Alberto Maurer, PhD
@tazmaurer.bsky.social
Agronomist and geneticist. I have lived in PE+US+NL+BR+MX+PRC. I am the Executive Director of ITP in Peru. Love science, anime, gaming, chocolate. Proud dad of Carolina & Victoria.
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Prescription meds shouldn't leave those who need them bankrupt.
A drug with the potential to “end the HIV pandemic,” that was just approved by the FDA, will launch in the US this week, as a new study reveals it could be sold for 1,000 times less than its possible price tag. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘HIV-ending’ drug could be made for just $25 per patient a year, say researchers
As regulator prepares to approve Lenacapavir in the US, campaigners are urging the manufacturer, Gilead, to make it ‘available and affordable for all who need it’
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Prescription meds shouldn't leave those who need them bankrupt.
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"The Russians did not win. They cannot win, I think, without Trump. They could not win on the battlefield. The example Ukraine has set for how you stand up to violence and brutality, is really a great example for all of us. It’s a beacon of hope."
youtu.be/3--xzPwrsck?...
youtu.be/3--xzPwrsck?...
Anne Applebaum on Ukraine's accomplishment
YouTube video by Conversations with Bill Kristol
youtu.be
February 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
"The Russians did not win. They cannot win, I think, without Trump. They could not win on the battlefield. The example Ukraine has set for how you stand up to violence and brutality, is really a great example for all of us. It’s a beacon of hope."
youtu.be/3--xzPwrsck?...
youtu.be/3--xzPwrsck?...
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48 different colors of the moon.
It took 10 years to take the pictures....
Credits: @marcella giulia pace & pictores caeli
Good Morning Blue Sky
It took 10 years to take the pictures....
Credits: @marcella giulia pace & pictores caeli
Good Morning Blue Sky
February 20, 2025 at 10:47 AM
48 different colors of the moon.
It took 10 years to take the pictures....
Credits: @marcella giulia pace & pictores caeli
Good Morning Blue Sky
It took 10 years to take the pictures....
Credits: @marcella giulia pace & pictores caeli
Good Morning Blue Sky
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It's all bad. But at Gitmo, Trump is springing toward atrocities like the courts have protected that we could be stuck with for generations.
That makes this Next Comes What so important. Yet no one's watching!
Please at least check out this last-minute episode.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc08...
That makes this Next Comes What so important. Yet no one's watching!
Please at least check out this last-minute episode.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc08...
February 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It's all bad. But at Gitmo, Trump is springing toward atrocities like the courts have protected that we could be stuck with for generations.
That makes this Next Comes What so important. Yet no one's watching!
Please at least check out this last-minute episode.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc08...
That makes this Next Comes What so important. Yet no one's watching!
Please at least check out this last-minute episode.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc08...
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If you know, you know. Give them all you can, for as long as they can
February 13, 2025 at 8:16 AM
If you know, you know. Give them all you can, for as long as they can
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Machu Picchu, Peru
February 13, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Machu Picchu, Peru
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I think I’ll miss science but blaming my mistakes on witches & demons seems ok I guess
February 13, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I think I’ll miss science but blaming my mistakes on witches & demons seems ok I guess
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Most of us (me included!) don’t live near places that do regular silent film screenings but if you get the chance to attend one, take it! Lots of fun and a very different experience, especially with live music. You’ll love it!
February 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Most of us (me included!) don’t live near places that do regular silent film screenings but if you get the chance to attend one, take it! Lots of fun and a very different experience, especially with live music. You’ll love it!
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I want friends who will invite me over for the Super Bowl but understand I’m not gonna watch the game and I am there to eat a generous portion of the jalepeño-corn dip and hot wings and hopefully talk too long to somebody about jazz or Bob Dylan in the kitchen
February 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I want friends who will invite me over for the Super Bowl but understand I’m not gonna watch the game and I am there to eat a generous portion of the jalepeño-corn dip and hot wings and hopefully talk too long to somebody about jazz or Bob Dylan in the kitchen
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Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.
February 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.
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Me: [glances in the general direction of the bathroom]
Shampoo bottles in the shower that I absolutely did not touch:
Shampoo bottles in the shower that I absolutely did not touch:
an aerial view of a city with lots of tall buildings and a building that says ' chinese ' on it
Alt: A bunch of buildings collapsing
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Me: [glances in the general direction of the bathroom]
Shampoo bottles in the shower that I absolutely did not touch:
Shampoo bottles in the shower that I absolutely did not touch:
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I realized today that Trump, Musk, DOGE, Vance, Miller, Vought and their many collaborators have broken so many laws already that they know they have to destroy our government and entire way of life to stay out of jail. This is all or nothing. We should respond accordingly.
February 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I realized today that Trump, Musk, DOGE, Vance, Miller, Vought and their many collaborators have broken so many laws already that they know they have to destroy our government and entire way of life to stay out of jail. This is all or nothing. We should respond accordingly.
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If the PlayStation network stays down any longer, people are going to be at risk of getting to know their family members
February 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
If the PlayStation network stays down any longer, people are going to be at risk of getting to know their family members
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once more I weep with gratitude at my perfectly behaved laser printer, which fires up and prints theatre tickets despite a) not having been used for several weeks and b) having been plugged in to another laptop before this task. Laser printers are the golden retrievers of tech; the goodest boys.
February 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
once more I weep with gratitude at my perfectly behaved laser printer, which fires up and prints theatre tickets despite a) not having been used for several weeks and b) having been plugged in to another laptop before this task. Laser printers are the golden retrievers of tech; the goodest boys.
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All these Tech Bros grew up loving Luke Skywalker and then became Darth Vader for the money.
Never underestimate the power of the Dark Side.
#RebelAllianceForever
Never underestimate the power of the Dark Side.
#RebelAllianceForever
February 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
All these Tech Bros grew up loving Luke Skywalker and then became Darth Vader for the money.
Never underestimate the power of the Dark Side.
#RebelAllianceForever
Never underestimate the power of the Dark Side.
#RebelAllianceForever
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The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children
I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
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The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.
February 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.
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I love video games. Always have, always will. A refuge from the torments of the world, a welcome distraction when needed the most, a thoughtful reminder of the power of storytelling.
Play more games.
Play more games.
January 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I love video games. Always have, always will. A refuge from the torments of the world, a welcome distraction when needed the most, a thoughtful reminder of the power of storytelling.
Play more games.
Play more games.