Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South'
@localmicrobes.bsky.social
Research group "Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South'" based @Utrecht University
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We invite you to submit a proposal for our special issue "The Human Diversity Dilemma: Navigating the Intersection of Microbiomes, Ethics and Society in Africa" to appear at the South African Journal of Science. Find the call here 👉 sajs.co.za/call-human-d... #philsci #philsky #HPS #hpbio #histsci 🦠
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“Colleges and universities must not relinquish their constitutional rights to Trump’s authoritarianism...In America, the president should not get to decide what professors can teach, what research is conducted or who universities can enroll.”
Stand up for the 1st amendment, colleges & universities!
Stand up for the 1st amendment, colleges & universities!
January 13, 2026 at 7:44 PM
“Colleges and universities must not relinquish their constitutional rights to Trump’s authoritarianism...In America, the president should not get to decide what professors can teach, what research is conducted or who universities can enroll.”
Stand up for the 1st amendment, colleges & universities!
Stand up for the 1st amendment, colleges & universities!
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A high-protein #diet can defeat #cholera #infection ...
| #protein | #diarrhea | #microbes | #pathogen | Via @sciencex.bsky.social
| #protein | #diarrhea | #microbes | #pathogen | Via @sciencex.bsky.social
A high-protein diet can defeat cholera infection, according to study
Cholera, a severe bacterial infection that causes diarrhea and kills if untreated, can be defeated with a diet high in protein, according to a new study from UC Riverside.
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January 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
A high-protein #diet can defeat #cholera #infection ...
| #protein | #diarrhea | #microbes | #pathogen | Via @sciencex.bsky.social
| #protein | #diarrhea | #microbes | #pathogen | Via @sciencex.bsky.social
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Our director, Edouard Machery has just published a new on book on the concepts of health and disease. You can download it for free for two weeks at
https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/health-and-disease/275DD294A0657AE0A4E12B710677A051
https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/health-and-disease/275DD294A0657AE0A4E12B710677A051
January 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Our director, Edouard Machery has just published a new on book on the concepts of health and disease. You can download it for free for two weeks at
https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/health-and-disease/275DD294A0657AE0A4E12B710677A051
https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/health-and-disease/275DD294A0657AE0A4E12B710677A051
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For the first lecture in 2026, we welcome Libby O'Neil (Mississippi State University) in our ROTO Lecture Series. In her talk next Monday, Libby will speak about boundary crossings in 20th century science. Just register here to participate 👉 rotorub.wordpress.com/roto-lecture...
#HPBio #HistSci
#HPBio #HistSci
January 12, 2026 at 3:55 PM
For the first lecture in 2026, we welcome Libby O'Neil (Mississippi State University) in our ROTO Lecture Series. In her talk next Monday, Libby will speak about boundary crossings in 20th century science. Just register here to participate 👉 rotorub.wordpress.com/roto-lecture...
#HPBio #HistSci
#HPBio #HistSci
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Latin America’s 'cyborg methods' turn digital precarity into invention—where scientists hack tools, pirate data, and forge collaborative workarounds amidst infrastructural scarcity across five Southern countries. 🦾👾 @tapuya.org
January 12, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Latin America’s 'cyborg methods' turn digital precarity into invention—where scientists hack tools, pirate data, and forge collaborative workarounds amidst infrastructural scarcity across five Southern countries. 🦾👾 @tapuya.org
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New paper 🚨 US Laws Restricting Medical Care for Transgender Minors: Statutory Inconsistencies Involving Intersex and Other Individuals jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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January 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
New paper 🚨 US Laws Restricting Medical Care for Transgender Minors: Statutory Inconsistencies Involving Intersex and Other Individuals jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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El aniquilamiento científico - www.pagina12.com.ar/2025/12/08/e...
El aniquilamiento científico
La baja de los proyectos de investigación
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December 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
El aniquilamiento científico - www.pagina12.com.ar/2025/12/08/e...
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A great little piece on the depiction of the human in raced/gendered/linear ways in evolutionary education at the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/is-our-pictu...
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/is-our-pictu...
Is Our Picture of Evolution Still Stuck in the Past?
We may have ditched the monkey-to-man meme, but the myth of humans as nature’s “pinnacle of evolution” persists in subtler ways.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A great little piece on the depiction of the human in raced/gendered/linear ways in evolutionary education at the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/is-our-pictu...
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/is-our-pictu...
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New report warns of mounting planetary crises - and pathways to hope
->Mongabay | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
->Mongabay | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
New report warns of mounting planetary crises - and pathways to hope
A global U.N. report released Dec. 9 warns that the planet is on track for deeper climate shocks, accelerating biodiversity loss, worsening land degradation and deadly pollution — unless countries drastically transform how economies are powered, fed and governed. The...
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December 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Yeahhh! Jan Baedke got an @erc.europa.eu Consolidator Grant! Thanks to everyone who supported this long process! #ERCCoG
December 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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#Mushrooms could help address #chemical #contamination problem ...
| #fungi | #NewHampshire | #pollutants | #soils | Via vnews .com
| #fungi | #NewHampshire | #pollutants | #soils | Via vnews .com
Fungi proposed as solution to New Hampshire pollution - Valley News
Angela Graves proposes using fungi to clean up forever chemical contamination in Merrimack, N.H. as an experimental and natural solution.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
#Mushrooms could help address #chemical #contamination problem ...
| #fungi | #NewHampshire | #pollutants | #soils | Via vnews .com
| #fungi | #NewHampshire | #pollutants | #soils | Via vnews .com
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Linda Martín Alcoff widmet sich in ihrem brillanten Buch der Genealogie des Rassismus und seinen Erscheinungsformen in der Gegenwart. Ausgehend vom Kolonialismus durchdenkt sie die komplexen Beziehungen zwischen rassifizierten Identitäten, Geschichte und Kultur neu. Out now!
November 26, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Linda Martín Alcoff widmet sich in ihrem brillanten Buch der Genealogie des Rassismus und seinen Erscheinungsformen in der Gegenwart. Ausgehend vom Kolonialismus durchdenkt sie die komplexen Beziehungen zwischen rassifizierten Identitäten, Geschichte und Kultur neu. Out now!
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Special issue of Osiris
Our postdoc Elisabeth Yang and her fellow co-editors, Andrea Graus and Violeta Ruiz, are thrilled to see the final publication of our special issue of Osiris: The Histories of Science and Childhoods. Featured are articles written by an array of brilliant scholars! Stay…
Our postdoc Elisabeth Yang and her fellow co-editors, Andrea Graus and Violeta Ruiz, are thrilled to see the final publication of our special issue of Osiris: The Histories of Science and Childhoods. Featured are articles written by an array of brilliant scholars! Stay…
Special issue of Osiris
Our postdoc Elisabeth Yang and her fellow co-editors, Andrea Graus and Violeta Ruiz, are thrilled to see the final publication of our special issue of Osiris: The Histories of Science and Childhoods. Featured are articles written by an array of brilliant scholars! Stay tuned!
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December 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Special issue of Osiris
Our postdoc Elisabeth Yang and her fellow co-editors, Andrea Graus and Violeta Ruiz, are thrilled to see the final publication of our special issue of Osiris: The Histories of Science and Childhoods. Featured are articles written by an array of brilliant scholars! Stay…
Our postdoc Elisabeth Yang and her fellow co-editors, Andrea Graus and Violeta Ruiz, are thrilled to see the final publication of our special issue of Osiris: The Histories of Science and Childhoods. Featured are articles written by an array of brilliant scholars! Stay…
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Applications open for Ischia Summer School!
Confirmed faculty: Daryn Lehoux (Queen’s), Dániel Margócsy (Cambridge), He Bian (Princeton), Patrick Anthony (Uppsala), Alison Bashford (UNSW), Hannah Landecker (UCLA), Edna Suárez-Díaz (UNAM), Sabina Leonelli (TUM) #STS #HPS
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Confirmed faculty: Daryn Lehoux (Queen’s), Dániel Margócsy (Cambridge), He Bian (Princeton), Patrick Anthony (Uppsala), Alison Bashford (UNSW), Hannah Landecker (UCLA), Edna Suárez-Díaz (UNAM), Sabina Leonelli (TUM) #STS #HPS
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About the school - Ischia Summer School on the History of the Life Sciences
Ischia 2013 Summer School on the History of the Life Sciences: About the summer school.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Applications open for Ischia Summer School!
Confirmed faculty: Daryn Lehoux (Queen’s), Dániel Margócsy (Cambridge), He Bian (Princeton), Patrick Anthony (Uppsala), Alison Bashford (UNSW), Hannah Landecker (UCLA), Edna Suárez-Díaz (UNAM), Sabina Leonelli (TUM) #STS #HPS
ischiasummerschool.org
Confirmed faculty: Daryn Lehoux (Queen’s), Dániel Margócsy (Cambridge), He Bian (Princeton), Patrick Anthony (Uppsala), Alison Bashford (UNSW), Hannah Landecker (UCLA), Edna Suárez-Díaz (UNAM), Sabina Leonelli (TUM) #STS #HPS
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It's not eugenics, it's just *gives the definition of eugenics*
His “it’s not a eugenics company” tee is raising questions already answered by his shirt. www.cbsnews.com/news/nucleus...
![Sadeghi says this "genetic optimization" allows parents to minimize disease while maximizing traits they prefer. However, critics have drawn comparisons to a different term: "eugenics."
"[It's not eugenics] by any stretch, because it's fundamentally about empowering people with information that they can use to give their child the best start in life," he said. "And yes, if you want 2 inches taller for your child, 3 inches taller, right, if you want a couple IQ-point difference, absolutely, by all means, do that. But I'm saying, you're really asking me here, you're asking me, what is life about? That's what you're really getting at when you talk about height and IQ, right, they're abstractions of life."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hakzua5btcgcfjye2yujlhos/bafkreifaqvbu6nccxgbeyhhxnijihbi33qd27xijof7fy4apsgbbnmbw64@jpeg)
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
It's not eugenics, it's just *gives the definition of eugenics*
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From April. But you might have missed it. bigthinkbooks.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
In praise of history’s famous first words
While death-bed utterances are more famous, baby’s first words have influenced us too.
bigthinkbooks.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
From April. But you might have missed it. bigthinkbooks.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
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💥 The new issue of the Royal Economic Society Newsletter (@resmedia.bsky.social) is out. It contains a short summary of my forthcoming book Conversations on Rational Choice (starting on page 4).
The latest issue of the RES Quarterly Newsletter is now available to read. Take a look at this edition to learn about:
✅ Why economists should study happiness
✅ The lived experiences of UK academic economists
...and much, much more! Read the Newsletter here: bit.ly/48du0BR
✅ Why economists should study happiness
✅ The lived experiences of UK academic economists
...and much, much more! Read the Newsletter here: bit.ly/48du0BR
December 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
💥 The new issue of the Royal Economic Society Newsletter (@resmedia.bsky.social) is out. It contains a short summary of my forthcoming book Conversations on Rational Choice (starting on page 4).
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Next week, we welcome @rebeccasear.bsky.social in our Lecture Series. Rebecca will talk about 21st century eugenics, scientific racism and the role of academia in promoting political ideology. Just register here to participate 👉 rotorub.wordpress.com/roto-lecture...
#PhilSci #HPBio
#PhilSci #HPBio
December 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Next week, we welcome @rebeccasear.bsky.social in our Lecture Series. Rebecca will talk about 21st century eugenics, scientific racism and the role of academia in promoting political ideology. Just register here to participate 👉 rotorub.wordpress.com/roto-lecture...
#PhilSci #HPBio
#PhilSci #HPBio
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Attending #WCSJ2025 in Pretoria or online? We need your insights on the future of #scijourn and #scicomm.
Please take the survey here ➤ survey.ifkw.lmu.de/wcsj2025/
Led by Prof Lars Guenther (LMU Munich) & Prof Marina Joubert (Stellenbosch University).
Thank you @wcsj2025.bsky.social
Please take the survey here ➤ survey.ifkw.lmu.de/wcsj2025/
Led by Prof Lars Guenther (LMU Munich) & Prof Marina Joubert (Stellenbosch University).
Thank you @wcsj2025.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Attending #WCSJ2025 in Pretoria or online? We need your insights on the future of #scijourn and #scicomm.
Please take the survey here ➤ survey.ifkw.lmu.de/wcsj2025/
Led by Prof Lars Guenther (LMU Munich) & Prof Marina Joubert (Stellenbosch University).
Thank you @wcsj2025.bsky.social
Please take the survey here ➤ survey.ifkw.lmu.de/wcsj2025/
Led by Prof Lars Guenther (LMU Munich) & Prof Marina Joubert (Stellenbosch University).
Thank you @wcsj2025.bsky.social
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Join Amelia Bonea and Irina Nastasa-Matei online on Thursday 4th December (7pm-8pm CET) to discuss their Manchester University Press book Negotiating Invisibility: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/book-...
December 2, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Join Amelia Bonea and Irina Nastasa-Matei online on Thursday 4th December (7pm-8pm CET) to discuss their Manchester University Press book Negotiating Invisibility: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/book-...
We invite you to submit a proposal for our special issue "The Human Diversity Dilemma: Navigating the Intersection of Microbiomes, Ethics and Society in Africa" to appear at the South African Journal of Science. Find the call here 👉 sajs.co.za/call-human-d... #philsci #philsky #HPS #hpbio #histsci 🦠
December 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
We invite you to submit a proposal for our special issue "The Human Diversity Dilemma: Navigating the Intersection of Microbiomes, Ethics and Society in Africa" to appear at the South African Journal of Science. Find the call here 👉 sajs.co.za/call-human-d... #philsci #philsky #HPS #hpbio #histsci 🦠
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Dr. Yasmin Haddad (Postdoctoral Fellow at UQAM) continues our online speaker series with the talk "When imprecision is a bad thing: the case of ancestry" on December 2nd. You can register to attend via zoom here: hugera.org/lecture-seri...
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Dr. Yasmin Haddad (Postdoctoral Fellow at UQAM) continues our online speaker series with the talk "When imprecision is a bad thing: the case of ancestry" on December 2nd. You can register to attend via zoom here: hugera.org/lecture-seri...
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[NEW PAPER] In "Beyond Dichotomies", I challenge the false dichotomy between subjectivity and objectivity in human social relationships. I show how they are both biological and social, using kinship research as an example. I’d love to hear your thoughts!
#PhilSci #Anthropology #PhilSky
#PhilSci #Anthropology #PhilSky
Beyond Dichotomies: Embracing an Integrated Approach to Social Relationships | Philosophy of Science | Cambridge Core
Beyond Dichotomies: Embracing an Integrated Approach to Social Relationships
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September 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
[NEW PAPER] In "Beyond Dichotomies", I challenge the false dichotomy between subjectivity and objectivity in human social relationships. I show how they are both biological and social, using kinship research as an example. I’d love to hear your thoughts!
#PhilSci #Anthropology #PhilSky
#PhilSci #Anthropology #PhilSky
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Unveiling the global #urban #virome through #wastewater #metagenomics ...
| #virus | #pathogens | #epidemiology | #gastrointestinal | Via @nature.com
| #virus | #pathogens | #epidemiology | #gastrointestinal | Via @nature.com
Unveiling the global urban virome through wastewater metagenomics - Nature Communications
Wastewater-based surveillance tends to focus on specific pathogens. Here, the authors mapped the wastewater virome from 62 cities worldwide to identify over 2,500 viruses, revealing city-specific…
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December 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Unveiling the global #urban #virome through #wastewater #metagenomics ...
| #virus | #pathogens | #epidemiology | #gastrointestinal | Via @nature.com
| #virus | #pathogens | #epidemiology | #gastrointestinal | Via @nature.com
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🚨CFA for the XIV PBCS that will be held at UNED (Madrid) 18-19 June 2026, where several of our METIS members are part of the organisation committee: Losner Briones (@losnerbriones.com), Jorge Ramos (@jsramos.bsky.social) and Cristian Saborido.
More info: sites.google.com/view/xivpbcs...
More info: sites.google.com/view/xivpbcs...
December 1, 2025 at 10:22 AM
🚨CFA for the XIV PBCS that will be held at UNED (Madrid) 18-19 June 2026, where several of our METIS members are part of the organisation committee: Losner Briones (@losnerbriones.com), Jorge Ramos (@jsramos.bsky.social) and Cristian Saborido.
More info: sites.google.com/view/xivpbcs...
More info: sites.google.com/view/xivpbcs...