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ITIF life sci guru (https://itif.org/person/val-giddings/), professional skeptic, biotech expert, policy wonk, beekeeper, lover of wilderness. will travel miles for dark night skies. opinions my own.
Common virus jab could be key in fight against multiple sclerosis www.independent.co.uk/news/health/... The vaccine will be trialled in patients recently diagnosed with MS
Common virus jab could be key in fight against multiple sclerosis
The vaccine will be trialled in patients recently diagnosed with MS
www.independent.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Common virus jab could be key in fight against multiple sclerosis www.independent.co.uk/news/health/... The vaccine will be trialled in patients recently diagnosed with MS
Beautiful and delicious mutants on your plate: The misunderstood world of crop improvement geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/12/08/b...
Beautiful and delicious mutants on your plate: The misunderstood world of crop improvement
hen most of us hear the word mutation, the images that come to mind are not positive. We think of radioactive monsters, comic book villains, or genetic
geneticliteracyproject.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Beautiful and delicious mutants on your plate: The misunderstood world of crop improvement geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/12/08/b...
British zoologist and Save the Elephants founder Iain Douglas-Hamilton dies at 83 abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
British zoologist and Save the Elephants founder Iain Douglas-Hamilton dies at 83
British-born zoologist and founder of the Save the Elephants group Iain Douglas-Hamilton has died at age 83
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December 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
British zoologist and Save the Elephants founder Iain Douglas-Hamilton dies at 83 abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Bees ‘infect’ each other with optimism that spreads through the colony newatlas.com/biology/posi...
Bees ‘infect’ each other with optimism that spreads through the colony
Bumblebees have a way of looking both adorable and slightly overserved, wobbling from flower to flower like fuzzy little potatoes. They seem simple, almost carefree. But a new study suggests there’s f...
newatlas.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Bees ‘infect’ each other with optimism that spreads through the colony newatlas.com/biology/posi...
CRISPR wheat that makes its own fertilizer www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... CRISPR-enhanced wheat helps soil bacteria generate natural fertilizer, promising cleaner, cheaper, more sustainable farming.
CRISPR wheat that makes its own fertilizer
UC Davis researchers engineered wheat that encourages soil bacteria to convert atmospheric nitrogen into plant-usable fertilizer. By boosting a natural compound in the plant, the wheat triggers bacter...
www.sciencedaily.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
CRISPR wheat that makes its own fertilizer www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... CRISPR-enhanced wheat helps soil bacteria generate natural fertilizer, promising cleaner, cheaper, more sustainable farming.
This device may reduce viruses at home — and it’s not an air purifier wapo.st/4pSbUv7
This device may reduce viruses at home — and it’s not an air purifier
Humidifiers add moisture, which is like a ‘heavy blanket’ that brings viruses to the ground level, away from noses and mouths, an expert said.
wapo.st
December 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This device may reduce viruses at home — and it’s not an air purifier wapo.st/4pSbUv7
Tens of thousands of dinosaur footprints and swim tracks found in South America abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Tens of thousands of dinosaur footprints and swim tracks found in South America
Paleontologists have found tens of thousands of dinosaur tracks in South America, which offers evidence as to which species were traveling via an ancient coastline.
abcnews.go.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Tens of thousands of dinosaur footprints and swim tracks found in South America abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Antiviral drug abandoned by pharma shows promise against dengue www.science.org/content/arti...
A daily pill can prevent the crippling disease, but its maker won’t bring it to market
A daily pill can prevent the crippling disease, but its maker won’t bring it to market
Antiviral drug abandoned by pharma shows promise against dengue
A daily pill can prevent the crippling disease, but its maker won’t bring it to market
www.science.org
December 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Antiviral drug abandoned by pharma shows promise against dengue www.science.org/content/arti...
A daily pill can prevent the crippling disease, but its maker won’t bring it to market
A daily pill can prevent the crippling disease, but its maker won’t bring it to market
Inside the Bird-Flu Vaccine Trial for Monk Seals www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/s...
Inside the Bird-Flu Vaccine Trial for Monk Seals
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Inside the Bird-Flu Vaccine Trial for Monk Seals www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/s...
Viewpoint: Environmental toxin hysteria—MIT’s Undark embarrasses with hysteria-driven story aligning itself with false claims that ‘environmental toxins’ (whatever that means) are crippling our health geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/12/02/v...
Viewpoint: Environmental toxin hysteria—MIT’s Undark embarrasses with hysteria-driven story aligning itself with false claims that ‘environmental toxins’ (whatever that means) are crippling our health
IT’s Undark magazine describes itself as a publication that “will explore science … as a frequently wondrous, sometimes contentious, and occasionally
geneticliteracyproject.org
December 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Viewpoint: Environmental toxin hysteria—MIT’s Undark embarrasses with hysteria-driven story aligning itself with false claims that ‘environmental toxins’ (whatever that means) are crippling our health geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/12/02/v...
Viewpoint: Environmental toxin hysteria—MIT’s Undark embarrasses with hysteria-driven story aligning itself with false claims that ‘environmental toxins’ (whatever that means) are crippling our health geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/12/02/v...
Viewpoint: Environmental toxin hysteria—MIT’s Undark embarrasses with hysteria-driven story aligning itself with false claims that ‘environmental toxins’ (whatever that means) are crippling our health
IT’s Undark magazine describes itself as a publication that “will explore science … as a frequently wondrous, sometimes contentious, and occasionally
geneticliteracyproject.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Viewpoint: Environmental toxin hysteria—MIT’s Undark embarrasses with hysteria-driven story aligning itself with false claims that ‘environmental toxins’ (whatever that means) are crippling our health geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/12/02/v...
Inside the Bird-Flu Vaccine Trial for Monk Seals www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/s...
Inside the Bird-Flu Vaccine Trial for Monk Seals
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Inside the Bird-Flu Vaccine Trial for Monk Seals www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/s...
Are U.S. Crop Yields Declining? thebreakthrough.org/issues/food-... via @TheBTI Most of Them Aren’t, But Yield Growth Remains Critical
Are U.S. Crop Yields Declining?
thebreakthrough.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Are U.S. Crop Yields Declining? thebreakthrough.org/issues/food-... via @TheBTI Most of Them Aren’t, But Yield Growth Remains Critical
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I whipped up a new post/newsletter extra for the Hayli Gubbi eruption. First time I've had to post an extra edition! #volcano #eruption eruptions.beehiiv.com/p/eruptions-...
Eruptions Newsletter Extra for November 23, 2025
Unexpected eruption from Hayli Gubbi in Ethiopia.
eruptions.beehiiv.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I whipped up a new post/newsletter extra for the Hayli Gubbi eruption. First time I've had to post an extra edition! #volcano #eruption eruptions.beehiiv.com/p/eruptions-...
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Eruption of Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia.
Images taken today by Meteosat weather satellite.
Volcanic ash & SO2.
Images taken today by Meteosat weather satellite.
Volcanic ash & SO2.
November 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Eruption of Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia.
Images taken today by Meteosat weather satellite.
Volcanic ash & SO2.
Images taken today by Meteosat weather satellite.
Volcanic ash & SO2.
"Advances and prospects of large DNA fragment editing in plants" rdcu.be/eRzha
This Review summarizes recent advances in large DNA fragment editing and discusses their applications and future prospects in precise breeding.
This Review summarizes recent advances in large DNA fragment editing and discusses their applications and future prospects in precise breeding.
Advances and prospects of large DNA fragment editing in plants
Nature Plants - Engineering genome structural variations can improve plant traits and support sustainable agriculture. This Review summarizes recent advances in large DNA fragment editing and...
rdcu.be
November 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"Advances and prospects of large DNA fragment editing in plants" rdcu.be/eRzha
This Review summarizes recent advances in large DNA fragment editing and discusses their applications and future prospects in precise breeding.
This Review summarizes recent advances in large DNA fragment editing and discusses their applications and future prospects in precise breeding.
CRISPR Supercharges a Meatlike Fungus Into a Sustainable Protein Powerhouse scitechdaily.com/crispr-super...
CRISPR Supercharges a Meatlike Fungus Into a Sustainable Protein Powerhouse
CRISPR has turned a simple fungus into a fast-growing, meat-like protein source with impressively low environmental impact.
scitechdaily.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
CRISPR Supercharges a Meatlike Fungus Into a Sustainable Protein Powerhouse scitechdaily.com/crispr-super...
Campaign launched to get Lego periodic table playset out there
www.chemistryworld.com/news/campaig...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/campaig...
Campaign launched to get Lego periodic table playset out there
Spanish scientist wants people to vote for his spiral table to get Lego to bring it to life
www.chemistryworld.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Campaign launched to get Lego periodic table playset out there
www.chemistryworld.com/news/campaig...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/campaig...
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Wholesale prices for a turkey have jumped 40% from a year ago. n.pr/4phUXtP
Thanksgiving could be more expensive this year. Here's how to navigate higher prices
Wholesale prices for a turkey have jumped 40% from a year ago.
n.pr
November 17, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Wholesale prices for a turkey have jumped 40% from a year ago. n.pr/4phUXtP
How ancient humans bred and traded the first domestic dogs www.nature.com/articles/d41... Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and might have traded them around the world.
How ancient humans bred and traded the first domestic dogs
Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and might have traded them around the world.
www.nature.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
How ancient humans bred and traded the first domestic dogs www.nature.com/articles/d41... Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and might have traded them around the world.
Reposted by @PrometheusGreen
This week on the blog: Hoplites! We're taking a crack at explaining the long-running debate over the nature and significance of the ancient Greek heavy infantryman, the hoplite, and the phalanx in which he (mostly) fought.
acoup.blog/2025/11/14/c...
acoup.blog/2025/11/14/c...
Collections: Hoplite Wars, Part I: The Othismos over Othismos
This week (and next) we’re looking at hoplites, the heavy infantry of the ancient Greek poleis in the (early? mid? late?) Archaic and Classical periods, into the Hellenistic. In particular, I…
acoup.blog
November 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This week on the blog: Hoplites! We're taking a crack at explaining the long-running debate over the nature and significance of the ancient Greek heavy infantryman, the hoplite, and the phalanx in which he (mostly) fought.
acoup.blog/2025/11/14/c...
acoup.blog/2025/11/14/c...
Environmental Law After Environmentalism www.breakthroughjournal.org/p/environmen... Why the Next Generation of Environmental Regulatory Policy Needs to Build, Not Restrict
Environmental Law After Environmentalism
Why the Next Generation of Environmental Regulatory Policy Needs to Build, Not Restrict
www.breakthroughjournal.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Environmental Law After Environmentalism www.breakthroughjournal.org/p/environmen... Why the Next Generation of Environmental Regulatory Policy Needs to Build, Not Restrict
First new type of malaria treatment in decades shows promise against drug resistance www.nature.com/articles/d41... If approved, GanLum could be available within a year and a half, according to maker.
First new type of malaria treatment in decades shows promise against drug resistance
If approved, GanLum could be available within a year and a half, according to maker.
www.nature.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
First new type of malaria treatment in decades shows promise against drug resistance www.nature.com/articles/d41... If approved, GanLum could be available within a year and a half, according to maker.
Robert F Kennedy Jr says vaccines cause autism — he's wrong www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap...
Robert F Kennedy Jr says vaccines cause autism — he's wrong
The claim linking vaccines to autism, pushed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump, has been debunked by over 160 studies.
www.skepticalraptor.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Robert F Kennedy Jr says vaccines cause autism — he's wrong www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap...
Grafting trick could make it easier to gene-edit a huge variety of plants www.newscientist.com/article/2502... some plants including cocoa, coffee & avocado cannot be gene-edited but a technique involving grafting could change that, opening the door to more productive and nutritious varieties
Grafting trick could let us gene-edit a huge variety of plants
Many plants including cocoa, coffee and avocado cannot be gene-edited but a technique involving grafting could change that, opening the door to more productive and nutritious varieties
www.newscientist.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Grafting trick could make it easier to gene-edit a huge variety of plants www.newscientist.com/article/2502... some plants including cocoa, coffee & avocado cannot be gene-edited but a technique involving grafting could change that, opening the door to more productive and nutritious varieties