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Delger Erdenesanaa @edelger.bsky.social · 15h

My first foray into food chemicals -- which I'm learning is a busy, busy beat right now, especially at the state level

C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 2d

West Virginia enacted the US’s first broad ban on synthetic food dyes in March. On Monday, an industry group filed the first lawsuit seeking to overturn the ban. cen.acs.org/policy/West-...

West Virginia’s sweeping food dye ban faces its first lawsuit

The International Association of Color Manufacturers is asking a federal court to strike down the state’s groundbreaking recent action against several synthetic food dyes

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Laura Howes @laurahowes.bsky.social · 18h

Aye, I know, but UK exit checks are a bit of a weird joke everywhere except the Eurostar because they do it through flight info, and I put my EU passport in the flight details for flying home. Really, the answer is to use the train

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Overheard at C&EN @censays.bsky.social · 20h

Total synthesis of the heart

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Laura Howes @laurahowes.bsky.social · 21h

Been dealing with these calls today. They knew the amount of my last transaction and who it was to. Yes I hung up, but how have they got that data?

www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Vportal/T...

Bundesnetzagentur - Aktuelle Hinweise - Aktueller Hinweis

www.bundesnetzagentur.de

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Laura Howes @laurahowes.bsky.social · 1d

As a relatively new dual citizen I'm convinced I already made a mess of exiting the UK last month. Which passport? When? To whom?

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Max Barnhart @maxhenrybarnhart.bsky.social · 2d

Once you get dengue fever, you're at a much greater risk of severe disease if you ever get it again due to something called antibody dependent enhancement.

So why did I choose to purposely be infected with dengue?

Read my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social to find out. I'm quite proud of this one.

I was injected with dengue virus to learn about clinical trials

I became a test subject in a clinical trial for a new dengue treatment. Here’s what I discovered

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Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 3d

For the past few months, for the @ftweekend.com essay, I’ve been digging deep into the phenomenon of premium restaurant brands going global: the risks, the benefits, the way almost all of them end up serving takes on the same ingredients.

on.ft.com/3KS1Enr How high-end restaurants went global

How high-end restaurants went global

As a new generation sets out in the footsteps of Nobu and Zuma, Jay Rayner examines the rise of ‘luxe’ food chains — and whether it has come at a cost

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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 3d

Extremely bad news if true (and unlikely this reporter would run with it if not). The MMWR has been the earliest warning bell for outbreaks since it announced the first US cases, in 1981, of what was later identified as AIDS.

This will be a grievous shock to what remains of US public health.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Laura Howes @laurahowes.bsky.social · 3d

In need of a weekend read? May I recommend Max's latest

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I was injected with dengue virus to learn about clinical trials

I became a test subject in a clinical trial for a new dengue treatment. Here’s what I discovered

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Laura Howes @laurahowes.bsky.social · 3d

I don't always agree with Brian, but I do here.

The Local Germany @thelocalgermany.bsky.social · 3d

After Germany acted efficiently to scrap its fast-track naturalisation route less than 18 months after its introduction, Brian Melican argues this abrupt policy shift is a depressing warning to exactly the kind of people the country needs.

OPINION: Germany has sent the wrong signal to very immigrants it needs

After Germany acted efficiently to scrap its fast-track naturalisation route less than 18 months after its introduction, Brian Melican argues this abrupt policy shift is a depressing warning to exactly the kind of people the country needs.

www.thelocal.de

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Laura Howes @laurahowes.bsky.social · 3d

YES WORD, I REALLY DO WANT TO SAVE THIS FILE WITH TRACK CHANGES AND COMMENTS

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Rowan Walrath @rowanwalrath.bsky.social · 4d

Nobel-winning T regs have fueled a new class of immunology companies. cen.acs.org/people/nobel... @cenmag.bsky.social

How Nobel-winning T regs fueled a new class of immunology companies

Nobel Prize–winning technology engineered to treat autoimmune diseases and cancer

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 4d

LET THE GOURDS HEAL YOUR PAIN.

It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers

First published on October 9, 2009, this classic by Colin Nissan is our most-read article of all time. We’re celebrating the 16th anniversary of th...

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 5d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Laura Howes @laurahowes.bsky.social · 5d

gimme

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Laura Howes @laurahowes.bsky.social · 5d

Let's hope Nobel Laureate parking doesn't become an issue!

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Laura Howes @laurahowes.bsky.social · 5d

What were you expecting Martin, logic?

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 5d

It’s a material world after all. And this year’s #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded to researchers who created a family of materials that could help solve some of humanity’s most critical problems. Read more: cen.acs.org/people/nobel...

#ChemNobel #Chem #Chemistry #chemsky 🧪

The 2025 chemistry Nobel goes to MOFs
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi win the prize for developing metal–organic frameworks

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Laura Howes @laurahowes.bsky.social · 5d

Gerne

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Laura Howes @laurahowes.bsky.social · 5d

Sorry to disabuse you of that pleasant assumption

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Laura Howes @laurahowes.bsky.social · 5d

So yeah, they often append the words veggie- and vegan-

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Laura Howes @laurahowes.bsky.social · 5d

I am still sorry I missed this

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Overheard at C&EN @censays.bsky.social · 5d

I think I might've woken up in the middle of the night muttering "MOFs"

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Laura Howes @laurahowes.bsky.social · 5d

Our current chancellor came up with this classic on Sunday TV this week: "Eine Wurst ist eine Wurst. Wurst ist nicht vegan."

Which is interesting because I had veganer Wurstaufschnitt on bread for my lunch today.

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Laura Howes @laurahowes.bsky.social · 5d

It's ridiculous. Apparently, we might get confused and buy veggie burgers thinking we're getting meat or something.

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