Lynn B. Dustin
@lynndustin.bsky.social
American scientist living and working in UK. Immunology, virology, nature, dogs, birds, arts and literature, some politics and humor.
The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism (Gift Article)
Data can easily be manipulated to show causation that doesn’t exist.
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Congratulations to newly minted Dr. Esther L. Jones @estherlj.bsky.social on her successful DPhil viva! A great collaborative project between the L. Dustin and Jelena Bezbradica @jelenalab.bsky.social labs. Many thanks to examiners Irina Udalova @udalovalab.bsky.social and Menna Clatworthy.
June 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Congratulations to newly minted Dr. Esther L. Jones @estherlj.bsky.social on her successful DPhil viva! A great collaborative project between the L. Dustin and Jelena Bezbradica @jelenalab.bsky.social labs. Many thanks to examiners Irina Udalova @udalovalab.bsky.social and Menna Clatworthy.
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Vaccines are rigorously tested, they are effective, and they save lives. More than 150 million lives have been saved in the past 50 years thanks to vaccines!
But you may be worried about what's in them?
So, let’s break it down ⬇
But you may be worried about what's in them?
So, let’s break it down ⬇
June 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Vaccines are rigorously tested, they are effective, and they save lives. More than 150 million lives have been saved in the past 50 years thanks to vaccines!
But you may be worried about what's in them?
So, let’s break it down ⬇
But you may be worried about what's in them?
So, let’s break it down ⬇
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Canceling clinical trials for life-saving treatments destroys families. Not autism.
April 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Canceling clinical trials for life-saving treatments destroys families. Not autism.
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“The best revenge is to refuse their values. To embody the kind of living—free, colorful, open—they want to snuff out. So when they dehumanize, you humanize. When they try to fracture and divide people, you connect… When they try to make you cynical, you double down on hope.”
Anand Giridharadas
Anand Giridharadas
The opposite of fascism
Living well and fighting back in a time of terrors
the.ink
March 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
“The best revenge is to refuse their values. To embody the kind of living—free, colorful, open—they want to snuff out. So when they dehumanize, you humanize. When they try to fracture and divide people, you connect… When they try to make you cynical, you double down on hope.”
Anand Giridharadas
Anand Giridharadas
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Disease diagnostics using machine learning of B cell and T cell receptor sequences | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Disease diagnostics using machine learning of B cell and T cell receptor sequences
Clinical diagnosis typically incorporates physical examination, patient history, various laboratory tests, and imaging studies but makes limited use of the human immune system’s own record of antigen ...
www.science.org
February 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Disease diagnostics using machine learning of B cell and T cell receptor sequences | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
February 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/h...
Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid (Gift Article)
Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/h...
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Have you or a loved one been treated for cancer? Ever have a vaccine? Had someone you love revived by chest compressions? If so, then you have benefited from NIH-funded research, which has just been effectively shut down by the cancellation of NIH study sections. No new research allowed.
January 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Have you or a loved one been treated for cancer? Ever have a vaccine? Had someone you love revived by chest compressions? If so, then you have benefited from NIH-funded research, which has just been effectively shut down by the cancellation of NIH study sections. No new research allowed.
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NEW: Trump orders federal health agencies to STOP communicating health advisories, weekly scientific reports, updates to websites, and to stop making social media posts. I said previously I was worried about the lack of reporting. Here it is. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump officials ask US health agencies to pause external communications, Washington Post reports
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed federal health agencies to pause all external communications, such as health advisories, weekly scientific reports, updates to websites and social media posts, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing a dozen current and former officials and sources.
www.reuters.com
January 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
NEW: Trump orders federal health agencies to STOP communicating health advisories, weekly scientific reports, updates to websites, and to stop making social media posts. I said previously I was worried about the lack of reporting. Here it is. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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This is cool!
Love this! How dragonflies dip into the water to cool down then somersault to dry off! Nature is amazing 🧪
‘Absolutely insane.’ Dragonfly’s extreme loop-the-loops are unparalleled in nature
Insects use “crazy turning” to dry off after a cooling dip in water
www.science.org
January 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This is cool!
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There's a really interesting new paper out in Science for people who care about immunity to flu (which should be everyone because flu is a VERY big problem):
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Here's my thread explaining this work🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Here's my thread explaining this work🧵
Coupling antigens from multiple subtypes of influenza can broaden antibody and T cell responses
The seasonal influenza vaccine contains strains of viruses from distinct subtypes that are grown independently and then combined. However, most individuals exhibit a more robust response to one of the...
www.science.org
December 20, 2024 at 4:57 PM
There's a really interesting new paper out in Science for people who care about immunity to flu (which should be everyone because flu is a VERY big problem):
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Here's my thread explaining this work🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Here's my thread explaining this work🧵
Super important thread on why we must continue vaccinating against Polio
My replies are perpetually full of anti-vaxxers these days telling me about polio vaccines.
Not shockingly, most of what they are saying is wrong. Luckily, I trained with Vincent Racaniello & he taught me a few things about poliovirus.
So let’s discuss the king of the Picornaviridae👇🏻
Not shockingly, most of what they are saying is wrong. Luckily, I trained with Vincent Racaniello & he taught me a few things about poliovirus.
So let’s discuss the king of the Picornaviridae👇🏻
December 18, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Super important thread on why we must continue vaccinating against Polio
Finally, some good news! www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Chocolate intake and risk of type 2 diabetes: prospective cohort studies
Objective To prospectively investigate the associations between dark, milk, and total chocolate consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in three US cohorts.
Design Prospective cohort studies.
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www.bmj.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Finally, some good news! www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Antibody mimicry of a substrate to block flu neuraminidases!
Structural Convergence and Water-Mediated Substrate Mimicry Enable Broad Neuraminidase Inhibition by Human Antibodies https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.27.625426v1
Structural Convergence and Water-Mediated Substrate Mimicry Enable Broad Neuraminidase Inhibition by Human Antibodies https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.27.625426v1
Influenza has been responsible for multiple global pandemics and seasonal epidemics and claimed mill
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December 3, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Antibody mimicry of a substrate to block flu neuraminidases!
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Good morning and happy thanksgiving from @altyellonatpark.org
November 28, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Good morning and happy thanksgiving from @altyellonatpark.org
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A new #Immune dropped! On this episode we discuss a snippet on how olfactory macrophages maintain neurons and a paper on failure to establish long lived plasma cells following mRNA vaccination.
youtu.be/niecXH7an_k
youtu.be/niecXH7an_k
Immune
A podcast on the host defense systems that protect against disease
www.microbe.tv
November 27, 2024 at 1:10 AM
A new #Immune dropped! On this episode we discuss a snippet on how olfactory macrophages maintain neurons and a paper on failure to establish long lived plasma cells following mRNA vaccination.
youtu.be/niecXH7an_k
youtu.be/niecXH7an_k
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Interesting preprint for #interferonlovers #IFN #virosky
airway epithelial cells from individuals with Down syndrome have high basal ISGs but have a dysregulated production and response to type III #interferon, causing RSV susceptibility. 🧪 www.biorxiv.org/content/bior...
airway epithelial cells from individuals with Down syndrome have high basal ISGs but have a dysregulated production and response to type III #interferon, causing RSV susceptibility. 🧪 www.biorxiv.org/content/bior...
www.biorxiv.org
November 26, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Interesting preprint for #interferonlovers #IFN #virosky
airway epithelial cells from individuals with Down syndrome have high basal ISGs but have a dysregulated production and response to type III #interferon, causing RSV susceptibility. 🧪 www.biorxiv.org/content/bior...
airway epithelial cells from individuals with Down syndrome have high basal ISGs but have a dysregulated production and response to type III #interferon, causing RSV susceptibility. 🧪 www.biorxiv.org/content/bior...