I've been tagged here a lot. Basically: ORF6 is one of the proteins that the COVID virus makes, it plays a role in blocking our cellular response to recognize and fight the virus by effing with our interferons and other things we use to fight. I'll explain the broader concept:

On 23 Jan 1911, Marie Skłodowska Curie was rejected admission to the French Academy of Sciences. Marie Curie applied for the chair in the section of physics, formerly occupied by her husband Pierre Curie, but was defeated by Edouard Branly by two votes.

The SARS-CoV-2 COVID virus is a total a-hole that can suppress our innate AND active immune response. It sets up shop in our tissues, exhausting our T-cells for weeks, months. Which for some has reactivated latent "sleeping" viruses that many of us have. 1/

People will be like "I love free stuff" then not have a library card

"I've benefitted in my own lab from having a diverse lab of coworkers." On the eve of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, laureates Andrea Ghez and Carolyn Bertozzi (Carolyn Bertozzi) speak about the importance of diversity. #WomenInScience

THEMES DO NOT EMERGE!

Tickets are going live this morning! Join us for the first keynote of the 'Transnational "Anti-Gender" Politics and Resistance' conference with speakers Judith Butler & Tooba Syed, chaired by Clare Hemmings - Thurs 22 Feb @ 5.30pm🗓️🔽#LSEAHRCgender lse.ac.uk/Events/2024/02…

A new article on the role of artificial intelligence and translation work in scholarly publishing. #AI #translation csescienceeditor.org/article/artifi…

Which corgi are you?

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I got my last 5 papers accepted without major revisions Here's my method 1. Outline urgent impact; point to gaps 2. Accentuate novelty & comparability 3. Replicable simple methods 4. Explain findings visually 5. Widen perspective 6. Stimulate discussion 7. Excite with potential

I’m so sick of academics who make PhD students and postdocs feel bad about themselves. I see it happen frequently and it’s awful. If you’re one of those people, please stop and consider how you can support them instead. Our early career scholars deserve better. OpenAcademics

This is Bear. He's devastated that, despite his best efforts, he doesn't fit on this chair. Please respect his privacy during this trying time. 13/10

I never recovered when I stumbled upon this:

I think autistic people are often mistaken for being argumentative and needing to be right, when in reality, it's more about needing the information to be CORRECT... because we get overwhelming anxiety when we're convinced that it isn't.

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