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Editor-in-Chief of a very good microbial journal.

(Illustration by David S. Goodsell, RCSB Protein Data Bank. doi: 10.2210/rcsb_pdb/goodsell-gallery-028)
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Here’s an early present for you
Just go vegan. Veganuary is almost upon us anyway
Personal opinion:

If KS does agree to this, then he & every Labour MP who DOESN’T openly oppose I will consider to be traitors to the UK and its population.

#UKPolitics
December 31, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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The Editor-in-chief of Clinical Microbiology and Infection (CMI), Leonard Leibovici, will be stepping down in Jan 2026. In this video clip from April 2025, we look back at an interview of Leibovici mapping out his hopes and expectations of what is published at the CMI Journal.

#IDSky #clinmicro
December 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
December 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I love videos like this, because they’re a great reminder that the companies we work for or buy from that are trying to make us use chatbots have no idea what they’re doing

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Gen AI & Reinforcement Learning- Computerphile
YouTube video by Computerphile
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December 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
“…the sharp decline in external financing underscores the need to reduce reliance on external health aid”

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
We have the means to beat malaria, do we have the will?
The latest World malaria report, published on Dec 4, 2025, opens its concluding section with “From 2000 to 2015, malaria case incidence declined by 25·6%, from 79·4 to 59·0 cases per 1000 population a...
www.thelancet.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Beautiful watercolor viruses #sciart artologica.etsy.com/listing/1729...
December 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Fresh Bacteria in watercolor #sciart artologica.etsy.com/listing/4430...
December 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Great whistle-stop tour of @cmicomms.bsky.social’s podcast episodes.

This is one of my favourite podcasts

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Communicable E43: Katie's picks
Podcast Episode · Communicable · 28/12/2025 · 47m
podcasts.apple.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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This is a noble idea for the #TBSky research community.

TBH could aim for this in any research field - studies often collect and bank far more material than is used.

Question though is: how do you police access, MTAs, contracts, IP etc.. 🤯
#IDSky #MedSky #AcademicSky

@lancetmicrobe.bsky.social
The need for interconnected global biorepositories from tuberculosis studies to address fundamental questions at scale
Tuberculosis remains a leading cause of death, underscoring the urgent need for a new vaccine. Progress in vaccine development is hampered by incomplete understanding of how Mycobacterium tuberculosis...
www.thelancet.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:23 AM
December 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
No other TV reviewer is so perfectly on my wavelength

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The 10 Best TV Shows Of 2025
YouTube video by Friendly Space Ninja
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December 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Makes a pretty solid argument

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Is Hitler Ghostwriting U.S. Foreign Policy?
YouTube video by Wave Media
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December 27, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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The "pharma shill" charge persists not because it's true but because it's useful. It discredits doctors while shielding those who actually profit from vaccine doubt. I examined the economics here: open.substack.com/pub/jakescot...
The Pharma Shill Paradox: Who Actually Profits from Vaccine Mistrust
A physician examines the financial anatomy of an insult
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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there we go
December 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A very impressive and articulate exploration of the issues

youtu.be/MDKqPKwLYXg?...
Why America’s higher education is broken - Rebecca Kuang
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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December 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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December 25, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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🎄#GothicAdvent
December 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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New personal view article

Strengthening #hepatitis B virus clinical research in Africa: the need for multistakeholder collaboration, funding, and political will

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#IDSky #ClinMicro #ViroSky #HBV #OpenAccess #OA
December 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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New review article

Human #metapneumovirus prevention within reach: advances in vaccines and monoclonal antibodies

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#IDSky #ClinMicro #ViroSky #HMPV #OpenAccess #OA
December 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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He lives on melting ice, runs a zero-emissions sleigh, and believes in fairness! 🎄

So yes — it is no surprise that a recent YouGov poll suggests Father Christmas would vote Green. 💚
December 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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New research article

Genomic determinants of antibiotic resistance for #Helicobacter pylori treatment: a retrospective phenotypic and genotypic observational study

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#IDSky #ClinMicro #AMR #OpenAccess #OA
December 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
“…some of the file redaction can be undone with Photoshop techniques, or by simply highlighting text to paste into a word processing file.”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Some Epstein file redactions are being undone with hacks
Un-redacted text from released documents began circulating on social media on Monday evening
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Did he fail to pray hard enough?
December 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide.

When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.

Happening under a Labour Government.
🚨BREAKING: GRETA THUNBERG ARRESTED UNDER TERRORISM ACT FOR SUPPORTING 'PALESTINE ACTION PRISONERS'
December 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Here’s an early present for you
December 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM