Dam
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Dam
@niemad.bsky.social
Cells, brains, and microscopes. Here for the science and the shit talk, views my own.
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this picture of a mom shoes off sprinting to the Mpls school: www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

By Richard Tsong-Taatarii for @startribune.com, which should be a go-to source for anyone following
August 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"He said he became convinced the peptides weren’t the cause of the severe reactions after plugging everything he knows about the incident into an artificial intelligence app, which he said gave him a 57-page report that “basically says that it is impossible it was the peptides.”
July 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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The "reproducibility crisis" in science constantly makes headlines. Repro efforts are often limited. What if you could assess reproducibility of an entire field?

That's what @brunolemaitre.bsky.social et al. have done. Fly immunity is highly replicable & offers lessons for #metascience

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July 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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🏡🧬 Our new meta-analysis of 140 studies including ~66,000 people finds that lower socioeconomic status and marginalized race/ethnicity is associated with faster epigenetic biological aging. Find out which epigenetic clocks show the strongest effects 👇
tinyurl.com/metaclocks
Social determinants of health and epigenetic clocks: Meta-analysis of 140 studies
Social determinants of health are social factors that affect health and survival. Two of the most powerful social determinants are socioeconomic status (SES) and race/ethnicity; people with lower SES ...
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May 16, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Astrocytes have long been conceived as passive support player cells in the brain. But today @science.org (via 3 reports) they got a big upgrade for their active role in neuromodulation and control of brain function
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
May 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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When you've been in the cell culture hood all day and finally get to take off your gloves:
March 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Angertainment is a great way to describe the emotional experience most social media platforms are optimizing for.
January 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Allez champagne 🍾!!! Bye bye le borgne 🤩
January 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Non mais Valls putain.
December 23, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Where to put the $ sign in excel so it does not change the selected column is my equivalent of figuring out which side to insert the USB. Never on first try.
December 12, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Buckle up 😅
I listened for 77,602 minutes in 2024. What about you? #SpotifyWrapped
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December 5, 2024 at 3:15 AM
Sorry ya'all I've been late to the party, but damn, it's nice here.
December 3, 2024 at 4:53 PM