Duncan MacCannell
@drm.bsky.social
Molecular #epidemiology & #publichealth. Pathogen #genomics, #microbiology, #emerginginfections, #AMR, (bio)tech and #opendata.
Personal account. Opinions/dad jokes are my own.
https://duncan.bio
🦅 “Low productivity” public sector employee.
🔬🦠🧬🖥️💉🌻🍩🐸🥪
Personal account. Opinions/dad jokes are my own.
https://duncan.bio
🦅 “Low productivity” public sector employee.
🔬🦠🧬🖥️💉🌻🍩🐸🥪
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U.S. multistate infant botulism cases with suspected link to ByHeart infant formula; 13 hospitalizations under investigation
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=de74964d-adc2-4d15-ba5b-d6ef2b24336f&eventid=e2f60af9-d476-4609-921c-2349b601aabf&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=de74964d-adc2-4d15-ba5b-d6ef2b24336f&eventid=e2f60af9-d476-4609-921c-2349b601aabf&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
November 9, 2025 at 4:15 AM
U.S. multistate infant botulism cases with suspected link to ByHeart infant formula; 13 hospitalizations under investigation
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=de74964d-adc2-4d15-ba5b-d6ef2b24336f&eventid=e2f60af9-d476-4609-921c-2349b601aabf&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=de74964d-adc2-4d15-ba5b-d6ef2b24336f&eventid=e2f60af9-d476-4609-921c-2349b601aabf&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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On Oct 1, 2025, GISAID informed us that they had ended updates to the flat file of SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences and associated metadata that we had used to update Nextstrain analyses since Feb 2020. GISAID's stated rationale was that their "resources are limited". 1/5
November 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
On Oct 1, 2025, GISAID informed us that they had ended updates to the flat file of SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences and associated metadata that we had used to update Nextstrain analyses since Feb 2020. GISAID's stated rationale was that their "resources are limited". 1/5
November 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Reposted by Duncan MacCannell
When #mpox cases surged, California’s VRDL rapidly developed a new molecular test to detect and differentiate mpox clades — helping public health labs nationwide respond faster and stay ahead of emerging variants.
Read more in our latest issue of Lab Matters: buff.ly/pbSfxZV
Read more in our latest issue of Lab Matters: buff.ly/pbSfxZV
November 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
When #mpox cases surged, California’s VRDL rapidly developed a new molecular test to detect and differentiate mpox clades — helping public health labs nationwide respond faster and stay ahead of emerging variants.
Read more in our latest issue of Lab Matters: buff.ly/pbSfxZV
Read more in our latest issue of Lab Matters: buff.ly/pbSfxZV
Hellman hollow just won’t be the same.
For more than a hundred years, a towering Monterey cypress stood sentinel in Golden Gate Park, its sweeping branches shading generations of parkgoers. On Thursday, that chapter came to an end.
San Francisco says goodbye to a century-old cypress in Golden Gate Park
For more than a hundred years, a towering Monterey cypress stood sentinel in Golden Gate Park, its sweeping branches shading generations of parkgoers. On Thursday, that chapter came to an end.
bit.ly
October 31, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Hellman hollow just won’t be the same.
Today’s visit to the MFA.
October 31, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Today’s visit to the MFA.
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A crash on a Mississippi highway gave a group of lab monkeys a taste of freedom.
But some were killed, police said, after the driver said the monkeys were infected and dangerous. Tulane University said they had not been exposed to any infectious agents. https://wapo.st/4ntQvqw
But some were killed, police said, after the driver said the monkeys were infected and dangerous. Tulane University said they had not been exposed to any infectious agents. https://wapo.st/4ntQvqw
October 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A crash on a Mississippi highway gave a group of lab monkeys a taste of freedom.
But some were killed, police said, after the driver said the monkeys were infected and dangerous. Tulane University said they had not been exposed to any infectious agents. https://wapo.st/4ntQvqw
But some were killed, police said, after the driver said the monkeys were infected and dangerous. Tulane University said they had not been exposed to any infectious agents. https://wapo.st/4ntQvqw
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Why are more trick-or-treaters stuffing whole potatoes in their bags? Thank—or blame—this guy. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4o9ilJO
October 31, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Why are more trick-or-treaters stuffing whole potatoes in their bags? Thank—or blame—this guy. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4o9ilJO
October 31, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Come join the Workshop on Phylogenomics in Cesky Krumlov, Czechia, from January 25 through February 7, 2026!
Applications close November 15!
#phylogenetics #evolution #genomics #ai
evomics.org/apply-worksh...
Applications close November 15!
#phylogenetics #evolution #genomics #ai
evomics.org/apply-worksh...
Apply: Workshop on Phylogenomics 2026 - Evolution and Genomics
Application for the 2026 Workshop on Phylogenomics Use this form to apply for the 2026 Workshop on Phylogenomics being held in Cesky Krumlov, Czechia from 25th January through 7th February, ...
evomics.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Come join the Workshop on Phylogenomics in Cesky Krumlov, Czechia, from January 25 through February 7, 2026!
Applications close November 15!
#phylogenetics #evolution #genomics #ai
evomics.org/apply-worksh...
Applications close November 15!
#phylogenetics #evolution #genomics #ai
evomics.org/apply-worksh...
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SeroBA(v2.0) and the SeroBAnk are published! 🧬🖥️
SeroBA(v2.0) can identify 102/107 pneumococcal serotypes, and the SeroBAnk is a guide to their cps loci, capsular structure, and antisera 🧪 Many collaborations were needed to make this detailed resource! ➡️ www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
SeroBA(v2.0) can identify 102/107 pneumococcal serotypes, and the SeroBAnk is a guide to their cps loci, capsular structure, and antisera 🧪 Many collaborations were needed to make this detailed resource! ➡️ www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
SeroBA(v2.0) and SeroBAnk: a robust genome-based serotyping scheme and comprehensive atlas of capsular diversity in Streptococcus pneumoniae
The unprecedented number of Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) genomes sequenced in recent years has accelerated the discovery of novel serotypes and highlighted the genetic diversity both be...
www.microbiologyresearch.org
October 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
SeroBA(v2.0) and the SeroBAnk are published! 🧬🖥️
SeroBA(v2.0) can identify 102/107 pneumococcal serotypes, and the SeroBAnk is a guide to their cps loci, capsular structure, and antisera 🧪 Many collaborations were needed to make this detailed resource! ➡️ www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
SeroBA(v2.0) can identify 102/107 pneumococcal serotypes, and the SeroBAnk is a guide to their cps loci, capsular structure, and antisera 🧪 Many collaborations were needed to make this detailed resource! ➡️ www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
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Measles is back
Whooping cough is back
Now, diphtheria is staging a return with large outbreaks now in Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and Chad — countries with civil wars or large populations of refugees where vaccination coverage is low...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/h... @stephanienolen.bsky.social
Whooping cough is back
Now, diphtheria is staging a return with large outbreaks now in Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and Chad — countries with civil wars or large populations of refugees where vaccination coverage is low...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/h... @stephanienolen.bsky.social
Diphtheria, a Once Vanquished Killer of Children, Is Resurgent
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Measles is back
Whooping cough is back
Now, diphtheria is staging a return with large outbreaks now in Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and Chad — countries with civil wars or large populations of refugees where vaccination coverage is low...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/h... @stephanienolen.bsky.social
Whooping cough is back
Now, diphtheria is staging a return with large outbreaks now in Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and Chad — countries with civil wars or large populations of refugees where vaccination coverage is low...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/h... @stephanienolen.bsky.social
This seems like a really dangerous move, unless you happen to be a rabies virus. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/s...
Vaccine Skepticism Comes for Pet Owners, Too
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This seems like a really dangerous move, unless you happen to be a rabies virus. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/s...
Reposted by Duncan MacCannell
Genetic diversity in horseshoe bat ACE2 and sarbecovirus spike proteins mutually shape one another https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.26.684670v1
October 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Genetic diversity in horseshoe bat ACE2 and sarbecovirus spike proteins mutually shape one another https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.26.684670v1
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Open position at the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics:
We are looking for a Director of the Center of Pathogen Bioinformatics
apply.refline.ch/499599/0346/...
I am in the Center's steering board together with fantastic colleagues (Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social, Richard Neher @neher.io, and
We are looking for a Director of the Center of Pathogen Bioinformatics
apply.refline.ch/499599/0346/...
I am in the Center's steering board together with fantastic colleagues (Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social, Richard Neher @neher.io, and
Director, Center for Pathogen Bioinformatics
The Centre for Pathogen Bioinformatics (CPB) is a unit of SIB which offers expertise and services in pathogen bioinformatics, computational molecular epidemiology and related multi-site project manage...
apply.refline.ch
October 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Open position at the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics:
We are looking for a Director of the Center of Pathogen Bioinformatics
apply.refline.ch/499599/0346/...
I am in the Center's steering board together with fantastic colleagues (Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social, Richard Neher @neher.io, and
We are looking for a Director of the Center of Pathogen Bioinformatics
apply.refline.ch/499599/0346/...
I am in the Center's steering board together with fantastic colleagues (Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social, Richard Neher @neher.io, and
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Woodpeckers hit with 1,000 G’s, 10x what it takes to concuss a human. 🧪
@thenatureeducator.bsky.social explains how these birds have evolved powerful adaptations: compact brains that reduce sloshing on impact, and skull structures that help absorb the shock.
youtube.com/shorts/5SWCn...
@thenatureeducator.bsky.social explains how these birds have evolved powerful adaptations: compact brains that reduce sloshing on impact, and skull structures that help absorb the shock.
youtube.com/shorts/5SWCn...
1,000 Gs to the Skull: How Woodpeckers Avoid Concussions
YouTube video by Museum of Science
youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Woodpeckers hit with 1,000 G’s, 10x what it takes to concuss a human. 🧪
@thenatureeducator.bsky.social explains how these birds have evolved powerful adaptations: compact brains that reduce sloshing on impact, and skull structures that help absorb the shock.
youtube.com/shorts/5SWCn...
@thenatureeducator.bsky.social explains how these birds have evolved powerful adaptations: compact brains that reduce sloshing on impact, and skull structures that help absorb the shock.
youtube.com/shorts/5SWCn...