Some weeks ago @pbiwan and I were in Crete for this year's ISEEC (International Society for #Evolution, #Ecology and #Cancer) and as one does, we got one of the participants, Julie Dragon, to talk about her work, her career and the latest of her group just recently published in Nature describing […]

Biology in Numbers – Episode 3.7 With Alicia Dickenstein …where we talk: biochemical reactions, world famous awards, and rainy days making soup by the beach. Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/Ig9y0pt Listen on Apple: buff.ly/CQkit9j

On my way to attend @smbmathbiology.bsky.social #SMB2026 which promises to be a fantastic meeting. Here local organizer Lukas Grossner talks about it with @parmvir.com in the latest episode of #BiologyInNumbers: pca.st/episode/c3d2...

S3 Ep9 Lukas Groshner

...where we talk: an induction to MathBio, neuroscience in flies, and optimizing coffee breaks.Lukas did a PhD at the University of Oxford and a postdoc at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology,…

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Kicking off #ECMTB2026, Natalia Komarova (UCSD) us giving a plenary talk on mathematical modeling of spatial evolution with applications to biomedical systems.

#Faculty, #postdocs, and #PhD students: do you use a university-owned laptop? We’re running a research study on how people in academia experience university-managed devices and remote IT management tools such as #MDM. Fill out this 1-minute prescreener to see if you’re eligible for a follow-up […]

Ars Technica (@arstechnica ) Editorial: It’s time to step up and have your say for science https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/editorial-the-most-important-thing-you-can-do-to-protect-science/ Your comments on a dangerous rule putting politicals in charge of science can matter

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Statement by @theaacr.bsky.social about the OMB proposal: www.aacr.org/about-the-aa...

The war against ‘woke’ could end US science as we know it: https://www.theverge.com/science/957630/omb-killing-science-budget-grants-research

The war against ‘woke’ could end US science as we know it

“Everyone will be affected, not just scientists. Every community in the country.“

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The Atlantic: An Ascendant Constitutional Theory Is a Threat to American Science https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/unitary-executive-scientific-research/687565/

An Ascendant Constitutional Theory Is a Threat to American Science

The idea of a “unitary executive” is now being extended to America’s scientific establishment, with potentially devastating effects.

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Google locking Android down in 90 days is worse than you can imagine https://www.xda-developers.com/google-locking-android-down-90-blocking-sideloading-like-ios/

Google locking Android down in 90 days is worse than you can imagine

Sideloading on Android will soon become a nine-step process that includes a 24-hour wait.

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Why science is becoming less innovative https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/05/25/why-science-is-becoming-less-innovative?giftId=ZjYxMzRhZjItYWI0YS00MjBlLTllMTYtNTY4ZmJmYmRlODQ0&utm_campaign=gifted_article

Some great talks today on the first full day of #ISEEC2026 #CancerEvolution, many of them from my Moffitt colleagues talking about cancer ecology and evolution during treatment

Some shots from #MoffittScientificSymposium 2026 including our CEO Dr. Patrick Hwu and posters from Julia Pelesko and Matt Froid. It was a good day

For those of us in Tampa. #TasteOfScience is back in the city and the first event is no other than my Moffitt Cancer Center and @math.onco colleague Joel Brown […]

Europe—not US—first to authorize Moderna’s combo mRNA flu-COVID vaccine https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/04/europe-not-us-first-to-authorize-modernas-combo-mrna-flu-covid-vaccine/

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And now this... www.theverge.com/science/9187...

Trump fires the entire National Science Board

Federal funding for scientific research was already in turmoil.

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International #Society for #Evolution, #Ecology and #Cancer's (ISEEC) 2026 meeting in Hersonissos, Crete. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-iseec-conference-tickets-1985409579498

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Leveraging human-tech cooperation for the evolutionary management of cancer

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Krugman: #MAGA Is Winning Its War Against #US #science: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/maga-is-winning-its-war-against-us?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=277517&post_id=193446149&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=56vu5b&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

MAGA Is Winning Its War Against U.S. Science

When a political movement believes that ignorance is strength

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#NoKings #rally today in the small town of Temple Terrace just north of Tampa

Latest from #CancerEvo member Matt Froid: Overcoming vascular niche–mediated TKI resistance in acute myeloid leukemia through miR-126 inhibition #Cancer #JanusEffect #AML #ABM […]

You can register now to the 2026 ISEEC conference #Cancer #Evolution #AI conference that will take place in Crete in May 21-24th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-iseec-conference-tickets-1985409579498?aff=oddtdtcreator

2026 ISEEC Conference

Leveraging human-tech cooperation for the evolutionary management of cancer

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National survey of #NIH funded researchers shows precarious state of U.S. science — ‘This is like the Titanic’ https://www.statnews.com/2026/03/19/nih-funding-national-researcher-survey-finds-cutbacks-disruptions/?_hsmi=409494106

National survey of NIH-funded researchers shows precarious state of U.S. science — ‘This is like the Titanic’

A nationwide STAT survey of NIH-funded researchers reveals that, a year after Donald Trump's return to the White House, many scientists are reeling

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Excellent, if not recent, @nightsciencepod podcast with Akiko Iwasaki. I do appreciate the tension between letting smart people do whatever their instinct tells them to do with the idea of team science where a group of smart and diverse people work together to solve a hard problem […]

Behind the paper: Mathematical modelling predicts selective sweeps are restricted to early stages of tumour growth mathematical-oncology.org/blog/selecti... by @alexsteinresearch.bsky.social #cancer #evolution #mathonco

Mathematical modelling predicts selective sweeps are restricted to early stages of tumour growth

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Republicans and Dems are aligned: Don’t mess with #NIH #funding: https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/03/17/congress/republicans-and-dems-aligned-dont-mess-with-nih-funding-00833169

Some people might think: concerning... "I Wrote Research Funding Announcements for NIH for 22 Years. This Year They’ve Published 14" https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/i-wrote-research-funding-announcements #NIH #NCI #CancerResearch #Funding

Hard to explain why the number of #tourists in the #USA is going down these days: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks

Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone’When Karen Newton left...

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My @mathonco.bsky.social colleague Franco Pradelli with 3 facts we didn't know about #mathonco mathematical-oncology.org/blog/years.h...

Three facts you did not know about publishing in Mathematical Oncology

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I love #MatPlotlib and fear that this is just the beginning of what #opensource developers will have to tolerate: https://theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-me/

Congress defended American science. Its work is not over https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/02/05/congress-defended-american-science-its-work-is-not-over?giftId=ZjA0MjdmY2QtMDY0NS00N2U1LWFkOTMtM2Q5MzZhNWQ0NzY2&utm_campaign=gifted_article