C. R. Fisher
@cruthfisher.bsky.social
Scientist. Improv artist. DM. Beekeeper. Program manager. Corporate drone. Goblin. Bug girl. Computer girl. Labor organizer. How all these things? Bitch I'm middle aged.
Your Maureen Dowds are really masterful.
February 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Your Maureen Dowds are really masterful.
Would have to be a biting midge of some kind, something in superfamily Chironomoidea. Location sourced?
February 24, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Would have to be a biting midge of some kind, something in superfamily Chironomoidea. Location sourced?
Oh my god, me too.
February 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Oh my god, me too.
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And yes, you are probably right many don't appreciate Operation Warp Speed's ability to get vaccines within a year of the pandemic, depended on decades of work, much of it NIH-funded. They probably also don't appreciate that that capability is being dismantled now.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The story behind COVID-19 vaccines
Amid the staggering amount of suffering and death during this historic pandemic of COVID-19, a remarkable success story stands out. The development of several highly efficacious vaccines against a pre...
www.science.org
February 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
And yes, you are probably right many don't appreciate Operation Warp Speed's ability to get vaccines within a year of the pandemic, depended on decades of work, much of it NIH-funded. They probably also don't appreciate that that capability is being dismantled now.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
I'm just really scared of running for anything because of my very ill spent twenties!
February 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I'm just really scared of running for anything because of my very ill spent twenties!
I assume that the difference is re-CALL is a verb and RE-call is a noun, but I grew up in Alabama and so still use the optional pronunciation of INsurance, UMbrella, and CEment.
February 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I assume that the difference is re-CALL is a verb and RE-call is a noun, but I grew up in Alabama and so still use the optional pronunciation of INsurance, UMbrella, and CEment.
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The Democrats on the House Science Committee have set up a website to collect stories from fired federal employees, anonymously if desired. Please amplify. (This helps the lawyers establish standing for bringing legal cases against the administration!)
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
February 19, 2025 at 6:24 AM
The Democrats on the House Science Committee have set up a website to collect stories from fired federal employees, anonymously if desired. Please amplify. (This helps the lawyers establish standing for bringing legal cases against the administration!)
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
Omg that's my dad too!
February 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Omg that's my dad too!
This is my always experience in winter, where are the bugs?, I miss them. This is one of the value propositions of unprocessed specimens in the freezer.
February 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This is my always experience in winter, where are the bugs?, I miss them. This is one of the value propositions of unprocessed specimens in the freezer.
Girl where that patreon at again?
February 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Girl where that patreon at again?
A perennial favorite
February 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A perennial favorite