Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia@qoto.org

'A team of Israeli contractors who claim to have manipulated more than 30 elections around the world using hacking, sabotage and automated disinformation on social media has been exposed in a new investigation.'

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/15/revealed-disinformation-team-jorge-claim-meddling-elections-tal-hanan

"Early studies of iron-binding proteins in insects suggested that insects and mammals have surprisingly different mechanisms of iron homeostasis, including different primary mechanisms for exporting iron from cells and for transporting iron from one cell to another, and subsequent studies have continued to support this view."

https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-ento-040622-092836

Fine, maybe not *all*

“It would be foolish to blame consultancies for all the problems that advanced capitalism has created,” state Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington in their conclusion. Nevertheless, the authors of The Big Con blame consultancies for an awful lot, starting with: “The pristine PowerPoints, copy-and-pasted formulas for strategy and often ineffective tools that many consultancies employ.”

https://www.ft.com/content/ae2a6f5a-68e9-43a1-b313-1664c91e0287

@Hatty @bioRxiv_microbio@mstdn.science I had not, thank you.

'Chinese pharmaceutical group CanSino Biologics said demand for its Covid-19 vaccine was “dying down” in China after the abrupt end of the country’s tough zero-Covid policies, underscoring the challenges facing the sector in the largest remaining under-vaccinated market'

https://www.ft.com/content/b201dc98-2187-43de-817a-c9a3d0d981b9

My latest Clinical Pipeline column for #NatureMedicine is out today, a look at Moderna's RNA vaccine for RSV & a survey of what's, well, in the pipeline, for RSV immunotherapies, including vaccines and monoclonals.

#Vaccine #drugdiscovery #drugdevelopment #mRNA #RSV #immunology #MonoclonalAntibody

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41591-023-00017-7

"The area of sea ice around Antarctica has hit a record low, with scientists reporting “never having seen such an extreme situation before”. The ice extent is expected to shrink even further before this year’s summer melting season ends."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/15/antarctic-sea-ice-hits-record-low-climate-crisis

CIML is recruiting new PIs

"The CIML aims at recruiting up to two team leaders.
We are looking for outstanding candidates on a mission to advance knowledge on all aspects of immunology. Applicants should send a CV with a list of publications, a 2-page summary of past research achievements and future projects, and contact information for three referees, before June 30th to Dr. Marc Dalod, to whom informal inquiries may also be adressed."

#Immunology #immunologyjobs

http://www.ciml.univ-mrs.fr/call-ciml-group-leader-positions-2023

Dissolving the IGC and transferring the resources to Lisbon University is a terrible idea, I hope the Gulbenkian does not go ahead with this plan.

https://www.publico.pt/2023/01/31/opiniao/opiniao/lisboa-fusao-fusao-ate-confusao-final-2036983?ref=pesquisa&cx=page__content