Kat Koirtyohann Baxter
@katmkb.bsky.social
Plant Molecular Biologist 🌱🌽🧬
miRNA sponges, circRNA, RdDM
FSU Biological Science PhD Candidate
Amateur artist and indoor climber
She/her
miRNA sponges, circRNA, RdDM
FSU Biological Science PhD Candidate
Amateur artist and indoor climber
She/her
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As a guy who got a cancer that was probably caused by a virus, I think we should have /more/ vaccines.
September 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
As a guy who got a cancer that was probably caused by a virus, I think we should have /more/ vaccines.
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Mass protests planned for June 14, everyone hit the streets. Every city, every capital. Resist and defend. #3E #HandsOff #Indivisible #FiftyFiftyOne #StopICE #NoKingsProtest
Find a confirmed location here (more protests exist but are not listed): nokings.org#map
Find a confirmed location here (more protests exist but are not listed): nokings.org#map
June 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Mass protests planned for June 14, everyone hit the streets. Every city, every capital. Resist and defend. #3E #HandsOff #Indivisible #FiftyFiftyOne #StopICE #NoKingsProtest
Find a confirmed location here (more protests exist but are not listed): nokings.org#map
Find a confirmed location here (more protests exist but are not listed): nokings.org#map
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They blame pollution but cut the EPA and clean air and water regulations. They blame poor nutrition but cut SNAP and programs to bring local produce to schools. They blame increased screen time while destroying public infrastructure that connects people. All while they take millions off healthcare.
The White House blamed exposure to environmental toxins, poor nutrition and increased screen time for a decline in Americans’ life expectancy Thursday.
White House says food, toxins among reasons for poor U.S. health
Parts of the “MAHA report” contradict scientific consensus.
wapo.st
May 23, 2025 at 3:10 AM
They blame pollution but cut the EPA and clean air and water regulations. They blame poor nutrition but cut SNAP and programs to bring local produce to schools. They blame increased screen time while destroying public infrastructure that connects people. All while they take millions off healthcare.
Now that the shock has worn off the anger is really setting in
April 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Now that the shock has worn off the anger is really setting in
Glad I'm at home today but man, clutching your phone waiting to hear back from your friends on campus to see if they are alive and uninjured is terrifying.
April 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Glad I'm at home today but man, clutching your phone waiting to hear back from your friends on campus to see if they are alive and uninjured is terrifying.
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It is becoming unbelievably difficult to stay both informed and sane
April 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
It is becoming unbelievably difficult to stay both informed and sane
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If you and your colleagues are wishing there was something you could DO to call on your university leadership to stand up against Trump's attacks on higher ed...look no further!
📣 REGISTER YOUR CAMPUS ACTION HERE: actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
FILL THE MAP!
#standupwithus
#standupforscience
📣 REGISTER YOUR CAMPUS ACTION HERE: actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
FILL THE MAP!
#standupwithus
#standupforscience
April 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
If you and your colleagues are wishing there was something you could DO to call on your university leadership to stand up against Trump's attacks on higher ed...look no further!
📣 REGISTER YOUR CAMPUS ACTION HERE: actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
FILL THE MAP!
#standupwithus
#standupforscience
📣 REGISTER YOUR CAMPUS ACTION HERE: actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
FILL THE MAP!
#standupwithus
#standupforscience
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We spent decades doing research to produce mRNA vaccines, which could save millions of people from preventable deaths from countless diseases, and a conspiracy theorist with no medical background is going to throw it all away
Report: mRNA vaccines are in RFK Jr’s crosshairs; funding in question arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
Report: mRNA vaccines are in RFK Jr’s crosshairs; funding in question
“Kennedy’s war on vaccines has started,” one researcher said.
arstechnica.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We spent decades doing research to produce mRNA vaccines, which could save millions of people from preventable deaths from countless diseases, and a conspiracy theorist with no medical background is going to throw it all away
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If Donald Trump really cared about farmers, then he wouldn’t have cut off the programs that helped them and kept people fed.
Trump administration ends reimbursements for Illinois food programs
Illinois faces withheld USDA funds impacting food programs and farmers. Gov. Pritzker warns of further budget cuts.
capitolnewsillinois.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
If Donald Trump really cared about farmers, then he wouldn’t have cut off the programs that helped them and kept people fed.
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Gene editing technology began by people studying salt marshes. Ozempic began by folks studying the venom of Gila Monsters. Support for basic science has empowered us to understand our world. Tethering it to applications health has transformed and saved countless lives.
February 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Gene editing technology began by people studying salt marshes. Ozempic began by folks studying the venom of Gila Monsters. Support for basic science has empowered us to understand our world. Tethering it to applications health has transformed and saved countless lives.
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Any countries whose scientific research funding bodies are NOT currently under siege by their own national leadership would do very well announcing investments in bringing in foreign research talent right now
February 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Any countries whose scientific research funding bodies are NOT currently under siege by their own national leadership would do very well announcing investments in bringing in foreign research talent right now
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same methods, different era
February 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
same methods, different era
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I probably don't even need to say this, BUT. Me not posting about every nightmarish thing is not because I am not internally (or externally!) screaming multiple times per day, i just figure you heard about it from 100 other people posting about each new nightmare. I assure you, my soul is cracking.
January 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I probably don't even need to say this, BUT. Me not posting about every nightmarish thing is not because I am not internally (or externally!) screaming multiple times per day, i just figure you heard about it from 100 other people posting about each new nightmare. I assure you, my soul is cracking.
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
One week out from the wedding and I can say definitively that planning it has been more stressful overall than my PhD has been
January 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM
One week out from the wedding and I can say definitively that planning it has been more stressful overall than my PhD has been
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Winter mornings are hard for a little beagle
December 13, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Winter mornings are hard for a little beagle
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Me: I will just relax for a few minutes by playing a mindless game on my phone
Phone: Cool, every 90 seconds you will just need to watch a little animated snuff film featuring a mother and child freezing to death, or a king slowly being crushed against a spiky wall by piles of falling rubble
Phone: Cool, every 90 seconds you will just need to watch a little animated snuff film featuring a mother and child freezing to death, or a king slowly being crushed against a spiky wall by piles of falling rubble
December 11, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Me: I will just relax for a few minutes by playing a mindless game on my phone
Phone: Cool, every 90 seconds you will just need to watch a little animated snuff film featuring a mother and child freezing to death, or a king slowly being crushed against a spiky wall by piles of falling rubble
Phone: Cool, every 90 seconds you will just need to watch a little animated snuff film featuring a mother and child freezing to death, or a king slowly being crushed against a spiky wall by piles of falling rubble
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They want to make America healthy again by removing food dye instead of giving everyone access to affordable healthcare.
That says a lot.
That says a lot.
November 17, 2024 at 5:47 PM
They want to make America healthy again by removing food dye instead of giving everyone access to affordable healthcare.
That says a lot.
That says a lot.
Finally cool enough to enjoy having the windows open!
November 16, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Finally cool enough to enjoy having the windows open!
Hope this app is a better time than twitter/X 😅
November 13, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Hope this app is a better time than twitter/X 😅