Transgenic means that genes from 1 organism have been put into another. We make transgenic mice to understand how genes influence biological processes. We make transgenic plants to make them more nutrient rich. We make transgenic bacteria so they make medicine for us. It's wide-ranging & v. useful.

"I think there's real risk of a generation or more of data being lost." - Dr. Michael Greicius, neurology professor at Stanford University, on the damage Trump's cuts to NIH research will do to progress on a treatment for Alzheimer's disease, adding as much as 20 years to the timeline.

If you want more to do, visit our resource page where we’ve got info you can share and call scripts for your other elected officials: indivisible.org/omb?source=b...

Heads up! The @aclu.org Immigrant Rights Project has an EXCELLENT online resource available in multiple languages to walk immigrants or advocates through various scenarios of encounters with immigration officials or police. It includes contact #s for local ACLU offices.

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Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.

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It’s good to see that Melania Trump has figured out how to dress for a funeral today.

I pray this helps some of you today. We have a duty to Dr. King whose life was taken because he dared demand that this country face itself, to demonstrate that his work & sacrifice was not in vain. Let’s do it together. Please share. And subscribe.
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Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚

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#CFP: 500-word abstracts for "Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education: Turning to Hope, Making Sanctuary", a special issue of the International Critical Childhood Policies Journal edited by Janice Kroeger and Iris Berger. Submissions close on February 15 receinternational.org/cfpturningto...

We are pleased to share the Call for Proposals for the 2025 RECE Conference. Submissions open on January 20th and are due by March 3rd, 2025. For more details please visit: receinternational.org/callforpropo...