much thanks to @jessgrose.bsky.social for highlighting scienceimpacts.org in her column, which documents the regional economic impacts that result from the deliberate defunding of American science, led by @joshuasweitz.bsky.social and @asinclair.bsky.social

SCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical Research

Developed by an interdisciplinary research team, this website shows how funding cuts reduce economic activity and employment nationwide

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All in all it's just another brick in the wall. 🎶 www.statnews.com/2026/07/28/d...

Visa time limits on foreign Ph.D. students and postdocs will harm U.S. science, experts warn

A Trump administration plan to limit visas for graduate student and postdocs to four years is fueling concerns that the U.S. could lose out on foreign scientists

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anil oza@aniloza.bsky.social · last wk.

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‘Too Rare to Care’? A New Center for Rare Diseases Hopes to Change That - very excited about the news of this new partnership between @jax.org @broadinstitute.org @bostonchildrens.bsky.social filling a gap that needs federal $, that industry would deem not profitable. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/h...

‘Too Rare to Care’? A New Center for Rare Diseases Hopes to Change That

A new nonprofit wants to streamline gene therapy for diseases often avoided by pharmaceutical companies — making treatment more like a routine procedure than a bespoke drug.

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This Genetics Tool [polygenic scores] Works Best if You’re White. "We can develop all the fancy statistical methods we want, but still not be able to overcome without more diverse representation." @genetisaur.bsky.social @eimearekenny.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/s...

The Best Genetic Risk Tools Don’t Work Equally for Everyone

Genetic prediction models are poised to revolutionize medicine. But because they have been trained on European DNA, they threaten to widen health care disparities.

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9 lessons from Bethesda Declaration organizers on how to rescue US science: www.ovid.com/jnls/dartmou... 1. Scientists can no longer safely claim the privilege of being outside of, or above, politics 2. Inaction can be riskier than action. 3. Progress requires work. 4. Do not wait for someone else.

Nine lessons from Bethesda Declaration organizers... : Dartmouth Journal of Healthcare Delivery Science

Abstract was not provided for this article.

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"The expansion of genetic testing...poses complex ethical questions for medical professionals. The ubiquity of 🧬 information has well outpaced scientific clarity about the implications, which means that a great deal of uncertainty typically surrounds these tests." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The Unintended Consequences of Genetic Tests

Data on inherited maladies can save lives, but can also complicate them.

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Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 4w ago

Monday, July 13th is the LAST DAY that you can leave a public comment on Russell Vought's science-destroying OMB Grant Proposal. Join us from 2 - 3PM ET to learn what comes next, hear from experts, and learn how the proposal will affect you. Register at the link in our bio or go here:zurl.co/tH8hn

Enjoying The Race Equation @nejm.org, especially the episode with @sarahtishkoff.bsky.social, & would love to add to the conversation if they are still producing episodes. If anyone knows Rachel Gotbaum & would be willing to make a connection, I'd be so grateful! www.ucpress.edu/books/where-...

Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins by Shoumita Dasgupta - Paper

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

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NEJM.org@nejm.org · 2mo ago

Are pulse oximeters risking Black patients' lives? Episode 4 of the Intention to Treat podcast explores the story of the pulse oximeter and the deadly consequences when a critical medical test doesn’t work on dark skin. Listen on Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧 https://nej.md/ITTs2e4

Are pulse oximeters risking Black patients' lives? Episode 4 of the Intention to Treat podcast explores the story of the pulse oximeter and the deadly consequences when a critical medical test doesn’t work on dark skin. Listen on Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧 https://nej.md/ITTs2e4

🆘🚨⏰🫵🏼✍🏻💻 “the comments could still slow implementation of the changes because the OMB must reply to them. And a monsoon could persuade Congress… Comments also put into the public record objections that, if the government doesn’t address them, could be raised again in lawsuits to stop the changes.”

Jenna Norton@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 4w ago

Keep those comments on the OMB proposed rule coming! www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

“I don’t think people hoping to benefit public health by sharing their genetic data [All of Us] were really thinking that that’s the kind of company [Palantir] that would be handling their information.” -KHasson of @geneticsandsociety.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Palantir has a hand in NIH's most ambitious health initiative

The defense tech firm's work with public health data has largely flown under the radar.

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It’s not hyperbole that we may lose a generation of 👩🏾‍🔬. “It’s a loss for the nation. When you shrink the pipeline of basic discovery research, you choke off the flow of future solutions, innovations & cures — & you shrink the supply of future scientists.” -Kornbluth www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/u...

Decline of Ph.D. Admissions Could Imperil a ‘Generation of New Talent’

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The reason the US has such a powerful science and innovation ecosystem is simple: decades of public investment (via largely independent agencies, including NIH and NSF). Basic science builds future cures over a timeline too long for the private sector. /3 www.infotimes.us/basic-scienc...

Basic Science Is The Foundation Of Future Cures

Injecting partisan politics into American basic science would be terrible for the US: for the economy, and for development of future treatments for diseases like schizophrenia and Alzheimer's.

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The war against ‘woke’ could end US science as we know it. Have you submitted your OMB comment yet? Have you called your Congressional representatives? Information on implications and a toolkit to prepare your comments included in this article. Open until July 13! www.theverge.com/science/9576...

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

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

theverge.com

What a special full-circle moment to be able to participate in a Fireside Chat at the @elsihub.bsky.social 7th ELSI Congress in Chapel Hill this week. Why full circle?...

Coincidental that this opinion piece is published on the first day of #ELSIcon2026. With Genetic Testing, How Much Information Is Too Much? www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/o...

Opinion | With Genetic Testing, How Much Information Is Too Much?

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Click here to comment: www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM...

Yes, I have! I hope all of you will too. If you’re wondering where to start, here is a great resource: www.standupforscience.foundation/policy-and-a...

The SUFS Guide to Writing Public Comments — Stand Up for Science Foundation

Written by: Cole Donovan, Director of Policy and Advocacy and Colette Delawalla, PhD, CEO <p class="docData;DOCY;v5;31090;BQiAAgAAEcIDAAAGxgMAAAMMbgAABR52AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...

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Coleen Murphy@ctmurphy1.bsky.social · 2mo ago

15,583 comments so far - have you added yours yet?

Oh I *LOVE* the @planetarysociety.bsky.social's dashboard of OMB proposed rule changes. The clarity of their thematic clusters is great, but the insertion/deletion tracked changes is outstanding. I hope everyone prepping comments makes great use of it. dashboards.planetary.org/rules-change...

Have you submitted your public comment yet? Why and how in this article: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/o...

Opinion | Trump’s Assaults on Scientific Research Just Got Worse

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Police Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump Administration www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/w...

Police Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump Administration

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The things these snake oil peddlers and prospective parents say unironically continues to boggle my mind. Glad to see Susan Klugman and Jim Tabery quoted here to set the record straight. www.npr.org/2026/05/06/n...

These companies help parents try to pick their babies' traits. Experts are wary

Prospective parents can now pick embryos based on risk predictions for thousands of diseases and odds for specific traits. But should they?

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ALRIGHT EVERYONE HERE IS THE OFFICIAL SUFS GUIDE TO LEAVING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE OMB-2026-0034 PROPOSED RULE: www.standupforscience.foundation/policy-and-advocacy/the-sufs-guide-to-writing-public-comments (share with all your friends!)

The SUFS Guide to Writing Public Comments — Your Site Title

Written by: Cole Donovan, Director of Policy and Advocacy and Colette Delawalla, PhD, CEO

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Have you submitted your comment on the OMB proposal to politicize funding mechanisms? Comments here through July 13: www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM... Text here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... News coverage here: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/u... www.npr.org/2026/06/03/n...

ICYMI - what polygenic embryo selection can & can’t realistically promise & the ethical dimensions of it all: “Why wait for private tutors and fencing lessons, the ads seemed to demand, when you can begin purchasing advantages for your children before they are even born?” nymag.com/intelligence...

Are ‘Designer Babies’ a Scam?

Anxious parents are buying $50,000 genetic tests that might not be worth much of anything.

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‘There is no way to stop this’: ‘Biotech Barbie’ Cathy Tie (He Jianku’s ex) on her mission to genetically modify babies. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

‘There is no way to stop this’: ‘Biotech Barbie’ Cathy Tie on her mission to genetically modify babies

The Canadian entrepreneur has always pushed the boundaries of gene editing, once attempting to turn horses into unicorns. Now she is set on modifying human embryos – something her controversial ex-hus...

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Yesterday Clover Food Labs and today Barker, Dewey and Rotch MIT Libraries?? fnl.mit.edu/may-june-202...

😭 Ate my last Clover Food Lab taco box with the family tonight. From a food truck at my college to an awesome chain of fast casual vegetarian food - you will be missed, and hope to see you back in some new form before long...

Cambridge Day@cambridgeday.com · 2mo ago

Clover Food Lab will close Thursday Inflation, supply chain costs doom restaurant after 17 years. Founder "devastated."

Applications are now open for the @geneticssociety.bsky.social Human Genetics Scholar Initiative (HGSI)! www.ashg.org/membership/a... HGSI supports trainees and early-career researchers through structured mentorship, leadership and career development programming...

Human Genetics Scholars Initiative

HGSI supports and prepares early-career individuals for professional success and creates a community of researchers committed to achieving ASHG’s vision.

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Listen to the full episode, "Sex Testing in Sports" geneticfrontiers.substack.com/p/sex-testin... with @profdasgupta.bsky.social #genetics #sextesting #genetictesting #genetictesting #olympics #transathletes #discrimination #bias #IOC