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"A new modification to rabies virus was recently reported to allow the mapping of connected neurons without adverse effects on the cells' health, unlike earlier versions. Here, we show that the conclusions of that study were probably incorrect and based on having used viruses that had lost the intended modification because of mutations."

pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2023

'We further demonstrated that cGAS mediated inflammation by acting as a macrophage polarization switch, which promoted peritoneal macrophages and the bone marrow–derived macrophages to the inflammatory phenotype (M1) via the mitochondrial DNA–mTORC1 pathway.'

journals.aai.org/jimmunol/arti

From an interview with Alondra Nelson.I think this is a question that should be incorporated into graduate education:

'You probably saw the Pew study that says trust in science is still high. A significant majority of Democrats think that scientists should have a role in crafting policy. But a significant majority of Republicans think that we should just put stuff in the journals and then not be involved in how policy is implemented. I’m guessing you believe that scientists should be involved in crafting policy. How do we build more broad support for the role of scientists in policy?'

science.org/content/blog-post/

'In their recent paper, Sangbakembi-Ngounou et al. elegantly show that many malaria mosquitos, including Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles coluzzii, and Anopheles funestus (collectively the most important vectors in Africa), frequently bite during the daytime and in outdoor, peridomestic spaces'

pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas

RT @OlivierDuss
Looking forward to speak at the #microsymposium2023 on RNA Biology in Vienna on May 3-5, 2023! Check out speakers and register at: oeaw.ac.at/imba/seminars-event @IMBA_Vienna @IMPvienna @maxperutzlabs @gmivienna @viennabiocenter

'Last June, when the US Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade, women started deleting period-tracking apps from their phones. With abortion set to become illegal in certain states, they feared the data might be used to prosecute those seeking terminations. Was this an overreaction, or simply the realisation that we have entered the age of Orwellian electronics?'

ft.com/content/e30d7c75-90a3-4

"Jazz Pharmaceuticals has figured out a way to push the boundaries even further — a feat that demonstrates the lengths to which drug makers go to eke out extra profits and that two federal courts have now ruled was improper."

nytimes.com/2023/02/28/busines

Global wild animal populations have been reduced by over 30% since 1970, while Latin America has seen a 94% reduction. The number of endangered species in #Brazil has doubled since 2003 and amphibians have lost half their habit in the Amazon and Cerrado

#BiodiversityCrisis @ethnobiology #amazon #climate

piaui.folha.uol.com.br/biodive

'In their recent paper, Sangbakembi-Ngounou et al. elegantly show that many malaria mosquitos, including Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles coluzzii, and Anopheles funestus (collectively the most important vectors in Africa), frequently bite during the daytime and in outdoor, peridomestic spaces'

pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas

We'll go down in history as the first society that wouldn't save itself because it wasn't cost-effective. Kurt Vonnegut, American writer and novelist (1922 2007)

'Now, scientists have conducted the first deep dive into the animals’ DNA. The dogs of Chernobyl are genetically distinct, different from purebred canines as well as other groups of free-breeding dogs, the scientists reported Friday in Science Advances.'

nytimes.com/2023/03/03/science

Walgreens will never get another dollar of my money. Its refusal to sell a vital, legal product is disgusting. If CVS goes along with this, the pharmacy cartel will be lending its considerable weight to a policy that the vast majority of Americans reject -- a policy mandated by a minority party of extremists. abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStor

Enfermeiros, médicos, auxiliares e outros profissionais que trabalham nas urgências e UCI com contacto direto com doentes:
👉 devem ter um reforço da vacina contra a poliomielite. Dose única.
👉 Quem não tem esquema completo deve corrigir, para se manter seguro e aos seus

👉 a responsabilidade desta monitorização e atualização dos esquemas vacinais deve ser dos serviços de saúde ocupacionais

@WhatisBiotechnology ⬆️

#LinusPauling also won a #NobelPrize for Peace ☮️ in 1962 for his campaign against testing of nuclear weapons leading to radioactive ☢️ fallout and its worldwide consequences.

He was equally reviled by the Pentagon and the Kremlin, and might’ve won a 3rd #NobelPrize for solving the structure of #DNA 🧬 before Watson & Crick (who used his method) if not for his passport being withdrawn by the U.S. #StateDepartment.😡 👉 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_

#Chemistry

'In a 2021 study, more than half of American adults reported symptoms of major depressive disorder after a coronavirus infection. The risk of developing these symptoms — as well as other mental health disorders — remains high up to a year after you’ve recovered.'

nytimes.com/2022/11/12/well/lo

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