Gavin Carothers
@gjc314159.bsky.social
Maker of software and sawdust. Python, RDF, Graphs. He/Him
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When I worked at NIH after college I remember a quote on the walls along the lines of "Think research is expensive? Try disease."
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.
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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.
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February 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
When I worked at NIH after college I remember a quote on the walls along the lines of "Think research is expensive? Try disease."
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Me: “and this jar is full of heads”
@gjc314159.bsky.social “LEGO! YOU NEED TO SPECIFY LEGO!”
@gjc314159.bsky.social “LEGO! YOU NEED TO SPECIFY LEGO!”
January 27, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Me: “and this jar is full of heads”
@gjc314159.bsky.social “LEGO! YOU NEED TO SPECIFY LEGO!”
@gjc314159.bsky.social “LEGO! YOU NEED TO SPECIFY LEGO!”
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January 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Just for REASONS. Making sure our families monthly donations to the aclu.org, thetrevorproject.org, propublica.org, and abortionfunds.org are all up to date.
It’s easy to blame new things for old problems torment-nexus.mathewingram.com/the-moral-pa...
The moral panic over social media and teen depression
Over the past few years, it 's been hard to avoid the conclusion that smartphones, and in particular the use of social media such as Instagram and TikTok, have caused an epidemic of mental health and ...
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January 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
It’s easy to blame new things for old problems torment-nexus.mathewingram.com/the-moral-pa...