🚀DID YOU KNOW? The Sanford Stem Cell Institute has its own lab aboard the International Space Station, as well as an Astrobiotech Hub to connect academia & industry in the furtherance of #spacemedicine .🌌Learn more @ stemcells.ucsd.edu ☄️ #NationalSpaceDay #science #stemcells #medTwitter

Congrats, Dr. Muotri! Excited to see what comes of this research.

New Jersey Cryptic lineage update.

Background: Cryptic lineages are evolutionarily advanced SARS-CoV-2 lineages detected in wastewater from an unknown source.

We are fairly certain that these are derived from patients with persistent SARS-CoV-2 infections.

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NSC spokesman John Kirby confirms that the national security threat Rep Turner announced yesterday is an anti-satellite weapon Russia is developing.

Says no immediate threat, and weapon is not operational.

Cambodia reports fourth H5N1 avian flu case of the year

The patient is the brother of a boy who recently died from an H5N1 infection.

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Photo: NIAID/Flickr cc

Oh look, someone in Greenwood, SC was still shedding BA.1 last month.

Someone needs to tell that lineage it went extinct almost 2 years ago.

Some of you are looking for a video link to the full version of sunday's performance, not just a snippet and in the best quality possible. Good news! Recording Academy / GRAMMYs published it on their website. Click on the link in the first thread to watch it. Enjoy 🤩

#Grammys #tracychapman

It's amazing the number of people who have been with us for the last 150 episodes. Today, we will revisit some issues and feedback from our last podcast. I'm going to address that because that's what families do when you have good news and bad news - you discuss it.

One of the very best pandemic reporters is on the job market. Great opportunity for an outlet that cares about public health and science communication to snap her up!

actual journalist in russia:

My last 2 years at Fortune as a global public health reporter have been the thrill of a lifetime, but it's on to new & different things! Hoping to stay in the world of public health #journalism / #communication . If you know of a role that might be a good fit, plz lmk! #opentowork

Military helicopter missing with 5 US Marines on board after leaving Nevada usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

Interesting to hear Tucker Carlson claim that “no western journalist has bothered to interview” Putin since the invasion of Ukraine. We’ve lodged several requests with the Kremlin in the last 18 months. Always a ‘no’ for us.

If children are exposed to measles, administering the MMR vaccine within 72 hours can still prevent infection

Biobot update 2/5/2024:

Biobot showing an upswing, though I'm skeptical that it's real. I would guess BB corrects down next week. Explanation follows in subtweets.

🔸1,000,000 new infections/day
🔸1 in every 330 became infected today
🔸1 in every 33 people currently infected

Just pulled your pic, Michael Ciaglo. No wonder I liked it. All nostalgic this morning! tinyurl.com/548k3ntm

Miss working with you, Kent Nishimura! Always so glad to see your work!

.X brought their own signs to the Senate hearing, and their logo is so big.

💩🦠⬆️ (again!)

If you think I’ve stopped thinking of Tracy Chapman’s serene beautiful victorious vindicated face for even one minute, you’re nuts