Canada doesn't even make it onto this graph. In 2022 (last year in this dataset), their gross expenditure on R&D was 4% of the United States ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb2025...
Greg Gloor
@ggloor.bsky.social
biochemist, computational biologist, synbio and my dogs. I care about stuff at the margins. It’s likely we’re all doing it wrong!
It reinforces a 2 tiered system of science: the elites at a handful of places in Canada getting the lion’s share of funding, and the rest of us in country trying to keep things floating with increasingly diminishing success rates at tricouncil.
I am delighted to announce that The Department of Human Genetics at the University of Utah is continuing a multi-year recruiting initiative for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor. Please share and consider applying! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/208...
Extract: The Department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago seeks full-time tenure-track faculty members at the rank of Assistant Professor in ecology.
UMass Amherst Dept of Biology is hiring a TT faculty member in Evolutionary Biology! careers.umass.edu/jobs/assista... We have a diverse and wonderful dept - please consider joining us!
Assistant Professor - Evolutionary Biology - Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Title: Assistant Professor - Evolutionary Biology Executive Area: Academic Affairs College/School/MBU: College of Natural Sciences Department: Biology Work Location: Amherst Schedule: Full Time Work A...
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Please sign and share this petition. We, the undersigned, People of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Vigorously enforce the Canada Health Act and its principles of public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability and accessibility; www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-7691 - Petitions
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my tv is currently restarting because its terms have changed and i need to accept the new agreement. a tv shouldn’t have terms of agreement. it should be a tv.
University of Oslo is hiring: PhD Research Fellow in Systematic Entomology #phd #biology #systematicentomology
Oh, you'd missed this blatant partisanship in science branding, eh?
Sadly, we're entering an era that I can only describe as "#democracytheatre." In this grim performance, those in power go to great lengths to preserve the outward appearances & rituals of democracy—elections, legislative bodies, & public debates—but strip these institutions of their essence.
Nice article from The Scientist about the antibody "problem". www.the-scientist.com/altered-anti... @reeserichardson.bsky.social @sholtodavid.bsky.social @jwoodgett.bsky.social @mbonini.bsky.social @bwjones.bsky.social
Altered Antibody Validation Data on Vendor Sites Alarms Researchers | The Scientist
After several examples of undisclosed alterations in reagent suppliers’ antibody catalogues surfaced, researchers call for transparency to rebuild trust.
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Science sleuths say the doctored Western blots uncovered so far are likely the ‘tip of the iceberg’ and greater transparency & accountability is needed moving forward. @elisabethbik.bsky.social @reeserichardson.bsky.social @sholtodavid.bsky.social www.chemistryworld.com/news/thermo-...
Thermo Fisher antibody data manipulation is a breach of trust, say researchers
Science sleuths say the problem is impacting research progress and Thermo's response falls short
chemistryworld.com
‘How can we ever trust this company again knowing what it’s done? We need a big response and a real promise to do things differently moving forward,’ says Elisabeth Bik. #ChemSky @elisabethbik.bsky.social @reeserichardson.bsky.social @sholtodavid.bsky.social www.chemistryworld.com/news/thermo-...
Thermo Fisher antibody data manipulation is a breach of trust, say researchers
Science sleuths say the problem is impacting research progress and Thermo's response falls short
chemistryworld.com
Final word on the collapse of institutional standards in the infamous Didier Raoult case? Great scholarship by @lonnibesancon.bsky.social @elisabethbik.bsky.social and colleagues link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Follow-up investigation of ethics approvals and regulatory compliance in publications from the IHU-Mi - Research Integrity and Peer Review
Background Following our previous investigation of 456 articles published by the IHU-Méditerranée Infection (IHU-Mi) institute in Marseille, France, subsequent editorial actions, institutional reviews...
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Come be my colleague! We are hiring a structural biologist. I have thoroughly enjoyed starting my career here and both department(s) are full of exceptional scientists. apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04589
Assistant Professor in Structural Biochemistry
University of California, San Diego is hiring. Apply now!
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People who don’t know the difference between ‘entomology’ and ‘etymology’ bug us in ways we cannot put into words.
Junior faculty position in Basic Sciences @fredhutch.org! Please repost!
Fred Hutch@fredhutch.org · 2w ago🔬 Fred Hutch Cancer Center is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in the Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org. Join a world-class research community in Seattle and help advance discoveries in fundamental biology. Apply: https://apply.interfolio.com/190640
Day 5 in the dark here but in the news! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Western biology department faces research delays, sample losses after 4-day power outage | CBC News
Irreplaceable research samples have been destroyed, experiments delayed, and lab access cut off after a four-day power outage at Western University left biology researchers scrambling to protect years...
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this! 1e(infinity) this! every single convenience of modern life, every single basic necessity, was driven by somebody saying what happens if I fuck around with this? Without thinking if it would be worthwhile.
IYKYK 🌮@nisslbody.blacksky.app · 2w agoWithout basic research, translational and applied research grind to a halt. We don't know what any given discoveries might be useful for in the future, but that doesn't mean we should limit research to studies that have a clear pathway to applicability.
Without basic research, translational and applied research grind to a halt. We don't know what any given discoveries might be useful for in the future, but that doesn't mean we should limit research to studies that have a clear pathway to applicability.
Can you even call politicians public servants anymore ? They very clearly are not doing what the public wants or needs, overwhelmingly serve either their own or corporate interests and many seem to have outright disdain for the very constituents that vote them in ?
A Professor can be hounded to death by the media for alleged plagiarism but tech companies can plagiarise on a worldwide scale and they’re left alone, celebrated for their “genius”…
Protein language models and the long tail of functional diversity https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.14.744703v1
We need to build 100 more data centres so we can ask Co-pilot how to stop this happening
Sarah Creighton @saraita101.bsky.social · 2w agoAt what point do we take this seriously
Shame liars out of public life; prosecute white-collar crime; regulate away all the business practices built on cheating people. Or just let society decay into incurable anomie and cynicism.
I feel like an issue that would connect well with voters would be doing anything at all to slow the current progression toward "absolutely everything now is a scam"
We are hiring a tenure-track position (organic and/or biochemistry) this fall! Head to the link below for more information. Come join us! I am not on the search committee, but I'd be happy to answer questions. employment.gonzaga.edu/jobs/assista...
Assistant Professor, Chemistry - Gonzaga Main Campus, Washington, United States
Title: Assistant Professor, Chemistry Area: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Chemistry and Biochemistry Telework Availability: On-campus Position Employee Classification: Tenure Track Faculty ...
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Vaccines are probably the most life-saving invention in history. For the past 75+ years, every effort has been toward making them *more* widely available. These rollbacks are senseless.