Frank Ochmann
@frosci.bsky.social
Science journalist | PhD in physics | Hamburg, Germany | retired already, but still writing and fascinated by science from astronomy to zoology | 🖖
Mpox in the DRC: residents of the slum at the centre of Kinshasa’s epidemic have little chance of avoiding this major health crisis
theconversation.com/mpox-in-the-...
theconversation.com/mpox-in-the-...
Mpox in the DRC: residents of the slum at the centre of Kinshasa’s epidemic have little chance of avoiding this major health crisis
Long known as a virus confined to rural areas, mpox has reached Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
theconversation.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Mpox in the DRC: residents of the slum at the centre of Kinshasa’s epidemic have little chance of avoiding this major health crisis
theconversation.com/mpox-in-the-...
theconversation.com/mpox-in-the-...
Not everything is about Trump:
Denmark’s new royal coat of arms marks the end of a 400-year-long Swedish-Danish conflict theconversation.com/denmarks-new...
Denmark’s new royal coat of arms marks the end of a 400-year-long Swedish-Danish conflict theconversation.com/denmarks-new...
Denmark’s new royal coat of arms marks the end of a 400-year-long Swedish-Danish conflict
It wasn’t changed because of Donald Trump’s interest in Greenland
theconversation.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Not everything is about Trump:
Denmark’s new royal coat of arms marks the end of a 400-year-long Swedish-Danish conflict theconversation.com/denmarks-new...
Denmark’s new royal coat of arms marks the end of a 400-year-long Swedish-Danish conflict theconversation.com/denmarks-new...
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Die Entwicklungen auf X in den vergangenen Monaten haben uns veranlasst, die Plattform zu verlassen. Mit diesem Schritt schließen wir uns den Hochschulen und Forschungsinstitutionen an, die vor wenigen Tagen angekündigt haben, X ebenfalls nicht mehr zu betreiben.
idw-online.de/de/news845520
Die Entwicklungen auf X in den vergangenen Monaten haben uns veranlasst, die Plattform zu verlassen. Mit diesem Schritt schließen wir uns den Hochschulen und Forschungsinstitutionen an, die vor wenigen Tagen angekündigt haben, X ebenfalls nicht mehr zu betreiben.
idw-online.de/de/news845520
January 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Die Entwicklungen auf X in den vergangenen Monaten haben uns veranlasst, die Plattform zu verlassen. Mit diesem Schritt schließen wir uns den Hochschulen und Forschungsinstitutionen an, die vor wenigen Tagen angekündigt haben, X ebenfalls nicht mehr zu betreiben.
idw-online.de/de/news845520
Die Entwicklungen auf X in den vergangenen Monaten haben uns veranlasst, die Plattform zu verlassen. Mit diesem Schritt schließen wir uns den Hochschulen und Forschungsinstitutionen an, die vor wenigen Tagen angekündigt haben, X ebenfalls nicht mehr zu betreiben.
idw-online.de/de/news845520
Not really surprising for a social mammal. Nevertheless serious.
Loneliness linked to higher risk of heart disease and stroke and susceptibility to infection
Interactions with friends and family may keep us healthy because they boost our immune system and reduce our risk of diseases such as heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, new research suggests.&...
www.eurekalert.org
January 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Not really surprising for a social mammal. Nevertheless serious.
We probably should read this report on mirror bacteria:
stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:c...
stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:c...
stacks.stanford.edu
December 15, 2024 at 12:12 AM
We probably should read this report on mirror bacteria:
stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:c...
stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:c...
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“Although we were initially skeptical that mirror bacteria could pose major risks, we have become deeply concerned. We were uncertain about the feasibility of synthesizing mirror bacteria but have concluded that technological progress will likely make this possible”
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Confronting risks of mirror life
Broad discussion is needed to chart a path forward.
www.science.org
December 12, 2024 at 7:27 PM
“Although we were initially skeptical that mirror bacteria could pose major risks, we have become deeply concerned. We were uncertain about the feasibility of synthesizing mirror bacteria but have concluded that technological progress will likely make this possible”
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Science’s 2024 Breakthrough of the Year is lenacapavir, an injectable drug that demonstrated remarkable success at preventing HIV infection with one shot every 6 months.
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: scim.ag/3BrCtUn
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: scim.ag/3BrCtUn
December 12, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Science’s 2024 Breakthrough of the Year is lenacapavir, an injectable drug that demonstrated remarkable success at preventing HIV infection with one shot every 6 months.
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: scim.ag/3BrCtUn
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: scim.ag/3BrCtUn
Lesenswerte Kolumne von Christian Stöcker:
Meinung: Nicht nur die FDP: Wen Lügen zur Norm wird, stirbt die Demokratie - Kolumne
Die FDP hat die Öffentlichkeit wochenlang an der Nase herumgeführt. Das Wiederholen von Unwahrheiten ist aber auch in anderen Parteien weitverbreitet – und eine große Gefahr für Demokratie und Wirtsch...
www.spiegel.de
December 1, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Lesenswerte Kolumne von Christian Stöcker:
"Greening initiatives in urban areas could help prevent COVID-19, and likely other infectious disease, with socially disadvantaged groups benefiting most."
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"Residential greenspace and COVID-19 morbidity and mortality: A nationwide cohort study in Denmark" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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"Residential greenspace and COVID-19 morbidity and mortality: A nationwide cohort study in Denmark" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 1, 2024 at 4:33 PM
"Greening initiatives in urban areas could help prevent COVID-19, and likely other infectious disease, with socially disadvantaged groups benefiting most."
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"Residential greenspace and COVID-19 morbidity and mortality: A nationwide cohort study in Denmark" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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"Residential greenspace and COVID-19 morbidity and mortality: A nationwide cohort study in Denmark" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Here comes the bubble:
"Groups can maintain cooperation most easily when individual opinions tend to be synchronized."
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
"Groups can maintain cooperation most easily when individual opinions tend to be synchronized."
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 27, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Here comes the bubble:
"Groups can maintain cooperation most easily when individual opinions tend to be synchronized."
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
"Groups can maintain cooperation most easily when individual opinions tend to be synchronized."
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:
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#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
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#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
Action Intent Links | Bluesky
Authors, websites, and apps can use action intent links to implement "Share on Bluesky" buttons, or similar in-app actions. Logged-in users will be directed to the corresponding action view in the Blu...
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November 18, 2024 at 2:48 PM
We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:
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#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
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#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
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🌍🦠 H5N1 avian influenza is resurging with alarming traits. Once confined to poultry in Asia, it’s now global, causing wild bird die-offs & spilling into mammals. What’s next for this highly pathogenic virus? #H5N1 #Influenza
A perspective🧵
A perspective🧵
November 26, 2024 at 2:49 PM
🌍🦠 H5N1 avian influenza is resurging with alarming traits. Once confined to poultry in Asia, it’s now global, causing wild bird die-offs & spilling into mammals. What’s next for this highly pathogenic virus? #H5N1 #Influenza
A perspective🧵
A perspective🧵
Another reason to decarbonize? At least before the next pandemic?
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Upstream Oil and Gas Production and Community COVID‐19 Case and Mortality Rates in California, USA
Using gridded population estimates, we estimated exposure to oil and gas production in areas within 1 km of an active well We observed higher reported case and mortality rates in areas with highe...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 26, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Another reason to decarbonize? At least before the next pandemic?
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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To put it more clearly, we seem to be in an age of anti-enlightenment. So, if you’re bringing rationality to the table that’s an inherently political act.
November 22, 2024 at 10:43 PM
To put it more clearly, we seem to be in an age of anti-enlightenment. So, if you’re bringing rationality to the table that’s an inherently political act.