Javi Ibarrondo
@jibarrondo.bsky.social
Researcher at UCLA. PhD. Immunology, HIV. I love science, music, books and friends. Hate lies, authoritarianism and bad people. I block trolls: no debate, no comment.
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Reposted by Javi Ibarrondo
Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.
February 20, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.
Scientists decry Trump’s rush to loosen radiation exposure standards | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Scientists decry Trump’s rush to loosen radiation exposure standards
White House push to boost nuclear power could lead to more cancer cases, some researchers say
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February 20, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Scientists decry Trump’s rush to loosen radiation exposure standards | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Unorthodox ‘universal vaccine’ offers broad protection in mice | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Unorthodox ‘universal vaccine’ offers broad protection in mice
Immune-stimulating cocktail could shield against diverse bacterial and viral infections
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February 20, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Unorthodox ‘universal vaccine’ offers broad protection in mice | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
A little-known flu virus is sickening cattle around the world. Are humans next? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
A little-known flu virus is sickening cattle around the world. Are humans next?
Features of recently identified influenza D point to possible pandemic threat
www.science.org
February 20, 2026 at 11:32 AM
A little-known flu virus is sickening cattle around the world. Are humans next? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Neutrophil-mediated delivery of antibiotics across the tympanic membrane for otitis media treatment in a preclinical model | Science Translational Medicine www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪
Neutrophil-mediated delivery of antibiotics across the tympanic membrane for otitis media treatment in a preclinical model
Innate neutrophils were leveraged to deliver antibiotic-containing liposomes across the intact tympanic membrane to treat acute otitis media.
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February 19, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Neutrophil-mediated delivery of antibiotics across the tympanic membrane for otitis media treatment in a preclinical model | Science Translational Medicine www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪
This glass wafer could back up your phone—and last 10,000 years | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
This glass wafer could back up your phone—and last 10,000 years
Laser-written patterns on glass could store data for millennia at a time
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February 19, 2026 at 3:02 PM
This glass wafer could back up your phone—and last 10,000 years | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Highly destructive mussel has started to invade the Amazon | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Highly destructive mussel has started to invade the Amazon
After ravaging waterways across South America, the fast-spreading species threatens a biodiversity stronghold
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February 19, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Highly destructive mussel has started to invade the Amazon | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Musical-chairs leadership shakeup planned for science agencies | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Musical-chairs leadership shakeup planned for science agencies
CDC acting Director Jim O’Neill to be nominated to lead NSF while NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya does double duty at CDC
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February 19, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Musical-chairs leadership shakeup planned for science agencies | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Fishing ban halts seven decades of biodiversity decline in the Yangtze River | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪
Fishing ban halts seven decades of biodiversity decline in the Yangtze River
China’s rapid economic development has triggered an unparalleled freshwater biodiversity crisis since the 1950s. To restore fisheries resources, the Yangtze River Fishing Ban was implemented in 2021 t...
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February 18, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Fishing ban halts seven decades of biodiversity decline in the Yangtze River | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪
The bottleneck of fat burning | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪
The bottleneck of fat burning
A mitochondrial transport protein promotes carnitine synthesis in mice when fat consumption is needed
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February 18, 2026 at 2:42 PM
The bottleneck of fat burning | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪
Keeping cells fit | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪
Keeping cells fit
Fragments of aberrant cytoplasmic mRNA pair with nuclear RNAs to augment transcription
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February 18, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Keeping cells fit | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪
Engineering chimeric antigen receptor CD4 T cells for Alzheimer’s disease | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🧪
Engineering chimeric antigen receptor CD4 T cells for Alzheimer’s disease | PNAS
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the prevailing cause of age-associated dementia worldwide.
Current standard of care relies on antibody-based immunother...
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February 18, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Engineering chimeric antigen receptor CD4 T cells for Alzheimer’s disease | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🧪
Social information creates self-fulfilling prophecies in judgments of pain, vicarious pain, and cognitive effort | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🧪
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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February 18, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Social information creates self-fulfilling prophecies in judgments of pain, vicarious pain, and cognitive effort | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🧪
If AI discovers a drug, who gets the money? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
If AI discovers a drug, who gets the money?
Two intellectual property lawyers on why questions of AI inventorship and profit remain wide open
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February 18, 2026 at 11:26 AM
If AI discovers a drug, who gets the money? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Giant viruses hijack their hosts’ protein factories | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Giant viruses hijack their hosts’ protein factories
Researchers identify a complex that hands mimivirus control of protein synthesis in infected amoebae
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February 18, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Giant viruses hijack their hosts’ protein factories | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
How do busy bees avoid overheating from flying? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
How do busy bees avoid overheating from flying?
New measurements could help predict pollinators’ ability to withstand climate change
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February 18, 2026 at 11:25 AM
How do busy bees avoid overheating from flying? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
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Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
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February 17, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
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Recent CBS News news:
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
February 17, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Recent CBS News news:
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
A plant ‘vaccine’ takes on corn rootworm, a fearsome pest | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
A plant ‘vaccine’ takes on corn rootworm, a fearsome pest
Inoculating soil with pink microbes could help reduce the use of toxic insecticides.
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February 17, 2026 at 11:03 AM
A plant ‘vaccine’ takes on corn rootworm, a fearsome pest | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Can science build a better working dog? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Can science build a better working dog?
New approaches could put talented canines into the hands of more people with disabilities
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February 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Can science build a better working dog? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
NSF’s flagship fellowship program is rejecting applicants without peer review | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
NSF’s flagship fellowship program is rejecting applicants without peer review
Students seeking graduate research scholarships speculate that biology is being disfavored
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February 16, 2026 at 6:14 PM
NSF’s flagship fellowship program is rejecting applicants without peer review | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Boosting origin of life theory, RNA comes close to copying itself | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Boosting origin of life theory, RNA comes close to copying itself
Some RNA molecules can create their own mirror images, suggesting similar molecules could have sparked life
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February 16, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Boosting origin of life theory, RNA comes close to copying itself | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
