From @theathletic.com: Johannes Høsflot Klæbo of Norway on Saturday won his sixth gold medal, the most by any athlete at a single Winter Olympic Games.

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo wins sixth gold, most ever in a single Winter Olympics

Klaebo became the winningest athlete at a single Winter Olympics, sweeping the men's cross-country golds in Italy.

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Deadline tomorrow! Explore advances in telomere biology and its involvement in homeostasis and disease in EMBO Workshop "Telomere function and maintenance in health and disease" in Lazise, IT, 25–30 May 2026. https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-telomere #EMBOTelomereMaintenance #EMBOevents 🧪

S. pombe telomerase RNA: secondary structure and flexible-scaffold function https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.22.638514v1

We have now published our secondary-structure model for the 1212 nt 𝘚. 𝘱𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘦 telomerase RNA, derived largely from bioinformatic and phylogenetic analyses of genomic data. (1/2) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“Put another way, punishing campuses by cutting health research funding would destroy the equivalent of one-quarter of annual gross domestic product in the US.”

Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social · last yr.

JAMA Forum on the proposed NIH budget… jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

JAMA Forum on the proposed NIH budget… jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Cutting the NIH—The $8 Trillion Health Care Catastrophe

This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...

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"If the proposal is enacted, Americans today and tomorrow will be sicker, poorer, and die younger” an $18 Billion cut Only 3 NIH Institutes will remain in place, and even they will have their funds markedly reduced www.statnews.com/2025/05/30/n...

A new cover for SUPER AGERS after making the NYT bestseller list. Thanks to you for making it the #1 ranked new non-fiction book on Amazon. amazon.com/gp/new-relea...

In St. Louis, the sirens to warn people of a tornado threat were not activated by the City Emergency Management Agency before a deadly tornado hit on Friday, and a backup to activate the mechanism that is operated by the Fire Department was broken.

Warning Sirens Were Silent Ahead of Deadly Tornado in St. Louis, City Says

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More context: Our tracker (grant-watch.us) currently lists 877 terminated NIH grants. We have 820 rows in the tracker, but some rows list multiple grants. As of yesterday, NIH RePORTER listed 807 NIH grants specifically at Harvard. So we're looking at over 1600 formally terminated NIH grants now.

Scott Delaney@scott-delaney.bsky.social · last yr.

All NIH and NSF grants for my entire team--and for all of Harvard, I guess?--have been terminated. As provocative as that sounds, the practical effect is probably not much. Everything was already frozen. 🤷‍♂️ On the upside, it makes tracking terminated grants easier. No more guesswork at Harvard!

The USFWS has announced that it killed the breeding male of the Hail Canyon pack in New Mexico. The wolf, a 5 yr old dad named Viento, was the breeding male of a family of wolves that includes Slides - the Mexican gray wolf fostered from the WCC into the wild in 2023.

Government Kills Another Endangered Mexican Wolf at the Behest of the Livestock Industry

Just days after admitting that it killed the wrong Mexican wolf in Arizona, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that it also killed the breeding male of the Hail Canyon pack in New Mexico...

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Measles in the US, update —712 cases, 11% hospitalized, 3 deaths, 97% cases are unvaccinated —Now in 24 states —Actual cases must be multiple thousand to align with the number of hospitalizations and deaths reported www.cdc.gov/measles/data... www.cbsnews.com/news/measles...

Application deadline extended to Apr 15 for this summer's #Yeast #Genetics & #Genomics course at @cshlaboratory.bsky.social July22 - Aug12! Get a comprehensive education in all things yeast, from classical genetics through up-to-the-minute genomics. Don't miss out! meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...

The Pacific Northwest Yeast Club is holding their annual meeting on June 20th, 2025 in beautiful Vancouver, Canada! There are only 100 spots and registration is open now: www.pnwyc.net

This!!! I hope someone in Washington is listening www.wsj.com/tech/biotech...

China’s Biotech Advances Threaten U.S. Dominance, Warns Congressional Report

Congress should invest at least $15 billion to support biotech research over the next five years and take other steps to bolster manufacturing in the U.S., the report said.

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Looking at grant funding time for all years from 2015-2025 Here is the graph for new and competitive renewal grants (dollar amounts normalized by the overall NIH grant budget for each year_ 1/2

I don’t think the country understands the nuclear bomb that has hit and destroyed Americas future. Our competitiveness globally was threatened - it is now guaranteed to dwindle to irrelevance. The future is based on science and technology. By the time they realize the damage, it will be too late. AR

Tragic, infuriating news. Mexican gray wolf Ella, whose travels captivated a nation just last week, was found dead in New Mexico. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has indicated that the cause of Ella’s death is under investigation.

Wandering Wolf “Ella” Found Deceased in New Mexico

The Mexican gray wolf who just last week was located north of Interstate 40 near Mount Taylor in New Mexico was found dead on Sunday, March 30, 2025. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has indicated t...

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🧪⚛️ If you want to sign a petition to protect the NIST Atomic Spectroscopy Group, here's an opportunity: www.change.org/p/oppose-the... Hat tip to @nanoscaleviews.bsky.social for sharing this.

Sign the Petition

Oppose the layoff of the NIST Atomic Spectroscopy Group

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Ryan Comes@rbcomes.bsky.social · last yr.

Another example of an unknown group of government workers--scientists--doing important work that is in danger thanks to Trump and Musk. 🧪⚛️ www.npr.org/2025/03/26/n...

The destruction of American science continues apace. Early career people are the most likely to be seeking to leave. One of my about-to-graduate PhDs is seriously considering a job offer in Germany, even though it would involve lower pay. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving

More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.

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From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA

I've reviewed 10 consumer-facing companies that are in the business of promoting longevity and healthspan erictopol.substack.com/p/the-busine... Open-access, in the new edition of Ground Truths

Texas measles update today 309 cases; 40 have been hospitalized (<-which means there are far more than 300 cases diagnosed) www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/...

ATTENTION If you are someone (or know someone) who is enrolled in an NIH-funded clinical trial that has been disrupted by grant uncertainties or terminations, please DM me. THANK YOU!

stan marsh from south park says see that 's what happened to me !

ALT: stan marsh from south park says see that 's what happened to me !

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New SGD paper! Saccharomyces Genome Database: advances in genome annotation, expanded biochemical pathways, and other key enhancements academic.oup.com/genetics/art...

Saccharomyces Genome Database: advances in genome annotation, expanded biochemical pathways, and other key enhancements

Abstract. Budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is the most extensively characterized eukaryotic model organism and has long been used to gain insight i

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90% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die from the disease. That's why the medical community is excited about the results of a small trial in which nearly half of the pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease remained relapse-free three years later.

A Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise

In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease had no relapse three years later.

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THIS IS INCREDIBLE! Cohen Children’s Medical Center has confirmed that it has successfully ELIMINATED sickle cell disease from Sebastien Beauzile, using the groundbreaking genetic treatment Lyfgenia. He has made HISTORY by becoming the FIRST in New York to be CURED of sickle cell anemia! 🧪🧵⬇️

We have a winner...

@whitetrashphd.bsky.social · last yr.

This one too:

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