James McGann
@scienceish.bsky.social
Cancer early detection and team science by day, child-wrangler and mediocre chef by night
Six times? Easy. I’ve probably seen it more than six times on the big screen alone. Easily one of the best movies ever made. The soundtrack alone gets me every time.
December 8, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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It’s October! Time for 31 days of horror recommendations. In the past I’ve just done movies, but this year I’m branching out. Movies, books, video games, any kind of horror media. Not everything on this list will be good, but I’m confident that everything will be interesting.
October 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
It’s October! Time for 31 days of horror recommendations. In the past I’ve just done movies, but this year I’m branching out. Movies, books, video games, any kind of horror media. Not everything on this list will be good, but I’m confident that everything will be interesting.
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www.bbc.com/news/article... Exciting results of Galleri test in the UK
Galleri test: Exciting results from blood test for 50 cancers
The Galleri test looks for fragments of DNA that have broken off a tumour and are circulating in the blood.
www.bbc.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM
www.bbc.com/news/article... Exciting results of Galleri test in the UK
Month long freezer outage
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 13, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Month long freezer outage
This is illegal, the administration knows it’s illegal, and they don’t care. I have been loathe to panic, but these actions and the corresponding rhetoric have me extremely worried
President Donald Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon after a judge blocked the administration from deploying that state’s guard to Portland, according to California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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California governor says Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the Trump administration is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon.
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October 6, 2025 at 5:57 AM
This is illegal, the administration knows it’s illegal, and they don’t care. I have been loathe to panic, but these actions and the corresponding rhetoric have me extremely worried
Share favorite covers for a timeline cleanse:
My favorite Fleetwood Mac cover, which is saying something
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My favorite Fleetwood Mac cover, which is saying something
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September 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Share favorite covers for a timeline cleanse:
My favorite Fleetwood Mac cover, which is saying something
youtu.be/j6PNZLehuGU?...
My favorite Fleetwood Mac cover, which is saying something
youtu.be/j6PNZLehuGU?...
I TA’d for Professor Stahl at the University of Oregon in 2003, he was a terrific teacher and experimentalist, as well as a consistent moral force opposing the invasion of Iraq that spring.
July 8, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I TA’d for Professor Stahl at the University of Oregon in 2003, he was a terrific teacher and experimentalist, as well as a consistent moral force opposing the invasion of Iraq that spring.
The people imploring you to “do your own research” can’t even write their own reports
Q: A NOTUS investigation found the MAHA commission report cites studies that appear to not exist. Does the WH have confidence in the info coming from HHS?
LEAVITT: Yes. I understand there were some formatting issues but it does not negate the substance
Q: Did they use AI?
L: I can't speak to that
LEAVITT: Yes. I understand there were some formatting issues but it does not negate the substance
Q: Did they use AI?
L: I can't speak to that
May 30, 2025 at 3:18 AM
The people imploring you to “do your own research” can’t even write their own reports
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Good people of Portland! (The one in Oregon!) I'll be at Powell's City of Books on Friday (3/28). @ferrisjabr.bsky.social will be joining me to talk about AIR-BORNE. Hope to see you there! www.powells.com/events-update
Author Events and Talks | Powell's Books
www.powells.com
March 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Good people of Portland! (The one in Oregon!) I'll be at Powell's City of Books on Friday (3/28). @ferrisjabr.bsky.social will be joining me to talk about AIR-BORNE. Hope to see you there! www.powells.com/events-update
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13. And anyone who has been part of this grand humanist tradition is someone who will not lie down and cower before these sad bullies.
I don't know what happens to science in the US over the next four years, but I have no doubt as to where the arc of history bends.
We aren't going anywhere.
fin
I don't know what happens to science in the US over the next four years, but I have no doubt as to where the arc of history bends.
We aren't going anywhere.
fin
March 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
13. And anyone who has been part of this grand humanist tradition is someone who will not lie down and cower before these sad bullies.
I don't know what happens to science in the US over the next four years, but I have no doubt as to where the arc of history bends.
We aren't going anywhere.
fin
I don't know what happens to science in the US over the next four years, but I have no doubt as to where the arc of history bends.
We aren't going anywhere.
fin
This!
One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary--someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like--press conferences, speeches, all of it.
February 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This!
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Hey Portlanders, ever dream of working downtown but unsure what it'd be like? @citizen-cate.bsky.social’s half of the sweet office we share, 2 blocks from Powells, is up for sublet in Jan-Feb.
$125/month. LMK!
$125/month. LMK!
November 8, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Hey Portlanders, ever dream of working downtown but unsure what it'd be like? @citizen-cate.bsky.social’s half of the sweet office we share, 2 blocks from Powells, is up for sublet in Jan-Feb.
$125/month. LMK!
$125/month. LMK!
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Terrific news: Multnomah County & Portland just voted to fully fund inclusionary housing in most of Portland, removing a major barrier to new mixed-income apartment buildings.
Starts one week from today.
www.sightline.org/2024/02/23/n...
Starts one week from today.
www.sightline.org/2024/02/23/n...
Now Fully Funded, Portland’s Affordability Mandate Should Be a Model - Sightline Institute
Underfunded inclusionary zoning fails, but fully funded programs can be a boost to below-market housing and a fiscal bargain.
www.sightline.org
February 23, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Terrific news: Multnomah County & Portland just voted to fully fund inclusionary housing in most of Portland, removing a major barrier to new mixed-income apartment buildings.
Starts one week from today.
www.sightline.org/2024/02/23/n...
Starts one week from today.
www.sightline.org/2024/02/23/n...
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🧬🧪🖥️🦠✂️ CasPEDIA is a great new community resource for CRISPR enzymes! & fun to collaborate on integrating Addgene links to help users find materials for their next experiment!
caspedia.org
Read more at @addgene.bsky.social: blog.addgene.org/caspedia-a-f...
Read more at NAR: doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
caspedia.org
Read more at @addgene.bsky.social: blog.addgene.org/caspedia-a-f...
Read more at NAR: doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
If you've ever wished there was an encyclopedia for all the Cas enzymes out there, learn about the Doudna lab's CasPEDIA in our latest blog post!
Thanks to Doudna lab members @benadler.bsky.social, Elaine, and Marena for their help with this post 🎉
blog.addgene.org/caspedia-a-f...
Thanks to Doudna lab members @benadler.bsky.social, Elaine, and Marena for their help with this post 🎉
blog.addgene.org/caspedia-a-f...
CasPEDIA: A Functional Classification of Cas Enzymes
A review of the CasPEDIA resource and its features.
blog.addgene.org
January 25, 2024 at 4:00 PM
🧬🧪🖥️🦠✂️ CasPEDIA is a great new community resource for CRISPR enzymes! & fun to collaborate on integrating Addgene links to help users find materials for their next experiment!
caspedia.org
Read more at @addgene.bsky.social: blog.addgene.org/caspedia-a-f...
Read more at NAR: doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
caspedia.org
Read more at @addgene.bsky.social: blog.addgene.org/caspedia-a-f...
Read more at NAR: doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
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I wrote about Michael Eisen's ousting from eLife for defending Palestinian life, and what kind of science can happen under occupation
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Who Is Allowed To Do Science? | Defector
On Oct. 13 Michael Eisen, the editor-in-chief of the science journal eLife, retweeted a piece from The Onion titled “Dying Gazans Criticized For Not Using Last Words To Condemn Hamas” with a singl...
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October 27, 2023 at 8:29 PM
I wrote about Michael Eisen's ousting from eLife for defending Palestinian life, and what kind of science can happen under occupation
defector.com/who-is-allow...
defector.com/who-is-allow...