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Zain Khan
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I'm a Medical Laboratory Technologist.
From University of Lahore Pakistan
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Greetings from Kyiv,
where I’m having my strong warcoffee.

Calm.
Sunny.
Bookishly.
September 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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THIS is one of the biggest problems of our time . . .

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September 2, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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#FYI • Why Are Scientists Joining Substack -🔬🌐⚛️🥼🧬💻🖨️☀️🌧️🦕🔭⚗️🌠🐝🏞️🐳🐧🌊🪸📐📡💡
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Why scientists are flocking to Substack
A new generation of researchers is using the platform to build audiences and monetize their knowledge.
www.nature.com
September 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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💻 What’s the ideal RNA-Seq depth? 🧬 Optimize your experiment with our guide: www.ecseq.com/support/ngs/w... #RNASeq #NGS #Genomics
September 2, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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📍Pinned Post: Welcome to the Genomics/Bioinformatics feed!

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For accessibility, please use Alt Text in pics and CamelCase in hashtags.
October 7, 2023 at 12:50 PM
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How rogue jumping genes can spur Alzheimer’s, ALS

Scraps of ancient viruses make up 40% of our genome. They could trigger brain degeneration. Via @live_science #MedicalScience 💉💊🏥🩸😷
How rogue jumping genes can spur Alzheimer’s, ALS
Our genomes are peppered with DNA segments called retrotransposons that can move from place to place. When unleashed, some can kill nerves and promote inflammation — a discovery that may inspire…
knowablemagazine.org
September 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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📌 Welcome to the Medical Sciences Feed!

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June 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Congratulations to Dr. Jimmy Truong awarded the 2025 VP&S Educator of the Year, Foundations of Clinical Medicine Tutorials Award! #meded #education #facultydevelopment #medicalschool
August 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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Air pollution demands integrated, multilevel strategies to combat its health impacts, especially amid escalating climate challenges and socioeconomic barriers.

by Ji JS, Dominici F (...) Neira M et 2 al. in Nat Med #MedSky

👉 get more here

📖 read the article:
Air pollution interventions for health - Nature Medicine
The detrimental impact of air pollution on health is well known, but why is it so difficult to control? This Review evaluates multilevel interventions in the context of the evolving climate crisis and discusses what works and does not work.
www.nature.com
August 30, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Happy Labor Day! 🩵🐘
September 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Meet the Class of 2029! 🥼 We had the great honor of welcoming 140 new students into the medical community over the weekend at our @ucsandiego.bsky.social White Coat Ceremony at Jacobs Music Center. 🔱

🗞️ Learn more about the incoming class of students ➡️ go.ucsd.edu/41xTXsh
September 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Despite schools going back, my commute yesterday was somehow quicker than normal. Suck it, dot matrix road sign that told me I needed to allow extra time! You can't tell me what to do!
September 2, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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In a survey of 1,834 U.S. medical students, 21.2% reported food insecurity, a rate well above the national household average of 13.5%.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/medicaleducation/117222
Food Insecurity Common Among Medical Students, Survey Shows
One in five lack reliable access to food, far above U.S. household average
www.medpagetoday.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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I think 182 year old research articles should be free

I want to read about the man
September 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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New JAMA study: Semaglutide and tirzepatide reduce risk of heart failure hospitalization or death by >40% in patients with obesity-related HFpEF and type 2 diabetes—no meaningful difference between the two drugs.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

#health #medicine #MedEd #MedTwitter #CardioTwitter
Semaglutide and Tirzepatide in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
This study evaluates the effectiveness and safety of semaglutide and tirzepatide in patients with cardiometabolic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in clinical practice.
jamanetwork.com
August 31, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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There is no denying it now and nobody should be criticised for calling it what it is, live streamed like never before, on our watch.

I wonder if Mr Starmer knows any good human rights lawyers 🤔 he's going to need one soon.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s top scholars on the crime say
International Association of Genocide Scholars resolution backed by 86% of members who voted
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Congrats!
August 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Excited that the paper presenting our mouse brain in vivo CRISPR screening platform is out today in @natneuro.nature.com!

Great team effort, led by Biswa Ramani and @ivlrose.bsky.social in the Kampmann lab.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
CRISPR screening by AAV episome-sequencing (CrAAVe-seq): a scalable cell-type-specific in vivo platform uncovers neuronal essential genes - Nature Neuroscience
The authors developed an adeno-associated virus-based high-throughput in vivo CRISPR screening platform for endogenous mouse brain cell types. Using this platform, they define genes and pathways essen...
www.nature.com
August 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM