Stephen Tristram
@stephentristram.bsky.social
Dad, climber, cyclist, kayaker, walker and microbiologist with an interest in Haemophilus influenzae.
They are very different diseases, caused by remarkably similar organisms, which explains why a vaccine for one, protects against the other. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘World-first’ gonorrhoea vaccine to be rolled out in England and Wales
Jab hailed as ‘landmark moment for sexual health’ and comes amid record cases of infection
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May 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
They are very different diseases, caused by remarkably similar organisms, which explains why a vaccine for one, protects against the other. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Oh @jennaprice.bsky.social you’ve done it again. Could I love you more?
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I thought Kim Williams was the wrong pick to lead the ABC. Now I’m sure
The ABC’s chair has intervened to get airtime for a small-time comic. Is this what Kim Williams is doing with his time?
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April 30, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Oh @jennaprice.bsky.social you’ve done it again. Could I love you more?
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April 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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I'm so pleased I watched a repeat of Peter Dutton on Kitchen Cabinet tonight because I now realise what a great bloke he is. Thank you, Annabel Crabb and the ABC, I'm changing my vote to LNP.
April 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I'm so pleased I watched a repeat of Peter Dutton on Kitchen Cabinet tonight because I now realise what a great bloke he is. Thank you, Annabel Crabb and the ABC, I'm changing my vote to LNP.
As if we needed any proof.
January 28, 2025 at 5:04 AM
As if we needed any proof.
"Trump can't possibly win", but he did. So I am more worried than I ought to be, about the possibility of a Dutton win.
January 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
"Trump can't possibly win", but he did. So I am more worried than I ought to be, about the possibility of a Dutton win.
A beautiful weekend away for some sea kayaking. This crystal clear pool and 5 km of white sandy beach just about all to myself.
January 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
A beautiful weekend away for some sea kayaking. This crystal clear pool and 5 km of white sandy beach just about all to myself.
Does anyone know why we don't have a frenzy of native birds feasting on the 100's of thousands of cicadas blanketing our gumtrees?
December 31, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Does anyone know why we don't have a frenzy of native birds feasting on the 100's of thousands of cicadas blanketing our gumtrees?
Roo and wallaby roadkill are sad but sometimes understandable. But when I see dead snakes on the road, I can't help but think that someone has at best, chosen not to avoid driving over them, or worse, chosen to deliberately drive over them. Saw 2 big dead tigers today on my bike 😡😡
December 27, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Roo and wallaby roadkill are sad but sometimes understandable. But when I see dead snakes on the road, I can't help but think that someone has at best, chosen not to avoid driving over them, or worse, chosen to deliberately drive over them. Saw 2 big dead tigers today on my bike 😡😡
I haven't done much sailing, but in my very limited experience, the boom scared the $%#& out of me.
December 26, 2024 at 9:12 PM
I haven't done much sailing, but in my very limited experience, the boom scared the $%#& out of me.
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December 25, 2024 at 7:34 PM
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It doesn't make sense to me. Great diplomacy to get Assange and the Bali 9 survivors back home, and then surrender Daniel Duggan to the US?
December 24, 2024 at 8:28 AM
It doesn't make sense to me. Great diplomacy to get Assange and the Bali 9 survivors back home, and then surrender Daniel Duggan to the US?
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If you like science and especially if you are interested in vaccines and infectious diseases - this thread is a rollickingly good read. Thank you for taking the time to write this. its awesome.
In grad school, I cloned the mouse-adapted rhinovirus I selected after serial passage. RVs are enteroviruses like polio. Unlike polio, RV1A was a bitch to clone. Lots of secondary structure and toxic to E. coli, which would delete huge chunks of the genome when I would assemble my subclones.
December 18, 2024 at 10:32 PM
If you like science and especially if you are interested in vaccines and infectious diseases - this thread is a rollickingly good read. Thank you for taking the time to write this. its awesome.
America is in for a rough ride.
December 16, 2024 at 3:07 AM
America is in for a rough ride.
Nothing like a pit of ocean paddling to get rid of covid.
November 23, 2024 at 10:08 AM
Nothing like a pit of ocean paddling to get rid of covid.
Antifungal use in agriculture associated with an increase in antifungal resistance in human fungal pathogens? Who's have thought?
Detection in Orchards of Predominant Azole-Resistant <em>Candida tropicalis</em> Genotype Causing Human Candidemia, Taiwan
Azole-Resistant <em>Candida tropicalis</em>, Taiwan
wwwnc.cdc.gov
November 20, 2024 at 3:09 AM
Antifungal use in agriculture associated with an increase in antifungal resistance in human fungal pathogens? Who's have thought?
"Senator Hume, welcome back to RN breakfast" was my cue to turn the radio off.
November 18, 2024 at 8:51 PM
"Senator Hume, welcome back to RN breakfast" was my cue to turn the radio off.
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Finally
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Alan Jones arrested over allegations he indecently assaulted young men
Alan Jones has been arrested at his luxury Circular Quay apartment by NSW Police following a Herald investigation.
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November 17, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Finally
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Everything wrong with America in one image.
November 17, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Everything wrong with America in one image.
So clever.
November 16, 2024 at 5:05 AM
So clever.