Ana Maria Barral
@bioprof.bsky.social
Biology prof, scientific teaching, CUREs, microbes 🧪 🇨🇺 Quaker, Conflict resolution, occasional Swiftie, sci comm, 🐈 person, hiking camping, 4x4. Live what you believe.
I wish more journalists were as prepared with facts and feisty like Ali Rogan!
good effort by Ali Rogan to get comments on the methodology of this and the autism/acetaminophen link
FDA head explains decision to drop ‘black box’ warnings from menopause hormone treatment
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
FDA head explains decision to drop ‘black box’ warnings from menopause hormone treatment
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
FDA head explains decision to drop 'black box' warnings from menopause hormone treatment
The FDA announced it would begin asking drug companies to remove so-called “black box” warnings for hormones prescribed to treat symptoms of menopause. The FDA says the warning has dissuaded generatio...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I wish more journalists were as prepared with facts and feisty like Ali Rogan!
Yes. And also the voice between the writing that is the writer's only.
curent working theory: precise thinking, intention, and expression and clarity despite typos often characterize human writing
while grammatically correct but painfully tedious, pointless, repetitious blathering often characterize LLM output
while grammatically correct but painfully tedious, pointless, repetitious blathering often characterize LLM output
November 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Yes. And also the voice between the writing that is the writer's only.
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@sarahkendzior.bsky.social is a contemporary sage. Read her story of how the Uzbek government imagined a "terrorist" organization and used it as an excuse to squash protest; and how similar this is to antifa now.
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/inventing-...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/inventing-...
Inventing Antifa
In 2005, the Uzbek government invented a group called “Akromiya” to justify massacring protesters. Now I worry the US government will do the same.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social is a contemporary sage. Read her story of how the Uzbek government imagined a "terrorist" organization and used it as an excuse to squash protest; and how similar this is to antifa now.
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/inventing-...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/inventing-...
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A *very* interesting thread about the level of lead found in protein supplements (more in a single serving than is safe to consume in an entire day). Most interesting to me: more in plant-based protein powers. Like...significantly more lead.
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A *very* interesting thread about the level of lead found in protein supplements (more in a single serving than is safe to consume in an entire day). Most interesting to me: more in plant-based protein powers. Like...significantly more lead.
Clear eyed as always 🙏
October 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Clear eyed as always 🙏
This is so amazing, thank you!
On a budget? A reminder to check to see if you have access to Kanopy and Hoopla through your library. Hoopla has ebooks, music, movies and TV shows. A lot of AMC and Acorn TV shows on that platform. And Kanopy has a kids section with unlimited "borrows". #library
October 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
This is so amazing, thank you!
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BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
October 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
🧪😬
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BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
October 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
Jaj most akkor olvasnom kell. Magyarul, persze.
PEN America congratulates Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai on winning the 2025 Nobel Prize for Literature. A master novelist with a singular style, Krasznahorkai’s novels buffet stories of the apocalypse with profound looks at humanity, art and beauty. www.npr.org/2025/10/08/n...
László Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in literature
The Hungarian writer, known for his apocalyptic works, has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in literature. He joins the ranks of Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck and Toni Morrison.
www.npr.org
October 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Jaj most akkor olvasnom kell. Magyarul, persze.
🧪 this explains a lot
The gut-brain connection
Glia cells mediate cytokine signalling between the gut and the brain, linking sleep to inflammation in the gut.
Glia cells mediate cytokine signalling between the gut and the brain, linking sleep to inflammation in the gut.
The gut-brain connection
Glia cells mediate cytokine signaling between the gut and the brain, linking sleep to inflammation in the gut.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🧪 this explains a lot
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Here’s video of the incident
October 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Here’s video of the incident
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Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
October 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
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The messages show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the possible deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, an infantry force that has dropped into combat zones in both World Wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.
Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show
A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.
bit.ly
October 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The messages show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the possible deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, an infantry force that has dropped into combat zones in both World Wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.
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Interested in a tenure track position teaching and doing research with undergrads at a PUI? We are looking for a broadly-defined microbiologist who can teach Med Micro and Immunology. Apply at universityofscrantonjobs.com/postings/8308. Pls share widely to feeds (& on twitter if you still tweet)! 🦠
October 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Interested in a tenure track position teaching and doing research with undergrads at a PUI? We are looking for a broadly-defined microbiologist who can teach Med Micro and Immunology. Apply at universityofscrantonjobs.com/postings/8308. Pls share widely to feeds (& on twitter if you still tweet)! 🦠
Thank you for this! I needed it today.
October 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Thank you for this! I needed it today.
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It did. Have you seen the Singing Revolution film? singingrevolution.com
The Singing Revolution | Official Film Site
The Singing Revolution is an inspiring account of one nation's rebirth when Estonians lifted their voices to overthrow a violent occupation.
singingrevolution.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
It did. Have you seen the Singing Revolution film? singingrevolution.com
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do I know anyone who studies icebergs? I need to talk to icebergerians for an article! Please share and thank you! 🧪
September 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
do I know anyone who studies icebergs? I need to talk to icebergerians for an article! Please share and thank you! 🧪
Please let's support local community organizations like Unidos South in San Juan Capistrano igniting-potential-giving-day.ocnonprofitcentral.org/organization...
Support Unidos South OC | Igniting Potential
I’m ready to support Unidos South OC on September 17, 2025 during Igniting Potential.
Learn more about Unidos South OC and all the other organizations
participating in Igniting Potential.
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September 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Please let's support local community organizations like Unidos South in San Juan Capistrano igniting-potential-giving-day.ocnonprofitcentral.org/organization...
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Know what creates empathy? Books. Reading about people unlike ourselves and experiences we'll never have. Which is why some people want to remove those books and discourage reading. Kids and adults should read widely. Most spend their spare time online, which is where indoctrination often begins.
September 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Know what creates empathy? Books. Reading about people unlike ourselves and experiences we'll never have. Which is why some people want to remove those books and discourage reading. Kids and adults should read widely. Most spend their spare time online, which is where indoctrination often begins.
Just donated to a Huntington Beach 3rd grade teacher who wants to buy some science 🧪 LEGO kits for the kids. Can others help? gofund.me/d6fcf04a4
Donate to Empower Huntington Beach Students with Science, organized by Marissa Carlton
I am a 3rd grade teacher in Huntington Beach, CA. I have been teaching … Marissa Carlton needs your support for Empower Huntington Beach Students with Science
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September 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Just donated to a Huntington Beach 3rd grade teacher who wants to buy some science 🧪 LEGO kits for the kids. Can others help? gofund.me/d6fcf04a4
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A GoFundMe for the instructor who was fired at Texas A&M!
I overlapped with the instructor, Melissa, as grad students in Notre Dame's English department. One of her former ND colleagues has started a GoFundMe for her: gofund.me/3f5b12078
Donate to Help Support Our Children's Literature Colleague, organized by Angel Matos
Recently, our colleague Melissa McCoul was fired from her position as a S… Angel Matos needs your support for Help Support Our Children's Literature Colleague
gofund.me
September 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A GoFundMe for the instructor who was fired at Texas A&M!
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I'm looking for stories about how AI is killing creative work, and I'd love to hear from you—artists, writers, illustrators, actors, designers, editors, voice actors and narrators—if your job or practice has been hit. This is going to be a big one.
AIKilledMyJob@pm.me
AIKilledMyJob@pm.me
September 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I'm looking for stories about how AI is killing creative work, and I'd love to hear from you—artists, writers, illustrators, actors, designers, editors, voice actors and narrators—if your job or practice has been hit. This is going to be a big one.
AIKilledMyJob@pm.me
AIKilledMyJob@pm.me
Something juicy to send to many of my colleagues... Ahem. 😈🧪 #edusky
With students heading back to the classroom, a group of cognitive scientists and AI researchers has published one of the most forceful and evidence-backed calls yet to reject the "uncritical adoption of AI" in academia:
Cognitive scientists and AI researchers make a forceful call to reject “uncritical adoption" of AI in academia
A new paper calls on academia to repel rampant AI in university departments and classrooms.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Something juicy to send to many of my colleagues... Ahem. 😈🧪 #edusky
@genewiz.bsky.social Hey thanks so much for getting the billing issue solved in record time! Now back to usual programming with the regular @tinyearthnet.bsky.social sequencing from our microbiology courses 😁🧪🦠🔬🧫
September 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
@genewiz.bsky.social Hey thanks so much for getting the billing issue solved in record time! Now back to usual programming with the regular @tinyearthnet.bsky.social sequencing from our microbiology courses 😁🧪🦠🔬🧫
@genewiz.bsky.social Any chance to get on the phone with you to clarify a billing issue? Had to send an email so I can request a phone call... Not very customer friendly 😕
September 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
@genewiz.bsky.social Any chance to get on the phone with you to clarify a billing issue? Had to send an email so I can request a phone call... Not very customer friendly 😕