I suppose next to (or along with) the Periodic Table, the DNA duplex is the most recognizable " #Science "
thing. Nice to see people excited and come up to share their science wears (earrings on one, and this lovely TShirt person I took a selfie with)
I did heed @blogdiva on rally attire and put on a lab coat too!
And quite a good turnout! There was a brief march from Schenley around Cathy Fifth/Forbes, Bellefield and back
#StandUpForScience #HandsOff #Pittsburgh
Who couldn’t use a smile these days? A triple conjunction between two planets and a crescent moon are forecast to create the appearance of a smiley face in the early hours of April 25. @LiveScience has more:
Hue new? Scientists claim to have found colour no one has seen before.
Contested discovery achieved by experiment firing laser pulses into eyes, stimulating retina cells
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/apr/18/scientists-claim-to-have-found-colour-no-one-has-seen-before?utm_source=globalmuseum #color #colour #science
As an autism mom, I'm sick of false speculative theories w/no basis in #science or fact.
Natalie Azar just told Alex Witt/MSNBC age of the mother's a factor & never mentioned Dad.
Never heard that B4. #Autism's long known to come mainly from father esp b/c genetic mutations in sperm.
"#Autism Linked to Inherited Gene Mutations, Particularly From Dad"
Autism's genetically complex. Currently upward of 1,000 genes seem to play some role in autism.
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/Autism/autism-linked-family-inherited-gene-mutations/story?id=16071503
Attention Critical Zone scientists: join this effort to connect researchers from all around the world.
In this video Cluster member Jeff Munroe describes how you can get involved.
: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-hnpzpl7Yc
More on the CZ-NoN website: https://bit.ly/CZ_NoN_main
For those attneding #EGU25 there's an informational meeting on 1 May: https://bit.ly/EGU25_SPM88
When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, the lava, ash and debris turned the landscape barren for miles around. Then a team of scientists sent a few gophers there for a day trip. The result? The critters revitalized the ecosystem. Read more from @iflscience:
https://www.europesays.com/uk/33673/ Researchers In Japan Find An Alternative To Single Use Plastic #Environment #Microplastics #Plastics #Science #SingleUsePlastic #UK #UnitedKingdom
White House changes covid . gov website and remakes it into a conspiracy theory site about covid's origins. New day, same 
See comments for more
#news #newsfeed #worldnews #usa #Trump2 #Trump #DonaldTrump #health #covid #science #nevertrump #liberals #liberals2025
But on April 1, the #outbreak investigation was brought to a halt. All 27 of the lab's scientists received an email from the #HHS informing them that they were losing their #jobs. Like thousands of other employees who received similar emails that day, the scientists were told they would be placed on administrative leave until June 2, after which they would no longer work for the #CDC.
The scientists at the lab knew what they were doing. Quickly, they analyzed the blood from #Florida using their custom software & found that 9 cases were genetically linked to the same pain clinic, where it was later discovered that a doctor was improperly reusing injection vials. By March, ofcls in FL had restricted the doctor's #medical license to limit the spread of the #virus & packaged new patient samples to send to the #CDC for testing…
The #hepatitis C #virus, which is spread through contact w/infected blood & can lead to #deadly liver #cancer, is notoriously hard to identify. But if anyone could understand what was #happening in FL, it would be the Division of #ViralHepatitis in the #CDC's HQ.
Using samples from the lab's collection of nearly 1M frozen specimens, scientists helped make the initial discovery of the #HepatitisC virus in the 1980s. In 2020, that #research was awarded the #NobelPrize in #Medicine.
#Trump #science
DATE: April 19, 2025 at 01:41PM
SOURCE: GOODNEWSNETWORK.ORG
TITLE: Group Celebrates 20 Years of Steering Surplus Office Furniture Away from Landfill and into Communities
Founded on Earth Day in 2005 with a vision to work with corporations to divert their surplus furniture into the hands of communities, instead of piling up in landfills, ANEW is celebrating 20 years of environmental stewardship. Founder Rose Tourje had a bleak realization during her successful career in commercial interior design when one day […]
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In the middle of a #hepatitis #outbreak, #CDC shutters the one lab that could help
After people started testing positive for #HepatitisC in a coastal #Florida town in December, state ofcls collected blood from patients, wrapped their specimens in dry ice & mailed them straight to the CDC in ATL, GA.
#Trump #RFKJr #Musk #DOGE #cuts #idiocracy #kakistocracy #law #USpol #science #medicine #disease
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/16/nx-s1-5355131/hepatitis-cdc-lab-outbreak-ghost
Saw that this was posted over on LinkedIn by the National Science Foundation about 21 hours ago. They funding agency now appears to be actively terminating grants. Would be interested in any first-hand stories from professional scientists or highly qualified personnel (students) on NSF grants about direct impacts.
"Today the US #NSF began terminating awards that are not aligned with agency priorities..."
DATE: April 19, 2025 at 12:18PM
SOURCE: GOODNEWSNETWORK.ORG
TITLE: Extraordinary Reuse of Vacant Church: Transforming into a Public Swimming Pool in the Netherlands
Two architecture firms teamed up to win the competition to transform the St. Francis of Assisi Church in Heerlen into a public swimming pool. Nicknamed “Holy Water”, the project gives the vacant church a new social function, while preserving the historic elements of this listed national monument. The plans from MVRDV and Zecc Architecten incorporate […]
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#handsoff2025 Protest today!!!!! Join up with others to say #HandsOff our democracy and fight for your freedom!!!! Find Your LOCAL PROTEST HERE; https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
Weekend #Plankton #Factoid 
The early phytoplankton fossil record is spotty, and often difficult to interpret being tiny and delicate. Recently, colonial algae fossils were identified from Canadian deposits with geometrically connected cells referred to as coenobia from the Cambrian period (~500 MA). Previously, these were thought to be resting cysts of a group called acritarchs. Instead, this colonial form is similar to existing green algae such as Pediastrum.
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.1882
#Science
Fears that UK military bases may be leaking toxic ‘#foreverChemicals’ into drinking #water
Bases in Norfolk, Devon and Hampshire face MoD investigation over possible leaching of dangerous #PFAS into #environment
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/19/uk-military-bases-chemical-leaks-forever-chemicals-drinking-water #science #pollution
as #MilkAndMore are still offering #compost with #peat, I checked up and found that the ban scheduled for the end of 2024 hasn't happened. And who knows if it will ever be implemented. If you want to speed up the #ClimateCatastrophe, carry on destroying the #peatlands, that's probably a bigger factor than things like cars or airtravel.
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/uk-government-confirms-ban-all-peat-based-gardening-products-will-not-be-implemented-until #science #environment #wetlands #UKpolitics
