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Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦
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Professor studying how genetic information is passed down to the next generation | She/Her | 🇮🇹 expat in the 🇺🇸 | Wannabe 🐎 rider | She/her | Posts and likes=mine
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Submit your comments here by May 23: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Screenshot showing the window for public comment regarding the OPM proposal that would create “Schedule Policy/Career” and strip civil service protections from approximately 50,000 federal employees. This proposal undermines the fundamental principles of our merit-based civil service system that has served our nation for over 140 years. While presented as a means to improve accountability, this rule would effectively convert career positions into at-will employment, making these employees vulnerable to removal without the due process protections that ensure nonpartisan public service.
May 21, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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April 21, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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The US Department of Health and Human Services has hired David Geier to waste taxpayer money on debunked links between immunizations and autism.
Geier has been peddling false claims on such "links" for years and was disciplined by the state of Maryland for practicing medicine without a license.
Text reading: The following findings of fact were proven by a preponderance of the evidence. David Geier has never obtained a license to practice medicine nor has he held a license to practice any health occupation. In 2002, he obtained a Bachelor of the Arts degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He has not attended any medical school.
March 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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You know you are a science march when people get fired up by a speech that starts with: “Who here has mitochondria???!!!!” 📢📢📢📢💪💪💪💪
#standupforscience2025
Photo of rally goers at the stand up for science march at the Connecticut capitol
March 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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📣Today is the day we Stand Up For Science 📣!!
Hartford CT State Capitol. 1 PM Rally. @standupforscience.bsky.social thank you for organizing this!
Flyer for the SUFS march in Hartford CT on March 7 at 1pm Flyer with info: march is 12-4pm with speeches at 1pm. Free parking on Capitol Grounds, additional free parking at the Legislative Office Building and garage overflow at 300 Capitol Ave Hartford CT
March 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Scientific research creates knowledge, progress, technologies, cures, safety, AND jobs. Tomorrow we #standupforscience2025 in Hartford CT! Join us across the US to spread awareness and let politicians know that Science helps EVERYONE. 🧬🔬
Hand painted poster signs reading: Don't let research go extinct! In Science we trust- budget cuts are unjust! Evolution gave us brains- cutting science is insane! Science Supports Humanity. DOGE= Defunding Our Greatest Experts. Girls just wanna have FUNding for scientific research.
March 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Drosophila genetics giant and overall wonderful human Sergio Pimpinelli on December 28, 2024. His legacy lives on through his extensive work on heterochromatin and the countless students he trained at Sapienza University of Rome.
Sergio Pimpinelli in his office at Sapienza University, Rome
January 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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How cool is that the new iOS has dual language keyboard? No more weird autocorrects for forgetting to manually switch language 🙌
Screenshot showing an iPhone keyboard space bar labeled “English and Italiano”
December 11, 2024 at 11:14 PM
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The power of tinkering and curiosity-driven research. This 2001 piece could not be more timely. Did not know this is how cisplatin was discovered. Amazing story
December 7, 2024 at 11:56 AM
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Utterly incorrect heel position
December 4, 2024 at 12:15 PM
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Excited to host @binyammogessie.bsky.social at UConn MCB tomorrow! Looking forward to nerding out about eggs and chromosomes 🧬🔬🥚
October 2, 2023 at 9:54 PM