Lydia Freddolino
lambdawytch.bsky.social
Lydia Freddolino
@lambdawytch.bsky.social
Science nerd working on microbial systems biology. University of Michigan associate professor in biochem and bioinformatics. Views are my own. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
nih.gov was down for a chunk of time earlier today. But now it has some charming new behavior. To see it:

Try searching for literally anything health related in the search box on the top right of nih.gov. Got it?

Now go back to nih.gov and try searching for transgender
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the ...
nih.gov
March 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Ooookay, I have no idea why my library currently has no wait list on Onyx Storm, but *yoink*
January 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
www.science.org/content/arti...

This is not ok. Without study sections and advisory councils, the NIH can't review or award grants, which is a HUGE threat to research. Stopping them midstream is just... baffling. And deeply concerning for science and scientists.
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
www.science.org
January 23, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Sooooo what does one do when the government agencies supporting your life's work (which itself is in service of the American people) are ordered, by executive fiat, to deny a fundamental aspect of your existence? Asking for a friend.
January 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM