Val Giddings (@prometheusgreen) 's Twitter Profile
Val Giddings

@prometheusgreen

ITIF life sci guru, professional skeptic, biotech expert, policy wonk, beekeeper, lover of wilderness. will travel miles for dark night skies. opinions my own.

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Terry Daynard (@terrydaynard) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Maybe Syngenta should move its European wheat breeding program to Argentina where they really do welcome genetic innovation in wheat breeding. scienceforsustainableagriculture.com/davidhill7

Joseph Allen (@j_g_allen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Vaccines are one of the greatest global public health achievements. Vaccine recommendations have been critical to the global eradication of smallpox and the elimination of polio, measles, rubella, and congenital rubella syndrome in the US. They have also dramatically decreased

Simon Maechling (@simonmaechling) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Measles causes more than an acute illness. It suppresses immune memory and increases the risk of complications for years. Vaccines save lives.

Measles causes more than an acute illness.

It suppresses immune memory and increases the risk of complications for years.

Vaccines save lives.
Massimo (@rainmaker1973) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In 1975, Kodak engineer Steven Sasson built the first digital camera, but the company shelved it to protect its film business: a major missed opportunity in tech history.

In 1975, Kodak engineer Steven Sasson built the first digital camera, but the company shelved it to protect its film business: a major missed opportunity in tech history.
Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH (@ashishkjha) 's Twitter Profile Photo

HHS Secretary Kennedy is carrying out his long-stated goal to destroy the vaccine infrastructure that has kept vaccines accessible and our children & elderly safe So what to do? There is a path forward As I lay out in my latest Washington Post Opinions Medical societies and states must lead

Simon Maechling (@simonmaechling) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Genetically engineered bacteria make animal-free insulin. Tens of millions of lives have been saved. This is the power of biotechnology. Less waste. More efficiency. Accessible, medicine.

Genetically engineered bacteria make animal-free insulin. Tens of millions of lives have been saved. This is the power of biotechnology.  Less waste. More efficiency. Accessible, medicine.
Channa Prakash (@agbioworld) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In a groundbreaking scientific achievement, researchers have successfully genetically modified a spider to produce fluorescent red silk, opening up a world of possibilities for material science and technology. glassalmanac.com/genetically-mo…

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A protein produced by the pathogenic bacteria Helicobacter pylori can block amyloid proteins from clustering, new Science Advances research finds. scim.ag/3ZYsY8d

A protein produced by the pathogenic bacteria Helicobacter pylori can block amyloid proteins from clustering, new <a href="/ScienceAdvances/">Science Advances</a> research finds. scim.ag/3ZYsY8d
Michael Osterholm (@mtosterholm) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Recent actions by HHS have put the US at risk of losing trusted, evidence-based vaccine guidance—jeopardizing Americans’ ability to make informed decisions about vaccines for flu, COVID, RSV, and all vaccine-preventable diseases. 🧵1/

Massimo (@rainmaker1973) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today, Honda conducted its first takeoff and landing experiment up to an altitude of 300 m using an experimental reusable rocket developed in-house. Everyone suddenly started to believe reusable rockets are the future, now.

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China is on course to overtake the United States as the world’s largest contributor to research go.nature.com/3HLpoIh