msuarnosti.bsky.social
@msuarnosti.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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"An open letter from staff to their own agency’s director is atypical—but, National Institute of General Medical Sciences research fellow Ian Morgan says, staffers have tried fruitlessly to reach Bhattacharya through more conventional routes."

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#BethesdaDeclaration
#StandUpForScience
NIH staff break ranks in open letter to Director Jay Bhattacharya
Bethesda Declaration urges reversal of recent policies, including funding cuts
zurl.co
June 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
May 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Thank you, Prof. Bernard, for speaking up about one of the many harmful effects of recent cuts to US science:
May 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Michigan Climate Action Network, thank you for elevating me to the role of "influencer", in a good way...
www.miclimateaction.org/iras_davidar...
David Arnosti: A Geothermal Journey to Sustainability
Working on Climate Solutions in Michigan
www.miclimateaction.org
March 1, 2025 at 3:30 AM
New insights into an old problem!
A mutation in RNA polymerase imparts resistance
to b-lactams by preventing dysregulation
of amino acid and nucleotide metabolism

Yesha Patel and John D. Helmann

doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
Redirecting
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February 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Hypoxia-induced CTCF mediates alternative
splicing via coupling chromatin looping and RNA
Pol II pause to promote EMT in breast cancer

Kakani, Ganesh Dhamdhere, Rushikesh Joshi, Mishra, Pandey,
Dimple Notani, and Sanjeev Shukla

*Correspondence: sanjeevs@iiserb.ac.in
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
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February 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
doi.org/10.1016/j.de...

Systematic screening of enhancer-blocking
insulators in Drosophila identifies their DNA
sequence determinants
Redirecting
doi.org
February 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"Pre-obeying"; a familiar concept from authoritarian societies: www.science.org/content/arti...
HHMI kills program aimed at boosting inclusivity in STEM education
“Inclusive excellence” program had committed $60 million to 104 institutions
www.science.org
February 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Excellent 🧵 on this evening's NIH announcement of a dramatic reduction in indirect rates for research institutions, which amounts to a generational restructuring of the US research and development ecosystem. These cuts are effective immediately, not just for new grants but for existing ones.
6. The policy does not just affect funding going forward. All existing NIH grants will have their indirect rates cut to 15% as of today, the date of issuance.

For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
February 8, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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February 6, 2025 at 2:38 AM
New Lysenkoism - op-ed from Dr. Fintan Steele in GEN (Genetic Engineering Biotechnology News)
February 6, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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We can only be free together- we must stand up against the takeover and harm to our communities
February 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
99 year old Leon Weintraub, Polish survivor from Auschwitz, testifies against racism and hate politics - a living testimony more relevant than ever.
January 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Softening the ground for RFKjr and preparing for Trump’s 2.0 pandemic. Will be wild!

www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
www.science.org
January 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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‘Never seen anything like this’: Trump’s team halts NIH meetings and travel www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"The uncertainty caused by the pause will be 'devastating for the scientific community', particularly for early-career researchers..."
‘Never seen anything like this’: Trump’s team halts NIH meetings and travel
In an unprecedented move, research-grant reviews have been suspended indefinitely at the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research.
www.nature.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:18 PM
A prayer for Monday Jan 20th, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/thecorne...
A prayer for Monday Jan 20th, 2025
Dear God,
open.substack.com
January 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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🧪 Researchers are leaving X for Bluesky, favoring its chronological feed and low-sensationalism. Philipp Lorenz-Spreen calls it “a good boring.” The algorithm-free platform reduces negative social media effects and boosts smaller accounts but its smaller user base limits outreach. #AcademicSky
As academic Bluesky grows, researchers find strengths—and shortcomings
Platform fosters collegial interactions among scientists, but potentially limits interactions beyond the academic community
www.science.org
January 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM