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"’America's competitors will relish this self-inflicted wound,’ Owens says. ‘We urge NIH leaders to rescind this dangerous policy before its harms are felt by Americans.’”
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NIH announces new funding policy that rattles medical researchers
The National Institutes of Health has dramatically changed its grant-making terms by limiting how much it will disburse for costs such as equipment and administration.
www.npr.org
February 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"’America's competitors will relish this self-inflicted wound,’ Owens says. ‘We urge NIH leaders to rescind this dangerous policy before its harms are felt by Americans.’”
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic.
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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 5:38 PM
Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic.
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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More of this, America.
February 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
More of this, America.
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This sounds like something a racist would say
February 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
This sounds like something a racist would say
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The hourglass nebula LDN 1527 surrounding a fresh protostar. Seen in infrared by JWST.
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February 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The hourglass nebula LDN 1527 surrounding a fresh protostar. Seen in infrared by JWST.
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🏆 Governor Pritzker- Illinois - has signed an order prohibiting all J6 rioters from state employment.
January 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🏆 Governor Pritzker- Illinois - has signed an order prohibiting all J6 rioters from state employment.
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Hey if anyone is considering backing up any datasets for some reason today, the Open Science Framework has free storage up to 5G/private repository, and up to 50G/public repository.
(The OSF is run by a 501c3 (Center for Open Science), so if you do this you might also consider making a donation.)
(The OSF is run by a 501c3 (Center for Open Science), so if you do this you might also consider making a donation.)
January 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Hey if anyone is considering backing up any datasets for some reason today, the Open Science Framework has free storage up to 5G/private repository, and up to 50G/public repository.
(The OSF is run by a 501c3 (Center for Open Science), so if you do this you might also consider making a donation.)
(The OSF is run by a 501c3 (Center for Open Science), so if you do this you might also consider making a donation.)
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A labor union representing federal government employees sued President Trump in a federal court in Washington as soon as he was sworn in, seeking a court order blocking him from launching the Department of Government Efficiency
Labor Union Sues Trump Over ‘DOGE’ Plan
A labor union representing federal government employees sued President Trump in a federal court in Washington as soon as he was sworn in, seeking a court order blocking him from launching the…
www.wsj.com
January 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A labor union representing federal government employees sued President Trump in a federal court in Washington as soon as he was sworn in, seeking a court order blocking him from launching the Department of Government Efficiency
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Good morning, Bluesky. Today’s #GoodMorningNews— the EPA has finalized the last rule from the Biden admin, which charges companies for methane leaks and provides tax incentives for fixing them. Because this was mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act, it will be difficult for Trump to undo
Biden just finalized a major climate rule. This one could be tricky for Trump to dismantle | CNN
The Environmental Protection Agency just finalized one of the Biden administration’s only outstanding climate rules, aimed at cracking down on leaks of methane — a potent planet-warming gas with an ou...
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November 12, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Good morning, Bluesky. Today’s #GoodMorningNews— the EPA has finalized the last rule from the Biden admin, which charges companies for methane leaks and provides tax incentives for fixing them. Because this was mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act, it will be difficult for Trump to undo
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Good morning, Bluesky. Today’s #GoodMorningNews: scientists in Japan have created a hydrogel, inspired by photosynthesis, that uses the sun’s energy directly to split hydrogen atoms from water. This could potentially be much more efficient than other hydrogen-producing methods
Artificial Photosynthesis Breakthrough: Revolutionary Gel Turns Sunlight Directly Into Clean Fuel
Scientists design bioinspired hydrogels that mimic plant photosynthesis for clean hydrogen energy production. A new hydrogel developed by Japanese scientists uses sunlight to efficiently produce hydro...
scitechdaily.com
November 13, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Good morning, Bluesky. Today’s #GoodMorningNews: scientists in Japan have created a hydrogel, inspired by photosynthesis, that uses the sun’s energy directly to split hydrogen atoms from water. This could potentially be much more efficient than other hydrogen-producing methods
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Good morning, Bluesky. Today’s #GoodMorningNews: a trial at Washington University’s school of medicine has shown great results for a vaccine that would prevent recurrence for a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer. It’s a small trial, but 3 years later 16/18 participants remain cancer free
Vaccine shows promise against aggressive breast cancer | WashU Medicine
Clinical trial targeted recurrence of hard-to-treat triple-negative breast cancer
medicine.washu.edu
November 16, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Good morning, Bluesky. Today’s #GoodMorningNews: a trial at Washington University’s school of medicine has shown great results for a vaccine that would prevent recurrence for a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer. It’s a small trial, but 3 years later 16/18 participants remain cancer free
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