Katie McGuire
accidental-anth.bsky.social
Katie McGuire
@accidental-anth.bsky.social
Science Informationist at CSHL 🧬
CU Boulder alumna 🦬 primate social behavior 🐒 Georgia Tech alumna 🐝 All opinions my own.
Reposted by Katie McGuire
According to a recent report from United for Medical Research, every $1 of NIH research funding generates $2.56 in economic activity. Call on Congress to reject the President’s FY2026 budget and preserve NIH funding to support the nation’s physical and economic health.
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July 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."

Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.

I wrote about my decision in TIME.

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Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
time.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Let's pull apart the genetics behind this dire wolf clone story because the lack of transparency and accuracy displayed by Colossal Biosciences PR is going to do a lot of harm to public trust in genetics and genomics. A thread 🧵

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The Science Behind the Return of the Dire Wolf
Here's how Colossal Biosciences brought the dire wolf back after more than 10,000 years.
time.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM