Shonna McBride
@shonmcbride.bsky.social
Molecular Microbiologist studying C diff and friends @ Emory University. Opinions are my own.
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
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My quote of the day
Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 19, 2026 at 11:17 AM
My quote of the day
Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
January 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
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Opinion | They Were Ordinary Germans. We Are Ordinary Americans.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:26 AM
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This is a huge, huge deal.
Meanwhile the Director of the National Institute for Neurological Disease and Stroke (the agency that funds this kind of work) has been dismissed and the funding for disease research is being cut.
Meanwhile the Director of the National Institute for Neurological Disease and Stroke (the agency that funds this kind of work) has been dismissed and the funding for disease research is being cut.
Epstein-Barr Virus #EBV was linked to #MultipleSclerosis - now a plausible cause has been found, misidentification by longterm memory T-cells that pick on the wrong protein, ANO2, instead of the EBV-antigen. Massive inflection towards the elimination of MS!!!
🧪🧠Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
🧪🧠Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Anoctamin-2-specific T cells link Epstein-Barr virus to multiple sclerosis
Researchers identified anoctamin-2 (ANO2) as a frequent autoimmune target in multiple
sclerosis, with T cell responses against ANO2 occurring in over half of patients.
These ANO2-specific T cells shar...
www.cell.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:20 AM
This is a huge, huge deal.
Meanwhile the Director of the National Institute for Neurological Disease and Stroke (the agency that funds this kind of work) has been dismissed and the funding for disease research is being cut.
Meanwhile the Director of the National Institute for Neurological Disease and Stroke (the agency that funds this kind of work) has been dismissed and the funding for disease research is being cut.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Powerful piece in STAT this morning from some NIH staff members who have resigned
www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
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www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
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The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left
“We can no longer lend our credibility to an organization that has lost its integrity,” write four scientists and administrators who recently resigned from the NIH.
www.statnews.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Powerful piece in STAT this morning from some NIH staff members who have resigned
www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
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www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
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He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
January 9, 2026 at 11:25 PM
He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
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Here's the map after 24 hours of launch. Find your event or get one up here: www.mobilize.us/map/?tag_ids...
January 10, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Here's the map after 24 hours of launch. Find your event or get one up here: www.mobilize.us/map/?tag_ids...
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Here's a summary of all the data that supports adding more red meat to your diet
January 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Here's a summary of all the data that supports adding more red meat to your diet
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Measles cases in South Carolina rise by nine to 185, state health department says reut.rs/4pwmDeo
Measles cases in South Carolina rise by nine to 185, state health department says
The South Carolina health department reported 185 measles cases related to the ongoing outbreak in the state on Friday, nine additional cases since its last update on Tuesday.
reut.rs
January 2, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Measles cases in South Carolina rise by nine to 185, state health department says reut.rs/4pwmDeo
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First Pipeline post of the year! A statement of purpose, and science topics resume on Monday:
Last Year, and the Year to Come
www.science.org
January 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM
First Pipeline post of the year! A statement of purpose, and science topics resume on Monday:
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“The Trump administration is closing NASA’s largest research library on Friday, a facility that houses tens of thousands of books, documents and journals — many of them not digitized or available anywhere else.”
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:35 PM
“The Trump administration is closing NASA’s largest research library on Friday, a facility that houses tens of thousands of books, documents and journals — many of them not digitized or available anywhere else.”
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Facing a new year, I found this @dansinker.com post from February — about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails — to be a welcome read.
dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
What Felt Impossible Became Possible | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Facing a new year, I found this @dansinker.com post from February — about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails — to be a welcome read.
dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
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ScienceInsider: NIH official resigns after flap over risks of seasonal flu virus study
Another outstanding NIAID leader gone. John Beigel.
▶️https://bit.ly/4j9NoDz
by @cohenjon.bsky.social
Another outstanding NIAID leader gone. John Beigel.
▶️https://bit.ly/4j9NoDz
by @cohenjon.bsky.social
NIH official resigns after flap over risks of seasonal flu virus study
Agency may be expanding list of pathogens subject to dangerous “gain-of-function” regulations
bit.ly
December 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
ScienceInsider: NIH official resigns after flap over risks of seasonal flu virus study
Another outstanding NIAID leader gone. John Beigel.
▶️https://bit.ly/4j9NoDz
by @cohenjon.bsky.social
Another outstanding NIAID leader gone. John Beigel.
▶️https://bit.ly/4j9NoDz
by @cohenjon.bsky.social
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The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led a path of gutting and destruction of public, global health, and medical research resources, among others.
How much did it save in federal spending?
Nothing...it led to an increase
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How much did it save in federal spending?
Nothing...it led to an increase
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led a path of gutting and destruction of public, global health, and medical research resources, among others.
How much did it save in federal spending?
Nothing...it led to an increase
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How much did it save in federal spending?
Nothing...it led to an increase
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
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Helene was so giving to others about her battle, and went through to make it into maybe the top 1% of survivors of pancreatic cancer, before succumbing Dec 19, 2025 all while losing her father to it. She supported @letswinpc.org and the family asks for you to consider supporting them as well.💔
Pancreatic cancer survivor Helene Andrews-Polymenis and Dr. John Chabot discuss strategies for preparing for a Whipple procedure.
Preparing for a Whipple Procedure: A Roadmap for Patients and Caregivers
Pancreatic cancer survivor Helene Andrews-Polymenis and Dr. John Chabot discuss strategies for preparing for a Whipple procedure.
buff.ly
December 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Helene was so giving to others about her battle, and went through to make it into maybe the top 1% of survivors of pancreatic cancer, before succumbing Dec 19, 2025 all while losing her father to it. She supported @letswinpc.org and the family asks for you to consider supporting them as well.💔
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Journalists need to ask Trump why the US is reviving the Tuskegee experiments, this time on babies and why he is okay with that.
Ask Bill Cassidy as well.
Ask Bill Cassidy as well.
This is not the first time RFK Jr or his fellow anti-vax travelers conducted a study they knew would harm or kill children in low-income countries. It is a dehumanizing, colonialist model of manufacturing evidence: sacrificing foreign kids for political pseudoscience.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
www.notus.org/health-scien...
CDC to Fund Controversial Study in West Africa on Infant Hepatitis B Vaccines
The study prompted swift outcry from scientists in the U.S. who say it’s “unethical.”
www.notus.org
December 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Journalists need to ask Trump why the US is reviving the Tuskegee experiments, this time on babies and why he is okay with that.
Ask Bill Cassidy as well.
Ask Bill Cassidy as well.
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If people could just intuitively understand the difference between a million, a billion, and a trillion, we’d all be better off.
That applies to dollars. To tons of carbon. And so on.
Math. It matters.
That applies to dollars. To tons of carbon. And so on.
Math. It matters.
December 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If people could just intuitively understand the difference between a million, a billion, and a trillion, we’d all be better off.
That applies to dollars. To tons of carbon. And so on.
Math. It matters.
That applies to dollars. To tons of carbon. And so on.
Math. It matters.
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Remember, we are being manipulated.
‘Rage bait’ is the Oxford Word of the Year, showing how social media is manufacturing anger theconversation.com/rage-bait-is...
"Increasingly, platforms use rage bait to turn anger into a tool for attracting attention and advancing their commercial goals."
‘Rage bait’ is the Oxford Word of the Year, showing how social media is manufacturing anger theconversation.com/rage-bait-is...
"Increasingly, platforms use rage bait to turn anger into a tool for attracting attention and advancing their commercial goals."
‘Rage bait’ is the Oxford Word of the Year, showing how social media is manufacturing anger
‘Rage bait’ is the Oxford Word of the Year which makes sense as anger, indignation and violence have become the raw materials of the internet.
theconversation.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Remember, we are being manipulated.
‘Rage bait’ is the Oxford Word of the Year, showing how social media is manufacturing anger theconversation.com/rage-bait-is...
"Increasingly, platforms use rage bait to turn anger into a tool for attracting attention and advancing their commercial goals."
‘Rage bait’ is the Oxford Word of the Year, showing how social media is manufacturing anger theconversation.com/rage-bait-is...
"Increasingly, platforms use rage bait to turn anger into a tool for attracting attention and advancing their commercial goals."
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The horrific tragedy at Brown University is the 389th mass shooting this year and the 230th gun incident on school grounds so far this year.
This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
bradyunited.org
@bradyunited.org
This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
bradyunited.org
@bradyunited.org
December 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The horrific tragedy at Brown University is the 389th mass shooting this year and the 230th gun incident on school grounds so far this year.
This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
bradyunited.org
@bradyunited.org
This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
bradyunited.org
@bradyunited.org
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Thiamine (vitamin B1) is essential to metabolism & deficiencies produce a condition called beriberi.
I want to tell the story of why the Japanese Army suffered from it until 1926, while the Japanese Navy did NOT after 1884.
A cautionary tale about science denialism & the resulting policy choices.
I want to tell the story of why the Japanese Army suffered from it until 1926, while the Japanese Navy did NOT after 1884.
A cautionary tale about science denialism & the resulting policy choices.
December 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Thiamine (vitamin B1) is essential to metabolism & deficiencies produce a condition called beriberi.
I want to tell the story of why the Japanese Army suffered from it until 1926, while the Japanese Navy did NOT after 1884.
A cautionary tale about science denialism & the resulting policy choices.
I want to tell the story of why the Japanese Army suffered from it until 1926, while the Japanese Navy did NOT after 1884.
A cautionary tale about science denialism & the resulting policy choices.
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Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.