ChrisUpton
@cupton101.bsky.social
Retired virologist.
Poxviruses and Bioinformatics
Was @cupton1 on Twitter
Poxviruses and Bioinformatics
Was @cupton1 on Twitter
@telussupport.bsky.social is this alive?
July 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
@telussupport.bsky.social is this alive?
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RFK Jr. says the top scientific journals are “corrupt”. Yet his MAHA disinformation report includes fake references and grossly false statements.
Reviewers and editors at any of these journals would have caught these, resulting in its wholesale rejection.
Don’t give an inch to this charlatan.
Reviewers and editors at any of these journals would have caught these, resulting in its wholesale rejection.
Don’t give an inch to this charlatan.
May 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
RFK Jr. says the top scientific journals are “corrupt”. Yet his MAHA disinformation report includes fake references and grossly false statements.
Reviewers and editors at any of these journals would have caught these, resulting in its wholesale rejection.
Don’t give an inch to this charlatan.
Reviewers and editors at any of these journals would have caught these, resulting in its wholesale rejection.
Don’t give an inch to this charlatan.
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Poilievre burned $11M in expenses — double Trudeau — while crying about CBC costs.
Now he wants to kill CBC and drag Canada into MAGA-style chaos.
Save the CBC.
Vote strategically.
Keep the cons out of Ottawa.
#SaveTheCBC
Now he wants to kill CBC and drag Canada into MAGA-style chaos.
Save the CBC.
Vote strategically.
Keep the cons out of Ottawa.
#SaveTheCBC
April 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Poilievre burned $11M in expenses — double Trudeau — while crying about CBC costs.
Now he wants to kill CBC and drag Canada into MAGA-style chaos.
Save the CBC.
Vote strategically.
Keep the cons out of Ottawa.
#SaveTheCBC
Now he wants to kill CBC and drag Canada into MAGA-style chaos.
Save the CBC.
Vote strategically.
Keep the cons out of Ottawa.
#SaveTheCBC
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Some construction unions have endorsed Poilievre … but so have notorious anti-union employer lobby groups like the Merit Contractors, who literally lobby every day to destroy unions and keep wages low. Poilievre is NOT our friend. Don’t fall for it. #cdnpoli pressprogress.ca/anti-union-l...
Anti-Union Lobby Groups are Endorsing Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives
Conservative Party of Canada receive endorsements from 'open shop' groups with a long history of anti-union lobbying
pressprogress.ca
April 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Some construction unions have endorsed Poilievre … but so have notorious anti-union employer lobby groups like the Merit Contractors, who literally lobby every day to destroy unions and keep wages low. Poilievre is NOT our friend. Don’t fall for it. #cdnpoli pressprogress.ca/anti-union-l...
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Researchers have been trying for a long time to nail down where in nature mpox lurks.
Now they appear to have caught the virus that causes mpox in the act of spilling over from squirrels to monkeys.
“It is the best clue so far for what the reservoir might be”, says @kgandersen.bsky.social
#IDsky 🧪
Now they appear to have caught the virus that causes mpox in the act of spilling over from squirrels to monkeys.
“It is the best clue so far for what the reservoir might be”, says @kgandersen.bsky.social
#IDsky 🧪
How do mpox outbreaks start? Dead baby monkey provides important clue
“Landmark” study fingers fire-footed rope squirrel as a reservoir of fatal disease
www.science.org
April 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Researchers have been trying for a long time to nail down where in nature mpox lurks.
Now they appear to have caught the virus that causes mpox in the act of spilling over from squirrels to monkeys.
“It is the best clue so far for what the reservoir might be”, says @kgandersen.bsky.social
#IDsky 🧪
Now they appear to have caught the virus that causes mpox in the act of spilling over from squirrels to monkeys.
“It is the best clue so far for what the reservoir might be”, says @kgandersen.bsky.social
#IDsky 🧪
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"The vaccine provides close to 100% protection against infections and pre-cancers caused by certain types of HPV. That is remarkable."
Effective cancer prevention. www.voicesforvaccines.org/hpv-vaccine-...
Effective cancer prevention. www.voicesforvaccines.org/hpv-vaccine-...
HPV Vaccine is Cancer Prevention
A couple of years ago I was waiting in a clinic to see my physician for a normal well check. When a nurse I had never met came in to check my vitals, she started with small talk. “How are you doing…
www.voicesforvaccines.org
April 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"The vaccine provides close to 100% protection against infections and pre-cancers caused by certain types of HPV. That is remarkable."
Effective cancer prevention. www.voicesforvaccines.org/hpv-vaccine-...
Effective cancer prevention. www.voicesforvaccines.org/hpv-vaccine-...
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"This is Hollywood science, not real science" -- Here's What RFK Jr. Got Wrong About #H5N1 Bird Flu by @kristinafiore.bsky.social www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi... via @medpagetoday.bsky.social
Here's What RFK Jr. Got Wrong About H5N1 Bird Flu
'This is Hollywood science, not real science,' one expert said
www.medpagetoday.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
"This is Hollywood science, not real science" -- Here's What RFK Jr. Got Wrong About #H5N1 Bird Flu by @kristinafiore.bsky.social www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi... via @medpagetoday.bsky.social
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Vaccinating vs. measles protects babies who are too young to receive the vaccine. Maternal antibodies of a vaccinated mother are transferred to the baby. Robust herd immunity reduces virus circulation in communities and protects the most vulnerable.
www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nbcn...
www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nbcn...
As Texas measles outbreak grows, newborn babies were exposed to the virus in Lubbock hospital
Infants barely three days old are receiving antibody injections to help protect against the virus. Nearly 300 cases have been reported in the outbreak.
www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org
March 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Vaccinating vs. measles protects babies who are too young to receive the vaccine. Maternal antibodies of a vaccinated mother are transferred to the baby. Robust herd immunity reduces virus circulation in communities and protects the most vulnerable.
www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nbcn...
www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nbcn...
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Trump's one achievement so far has been to Make Canada Great Again.
March 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Trump's one achievement so far has been to Make Canada Great Again.
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That is both messed up and disgraceful! You can’t just delete history!
Arlington National Cemetery has removed information about prominent Black, Hispanic, and female service members, as well as topics such as the Civil War, from its website.
Arlington National Cemetery has removed information about prominent Black, Hispanic, and female service members, as well as topics such as the Civil War, from its website.
March 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
That is both messed up and disgraceful! You can’t just delete history!
Arlington National Cemetery has removed information about prominent Black, Hispanic, and female service members, as well as topics such as the Civil War, from its website.
Arlington National Cemetery has removed information about prominent Black, Hispanic, and female service members, as well as topics such as the Civil War, from its website.
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#Tuberculosis is curable and yet also the deadliest infectious disease in the world. That paradox fascinates John Green, the popular YouTuber and author of The Fault in Our Stars. Q+A by @mattgalloway.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... @cbcnews.ca @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social #GlobalHealth
March 14, 2025 at 12:06 AM
#Tuberculosis is curable and yet also the deadliest infectious disease in the world. That paradox fascinates John Green, the popular YouTuber and author of The Fault in Our Stars. Q+A by @mattgalloway.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... @cbcnews.ca @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social #GlobalHealth
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I got your waste, fraud, and abuse right here
March 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I got your waste, fraud, and abuse right here
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open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... This week’s episode of Movers and Shakers takes a deep dive into the science behind the search for a drug to stop Parkinson’s by mending the holes in mitochondria.
Movers and Shakers: Quest for the Grail
Could mitochondria unlock the puzzle of Parkinson's?
open.substack.com
March 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... This week’s episode of Movers and Shakers takes a deep dive into the science behind the search for a drug to stop Parkinson’s by mending the holes in mitochondria.
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personally would not describe the myth of a man cursed to roll a rock uphill FRUITLESSLY FOR ALL ETERNITY as “a reminder that you can overcome anything” but you do you, meta ad
March 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
personally would not describe the myth of a man cursed to roll a rock uphill FRUITLESSLY FOR ALL ETERNITY as “a reminder that you can overcome anything” but you do you, meta ad
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And Trump with tell Greenland to pay for the flooding of USA. Ironic that he currently wants Canada's water.
Oh well get Greenland. 🇬🇱 but not the way Trump thinks. As drill baby drill leads to melt baby melt, sea level will rise. Greenland's melting ice will flood every American beach and port. It's coming. Get ready. ❄️🧪💙📚
#scicomm
#climate
#UVMresearch
#science
#scicomm
#climate
#UVMresearch
#science
President Trump says he supports the people of Greenland's right to determine their own future, but adds, "We need it really for international world security, and I think we're going to get it one way or the other."
March 5, 2025 at 5:31 AM
And Trump with tell Greenland to pay for the flooding of USA. Ironic that he currently wants Canada's water.
I wonder why do I enjoy texting with a bot more than just researching via google?
March 5, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I wonder why do I enjoy texting with a bot more than just researching via google?
The ‘X’ phase is best forgotten. Now less about viruses, and more about Parkinson’s.
March 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The ‘X’ phase is best forgotten. Now less about viruses, and more about Parkinson’s.
Finally made the move here and deleted my Twitter account. Now to find new and old friends.
March 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Finally made the move here and deleted my Twitter account. Now to find new and old friends.