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ITIF life sci guru (https://itif.org/person/val-giddings/), professional skeptic, biotech expert, policy wonk, beekeeper, lover of wilderness. will travel miles for dark night skies. opinions my own.
States, health organizations reject new CDC vaccine guidance www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-healt...
States, health organizations reject new CDC vaccine guidance
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January 12, 2026 at 5:58 PM
States, health organizations reject new CDC vaccine guidance www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-healt...
Medical schools must prepare tomorrow’s doctors for yesterday’s diseases www.statnews.com/2026/01/12/m... via @statnews.com
Medical schools must prepare tomorrow’s doctors for yesterday’s diseases
Medical schools must now prepare tomorrow’s doctors for yesterday’s diseases.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Medical schools must prepare tomorrow’s doctors for yesterday’s diseases www.statnews.com/2026/01/12/m... via @statnews.com
What science says about the Trump administration’s new vaccine schedule www.sciencenews.org/article/vacc... The move to no longer universally recommend some childhood shots is not supported by evidence
What science says about the Trump administration’s new vaccine schedule
The federal move to no longer recommend certain vaccines for all U.S. children is not supported by new evidence and could undermine health gains.
www.sciencenews.org
January 9, 2026 at 12:01 PM
What science says about the Trump administration’s new vaccine schedule www.sciencenews.org/article/vacc... The move to no longer universally recommend some childhood shots is not supported by evidence
Former Google CEO plans to singlehandedly fund a Hubble telescope replacement arstechnica.com/space/2026/0... “This is a very significant contribution to the astronomical community.”
Former Google CEO plans to singlehandedly fund a Hubble telescope replacement
“This is a very significant contribution to the astronomical community."
arstechnica.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Former Google CEO plans to singlehandedly fund a Hubble telescope replacement arstechnica.com/space/2026/0... “This is a very significant contribution to the astronomical community.”
The golden age of vaccine development worksinprogress.co/issue/the-go... The first vaccine was a lucky accident. Now we can design new vaccines in weeks, atom by atom.
The golden age of vaccine development - Works in Progress Magazine
The first vaccine was a lucky accident. Now we can design new vaccines in weeks, atom by atom.
worksinprogress.co
January 8, 2026 at 12:22 PM
The golden age of vaccine development worksinprogress.co/issue/the-go... The first vaccine was a lucky accident. Now we can design new vaccines in weeks, atom by atom.
Ammonites survived asteroid impact that killed off dinosaurs, new evidence suggests phys.org/news/2026-01... via @physorg_com
Ammonites survived asteroid impact that killed off dinosaurs, new evidence suggests
In the aftermath of the giant asteroid that crashed into the Yucatan Peninsula about 66 million years ago, approximately 75% of all species on Earth were wiped out, including the dinosaurs. Among thos...
phys.org
January 7, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Ammonites survived asteroid impact that killed off dinosaurs, new evidence suggests phys.org/news/2026-01... via @physorg_com
How Mental Illness Leaves Its Mark on the Brain | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/best...
How Mental Illness Leaves Its Mark on the Brain
Mental illness is often described in abstract terms, but is rooted in the brain. A study reveals that genes influencing psychiatric disorders also shape brain architecture.
www.psychologytoday.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:59 PM
How Mental Illness Leaves Its Mark on the Brain | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/best...
CDC staff ‘blindsided’ as child vaccine schedule unilaterally overhauled wapo.st/4juIdhF
CDC staff ‘blindsided’ as child vaccine schedule unilaterally overhauled
The Trump administration took unprecedented steps to recommend fewer vaccines for children without extensive consultations with career scientists.
wapo.st
January 7, 2026 at 12:52 PM
CDC staff ‘blindsided’ as child vaccine schedule unilaterally overhauled wapo.st/4juIdhF
Science’s favorite news visuals of 2025 | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Science’s favorite news visuals of 2025
Our Visuals editors highlight particularly inspiring images and media
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January 6, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Science’s favorite news visuals of 2025 | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
2025: A Year of Progress in Biotechnology itif.org/publications...
A Year of Progress in Biotechnology
Amid all the chaos and upheaval that came with the year just finished, one could easily be forgiven for failing to notice the wealth of positive developments in biotechnology. But there was plenty to ...
itif.org
January 5, 2026 at 4:31 PM
2025: A Year of Progress in Biotechnology itif.org/publications...
Some 400,000 years ago, in what is now eastern England, a group of Neanderthals used flint and pyrite to make fires by a watering hole — not just once, but time after time, over several generations. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/s...
Archaeologists Find Oldest Evidence of Fire-Making
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January 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Some 400,000 years ago, in what is now eastern England, a group of Neanderthals used flint and pyrite to make fires by a watering hole — not just once, but time after time, over several generations. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/s...
Jurassic Park Was Right: Mosquitoes Really Can Carry Libraries of Animal DNA www.sciencealert.com/jurassic-par...
Jurassic Park Was Right: Mosquitoes Really Can Carry Libraries of Animal DNA
From missing dinosaur feathers to fictitious pack-hunting behaviors, many details of the Jurassic Park movie franchise belong firmly in fantasy.
www.sciencealert.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Jurassic Park Was Right: Mosquitoes Really Can Carry Libraries of Animal DNA www.sciencealert.com/jurassic-par...
Reposted by @PrometheusGreen
I think we all need a timeline cleanse right now….
An adorable #Greek rhyton in the shape of a #cow's head. Vessels such as this one were used in drinking parties. Since they didn't have a base, their contents had to be consumed before the vessel could be put down
Dating ca. 460 BC.
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An adorable #Greek rhyton in the shape of a #cow's head. Vessels such as this one were used in drinking parties. Since they didn't have a base, their contents had to be consumed before the vessel could be put down
Dating ca. 460 BC.
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January 4, 2026 at 8:08 AM
The Year in Neanderthals
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/s... They drew with crayons, possibly fed on maggots and maybe even kissed us: Forty millenniums later, our ancient human cousins continued to make news.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/s... They drew with crayons, possibly fed on maggots and maybe even kissed us: Forty millenniums later, our ancient human cousins continued to make news.
The Year in Neanderthals
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January 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The Year in Neanderthals
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/s... They drew with crayons, possibly fed on maggots and maybe even kissed us: Forty millenniums later, our ancient human cousins continued to make news.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/s... They drew with crayons, possibly fed on maggots and maybe even kissed us: Forty millenniums later, our ancient human cousins continued to make news.
These farmers are cutting pollution and fighting hunger — with bacteria wapo.st/4jmI6ol Mariangela Hungria won the 2025 World Food Prize for her work on microbes that feed plants nitrogen, allowing farmers to slash fertilizer costs and pollution.
These farmers are cutting pollution and fighting hunger — with bacteria
Mariangela Hungria won the 2025 World Food Prize for her work on microbes that feed plants nitrogen, allowing farmers to slash fertilizer costs and pollution.
wapo.st
January 4, 2026 at 3:43 PM
These farmers are cutting pollution and fighting hunger — with bacteria wapo.st/4jmI6ol Mariangela Hungria won the 2025 World Food Prize for her work on microbes that feed plants nitrogen, allowing farmers to slash fertilizer costs and pollution.
Scientists Unveil Breakthrough Method to Mass-Produce Cancer-Fighting Natural Killer Cells scitechdaily.com/scientists-u...
Scientists Unveil Breakthrough Method to Mass-Produce Cancer-Fighting Natural Killer Cells
A new method for engineering natural killer cells could make cancer immunotherapy more efficient, scalable, and affordable, potentially reshaping how these treatments are produced.
scitechdaily.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Scientists Unveil Breakthrough Method to Mass-Produce Cancer-Fighting Natural Killer Cells scitechdaily.com/scientists-u...
When the interpreter wept: What automation erases inside Europe’s institutions www.politico.eu/article/when...
When the interpreter wept: What automation erases inside Europe’s institutions
We are building a world that treats translation as a problem to be solved. But translation was never just a technical challenge — it is an act of witnessing.
www.politico.eu
January 1, 2026 at 6:44 PM
When the interpreter wept: What automation erases inside Europe’s institutions www.politico.eu/article/when...
Lab leak in Spain? A wake-up call for global biosafety www.ocregister.com/2025/12/23/l...
Lab leak in Spain? A wake-up call for global biosafety
The lab connection to the current African swine fever virus outbreak in Spain cannot be denied. It is the only logical explanation.
www.ocregister.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Lab leak in Spain? A wake-up call for global biosafety www.ocregister.com/2025/12/23/l...
Common virus jab could be key in fight against multiple sclerosis www.independent.co.uk/news/health/... The vaccine will be trialled in patients recently diagnosed with MS
Common virus jab could be key in fight against multiple sclerosis
The vaccine will be trialled in patients recently diagnosed with MS
www.independent.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Common virus jab could be key in fight against multiple sclerosis www.independent.co.uk/news/health/... The vaccine will be trialled in patients recently diagnosed with MS
Beautiful and delicious mutants on your plate: The misunderstood world of crop improvement geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/12/08/b...
Beautiful and delicious mutants on your plate: The misunderstood world of crop improvement
hen most of us hear the word mutation, the images that come to mind are not positive. We think of radioactive monsters, comic book villains, or genetic
geneticliteracyproject.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Beautiful and delicious mutants on your plate: The misunderstood world of crop improvement geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/12/08/b...
British zoologist and Save the Elephants founder Iain Douglas-Hamilton dies at 83 abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
British zoologist and Save the Elephants founder Iain Douglas-Hamilton dies at 83
British-born zoologist and founder of the Save the Elephants group Iain Douglas-Hamilton has died at age 83
abcnews.go.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
British zoologist and Save the Elephants founder Iain Douglas-Hamilton dies at 83 abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Bees ‘infect’ each other with optimism that spreads through the colony newatlas.com/biology/posi...
Bees ‘infect’ each other with optimism that spreads through the colony
Bumblebees have a way of looking both adorable and slightly overserved, wobbling from flower to flower like fuzzy little potatoes. They seem simple, almost carefree. But a new study suggests there’s f...
newatlas.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Bees ‘infect’ each other with optimism that spreads through the colony newatlas.com/biology/posi...
CRISPR wheat that makes its own fertilizer www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... CRISPR-enhanced wheat helps soil bacteria generate natural fertilizer, promising cleaner, cheaper, more sustainable farming.
CRISPR wheat that makes its own fertilizer
UC Davis researchers engineered wheat that encourages soil bacteria to convert atmospheric nitrogen into plant-usable fertilizer. By boosting a natural compound in the plant, the wheat triggers bacter...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
CRISPR wheat that makes its own fertilizer www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... CRISPR-enhanced wheat helps soil bacteria generate natural fertilizer, promising cleaner, cheaper, more sustainable farming.
This device may reduce viruses at home — and it’s not an air purifier wapo.st/4pSbUv7
This device may reduce viruses at home — and it’s not an air purifier
Humidifiers add moisture, which is like a ‘heavy blanket’ that brings viruses to the ground level, away from noses and mouths, an expert said.
wapo.st
December 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This device may reduce viruses at home — and it’s not an air purifier wapo.st/4pSbUv7