Amy Larson Gordon
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Amy Larson Gordon
@dramylarsongordon.bsky.social
Director Genomics Research Core 🧬👩‍🔬
Mother 🦸‍♀️ Science Enthusiast 🔬🧫🧪 Lover of our dear planet 🌎♻️ She/her

I care about facts, data, and being a good person. I amplify important issues and try to make the world a better place for all.
Reposted by Amy Larson Gordon
Nature reports that the National Science Foundation has stopped awarding new grants and allotting funds to existing ones. All of them. @colincarlson.bsky.social says that unless the freeze is lifted, it “is going to destroy people's labs.” 2/10
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
www.nature.com
May 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Reposted by Amy Larson Gordon
The US is stumbling in its response to bird flu, while the virus keeps evolving, reports @apoorvanyt.bsky.social 4/10
nyti.ms/3GvSkU3
Upheaval in Washington Hinders Campaign Against Bird Flu (Gift Article)
Determined to cut costs and manage communications, the Trump administration is moving too slowly to contain the virus, experts say.
nyti.ms
May 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM