Federico Gueli
@siamosolocani.bsky.social
Variant Spotter SC2 .
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Here are the leading countries reporting the NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" variant.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Here are the leading countries reporting the NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" variant.
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Here are the leading countries reporting the XFG.* "Stratus" variant.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Here are the leading countries reporting the XFG.* "Stratus" variant.
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I am far to be an expert on FLU but this new variant K of H3N2 is quite clear from the @nextstrain.org selecting for month/year
So keep an eye on it
www.bbc.com/news/article...
So keep an eye on it
www.bbc.com/news/article...
New flu virus mutation could see ‘worst season in a decade'
Leading flu experts say they will not be surprised if this year's is the worst flu season for a decade.
www.bbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I am far to be an expert on FLU but this new variant K of H3N2 is quite clear from the @nextstrain.org selecting for month/year
So keep an eye on it
www.bbc.com/news/article...
So keep an eye on it
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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"Earth Matters: Check out the scary Emissions Gap Report; plus Michael E. Mann slams Bill Gates" by @meteorblades.bsky.social for @dailykos.com: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Earth Matters: Check out the scary Emissions Gap Report; plus Michael E. Mann slams Bill Gates
For the past 16 years, the UN Environment Program has produced an annual Emissions Gap Report. This year’s edition shows a slight improvement in predictions from the 2024 report. However, even if ever...
www.dailykos.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"Earth Matters: Check out the scary Emissions Gap Report; plus Michael E. Mann slams Bill Gates" by @meteorblades.bsky.social for @dailykos.com: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Now-a-days it’s almost impossible to break a cold record from the 1800s, but we may very well do it Tuesday morning!
Tampa Airport record is 40. Upper 30s looking very possible! Wind chills near freezing!
Crazy cold for early November!! #winteriscoming #florida #tampabay #coldweather
Tampa Airport record is 40. Upper 30s looking very possible! Wind chills near freezing!
Crazy cold for early November!! #winteriscoming #florida #tampabay #coldweather
November 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Now-a-days it’s almost impossible to break a cold record from the 1800s, but we may very well do it Tuesday morning!
Tampa Airport record is 40. Upper 30s looking very possible! Wind chills near freezing!
Crazy cold for early November!! #winteriscoming #florida #tampabay #coldweather
Tampa Airport record is 40. Upper 30s looking very possible! Wind chills near freezing!
Crazy cold for early November!! #winteriscoming #florida #tampabay #coldweather
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It was a great pleasure presenting @vigilant-eu.bsky.social at the @defender-project.bsky.social International Symposium! 🌟 Inspiring talks, fantastic collab opportunities - grateful for the experience! #EUResearch
🌍 Join us at the @defender-project.bsky.social International Symposium for a keynote by our #combineMARV coordinator @christian-7.bsky.social!
🎟️ Register free of charge for a day of insights, collaboration & global exchange 🔗 lnkd.in/eY9JwzXY
#PandemicPreparedness #Collaboration #EUfunded
🎟️ Register free of charge for a day of insights, collaboration & global exchange 🔗 lnkd.in/eY9JwzXY
#PandemicPreparedness #Collaboration #EUfunded
November 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
It was a great pleasure presenting @vigilant-eu.bsky.social at the @defender-project.bsky.social International Symposium! 🌟 Inspiring talks, fantastic collab opportunities - grateful for the experience! #EUResearch
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We don’t talk enough about how Operation Warp Speed saved many lives in spite of Trump, nor how many people died because of his failure of leadership. Great piece from my great colleague @maciekboni.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/maciekbo...
open.substack.com/pub/maciekbo...
COVID’s leadership failures
Two moments that were too big for us, and the unfixable chain of mistakes that was set off after November 2020
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We don’t talk enough about how Operation Warp Speed saved many lives in spite of Trump, nor how many people died because of his failure of leadership. Great piece from my great colleague @maciekboni.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/maciekbo...
open.substack.com/pub/maciekbo...
BA.3.2 update:
here the four (slighty) different BA.3.2 circulating branches:
github.com/sars-cov-2-v...
here the four (slighty) different BA.3.2 circulating branches:
github.com/sars-cov-2-v...
Multiple BA.3.2.1 and BA.3.2.2 circulating branches · Issue #3093 · sars-cov-2-variants/lineage-proposals
BA.3.2.1 Branch 1 BA.3.2.1 > A10978G > C4582T, A8755G, C12073T, N:T296I (C29160T) Query for this branch : A8755G, C12073T, C29160T Samples: 3 First 2025-08-13 Netherlands Zuid-Holland Last 2025-10-...
github.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
BA.3.2 update:
here the four (slighty) different BA.3.2 circulating branches:
github.com/sars-cov-2-v...
here the four (slighty) different BA.3.2 circulating branches:
github.com/sars-cov-2-v...
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For XFG.10.4 + S:A435S global growth (from Sep onwards) is at 3.4% per day (24% per week). Note I showed this from Aug onwards previously.
Recent samples were all from new locations: Schleswig-Holstein, Centre-Val de Loire, Northern Ireland.
Recent samples were all from new locations: Schleswig-Holstein, Centre-Val de Loire, Northern Ireland.
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
For XFG.10.4 + S:A435S global growth (from Sep onwards) is at 3.4% per day (24% per week). Note I showed this from Aug onwards previously.
Recent samples were all from new locations: Schleswig-Holstein, Centre-Val de Loire, Northern Ireland.
Recent samples were all from new locations: Schleswig-Holstein, Centre-Val de Loire, Northern Ireland.
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And a new BA.3.2.2 sequence from Slovenia (EPI_ISL_20236520, collected on November 2) - a first for the country.
The Great Pumpkin remains active in different parts of the world...🎃
The Great Pumpkin remains active in different parts of the world...🎃
November 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
And a new BA.3.2.2 sequence from Slovenia (EPI_ISL_20236520, collected on November 2) - a first for the country.
The Great Pumpkin remains active in different parts of the world...🎃
The Great Pumpkin remains active in different parts of the world...🎃
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#WNE2025⚛️| Focus sur ELIPSE (Elimination de LIquides par Plasma Sous Eau) : un système comprenant une torche à plasma immergée sous eau pour le traitement de déchets liquides organiques très variés, y compris radioactifs.
👉Stand CEA #H064
@ceamarcoule.bsky.social
👉Stand CEA #H064
@ceamarcoule.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
#WNE2025⚛️| Focus sur ELIPSE (Elimination de LIquides par Plasma Sous Eau) : un système comprenant une torche à plasma immergée sous eau pour le traitement de déchets liquides organiques très variés, y compris radioactifs.
👉Stand CEA #H064
@ceamarcoule.bsky.social
👉Stand CEA #H064
@ceamarcoule.bsky.social
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Last chace to register for this year's Influenza Update Meeting - and places are going fast. Don't miss out!
Looking forward to seeing you there, flu people
Looking forward to seeing you there, flu people
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Influenza Update 2025
University of Warwick, 15th - 16th December
warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/med/...
Registration from £50 - £120
DEADLINE: 7th November
We hope you can join us there!
Influenza Update 2025
University of Warwick, 15th - 16th December
warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/med/...
Registration from £50 - £120
DEADLINE: 7th November
We hope you can join us there!
November 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Last chace to register for this year's Influenza Update Meeting - and places are going fast. Don't miss out!
Looking forward to seeing you there, flu people
Looking forward to seeing you there, flu people
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Monumental effort led by Peter Simmonds and Jens Kuhn to reorganize the Family Flaviviridae based on analysis of RNA-directed RNA polymerase (RdRP) hallmark gene sequences is finally out. Enjoy reading. #ICTV @utmbhealth.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Monumental effort led by Peter Simmonds and Jens Kuhn to reorganize the Family Flaviviridae based on analysis of RNA-directed RNA polymerase (RdRP) hallmark gene sequences is finally out. Enjoy reading. #ICTV @utmbhealth.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social
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𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 — 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬? In our latest paper in Cell Reports, we show that the answer may lie in pre-existing cross-reactive antibodies. www.cell.com/cell-reports...
🔍 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 in comments
🔍 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 in comments
Anti-dengue virus antibodies that elicit complement-mediated lysis of Zika virion correlate with protection from severe dengue disease
Dias et al. show that cross-reactive anti-dengue virus antibodies in pre-infection
plasma that mediate complement-dependent virolysis of Zika virus correlate with protection
from subsequent severe den...
www.cell.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 — 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬? In our latest paper in Cell Reports, we show that the answer may lie in pre-existing cross-reactive antibodies. www.cell.com/cell-reports...
🔍 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 in comments
🔍 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 in comments
wherever i wander
wherever i go
my heart is in the highlands
a-chasing the wild deer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=acnH...
wherever i go
my heart is in the highlands
a-chasing the wild deer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=acnH...
Arvo Pärt My Heart's in the Highlands Else Torp and Christopher Bowers
YouTube video by MrTriangleman
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
wherever i wander
wherever i go
my heart is in the highlands
a-chasing the wild deer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=acnH...
wherever i go
my heart is in the highlands
a-chasing the wild deer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=acnH...
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“Furin cleavage site”, that is. Just casually, and naturally, sitting there in one of the most evolutionarily active parts of the genome.
Mystery solved.
Mystery solved.
CIDRAP: New coronavirus subspecies with SARS-CoV-2–like mutation discovered in Brazilian bat
by Mary Van Beusekom
@cidrap.bsky.social
bit.ly/4hHRfam
by Mary Van Beusekom
@cidrap.bsky.social
bit.ly/4hHRfam
November 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“Furin cleavage site”, that is. Just casually, and naturally, sitting there in one of the most evolutionarily active parts of the genome.
Mystery solved.
Mystery solved.
Reposted by Federico Gueli
arxiv.org/abs/2510.23833
@zachhensel.bsky.social has revisited Bruttel et al’s preprint and shows why the analysis of RE sites in SARS2 was deeply flawed. Spoiler: the sites are natural, the pattern explicable by recombination & the authors stacked the deck omitting some seqs and duplicating others.
@zachhensel.bsky.social has revisited Bruttel et al’s preprint and shows why the analysis of RE sites in SARS2 was deeply flawed. Spoiler: the sites are natural, the pattern explicable by recombination & the authors stacked the deck omitting some seqs and duplicating others.
On the distributions of restriction sites in human and pangolin sarbecoviruses
Since early 2020, several theories have suggested that a distribution of restriction endonuclease recognition sites in the SARS-CoV-2 genome indicates a synthetic origin. The most influential of these...
arxiv.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
arxiv.org/abs/2510.23833
@zachhensel.bsky.social has revisited Bruttel et al’s preprint and shows why the analysis of RE sites in SARS2 was deeply flawed. Spoiler: the sites are natural, the pattern explicable by recombination & the authors stacked the deck omitting some seqs and duplicating others.
@zachhensel.bsky.social has revisited Bruttel et al’s preprint and shows why the analysis of RE sites in SARS2 was deeply flawed. Spoiler: the sites are natural, the pattern explicable by recombination & the authors stacked the deck omitting some seqs and duplicating others.
Reposted by Federico Gueli
Happy birthday @stemcellnetwork.ca #TMM2025
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Happy birthday @stemcellnetwork.ca #TMM2025
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GLP-1 drugs have intrinsic potent anti-inflammatory action beyond their metabolic beneficial impact on glucose regulation and weight loss
www.jci.org/articles/vie...
www.jci.org/articles/vie...
November 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
GLP-1 drugs have intrinsic potent anti-inflammatory action beyond their metabolic beneficial impact on glucose regulation and weight loss
www.jci.org/articles/vie...
www.jci.org/articles/vie...
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Reposted by Federico Gueli
I read a book on the history of night that discussed the idea of "second sleep."
"At Days Close: Night in Times Past" by A. Roger Ekirch.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/72...
"At Days Close: Night in Times Past" by A. Roger Ekirch.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/72...
At Day's Close: Night in Times Past
"Remarkable.… Ekirch has emptied night's pockets, and l…
www.goodreads.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I read a book on the history of night that discussed the idea of "second sleep."
"At Days Close: Night in Times Past" by A. Roger Ekirch.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/72...
"At Days Close: Night in Times Past" by A. Roger Ekirch.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/72...
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This is disgusting. Why can't Australia's government add batteries and panels and provide power to these relatively few homes in remote areas like this? We're a rich nation.
"Powerless: The hidden crisis of prepaid energy and First Nations communities"
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
"Powerless: The hidden crisis of prepaid energy and First Nations communities"
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Powerless: The hidden crisis of prepaid energy and First Nations communities
In Western Australia's remote north, tens of thousands of people are living in fear of sudden disconnection and being forced to ration power.
www.sbs.com.au
November 3, 2025 at 9:08 AM
This is disgusting. Why can't Australia's government add batteries and panels and provide power to these relatively few homes in remote areas like this? We're a rich nation.
"Powerless: The hidden crisis of prepaid energy and First Nations communities"
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
"Powerless: The hidden crisis of prepaid energy and First Nations communities"
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Aldo XFG.10.4 with 435S is expanding. we will see
SC.2 variant updates.
my watch list involves XFG.17.2.1 and recombs, GW.1 and XFW.1.1 , PQ.2.8.1 .
then everything with 679R also outside XFG (PE.1.4/PY.1.1.1)
then some good new things but still to small to say (XFG.9.3.1 , XFG.3+ 189F for example)
Some divergent things(XFY+153V, XFJ.3.1, XFN.2.1)
my watch list involves XFG.17.2.1 and recombs, GW.1 and XFW.1.1 , PQ.2.8.1 .
then everything with 679R also outside XFG (PE.1.4/PY.1.1.1)
then some good new things but still to small to say (XFG.9.3.1 , XFG.3+ 189F for example)
Some divergent things(XFY+153V, XFJ.3.1, XFN.2.1)
November 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Aldo XFG.10.4 with 435S is expanding. we will see
Reposted by Federico Gueli
Japan COVID dashboard:
mainichi.jp/english/covi...
mainichi.jp/english/covi...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in Japan - The Mainichi
Latest data on coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in Japan.
mainichi.jp
November 2, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Japan COVID dashboard:
mainichi.jp/english/covi...
mainichi.jp/english/covi...