Mauna Dasari
@chumblebiome.bsky.social
PhD in wild animal gut microbiomes • now grant writer Cal Academy / prev 🐸 PittBioSci, 🐒 NDBios, 🦠 CalCNR • she/her/hers • tweets my own
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NEXT UP: 3rd-seed Wild Yak (Bos mutus) vs. 14th seed Zorilla (Ictonyx striatus)! #2025MMM
This battle is by @chumblebiome.bsky.social!
This battle is by @chumblebiome.bsky.social!
March 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
NEXT UP: 3rd-seed Wild Yak (Bos mutus) vs. 14th seed Zorilla (Ictonyx striatus)! #2025MMM
This battle is by @chumblebiome.bsky.social!
This battle is by @chumblebiome.bsky.social!
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NEXT UP: 6th-seed Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra) vs. 11th seed White-Faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus)! #2025MMM This battle is by @chumblebiome.bsky.social!
March 20, 2025 at 1:21 AM
NEXT UP: 6th-seed Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra) vs. 11th seed White-Faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus)! #2025MMM This battle is by @chumblebiome.bsky.social!
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Next Up: 3rd-seed Wild Yak (Bos mutus) vs. 6th-seed Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra), written by @chumblebiome.bsky.social #2025MMM
March 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Next Up: 3rd-seed Wild Yak (Bos mutus) vs. 6th-seed Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra), written by @chumblebiome.bsky.social #2025MMM
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Thanks to all of the NIHers and their friends who reached out to me. I am still here (DM me or Signal jeremymberg.78)
I still have a very incomplete picture but based on what I have been told, the damage to NIH and to many wonderful people who work(ed) there is/was impossible for me to imagine
1/n
I still have a very incomplete picture but based on what I have been told, the damage to NIH and to many wonderful people who work(ed) there is/was impossible for me to imagine
1/n
February 16, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Thanks to all of the NIHers and their friends who reached out to me. I am still here (DM me or Signal jeremymberg.78)
I still have a very incomplete picture but based on what I have been told, the damage to NIH and to many wonderful people who work(ed) there is/was impossible for me to imagine
1/n
I still have a very incomplete picture but based on what I have been told, the damage to NIH and to many wonderful people who work(ed) there is/was impossible for me to imagine
1/n
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NEW This may be one of the most important cases.
Doe 1-26 vs. Elon Musk and DOGE
Complaint: "Attempted government takeover" in violation of the Appointments Clause.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Doe 1-26 vs. Elon Musk and DOGE
Complaint: "Attempted government takeover" in violation of the Appointments Clause.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
February 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
NEW This may be one of the most important cases.
Doe 1-26 vs. Elon Musk and DOGE
Complaint: "Attempted government takeover" in violation of the Appointments Clause.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Doe 1-26 vs. Elon Musk and DOGE
Complaint: "Attempted government takeover" in violation of the Appointments Clause.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
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JUST IN: A federal judge in Massachusetts has blocked the Trump administration's rate change to NIH grants.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
JUST IN: A federal judge in Massachusetts has blocked the Trump administration's rate change to NIH grants.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
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BREAKING: New lawsuit challenges Trump's anti-diversity executive orders, alleging Spending Clause, vagueness (Due Process), free speech (First Amendment), and separation of powers violations. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 4, 2025 at 2:26 AM
BREAKING: New lawsuit challenges Trump's anti-diversity executive orders, alleging Spending Clause, vagueness (Due Process), free speech (First Amendment), and separation of powers violations. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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What is the function of the elongate tail in elasmobranch #rays? A 🧵 and a new hypothesis. A paper with @juliachaumel.bsky.social in @royalsociety.org Proceedings B (shorturl.at/PmfYD) shows that the tail of cownose rays (and a few other species studied so far) has an elaborate lateral line.
January 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
What is the function of the elongate tail in elasmobranch #rays? A 🧵 and a new hypothesis. A paper with @juliachaumel.bsky.social in @royalsociety.org Proceedings B (shorturl.at/PmfYD) shows that the tail of cownose rays (and a few other species studied so far) has an elaborate lateral line.
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The new White House has already deleted dozens of environmental justice websites and reports. Worry not, they’re all backed up on various independent university websites. eelp.law.harvard.edu/tracker-type...
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Federal Environmental Justice Tracker – Environmental and Energy Law Program
eelp.law.harvard.edu
January 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The new White House has already deleted dozens of environmental justice websites and reports. Worry not, they’re all backed up on various independent university websites. eelp.law.harvard.edu/tracker-type...
🧪🌎
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This is what I keep telling myself.
January 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
This is what I keep telling myself.
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One thing I do admire about Smurf culture is how each one has an equal and unique role in their society where some of them are actual jobs like Housebuilder Smurf, but then there’s a guy just called Jerk Smurf whose job it is to be a jerk and that makes me feel like I have value as well
January 16, 2025 at 2:18 AM
One thing I do admire about Smurf culture is how each one has an equal and unique role in their society where some of them are actual jobs like Housebuilder Smurf, but then there’s a guy just called Jerk Smurf whose job it is to be a jerk and that makes me feel like I have value as well
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@governor.ca.gov just launched a new site to ensure the public has access to fact-based data around the Southern California wildfires.
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
California Fire Facts | Governor Gavin Newsom
Get the facts about the Los Angeles fires.
californiafirefacts.com
January 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
@governor.ca.gov just launched a new site to ensure the public has access to fact-based data around the Southern California wildfires.
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
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If you're able and willing to support relief efforts in Southern California, consider donating to World Central Kitchen. Their relief team is on the ground right now
World Central Kitchen
Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises. Applying our model of quick ac...
wck.org
January 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
If you're able and willing to support relief efforts in Southern California, consider donating to World Central Kitchen. Their relief team is on the ground right now
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M3.7 #earthquake detected 5 km NW of San Francisco Zoo, CA at 1/10/2025 7:02:03 AM PST
This reflects data from the U.S. Geological Survey that is subject to change. Visit the USGS page linked below for the latest #quake information
This reflects data from the U.S. Geological Survey that is subject to change. Visit the USGS page linked below for the latest #quake information
M3.7 - 5 km NW of San Francisco Zoo, CA
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake located 5 km NW of San Francisco Zoo, CA was detected at 1/10/2025 7:02:03 AM PST. This information is subject to change. Please visit the USGS event page for up-to-date details.
earthquake.usgs.gov
January 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
M3.7 #earthquake detected 5 km NW of San Francisco Zoo, CA at 1/10/2025 7:02:03 AM PST
This reflects data from the U.S. Geological Survey that is subject to change. Visit the USGS page linked below for the latest #quake information
This reflects data from the U.S. Geological Survey that is subject to change. Visit the USGS page linked below for the latest #quake information
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Sadly, it’s a good time to once again share this amazing infographic that we ran at @science.org more than 7 years ago
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
Here's the visual proof of why vaccines do more good than harm
See year by year how vaccines beat back nine dangerous infectious diseases
www.science.org
December 14, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Sadly, it’s a good time to once again share this amazing infographic that we ran at @science.org more than 7 years ago
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Prison abolition 🤝 Environmental & Health Justice
According to @prisonpolicy.bsky.social, incarceration can lead to exposure to toxins, chemicals, and polluted water. Their research found that a prison built atop a coal waste deposit in western Pennsylvania caused gastrointestinal problems and cancer.
prismreports.org/2024/11/14/k...
prismreports.org/2024/11/14/k...
Activists say Kentucky’s prison proposal diminishes environmental justice
The federal government says environmental justice communities deserve consideration. Does that apply to those incarcerated?
prismreports.org
December 3, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Prison abolition 🤝 Environmental & Health Justice
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"For the first time, Ethiopian wolves have been documented feeding on the nectar of Ethiopian red hot poker flowers. This is the first large carnivore species ever to be documented feeding on nectar." 🧪
www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/swee...
www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/swee...
Sweet tooth: Ethiopian wolves seen feeding on nectar
www.biology.ox.ac.uk
November 22, 2024 at 12:42 AM
"For the first time, Ethiopian wolves have been documented feeding on the nectar of Ethiopian red hot poker flowers. This is the first large carnivore species ever to be documented feeding on nectar." 🧪
www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/swee...
www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/swee...
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cis folks: one thing to know is that while there are orgs helping trans folks, the needs rn HUGELY exceed the funding they have available.
want to help trans people? a real material thing you can do is donate to these orgs, especially the smaller orgs
want to help trans people? a real material thing you can do is donate to these orgs, especially the smaller orgs
A new report details both an epidemic of fatal violence and discriminatory legislation against trans Americans. While many fear a Trump administration will only further threaten trans lives, these orgs are fighting back. ⤵️
Amid An Violence Epidemic Against Trans Americans, These Groups Are Fighting Back
A new report details both an epidemic of fatal violence and discriminatory legislation against trans Americans. While many fear a Trump administration will only further threaten trans lives, these org...
www.teenvogue.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:05 PM
cis folks: one thing to know is that while there are orgs helping trans folks, the needs rn HUGELY exceed the funding they have available.
want to help trans people? a real material thing you can do is donate to these orgs, especially the smaller orgs
want to help trans people? a real material thing you can do is donate to these orgs, especially the smaller orgs
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You should include alt text with your image, BUT ALSO: the alt text should DESCRIBE what’s in the image (the words, the flow chart, the cartoon, the thing that’s pictured) or you haven’t actually made the image accessible to folks depending on the alt text.
November 19, 2024 at 4:39 PM
You should include alt text with your image, BUT ALSO: the alt text should DESCRIBE what’s in the image (the words, the flow chart, the cartoon, the thing that’s pictured) or you haven’t actually made the image accessible to folks depending on the alt text.
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Trying to find a happy medium between not knowing anything that's happening in the world and being pissed off all the time
November 17, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Trying to find a happy medium between not knowing anything that's happening in the world and being pissed off all the time
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Why do we keep doing this dance?
Science is a fundamentally human practice, which means it’s inescapably political.
Science is a fundamentally human practice, which means it’s inescapably political.
In the wake of the U.S. election, Natl Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt has authored a spot-on editorial in Science, stressing the apolitical nature of science and how it remains vital to informing a lot of public policy. Best read all week!! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#scipol 🧪
#scipol 🧪
November 16, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Why do we keep doing this dance?
Science is a fundamentally human practice, which means it’s inescapably political.
Science is a fundamentally human practice, which means it’s inescapably political.