückwunsch 💐!

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December 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Sehr lesenswerter Beitrag darüber, wie künstliche Intelligenz Bildung entwertet, kritisches Denken und studentisches Lernen verhindert, Universitäten von innen zersetzt und die Gesellschaft nach und nach verblödet:

www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Or a library
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 30, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Useful guide to safeguarding democracy from extremism from @fromtga.bsky.social - including the counter intuitive but persuasive argument that constitutional monarchy can be helpful. Are we doing enough on this checklist?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late | Timothy Garton Ash
From public service broadcasting to an independent judiciary, these are the things that we must fight to keep, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM