It may actually be more dangerous to be a Boeing whistleblower than getting on a Boeing 737 Max…

When it is a *noun*, is 'germline' one word? Or is it germ line?

Germline is obviously one word when it is an adjective.

Curious to know what you think. Geneticists, please feel free to add comments. 🙏

Latvia (population 1.9 M) monitors the indoor air quality of 14,000 classrooms in 875 schools. CO2 levels, temperature and relative humidity can be viewed freely online at: co2.mesh.lv
It is one of the most advanced countries in this field and a source of inspiration.

If the world needs #H5N1 vaccines for people, we're definitely not starting from a standing start. Lots of preparatory work has been done, especially in the US. But this would be no easy task & equitable access would likely be a huge problem. statnews.com/2024/04/24/h5n…

As Sudan's civil war enters its second year of fighting, more than 8.2 million people have been displaced. Get the latest from our global conflict tracker: on.cfr.org/3xLBzjg

Toni Morrison: 40
Mark Twain: 41
Marcel Proust: 43
Henry Miller: 44
JRR Tolkien: 45
Raymond Chandler: 51
Richard Adams: 52
Annie Proulx: 57
Laura Ingalls Wilder: 65
Frank McCourt: 66
Harriett Doerr: 74
Harry Bernstein: 96
No, you’re not too old to publish your first book.

Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/9ce6c8…

As science journalists face record layoffs, its worth pointing out how their careful review of evidence & interviews with knowledgable experts plays an important role in driving science policy.

Here's Roxanne Khamsi 2020 piece wired.com/story/they-say… & a key part of WHO's new report:

Skin-deep wounds can damage gut health in mice newscientist.com/article/242693…

A common theory behind increased RSV cases numbers among children after the end of Covid lockdowns was “immunity debt”. In this fascinating analysis now in Clinical Infectious Diseases, another explanation emerges--vastly increased testing, esp of older kids. sabeti_lab doi.org/10.1093/cid/ci…

—> Moderna has put its plans to establish vaccine manufacturing in Kenya on hold

This sucks. 40% cut in funding for the BRAIN Initiative. What does this say about our values as a society when we continue to underfund science?

The fact that there has not been a single article in the NEJM on this war — a war where bombed hospitals and now famine are center stage! —  is utterly indefensible. Everyone will agree on this in some years to come, when it's too late to alter the course of events.

Normand Meunier.

Say his name. A victim of our failing health system. He was left on an ER stretcher for 4 days and developed a bedsore that worsened so much that bone + muscle were exposed. 2 weeks ago, he ended his life via MAID.

via André Picard

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.Financial Times splash on a new generation of models with partial “reasoning” capabilities. W/Cristina Criddle ft Brad Lightcap, Yann LeCun and Joelle Pineau

Not in the path of totality for the solar eclipse? Worried about cloudy skies?

Join us virtually for IU Luddy's live stream of the total solar eclipse, starting at 1 pm on Monday, April 8th.

Please spread the word! #Eclipse2024 #SolarEclipse2024

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