KLAB - finding a cure for GI dysmotility at #HarvardStrong
@klab.bsky.social
Neurobiology Lab studying development, maintenance, and aging of the Enteric Nervous System.
Home of 'enfant terrible' of enteric neurobiology
https://www.enteric-neuron.com
Home of 'enfant terrible' of enteric neurobiology
https://www.enteric-neuron.com
Data is Data
Explore the full results from the MassINC Polling Group/Boston Globe survey of NIH grant recipients - The Boston Globe
Explore the results of a MassINC/Boston Globe survey of scientists who have received funding from the National Institutes of Health.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Data is Data
“The clock is ticking,....Our lifespan is short; our responsibilities great and grave.”
Rev. Dorothy A. Austin, pioneering LGBTQ minister at Harvard, dies at 82 - The Boston Globe
“Our lifespan is short; our responsibilities great and grave," Rev. Austin reminded parishioners, encouraging them to do good with their time alive.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
“The clock is ticking,....Our lifespan is short; our responsibilities great and grave.”
On why pre-publication review was/is/will be a bad idea, and why we would all be better off moving to a post-publication review system
It breaks my heart every time I review a paper that needs a lot of work, it gets rejected, and then I see it out in another journal with no changes whatsoever
February 3, 2026 at 1:33 AM
On why pre-publication review was/is/will be a bad idea, and why we would all be better off moving to a post-publication review system
Reposted by KLAB - finding a cure for GI dysmotility at #HarvardStrong
Well, they've told chairs to stop summarizing the discussion, which was a big source of those summary statement write-ups. So, color me surprised I guess?
January 31, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Well, they've told chairs to stop summarizing the discussion, which was a big source of those summary statement write-ups. So, color me surprised I guess?
Anyone else notice that summary statement discussions are AI slop now?
January 30, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Anyone else notice that summary statement discussions are AI slop now?
A whole lot of words in this opinion piece in @bostonglobe.com but not a single one about how and why #VC #funding for #biotech has dried up in #Massachusetts
Science at risk: Massachusetts must lead the fight for facts - The Boston Globe
Rejecting evidence threatens lives and innovation. Massachusetts must defend the scientific method.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:02 PM
A whole lot of words in this opinion piece in @bostonglobe.com but not a single one about how and why #VC #funding for #biotech has dried up in #Massachusetts
If there was a news item that helps understand how far institutions of journalism and science have fallen, this is it
Influencers have taken hold of institutions of truth in a way that seems irreversible
Influencers have taken hold of institutions of truth in a way that seems irreversible
CBS News names 19 new contributors
CBS News has significantly expanded its knowledge base and on-air presence with the addition of 19 new contributors who cover the worlds of politics, national security, health, happiness, arts, food, ...
www.cbsnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:27 PM
If there was a news item that helps understand how far institutions of journalism and science have fallen, this is it
Influencers have taken hold of institutions of truth in a way that seems irreversible
Influencers have taken hold of institutions of truth in a way that seems irreversible
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art is returning to the Indian government three bronzes, said museum leaders, after extensive research indicated that the objects were removed from their original sites illegally.
Smithsonian Asian art museum to return three stolen bronzes to India
The National Museum of Asian Art is returning three works to the Indian government after extensive research indicated they were illegally taken.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:06 PM
An end of an era and an important voice is lost
Thank you Mr Tully for your voice that covered the stories over the years!
Thank you Mr Tully for your voice that covered the stories over the years!
Sir Mark Tully, the BBC's 'voice of India', dies aged 90
Sir Mark covered some of the defining moments in India's history in a career that spanned decades.
www.bbc.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:39 PM
An end of an era and an important voice is lost
Thank you Mr Tully for your voice that covered the stories over the years!
Thank you Mr Tully for your voice that covered the stories over the years!
Anyone else having an issue opening @leicamicrosystems.bsky.social lif format files with #Fiji?
Fiji was the only tool that allowed interrogating lif files on Mac
Any thoughts #imaging scientists?
Fiji was the only tool that allowed interrogating lif files on Mac
Any thoughts #imaging scientists?
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Anyone else having an issue opening @leicamicrosystems.bsky.social lif format files with #Fiji?
Fiji was the only tool that allowed interrogating lif files on Mac
Any thoughts #imaging scientists?
Fiji was the only tool that allowed interrogating lif files on Mac
Any thoughts #imaging scientists?
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/o...
Interesting that the Global South was saying the same thing over and over again for DECADES
But now a country of the Global North says it in Davos, its called as a new doctrine
Western mainstream media can
Interesting that the Global South was saying the same thing over and over again for DECADES
But now a country of the Global North says it in Davos, its called as a new doctrine
Western mainstream media can
a man standing in a barn with the word suck written in red
ALT: a man standing in a barn with the word suck written in red
media.tenor.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:52 PM
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/o...
Interesting that the Global South was saying the same thing over and over again for DECADES
But now a country of the Global North says it in Davos, its called as a new doctrine
Western mainstream media can
Interesting that the Global South was saying the same thing over and over again for DECADES
But now a country of the Global North says it in Davos, its called as a new doctrine
Western mainstream media can
January 22, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Resubmitting grants each cycle
January 22, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Resubmitting grants each cycle
Common misconception amongst some reviewers is that if they block a study from getting funded or published, thats the end of the road for that study
Dont know how many times such reviewers need to learn that simply aint true
Dont know how many times such reviewers need to learn that simply aint true
a purple background with a man and the words they never learn such a pity
ALT: a purple background with a man and the words they never learn such a pity
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Common misconception amongst some reviewers is that if they block a study from getting funded or published, thats the end of the road for that study
Dont know how many times such reviewers need to learn that simply aint true
Dont know how many times such reviewers need to learn that simply aint true
I dont know whats more worrying... having another AI tool aiming for 'super-intelligence'; or Physicians have a 'darling AI tool' that they think is an alternate to 'READING THE FUCKING STUDIES'
At JPM, doctors' darling OpenEvidence says it’s pursuing ‘medical super-intelligence’
OpenEvidence wants to move toward “medical super-intelligence” by building specialist AI models to power its platform.
www.statnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:24 PM
I dont know whats more worrying... having another AI tool aiming for 'super-intelligence'; or Physicians have a 'darling AI tool' that they think is an alternate to 'READING THE FUCKING STUDIES'
Starting off the new year with...
Holding Out for a Hero (From "Footloose" Soundtrack)
YouTube video by Bonnie Tyler - Topic
music.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Starting off the new year with...
Auto and steel are publicly traded for-profit companies and academic biomedicine is not..fact the author doesn't see and aooreciate the difference (forget about understanding the whole point of basic research) tells us how much weight we should put in this inane article @statnews.com
Do better
Do better
U.S. scientists must compete internationally, just like auto and steel workers do
“We ask auto and steel workers to compete with the world, yet we treat research funding as something that must be protected from it,” an economist writes.
www.statnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Auto and steel are publicly traded for-profit companies and academic biomedicine is not..fact the author doesn't see and aooreciate the difference (forget about understanding the whole point of basic research) tells us how much weight we should put in this inane article @statnews.com
Do better
Do better
@phylogenomics.bsky.social mono lake at night
December 17, 2025 at 1:56 AM
@phylogenomics.bsky.social mono lake at night
..and they say #gastrointestinal #dysmotility disorders are not fatal
December 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
..and they say #gastrointestinal #dysmotility disorders are not fatal
Funny innit?
While folks who spread fake news about #science and #vaccines take to social media and make things viral to millions, scientists have taken keep repeating message upon message of 'science works!', of vaccine efficacy and #safety to their own echo chambers in scientific #societies.
While folks who spread fake news about #science and #vaccines take to social media and make things viral to millions, scientists have taken keep repeating message upon message of 'science works!', of vaccine efficacy and #safety to their own echo chambers in scientific #societies.
a young boy wearing a yellow shirt is smiling and making a funny face .
ALT: a young boy wearing a yellow shirt is smiling and making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Funny innit?
While folks who spread fake news about #science and #vaccines take to social media and make things viral to millions, scientists have taken keep repeating message upon message of 'science works!', of vaccine efficacy and #safety to their own echo chambers in scientific #societies.
While folks who spread fake news about #science and #vaccines take to social media and make things viral to millions, scientists have taken keep repeating message upon message of 'science works!', of vaccine efficacy and #safety to their own echo chambers in scientific #societies.
This #Thanksgiving, a big thanks to all those who do their best to promote #public #health at all costs (which often involves trekking through forests and wading through flooded rivers) and often at minimal rewards
Meet the health worker risking her life to deliver vaccines | BBC News India
YouTube video by BBC News India
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This #Thanksgiving, a big thanks to all those who do their best to promote #public #health at all costs (which often involves trekking through forests and wading through flooded rivers) and often at minimal rewards
Emergency Modifications to NIH Peer Review | Grants & Funding
grants.nih.gov
November 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM