Miriam Snider
@miriam-snider.bsky.social
Ruminant Nutritionist | Scientist 🐄🌱
Ruminants, dairy, forages & pastures, food systems, livestock sustainability, ag and food policy
Ruminants, dairy, forages & pastures, food systems, livestock sustainability, ag and food policy
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Researchers discover a rare example of defensive mimicry in birds. scim.ag/42407j7
This fuzzy hummingbird chick may be in disguise—as a caterpillar
Researchers discover rare example of defensive mimicry in birds
scim.ag
March 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Researchers discover a rare example of defensive mimicry in birds. scim.ag/42407j7
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#taxonomistappreciationDay is today.. and we have not migrated the graphic! So here it is!
March 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
#taxonomistappreciationDay is today.. and we have not migrated the graphic! So here it is!
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Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs.
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science
48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science
www.ucsusa.org
March 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs.
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
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My lab has done studies showing that sex biased host responses determine disease outcome during Ebola virus, MERS-CoV, & SARS-CoV-2 infection across species.
Sex is a biological variable. Failure to account for that in viral pathogenesis experiments is just bad science.
Sex is a biological variable. Failure to account for that in viral pathogenesis experiments is just bad science.
Exclusive: NIH appears to archive policy requiring female animals in studies www.thetransmitter.org/policy/exclu...
Exclusive: NIH appears to archive policy requiring female animals in studies
Such a shift would “put us back in the dark ages in terms of our science,” says neuroscientist Anne Murphy, who helped to formulate the original policy.
www.thetransmitter.org
February 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
My lab has done studies showing that sex biased host responses determine disease outcome during Ebola virus, MERS-CoV, & SARS-CoV-2 infection across species.
Sex is a biological variable. Failure to account for that in viral pathogenesis experiments is just bad science.
Sex is a biological variable. Failure to account for that in viral pathogenesis experiments is just bad science.
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Thousands of farmers across the country were enrolled in dozens of projects and expecting USDA payments to implement conservation practices. Now contracts are being cancelled, and farmers face uncertainty.
@lisaelaineh.bsky.social reports ⬇️
@lisaelaineh.bsky.social reports ⬇️
Farmers Say Climate-Smart Commodities Projects Are Crumbling
Thousands of farmers across the country who already paid for conservation projects report not receiving USDA reimbursements.
buff.ly
February 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Thousands of farmers across the country were enrolled in dozens of projects and expecting USDA payments to implement conservation practices. Now contracts are being cancelled, and farmers face uncertainty.
@lisaelaineh.bsky.social reports ⬇️
@lisaelaineh.bsky.social reports ⬇️
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I want to see every scientific society going into emergency mode. This is a good example of how an organization can flex its specific power in a time of great need. What else is possible?
The AMS is temporarily opening its career services to all who need them, regardless of membership status, and offering dues waivers and meeting registration fee reductions for those impacted by job loss due to changes in the government.
Read more: bit.ly/4gRiHAk
Read more: bit.ly/4gRiHAk
February 23, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I want to see every scientific society going into emergency mode. This is a good example of how an organization can flex its specific power in a time of great need. What else is possible?
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The discovery of a digestion-slowing hormone in the Gila monster's venom paved the way for Ozempic. When a Gila monster named Pebbles needed medicine in return, a pharmaceutical chemist pivoted to help save the species. nyti.ms/4i5w40U
February 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The discovery of a digestion-slowing hormone in the Gila monster's venom paved the way for Ozempic. When a Gila monster named Pebbles needed medicine in return, a pharmaceutical chemist pivoted to help save the species. nyti.ms/4i5w40U
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Congrats to @maxkozlov.bsky.social and @avaskham.bsky.social for having this story first, and glad the NYT picked it up from them and is sending it out to a broader audience.
Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling. Story by Ben Mueller. Gift link: nyti.ms/435szDm
Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling (Gift Article)
Using an arcane law, officials have effectively delayed funding from the National Institutes of Health, leaving medical studies in jeopardy.
nyti.ms
February 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Congrats to @maxkozlov.bsky.social and @avaskham.bsky.social for having this story first, and glad the NYT picked it up from them and is sending it out to a broader audience.
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Last week, a video of a rare black seadevil anglerfish spotted near the ocean surface made headlines because anglerfish typically live in very deep waters.
Dr. @sternarchella.bsky.social joins us to discuss the video and recent research on anglerfish evolution.
Dr. @sternarchella.bsky.social joins us to discuss the video and recent research on anglerfish evolution.
Why The Internet Was Captivated By A Hideous Fish
A video of a gloriously creepy anglerfish inspired tears and poetry online. But why was this deep-sea dweller near the surface at all?
buff.ly
February 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Last week, a video of a rare black seadevil anglerfish spotted near the ocean surface made headlines because anglerfish typically live in very deep waters.
Dr. @sternarchella.bsky.social joins us to discuss the video and recent research on anglerfish evolution.
Dr. @sternarchella.bsky.social joins us to discuss the video and recent research on anglerfish evolution.
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Biologists, we have a duty to push back on this.
HHS will announce a new anti-trans campaign today, per three people familiar with pending announcement.
The health department will tout Trump’s executive orders on transgender issues, assert that sex is binary and focus on participation in women’s sports.
More TK with @fenitn.bsky.social
The health department will tout Trump’s executive orders on transgender issues, assert that sex is binary and focus on participation in women’s sports.
More TK with @fenitn.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Biologists, we have a duty to push back on this.
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Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠
sciencehomecoming.com
sciencehomecoming.com
Science Homecoming
sciencehomecoming.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠
sciencehomecoming.com
sciencehomecoming.com
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Every scientist, long before they were a scientist, was a little kid who stood in front of a fish tank or stared up at the stars or turned over a rock to look at the bugs underneath and said “wow”. On the best days, working in science still feels like that.
February 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Every scientist, long before they were a scientist, was a little kid who stood in front of a fish tank or stared up at the stars or turned over a rock to look at the bugs underneath and said “wow”. On the best days, working in science still feels like that.
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Many people from the #USDA were terminated yesterday/today. A place where agricultural research is done to support agricultural production. Scientists, research assistants, custodians.
This is unacceptable.
#PlantPathology #PlantScience #USDA-ARS #AttackOnScience
This is unacceptable.
#PlantPathology #PlantScience #USDA-ARS #AttackOnScience
February 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Many people from the #USDA were terminated yesterday/today. A place where agricultural research is done to support agricultural production. Scientists, research assistants, custodians.
This is unacceptable.
#PlantPathology #PlantScience #USDA-ARS #AttackOnScience
This is unacceptable.
#PlantPathology #PlantScience #USDA-ARS #AttackOnScience
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Fun facts: The dangers of raw pet food ruined an otherwise pleasant date for me once many moons ago.
She insisted that raw white meat was safe* and that I was a shill for Big Pet Food.
Ma’am, I’m a pathologist. I diagnose the diseases you cause.
*It’s both unsafe and an unbalanced diet
She insisted that raw white meat was safe* and that I was a shill for Big Pet Food.
Ma’am, I’m a pathologist. I diagnose the diseases you cause.
*It’s both unsafe and an unbalanced diet
Some more info about another group of cats infected with H5N1 via raw food, in this case from Monarch Raw Pet Food. This episode is notable because the manufacturer accepts no responsibility, and provides a good example of the nonsense that veterinarians deal with from a lot of these companies. 1/11
a cat is sitting on the floor against a wall .
ALT: a cat is sitting on the floor against a wall .
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Fun facts: The dangers of raw pet food ruined an otherwise pleasant date for me once many moons ago.
She insisted that raw white meat was safe* and that I was a shill for Big Pet Food.
Ma’am, I’m a pathologist. I diagnose the diseases you cause.
*It’s both unsafe and an unbalanced diet
She insisted that raw white meat was safe* and that I was a shill for Big Pet Food.
Ma’am, I’m a pathologist. I diagnose the diseases you cause.
*It’s both unsafe and an unbalanced diet
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🧪 Everything is on fire, but while I was doing stuff I found out that my SciFi (@scifri.bsky.social) segment was selected as a “Best of 2024”!
So, um, if you wanna hear some cool science nerdery, enjoy.
(Alt-text: Image is the skull of a baby elephant against dark background.)
So, um, if you wanna hear some cool science nerdery, enjoy.
(Alt-text: Image is the skull of a baby elephant against dark background.)
Investigating Animal Deaths At The National Zoo
When an animal dies at Washington, D.C.’s National Zoo, a pathologist gathers clues about its health and death from a necropsy.
www.sciencefriday.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
🧪 Everything is on fire, but while I was doing stuff I found out that my SciFi (@scifri.bsky.social) segment was selected as a “Best of 2024”!
So, um, if you wanna hear some cool science nerdery, enjoy.
(Alt-text: Image is the skull of a baby elephant against dark background.)
So, um, if you wanna hear some cool science nerdery, enjoy.
(Alt-text: Image is the skull of a baby elephant against dark background.)
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They’re firing NIH scientists and replacing them with people with this level of crappy chart-making?
Sounds like the DOGE kids would benefit from going through the NIH postbac program. 🧪
Sounds like the DOGE kids would benefit from going through the NIH postbac program. 🧪
not sure what's worse about the DOGE site: unsecured databases, leaking of classified information, or these chart crimes
February 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
They’re firing NIH scientists and replacing them with people with this level of crappy chart-making?
Sounds like the DOGE kids would benefit from going through the NIH postbac program. 🧪
Sounds like the DOGE kids would benefit from going through the NIH postbac program. 🧪
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Here’s some positive H5N1 news for a change: conditional approval for poultry vaccines made by Zoetis for chickens.
Why didn’t we do this sooner? The answer is more complex than you might think.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Why didn’t we do this sooner? The answer is more complex than you might think.
www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. conditionally approves vaccine to protect poultry from avian flu
The decision brings U.S. poultry farmers a step closer to immunizing their flocks
www.science.org
February 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Here’s some positive H5N1 news for a change: conditional approval for poultry vaccines made by Zoetis for chickens.
Why didn’t we do this sooner? The answer is more complex than you might think.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Why didn’t we do this sooner? The answer is more complex than you might think.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Information hygiene request - please circulate & take action.
I’m getting bombarded with frantic fragments.
Information flow is crucial right now, and every link in the chain matters. This is a concrete place where you can play a massive role in improving transmission.
Start with SIFT method:
I’m getting bombarded with frantic fragments.
Information flow is crucial right now, and every link in the chain matters. This is a concrete place where you can play a massive role in improving transmission.
Start with SIFT method:
February 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Information hygiene request - please circulate & take action.
I’m getting bombarded with frantic fragments.
Information flow is crucial right now, and every link in the chain matters. This is a concrete place where you can play a massive role in improving transmission.
Start with SIFT method:
I’m getting bombarded with frantic fragments.
Information flow is crucial right now, and every link in the chain matters. This is a concrete place where you can play a massive role in improving transmission.
Start with SIFT method:
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Lots of questions about what to do before March 7th!
If you'd like to learn Science Advocacy 101 from one of our lead organizers, @leslie-bern.bsky.social teaches this stuff professionally and has opened up some extra seats in her workshop on Tuesday the 18th
Learn more + sign up at stemedify.com!
If you'd like to learn Science Advocacy 101 from one of our lead organizers, @leslie-bern.bsky.social teaches this stuff professionally and has opened up some extra seats in her workshop on Tuesday the 18th
Learn more + sign up at stemedify.com!
February 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Lots of questions about what to do before March 7th!
If you'd like to learn Science Advocacy 101 from one of our lead organizers, @leslie-bern.bsky.social teaches this stuff professionally and has opened up some extra seats in her workshop on Tuesday the 18th
Learn more + sign up at stemedify.com!
If you'd like to learn Science Advocacy 101 from one of our lead organizers, @leslie-bern.bsky.social teaches this stuff professionally and has opened up some extra seats in her workshop on Tuesday the 18th
Learn more + sign up at stemedify.com!