Pestilence
@pestilence4all.bsky.social
Purveyor of microorganisms
Immunologist
Vaccines save lives
Facts are facts, whether you believe them or not
Buckle up, climate change is upon us, and things are about to get real hot
Novice photographer, Expert microscopist
Immunologist
Vaccines save lives
Facts are facts, whether you believe them or not
Buckle up, climate change is upon us, and things are about to get real hot
Novice photographer, Expert microscopist
Pinned
Just in case you haven’t figured it out already, I am the antithesis of my handle.
If you’re an anti-vax troglodyte just move on… don’t follow me. I am not you. You will be blocked.
If you’re an anti-vax troglodyte just move on… don’t follow me. I am not you. You will be blocked.
December 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just in case you haven’t figured it out already, I am the antithesis of my handle.
If you’re an anti-vax troglodyte just move on… don’t follow me. I am not you. You will be blocked.
If you’re an anti-vax troglodyte just move on… don’t follow me. I am not you. You will be blocked.
There is a reason babies are vaccinated for HBV. Not just because the mother might be HBV positive but because being infected early on in life almost ensures that they will develop chronic liver disease, or maybe liver cancer. Do you know that every person who handles your baby is HBV neg?
December 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
There is a reason babies are vaccinated for HBV. Not just because the mother might be HBV positive but because being infected early on in life almost ensures that they will develop chronic liver disease, or maybe liver cancer. Do you know that every person who handles your baby is HBV neg?
I can’t disagree. Scientists and medical doctors need to do a better job communicating with the general public.
“We’ve invested billions of dollars in biomedical research, but invested comparably little in communicating the importance of that research to the public. “
“We’ve invested billions of dollars in biomedical research, but invested comparably little in communicating the importance of that research to the public. “
Five years of COVID vaccines: how a breakthrough created a public-heath crisis
Physician and science communicator Kristen Panthagani talks about why public trust in vaccines has fallen since the COVID-19 pandemic.
www.nature.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I can’t disagree. Scientists and medical doctors need to do a better job communicating with the general public.
“We’ve invested billions of dollars in biomedical research, but invested comparably little in communicating the importance of that research to the public. “
“We’ve invested billions of dollars in biomedical research, but invested comparably little in communicating the importance of that research to the public. “
It’s blatantly apparent that ‘insert company name here’ AI chatbot ‘helper’ is merely running interference to prevent you from reaching an actual human, who might actually be able to help. ‘Might’.
It’s fucking exhausting.
It’s fucking exhausting.
December 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It’s blatantly apparent that ‘insert company name here’ AI chatbot ‘helper’ is merely running interference to prevent you from reaching an actual human, who might actually be able to help. ‘Might’.
It’s fucking exhausting.
It’s fucking exhausting.
Michael puts his finger on what several of us have been thinking. The Republican Party wants to reduce the American population so that they can sell all the resources.
Death, disease, destitution and the dumbing down of America is their ultimate goal to ensure total subjugation.
Death, disease, destitution and the dumbing down of America is their ultimate goal to ensure total subjugation.
December 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Michael puts his finger on what several of us have been thinking. The Republican Party wants to reduce the American population so that they can sell all the resources.
Death, disease, destitution and the dumbing down of America is their ultimate goal to ensure total subjugation.
Death, disease, destitution and the dumbing down of America is their ultimate goal to ensure total subjugation.
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Adoptive transfer of Tregs can treat murine inflammatory disorders, but their efficacy in human disease have been variable.
Bruce R. Blazar & team now find ex vivo inhibition of ACC1 enhances mitochondrial fusion & treatment in a chronic graft-versus-host disease model: doi.org/10.1172/JCI1...
Bruce R. Blazar & team now find ex vivo inhibition of ACC1 enhances mitochondrial fusion & treatment in a chronic graft-versus-host disease model: doi.org/10.1172/JCI1...
December 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Adoptive transfer of Tregs can treat murine inflammatory disorders, but their efficacy in human disease have been variable.
Bruce R. Blazar & team now find ex vivo inhibition of ACC1 enhances mitochondrial fusion & treatment in a chronic graft-versus-host disease model: doi.org/10.1172/JCI1...
Bruce R. Blazar & team now find ex vivo inhibition of ACC1 enhances mitochondrial fusion & treatment in a chronic graft-versus-host disease model: doi.org/10.1172/JCI1...
They are overtaking us. The Homo ignorami are outbreeding us and will never believe the ‘real’ truth.
December 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
They are overtaking us. The Homo ignorami are outbreeding us and will never believe the ‘real’ truth.
The good ol days, when I was young and spry. Slurp up that unpasteurized milk. Who knew I would be coming around for round two?
December 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The good ol days, when I was young and spry. Slurp up that unpasteurized milk. Who knew I would be coming around for round two?
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Red sky and Western Gulls flying South earlier this week. San Francisco skyline from Emeryville, California.
#sky #sunset #birds #nature #eastcoastkin
#sky #sunset #birds #nature #eastcoastkin
December 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Red sky and Western Gulls flying South earlier this week. San Francisco skyline from Emeryville, California.
#sky #sunset #birds #nature #eastcoastkin
#sky #sunset #birds #nature #eastcoastkin
Seems pretty relevant for everything going on today. The Regime is planning a eugenic cull for their puppet master Oligarchs.
December 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Seems pretty relevant for everything going on today. The Regime is planning a eugenic cull for their puppet master Oligarchs.
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Golden years 🎶 #SkySunday #GoldenHour
December 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Golden years 🎶 #SkySunday #GoldenHour
I pilfered this. It’s to good not to share.
December 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I pilfered this. It’s to good not to share.
This is an older study but I thought after all the anti-vax and anti-science nonsense we could use a break and read something fun.
Why are dogs more friendly then wolves? At the genetic level, dogs have insertions called transposons in the Williams-Beuren syndrome critical region (WBSCR).
Why are dogs more friendly then wolves? At the genetic level, dogs have insertions called transposons in the Williams-Beuren syndrome critical region (WBSCR).
Researchers identify a common underlying genetic basis for social behavior in dogs and humans
Dogs' ability to communicate and interact with humans is one the most astonishing differences between them and their wild cousins, wolves. A new study identifies genetic changes that are linked to dog...
www.princeton.edu
December 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This is an older study but I thought after all the anti-vax and anti-science nonsense we could use a break and read something fun.
Why are dogs more friendly then wolves? At the genetic level, dogs have insertions called transposons in the Williams-Beuren syndrome critical region (WBSCR).
Why are dogs more friendly then wolves? At the genetic level, dogs have insertions called transposons in the Williams-Beuren syndrome critical region (WBSCR).
Why can’t we feed the poor?
Why can we ensure healthcare for all?
Why can’t we provide housing and clothing to those in need?
Because the billionaires and multimillionaires can never have enough.
Fuck the oligarchy!!
Why can we ensure healthcare for all?
Why can’t we provide housing and clothing to those in need?
Because the billionaires and multimillionaires can never have enough.
Fuck the oligarchy!!
December 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Why can’t we feed the poor?
Why can we ensure healthcare for all?
Why can’t we provide housing and clothing to those in need?
Because the billionaires and multimillionaires can never have enough.
Fuck the oligarchy!!
Why can we ensure healthcare for all?
Why can’t we provide housing and clothing to those in need?
Because the billionaires and multimillionaires can never have enough.
Fuck the oligarchy!!
Just in case you need a little chuckle this Saturday evening. So tame compared to what we are living through now.
Sean Spicer Press Conference Cold Open (Melissa McCarthy) - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Just in case you need a little chuckle this Saturday evening. So tame compared to what we are living through now.
This is an anti-vaccine knucklehead. Give it the old heave ho!! Block!!
December 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is an anti-vaccine knucklehead. Give it the old heave ho!! Block!!
Dr. Bill Cassidy’s legacy as a hepatologist, will be that he brought about more liver disease. Put that in his obit.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Dr. Bill Cassidy’s legacy as a hepatologist, will be that he brought about more liver disease. Put that in his obit.
This is an excellent read. The more you know. #Science 🧪
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
Hepatitis B vaccine guidance set to be rolled back for US babies: what the science says
A panel of US vaccine advisers voted to rescind a recommendation that all newborns should receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.
www.nature.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This is an excellent read. The more you know. #Science 🧪
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
Did someone say it was Caturday, and also Science Saturday. Here’s a two-in-one.
Unlike the domestication of dogs (20-40k years ago), cats might have hung around humans but it took them much longer to get domesticated (2k).
“The cat is a complex species; they are independent,” says Claudio Ottoni
Unlike the domestication of dogs (20-40k years ago), cats might have hung around humans but it took them much longer to get domesticated (2k).
“The cat is a complex species; they are independent,” says Claudio Ottoni
The Incredible, Unlikely Story of How Cats Became Our Pets
Two new studies dig into the long, curving path that cats took toward domestication
www.scientificamerican.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Did someone say it was Caturday, and also Science Saturday. Here’s a two-in-one.
Unlike the domestication of dogs (20-40k years ago), cats might have hung around humans but it took them much longer to get domesticated (2k).
“The cat is a complex species; they are independent,” says Claudio Ottoni
Unlike the domestication of dogs (20-40k years ago), cats might have hung around humans but it took them much longer to get domesticated (2k).
“The cat is a complex species; they are independent,” says Claudio Ottoni
Fuck this guy!!!
National parks cut free entry for MLK Day, add Trump's birthday — USA TODAY
NPS changed its free admission days in 2026, removing MLK Day and Juneteenth while adding Trump's birthday.
apple.news
December 6, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Fuck this guy!!!
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This is a fucking nightmare and right now I am very, very angry with the people who put Trump back in office.
More and more kids are going to die from preventable diseases.
As I have said for months, RFK Jr. has more power to singlehandedly kill more Americans than any other cabinet secretary.
More and more kids are going to die from preventable diseases.
As I have said for months, RFK Jr. has more power to singlehandedly kill more Americans than any other cabinet secretary.
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Begins Process to Align U.S. Core Childhood Vaccine Recommendations with Best Practices from Peer, Developed Countries
ALIGNING THE CHILDHOOD VACCINE SCHEDULE WITH INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum to begin the
www.whitehouse.gov
December 6, 2025 at 2:12 AM
This is a fucking nightmare and right now I am very, very angry with the people who put Trump back in office.
More and more kids are going to die from preventable diseases.
As I have said for months, RFK Jr. has more power to singlehandedly kill more Americans than any other cabinet secretary.
More and more kids are going to die from preventable diseases.
As I have said for months, RFK Jr. has more power to singlehandedly kill more Americans than any other cabinet secretary.
Let us lament for what could have been,
A world of reason, a place to begin.
But here we stand, in mournful sighs,
For ignorance reigns while knowledge dies.
A world of reason, a place to begin.
But here we stand, in mournful sighs,
For ignorance reigns while knowledge dies.
December 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Let us lament for what could have been,
A world of reason, a place to begin.
But here we stand, in mournful sighs,
For ignorance reigns while knowledge dies.
A world of reason, a place to begin.
But here we stand, in mournful sighs,
For ignorance reigns while knowledge dies.
Smooth brains lead the way,
Belief blinds their weary eyes,
Awake, yet they sleep.
Light the spark within,
Critical minds rise to break,
Save us from the dark.
Belief blinds their weary eyes,
Awake, yet they sleep.
Light the spark within,
Critical minds rise to break,
Save us from the dark.
December 6, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Smooth brains lead the way,
Belief blinds their weary eyes,
Awake, yet they sleep.
Light the spark within,
Critical minds rise to break,
Save us from the dark.
Belief blinds their weary eyes,
Awake, yet they sleep.
Light the spark within,
Critical minds rise to break,
Save us from the dark.
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Small birds flying in a group to relocate to new area while feeding during low tide last night.
#landscape #sky #eastcoastkin
#landscape #sky #eastcoastkin
December 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Small birds flying in a group to relocate to new area while feeding during low tide last night.
#landscape #sky #eastcoastkin
#landscape #sky #eastcoastkin