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goldingcartoons.bsky.social @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · Sep 9

Donald Trump’s autograph

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goldingcartoons.bsky.social @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 29d

Australia's first National Climate Risk Assessment @theage
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

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goldingcartoons.bsky.social @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 27d

“If our job as journalists is to hold truth to power, then surely asking legitimate questions – politely – to the President of the United States should be acceptable. But in this day and age in America now, it’s not,”

ABC’s Americas editor John Lyons

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goldingcartoons.bsky.social @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 25d

Prince Andrew must be feeling a bit miffed as while he has been largely excommunicated from his peers, another, once also in Jeffrey Epstein’s circle of friends, is being flattered by the British government and King Charles like he is some sort of hero.
Russell Brims, Betleigh East
The Age, letters

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goldingcartoons.bsky.social @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 24d

"Not taking the mickey”
Today’s @theageaustralia.bsky.social cartoon

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goldingcartoons.bsky.social @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 22d

Donald Trump still believes in rights enshrined in the First Amendment, but he insists on deciding who will enjoy them.
Mick Hussey, Beaconsfield
@theageaustralia.bsky.social letters

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goldingcartoons.bsky.social @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 21d

Ward One, West Wing

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goldingcartoons.bsky.social @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 21d

Signs of autocracy. Today’s The Age cartoon

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goldingcartoons.bsky.social @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 20d

Sadly, Donald Trump knows as much about climate change as he does about autism.
Randall Bradshaw, Street Fitzroy
The Age, letters

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goldingcartoons.bsky.social @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 19d

Donald Trump signs executive order that prohibits escalators stopping when he’s halfway up or halfway down.
Paul Custance, Highett
The Age, letters

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goldingcartoons.bsky.social @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 18d

Trump angered by ‘bad door’ at UN as White House vows to investigate malfunction.

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goldingcartoons.bsky.social @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 13d

Peace for Gaza is not a real estate opportunity.
Rod Ryan, Grovedale
The Age, letters

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goldingcartoons.bsky.social @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 12d

“I'd like to be remembered as someone who really helped people to have a little humility and realize that we are part of the animal kingdom, not separated from it.”
Jane Goodall

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goldingcartoons.bsky.social @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 4d

The nervous wait.

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goldingcartoons.bsky.social @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 20h

I’ll consider putting my faith in AI the day it detects the obvious spam and phishing attempts that are constantly delivered to my email inbox.
Peter Myers, St Kilda
The Age, letters

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Nature Communications @natcomms.nature.com · 1d

A study of ~7 million Brazilian births shows that infection with #chikungunya, #dengue or #Zika viruses during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes

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#viruses #epidemiology #pregnancy

Perinatal outcomes of symptomatic chikungunya, dengue and Zika infection during pregnancy in Brazil: a registry-based cohort study - Nature Communications

In this study of ~7 million Brazilian births, the authors show that chikungunya, dengue, or Zika infection during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes, with the magnitude of these effects varying by trimester of exposure.

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Anthony Hannan @anthonyjhannan.bsky.social · 3d

I am delighted to share our new paper! nature.com/articles/s41...
Lizzie Kleeman & our Florey Institute team, with WEHI, UoM & others, found that paternal COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 infection) can alter sperm & offspring phenotypes, including anxiety. This discovery has major (brain) health implications!

Paternal SARS-CoV-2 infection impacts sperm small noncoding RNAs and increases anxiety in offspring in a sex-dependent manner - Nature Communications

Whether paternal pre-conceptual SARS-CoV-2 infection impacts sperm RNA content, or effects offspring phenotypes, has not been previously investigated. Here authors report changes in sperm noncoding RNAs in SARS-CoV-2 infected sires and increased anxiety-like behaviors in offspring.

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Prof Gina Ravenscroft🇿🇦🇦🇺 @ginaravenscroft.bsky.social · Aug 19

The government is starving medical research in Australia and we risk losing talent. Thanks @mon4kooyong.bsky.social for asking questions of this government

#SaveOzScience #MRFF #medicalresearch

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Prof Gina Ravenscroft🇿🇦🇦🇺 @ginaravenscroft.bsky.social · 27d

Calling Australian #EMCR in health and medical research - anyone willing to speak to media and provide quotes about the impact of the MRFF underspend on researchers, on how tough it is in medical research? Please contact me! #NHMRC #MRFF #biomedicalscience #SaveOzScience #medicalresearch

a man is sitting in a chair reading a newspaper called the press-herald

ALT: a man is sitting in a chair reading a newspaper called the press-herald

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Prof Gina Ravenscroft🇿🇦🇦🇺 @ginaravenscroft.bsky.social · 17d

The National Association of Research Fellows join the call for full disbursement of the #MRFF #DiscoveriesNeedDollars
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

Billions going unspent from Australia’s $24b medical research fund

Costings commissioned by independent MP Monique Ryan reveal the government could double how much funding it gives to innovative health research each year.

www.theage.com.au

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Martin Smith @martinalexsmith.bsky.social · 17d

Given how stingy public research funding is overall, it's shocking that the #MRFF only spends 50% of what is allocated in the budget.
This funds highly impactful, translational research focused fund that can DIRECTLY address the economic burdens of the healthcare system + improved patient outcomes

Prof Gina Ravenscroft🇿🇦🇦🇺 @ginaravenscroft.bsky.social · 17d

The National Association of Research Fellows join the call for full disbursement of the #MRFF #DiscoveriesNeedDollars
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

Billions going unspent from Australia’s $24b medical research fund

Costings commissioned by independent MP Monique Ryan reveal the government could double how much funding it gives to innovative health research each year.

www.theage.com.au

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Australian Academy of Science @science.org.au · 16d

“It’s time to remove the arbitrary funding cap on MRFF disbursements so it can deliver what is has been designed & legislated to do: support medical research & innovation" - says Academy President Prof. Chennupati Jagadish, AC commenting on a story in Nine Newspapers lnkd.in/geu3QVba

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Anthony Hannan @anthonyjhannan.bsky.social · 16d

www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

Billions going unspent from Australia’s $24b medical research fund

Costings commissioned by independent MP Monique Ryan reveal the government could double how much funding it gives to innovative health research each year.

www.theage.com.au

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Sep 14

The youthful immune system signature of centenarians vs controls with balance of natural killer and T cell adaptations, as seen by single-cell RNA sequencing
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...

A comprehensive single-cell atlas of three centenarian cohorts unveils unique natural killer cell signatures and enhanced mutual interactions among peripheral immune cells

CENs exhibit unique immunological features, especially NK cells with young protein expression signatures and immune functions.

www.thelancet.com

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Anthony Hannan @anthonyjhannan.bsky.social · Sep 12

Prebiotics improve motor function, cognition and gut health in HD... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Congratulations Millicent Ekwudo, & all, on this new study! Ekwudo et al. have discovered @TheFlorey @unimelb that prebiotics have significant therapeutic effects in a preclinical model of HD!

Prebiotics improve motor function, cognition and gut health in a preclinical model of Huntington’s disease

Huntington’s disease (HD) is a currently incurable neurodegenerative disorder characterised by psychiatric, cognitive and motor deficits, as well as p…

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