Amina T. Schartup
@aminaschartup.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof. @Scripps Institution of Oceanography| UC San Diego Scripps Center for Oceans and Human Health (SCOHH) 🇺🇸🇲🇱🇦🇿 https://www.aminaschartup.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7fIl-lB6-o IG: schartup_lab
It pulls more relevant papers now, but often invents interpretations not in them. When pressed for quotes, it admits making things up. Feels more dangerous than the old nonsense …because it sounds right when it’s not 😨
Nature@nature.com · 11mo agoOpenAI’s GPT-5 hallucinates less than previous models do, but cutting hallucination completely might prove impossible go.nature.com/4gkzr4A
🧪🧪🔥 Well that’s cool! Is this from “our” Noelle Bowlin @scrippsocean.bsky.social ?!
NPR@npr.org · last yr.Did you know that we know less about the sea than we do about space? With this comic, we explore some of what scientists do know about Earth's ocean.
We are thrilled to announce that Meenakshi Wadhwa will serve as the Vice Chancellor for Marine Sciences, Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Dean of the School of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at @ucsandiego.bsky.social!
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography @scrippsocean.bsky.social · last yr.Two exceptional Scripps Oceanography scientists are finalists in @sandiegomag.bsky.social's Celebrating Women awards! @zambianseagull.bsky.social is nominated for the STEM-Pioneer award and @aminaschartup.bsky.social is nominated for the STEM-Rising Star award! Vote here: cw.sdmag.com/stem
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography @scrippsocean.bsky.social · last yr.Two exceptional Scripps Oceanography scientists are finalists in @sandiegomag.bsky.social's Celebrating Women awards! @zambianseagull.bsky.social is nominated for the STEM-Pioneer award and @aminaschartup.bsky.social is nominated for the STEM-Rising Star award! Vote here: cw.sdmag.com/stem
This week, diplomats, scientists & ocean advocates are at the #UNOceanConference in Nice, France. Top issue: Doing a better job of observing the ocean. Scripps Oceanography Director @msleinen.bsky.social is among the signatories of "No Data, No Action," a call by @pogo-ocean.bsky.social. 🧵⬇️
No Data, No Action: Investing in Ocean Observations to Achieve SDG14and a Sustainable Future | Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean
A Statement from POGO: On 7 June 2025, members of POGO, a global consortium of nearly 60 oceanographic research institutions, will convene in Nice, to discuss the urgent need for sustainably-funded, g...
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Please come chat with “The Expert” —aka me —today @ #UNOC3 green zone the deep blue pavilion @ noon! We are having fun over here 😅
🧪our paper in @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social selected as NIEHS papers of the month! 🔥🔥 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40315838/ @pipethero.bsky.social @scrippsocean.bsky.social
Extramural papers of the month
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Attempting to replicate a paper using their Methods section be like www.instagram.com/kay_sloany?i...
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography @scrippsocean.bsky.social · last yr.🌏 Join us at the #HollywoodClimateSummit! Catch up with Scripps Oceanography marine biologists, geochemists, atmospheric physicists, and researchers for answers to your climate questions. 📅 June 3 🕐 1-2 p.m. 📍Grand Lobby, Samuel Goldwyn Theater 🔗 bit.ly/43QCooC
Waking up in CA and opening your email these days… 4 Harvard emails before 8am, including one from Dept. Environmental Health. You know things are serious…
🌍 Looking for experts in Marine Science, Earth Science, Climate Change, Hazards, Marine Life, Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Oceanography, Coral Reef Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Bioscience and more? Give these leading Scripps Oceanography scientists a follow! ⬇️
Everyone needs to understand that dismantling NSF will have devastating long term consequences in our competitiveness and innovation in science, technology and beyond. 1/
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
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Love a 🧪 time series!
Dr. Or M. Bialik |📚|🔬|🌊|⚒️@obialik.bsky.social · last yr.One of the cool things about sustained scientific programs is time series, where we can see how things wax and wane over time. We've been collecting data on Mars long enough to do that for one of its most interesting climatic features - planetary dust storms. 🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Jessica McKenzie@jessimckenzi.bsky.social · last yr.Must-read @thebulletin.org article by Eric Morgan & Ralph Keeling: The Keeling curve, which has continuously tracked atmospheric CO2 levels for *67* years, has always been vulnerable to funding ebbs and flows—but under Trump II, is facing its most dire threat yet thebulletin.org/2025/05/how-...
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
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Holly Ober@sciwri.bsky.social · last yr.UCLA and UCSD scientists inserted DNA-encoding methylmercury detoxification enzymes into the genome of an abundant human gut bacterium. The engineered bacterium detoxified methylmercury in the gut of mice and reduced the amount that reached other tissues. newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/red...
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Elaine Hsiao@pipethero.bsky.social · last yr.Thrilled to share this collaborative work by Kristie Yu, Francis Chandra, Amina Schartup and teams @Scripps_Ocean and @UCLA showing that an engineered gut bacterium can be used to reduce the neurotoxic effects of dietary methylmercury www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
Thrilled to share this collaborative work by Kristie Yu, Francis Chandra, Amina Schartup and teams @Scripps_Ocean and @UCLA showing that an engineered gut bacterium can be used to reduce the neurotoxic effects of dietary methylmercury www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
An engineered gut bacterium protects against dietary methylmercury exposure in pregnant mice
Yu and Chandra et al. engineered a commensal gut microbe, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, to detoxify methylmercury (MeHg). The engineered bacterium reduces MeHg in the intestinal lumen, limits its accu...
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UCLA and UCSD scientists inserted DNA-encoding methylmercury detoxification enzymes into the genome of an abundant human gut bacterium. The engineered bacterium detoxified methylmercury in the gut of mice and reduced the amount that reached other tissues. newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/red...
#Scialog: Microbiome, Neurobiology and Disease collaborators Elaine Hsiao, UCLA, and Amina Schartup, UCSD, have a new paper in Cell Host & Microbe on an engineered human gut bacterium that shows promise in reducing mercury absorption from seafood. @pipethero.bsky.social @aminaschartup.bsky.social
Engineered Bacterium Could Shield People from Mercury Toxicity
Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UCLA announced the creation of an engineered bacterium that has the ability to convert the toxic form of mercury present in seaf...
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An engineered gut bacterium protects against dietary methylmercury exposure in pregnant mice @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social @aminaschartup.bsky.social @pipethero.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
“Scripps maintains critical ocean and atmospheric observations that are vital for enhancing public safety and economic security. These programs have been maintained with strong bipartisan support & we urge continued investment in @noaa.gov.” - Scripps director Margaret Leinen for @sfchronicle.com. ⬇️
Surprise atmospheric rivers, toxic seafood: How NOAA cuts could impact California
California research institutions could lose access to millions of dollars, which could impact atmospheric river forecasts and Coast Guard rescues.
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🌊 From monitoring ocean health and seafood safety to providing critical forecasts and weather alerts, federal funding supports vital research that protects the public. Dive into #NOAAfunded research led by Scripps Oceanography. ⬇️ #BehindEveryBreakthrough @noaa.gov @ucsandiego.bsky.social
At UC San Diego, NOAA Collaboration Provides Backbone for Global Environmental Intelligence
Learn more about how NOAA support is critical for providing environmental intelligence necessary to keep the public safe, fisheries healthy, and Americans at large better prepared for extreme weather ...
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography @scrippsocean.bsky.social · last yr.🌏 📈 Our planet is changing. But Scripps Oceanography scientists like @aminaschartup.bsky.social and @jkendallbar.bsky.social are leading the charge to create a more resilient future for our planet and its inhabitants. Learn more about their innovative research. ⬇️
