Clay Fischer
clayfischer.bsky.social
Clay Fischer
@clayfischer.bsky.social
Juneau + Oakland. Herpetology, conservation, bioinformatics, scicomm, photography, renovation. Encourage curiosity.
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Right Now, most of the American can relate to this message from the 90's.
April 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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I have work to do but I'm distracted by watching US scientific progress & leadership being irreversibly undermined because a few unelected malcontents are penalizing researchers for following legal requirements set out by congressional orders to augment basic research with benefits to society.
February 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.

Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”

globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Just making sure that everyone is aware of this crab that NOAA scientists found
January 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Guess what camera. (hint: almost two decades old)
November 20, 2024 at 10:28 PM