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Devin Teehan
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Learning from bacteria. Huge fan of TV. Views are my own.
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LONG RAMBLING EMOTIONAL THREAD:

It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.

I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
December 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
Interactive AIDS Quilt
The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 48,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience People around the world can experie...
www.aidsmemorial.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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AMR is moving through every ecological niche, including wildlife.
This #FEMSMicrobiolEcol review uncovers how animals act as reservoirs, pathways, and receivers of resistant bacteria and genes, reshaping the AMR landscape.

🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/86PDZNf

#AMRAwarenessWeek
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Very excited to share our latest work in Science on metagenomic editing (MetaEdit) of the gut microbiome in vivo & directly modifying unculturable immune-modulatory SFB bug in the small intestine. 🦠🧬🛠️
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Metagenomic editing of commensal bacteria in vivo using CRISPR-associated transposases
Although metagenomic sequencing has revealed a rich microbial biodiversity in the mammalian gut, methods to genetically alter specific species in the microbiome are highly limited. Here, we introduce ...
www.science.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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I had the opportunity to review the work experience and skills of numerous people who were laid off or fired from public health jobs by Donald Trump.

I want every taxpayer to know that the US has lost an immeasurable number of the smartest, most experienced, and hardworking people on the planet.
November 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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New from #SCIMaP - analysis of the White House’s Proposed FY 2026 National Science Foundation Budget.

Take-home: Slashing NSF by >50% will lead to ~$11 billion in economic loss and extensive job loss and reduced training opportunities in communities nationwide.

Report: osf.io/e8rnc

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September 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Me and explaining a figure to a group of people DO NOT go together real bad
October 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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For more information about the Friday night massacre at CDC, I wrote up an analysis of who got terminated and what that means for public health.

Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.

rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...
October 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Rationale is quickly becoming my favorite and least favorite word
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Is this thing still on
September 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Eric Green was helping support our Tribal Colleges & Universities training in genomics. This is a loss at NIH.
March 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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My heart is just shattered for NIH as an institution. It represents what, in my view, is best about America:

A group of committed people working hard and creatively with one another to achieve important goals to help people across the country and around the world.

12/n
February 16, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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Oh you like microbiology? Name the ten species that comprise half of the bacteriology literature
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
January 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM