The similarities between HIV and SARS2 are impossible to ignore but everyone's over it and still using language like 'back during COVID.' I'm like bro, you're still in it. In fact, its in you. Its still living and replicating in you.

Introducing our new cellular and molecular biology seminar series that will feature a selection of talks based on articles published in #OpenBiology #RSOS and #PhilTransB . Find out more: cassyni.com/s/cellular-and… #cellbiology #molecularbiology #biochemistry

Join us this Friday 3 May for a panel on eco-anxiety, to discuss the history our relationship with nature, how eco-anxiety is affecting young people and how we might tackle it.

The event is in-person only and won't be recorded, so book your place now.

eventbrite.com/e/alive-at-the…

I've been waiting for this moment - the Ford gov't has absolutely STARVED the province's agencies - a foster home placement costs money, & this CAS prob didn't have the budget for it.

PS but Directors & more senior ranks still managed to get above-inflation wage increases...

Some exciting developments on the #WaspBeer front this month, so as a lead-up, I'm sharing some art, education, & science related to these wonderful creatures.
First up, a coloring sheet (MADE BY MY MOM!) for some calm moments of yeast appreciation. microbeinstitute.org/wild-sourdough…

More yeast-related goodies:
What color do you think of when you think of 'yeast'? I'm guessing not magenta. Wild yeasts produce many different pigments, such as the pink yeast below. Here are Microbe Crayon Labels if you want to learn more: microbeinstitute.org/microbe-crayon… #WaspBeer

Thanks for bringing this to my attention, John Dupuis!
As one of our colleagues has commented, air really is the new 💩

I just backed AirSpot - The Personal & Wearable Fresh Air Monitor on Kickstarter kickstarter.com/projects/airsp…

Another award nomination? In this economy??? Kidding! We’re thrilled to share our first ever nomination for the Michener Award — one of Canada’s highest honours in journalism — with Toronto Star for our reporting on the Greenbelt scandal! Emma McIntosh 🥳 thenarwhal.ca/michener-award…

Love this polite language: 'Pharma's unsubstantiated yet dominant narrative that high #drug prices are needed to recoup high #research and development costs can no longer remain an evidence-free zone.'

Translation: Maybe #Pharma isn't telling the truth.
theguardian.com/global-develop…

The class-action lawsuit against Uber seeks to answer whether drivers have been denied the title of employee, and the ruling could have repercussions on the whole gig economy. — by XΛVI tvo.org/article/what-t…

There’s still time to enter this year’s Stearn Student Essay competition, recognising the best essay on the history of natural history written by a current or recent student. £300 to be won! Deadline July 31. Details on the SHNH website here: shnh.org.uk/news/call-for-…

Journal club is about learning how to assess the quality of a research paper.

It's a core part of researcher training.

You too can journal club, for free!

And you can drink wine in your PJs too.

Organized by the fabulous citizens/citizen scientists of COVID-19 Resources Canada

Why language matters in biodiversity conservation??
Great results from the translatE project
figshare.com/articles/poste…
Tatsuya Amano

Why So Many People Don't Listen to Warnings okdoomer.io/why-so-many-pe…

'The government or society think they're cured at 18. That's not what happens. It's a lifelong disorder,' Rita Miceli, author of 'Giaci and Me: A Mother's Journey of Loving and Raising an Autistic Child,' tells Steve Paikin. Tonight at 8/11pm | Producer: Laetitia Dogbe

BREAKING: Make sure you #BoycottLoblaws and all their associates. Yes, you can move your prescriptions from Shoppers and do tell them why. Our governments won't take action so we must!

📣CSEE Council nominations close in TWO DAYS on Tuesday, April 30 - see our webpage for more information! 🗳️🌱 Please RT #CSEE2024

Canadian COVID Forecast Apr 27-May 10, 2024

CANADA

MODERATE (no change)

About 1 in every 75 people infected

Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:

-Infections ~5X higher
-Long COVID ~5X higher
-Hospitalizations ~4X higher
-Deaths ~1X higher

Toronto Star This will fail without money for equipment to store phones security.

It will fail without smaller classrooms.

It will fail without resourcing schools and teachers properly.

Decrees don’t work.

I'm weirdly on BBC Radio 3 twice today, at 1200 for my music choices in Private Passions; at 2000 introducing Emma Harding's fabulous new adaptation of Shakespeare's Cymbeline, contextualising it within a post-Brexit scenario Schttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001ygt2