Neth Dugan
@nethdugan.bsky.social
Late 30s nerd who has been in fandom since e-mail lists were the only way of spreading fic. Atheist, asexual, leftie Brit who is a fan of cosmology but ended up in biology some how. She/Her pronouns.
Live Long and Prosper.
Live Long and Prosper.
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The pronoun labeler, which was by far the most useful labeler on the site, was deleted by its creator. But thanks to @ripperoni.com there’s a new one available. I highly recommend it. It’s a great way to share your pronouns or see someone else’s pronouns at a glance.
bsky.app/profile/pron...
bsky.app/profile/pron...
bsky.app
February 11, 2026 at 6:39 AM
The pronoun labeler, which was by far the most useful labeler on the site, was deleted by its creator. But thanks to @ripperoni.com there’s a new one available. I highly recommend it. It’s a great way to share your pronouns or see someone else’s pronouns at a glance.
bsky.app/profile/pron...
bsky.app/profile/pron...
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Patients with ulcerative colitis have fewer protective γδ intraepithelial lymphocytes and higher numbers of inflammatory γδ T cell subsets, but show a reversal in distribution when in remission.
Learn more in #ScienceImmunology: https://scim.ag/4azeVvu
Learn more in #ScienceImmunology: https://scim.ag/4azeVvu
Single-cell profiling reveals diverse γδ T cell subsets in ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis induces stem- and effector-like γδ T cell subsets influencing therapeutic response.
scim.ag
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Patients with ulcerative colitis have fewer protective γδ intraepithelial lymphocytes and higher numbers of inflammatory γδ T cell subsets, but show a reversal in distribution when in remission.
Learn more in #ScienceImmunology: https://scim.ag/4azeVvu
Learn more in #ScienceImmunology: https://scim.ag/4azeVvu
TNT Sports just repeatedly misgendered Elis Lundholm, the Swedish trans bloke competing in the women's Moguls during the qualifications. It isn't like Elis' status is some secret. #WinterOlympics #LGBTQ #ElisLundholm
February 10, 2026 at 4:28 PM
TNT Sports just repeatedly misgendered Elis Lundholm, the Swedish trans bloke competing in the women's Moguls during the qualifications. It isn't like Elis' status is some secret. #WinterOlympics #LGBTQ #ElisLundholm
Watching #TraitorsIreland in BBC iPlayer and dear lord. I'd vote Paudie out just to get rid of him, even if I didn't think he was a traitor.
February 2, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Watching #TraitorsIreland in BBC iPlayer and dear lord. I'd vote Paudie out just to get rid of him, even if I didn't think he was a traitor.
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How dare a literally leader in Starfleet sit in a chair weirdly? That isn’t professional! I have a hard time imaging Kirk or Spock doing this? What is this woke propaganda in my Star Trek? Treks really gone downhill, this isn’t Star Trek!
January 24, 2026 at 5:44 PM
How dare a literally leader in Starfleet sit in a chair weirdly? That isn’t professional! I have a hard time imaging Kirk or Spock doing this? What is this woke propaganda in my Star Trek? Treks really gone downhill, this isn’t Star Trek!
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Scotland sends baby box to New York after mayor Mamdani cites policy
Scotland sends baby box to New York after mayor Mamdani cites policy
Scottish social justice secretary says pledge for the city shows shared ‘commitment to tackling child poverty’
New York’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has received a baby box from the Scottish government after modelling part of his election campaign on Edinburgh’s example of providing each expectant mother with a set of essentials.
Scotland’s social justice secretary, Shirley-Anne Somerville, said it would help the city’s leader develop his own plans for a “baby basket”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Scotland sends baby box to New York after mayor Mamdani cites policy
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Bepi may become the first treatment that can help “functionally cure” more than a tiny percentage of patients chronically infected with hepatitis B. https://scim.ag/4sBobq4
New hepatitis B drug could help ‘functionally cure' some patients
Scientists welcome GSK announcement that two trials succeeded--even though data are still lacking
www.science.org
January 12, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Bepi may become the first treatment that can help “functionally cure” more than a tiny percentage of patients chronically infected with hepatitis B. https://scim.ag/4sBobq4
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Multnomah Country, Oregon, has posted warnings to residents that ICE agents are impersonating utility workers.
You read that right. ICE is now impersonating utility workers in order to gain access to people's homes and businesses without a warrant.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
You read that right. ICE is now impersonating utility workers in order to gain access to people's homes and businesses without a warrant.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
ICE officers impersonating utility workers, Oregon lawmaker says
NW Natural issues notice telling public how to ID its employees and contractors.
www.oregonlive.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Multnomah Country, Oregon, has posted warnings to residents that ICE agents are impersonating utility workers.
You read that right. ICE is now impersonating utility workers in order to gain access to people's homes and businesses without a warrant.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
You read that right. ICE is now impersonating utility workers in order to gain access to people's homes and businesses without a warrant.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion.
This is the aftermath in one area
This is the aftermath in one area
January 4, 2026 at 3:56 AM
The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion.
This is the aftermath in one area
This is the aftermath in one area
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✅ 2025: Victories for disease control! The world scored major victories for disease control and elimination.
🥳 Maldives became the first country to achieve “triple elimination” of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.
🥳 Burundi, Egypt and Fiji eliminated trachoma.
🥳 Maldives became the first country to achieve “triple elimination” of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.
🥳 Burundi, Egypt and Fiji eliminated trachoma.
December 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
✅ 2025: Victories for disease control! The world scored major victories for disease control and elimination.
🥳 Maldives became the first country to achieve “triple elimination” of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.
🥳 Burundi, Egypt and Fiji eliminated trachoma.
🥳 Maldives became the first country to achieve “triple elimination” of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.
🥳 Burundi, Egypt and Fiji eliminated trachoma.
The War Between the Land and the Sea is a bit mixed. I enjoyed it but there were of course issues.
I am curious what indigenous folk, especially of North America, will think of the finale. All of this has happened before, and nobody saw that it was happening again.
#DoctorWho #Spoilers
I am curious what indigenous folk, especially of North America, will think of the finale. All of this has happened before, and nobody saw that it was happening again.
#DoctorWho #Spoilers
December 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The War Between the Land and the Sea is a bit mixed. I enjoyed it but there were of course issues.
I am curious what indigenous folk, especially of North America, will think of the finale. All of this has happened before, and nobody saw that it was happening again.
#DoctorWho #Spoilers
I am curious what indigenous folk, especially of North America, will think of the finale. All of this has happened before, and nobody saw that it was happening again.
#DoctorWho #Spoilers
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
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We’ve reached the point in the US where priests are trying to exorcise the demons from our government.
December 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We’ve reached the point in the US where priests are trying to exorcise the demons from our government.
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Eileen Higgins just became the first Democrat elected mayor of Miami in nearly 30 years.
December 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Eileen Higgins just became the first Democrat elected mayor of Miami in nearly 30 years.
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THREAD
One Year of tracking research communication on @bsky.app
This time last year we officially added the Bluesky social platform to the places where we track research communication and article sharing.
Here are some of the most viral articles that gained traction in the last 12 months.
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One Year of tracking research communication on @bsky.app
This time last year we officially added the Bluesky social platform to the places where we track research communication and article sharing.
Here are some of the most viral articles that gained traction in the last 12 months.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
THREAD
One Year of tracking research communication on @bsky.app
This time last year we officially added the Bluesky social platform to the places where we track research communication and article sharing.
Here are some of the most viral articles that gained traction in the last 12 months.
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One Year of tracking research communication on @bsky.app
This time last year we officially added the Bluesky social platform to the places where we track research communication and article sharing.
Here are some of the most viral articles that gained traction in the last 12 months.
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More than 68,000 women have already added their names to our letter in solidarity - Together we are showing that trans exclusion is not being done in our name.
You can join us and help keep the momentum growing…
✍️ Sign here: notinourname.org.uk
🔄 Please share to help us reach even more supporters
You can join us and help keep the momentum growing…
✍️ Sign here: notinourname.org.uk
🔄 Please share to help us reach even more supporters
December 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
More than 68,000 women have already added their names to our letter in solidarity - Together we are showing that trans exclusion is not being done in our name.
You can join us and help keep the momentum growing…
✍️ Sign here: notinourname.org.uk
🔄 Please share to help us reach even more supporters
You can join us and help keep the momentum growing…
✍️ Sign here: notinourname.org.uk
🔄 Please share to help us reach even more supporters
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December 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
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Brits will keep paying far too much for energy until the govt addresses the massive inefficiency and waste in the energy system.
@gjuk.bsky.social on @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com #MartinLewis
@gjuk.bsky.social on @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com #MartinLewis
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Brits will keep paying far too much for energy until the govt addresses the massive inefficiency and waste in the energy system.
@gjuk.bsky.social on @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com #MartinLewis
@gjuk.bsky.social on @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com #MartinLewis
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Trump and his Administration are targeting me because I said something they didn’t like — but here’s the thing: I won’t be intimidated into silence. I’ve overcome challenges a lot tougher than Donald Trump or Pete Hegseth.
November 25, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Trump and his Administration are targeting me because I said something they didn’t like — but here’s the thing: I won’t be intimidated into silence. I’ve overcome challenges a lot tougher than Donald Trump or Pete Hegseth.
I've a cousin in the US who appears to be having mental health crisis and I'm worried for him. I've been uneasy with the guy since he tried to push his meds onto me yeaaaaars ago. But looks like he's at some kind of crisis point and police were called. Given the state of things I'm scared for him.
November 25, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I've a cousin in the US who appears to be having mental health crisis and I'm worried for him. I've been uneasy with the guy since he tried to push his meds onto me yeaaaaars ago. But looks like he's at some kind of crisis point and police were called. Given the state of things I'm scared for him.
Went to the pub with my Mom for lunch and this was the carpet. I stated at it and wondered what the opposite of phallic was called and thought that @vaginamuseum.bsky.social might know.
I mean. Look at it.
I mean. Look at it.
November 24, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Went to the pub with my Mom for lunch and this was the carpet. I stated at it and wondered what the opposite of phallic was called and thought that @vaginamuseum.bsky.social might know.
I mean. Look at it.
I mean. Look at it.
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Nearly half of US air freight is shipped via passenger planes, so the Republican government shutdown will further raise the costs of goods.
US airlines cancel 1,000 flights while complying with shutdown order
Anxious travelers across the U.S. are feeling a bit of relief as airlines have mostly stayed on schedule while gradually cutting flights because of the government shutdown.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Nearly half of US air freight is shipped via passenger planes, so the Republican government shutdown will further raise the costs of goods.
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A study in Nature Communications finds that relative abundances of stress-sensitive gastrointestinal microbes at 2 years old predicts internalizing symptoms, such as depression and anxiety, in middle childhood through altered emotion-related brain network connectivity. #microbiome #medsky 🧪
Childhood gut microbiome is linked to internalizing symptoms at school age via the functional connectome - Nature Communications
Here, the authors find that relative abundances of stress-sensitive gastrointestinal microbes at age 2 years predicts internalizing symptoms in middle childhood through altered emotion-related brain network connectivity.
go.nature.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
A study in Nature Communications finds that relative abundances of stress-sensitive gastrointestinal microbes at 2 years old predicts internalizing symptoms, such as depression and anxiety, in middle childhood through altered emotion-related brain network connectivity. #microbiome #medsky 🧪
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truly wasn't convinced Celebrity Traitors would be able to elevate to the drama of a regular series without the stakes of winning the money for themselves but this lot really sold that finale. #CelebrityTraitors
November 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
truly wasn't convinced Celebrity Traitors would be able to elevate to the drama of a regular series without the stakes of winning the money for themselves but this lot really sold that finale. #CelebrityTraitors