Mike Clark
@mrc7cam.bsky.social
A retired immunologist who was involved in pioneering antibody based therapeutics at Cambridge University who now lives in the Yorkshire Dales and spends much of his time walking, cycling, birdwatching, and in Winter, skiing.
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Right. Hitler's DNA. Brace yourselves for a deluge of misinformation and bad science.
I'm in Australia, so do get in touch if you want some expert debunking.
I'm in Australia, so do get in touch if you want some expert debunking.
November 13, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Right. Hitler's DNA. Brace yourselves for a deluge of misinformation and bad science.
I'm in Australia, so do get in touch if you want some expert debunking.
I'm in Australia, so do get in touch if you want some expert debunking.
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One of the best pieces of science journalism of 2025 is Jon Cohen’s terrifying article on how Trump/RFK Jr/their crew of MAGA/MAHA dudes, like Jay Bhattacharya, have dismantled US pandemic preparedness (www.science.org/content/arti...)
Then read Jay’s astoundingly stupid “pandemic prevention plan”😢
Then read Jay’s astoundingly stupid “pandemic prevention plan”😢
November 15, 2025 at 1:38 AM
One of the best pieces of science journalism of 2025 is Jon Cohen’s terrifying article on how Trump/RFK Jr/their crew of MAGA/MAHA dudes, like Jay Bhattacharya, have dismantled US pandemic preparedness (www.science.org/content/arti...)
Then read Jay’s astoundingly stupid “pandemic prevention plan”😢
Then read Jay’s astoundingly stupid “pandemic prevention plan”😢
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Veganism has faded partly because consumers want *protein*, but a Greggs vegan sausage roll has more protein than a meat one.
A Cambridge study that, if you label sausage rolls for their protein content, the % of consumers choosing meat-free more than doubles: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
A Cambridge study that, if you label sausage rolls for their protein content, the % of consumers choosing meat-free more than doubles: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Cambridge scientist uncovers cunning way to double the sales of the famous Greggs Vegan Sausage Roll – and in an open letter, shares the technique with key people at Greggs
Cambridge scientist uncovers cunning way to double the sales of the famous Greggs Vegan Sausage Roll – and in an open letter, shares the technique with key people at Greggs. Cambridge resea...
www.eurekalert.org
October 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Veganism has faded partly because consumers want *protein*, but a Greggs vegan sausage roll has more protein than a meat one.
A Cambridge study that, if you label sausage rolls for their protein content, the % of consumers choosing meat-free more than doubles: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
A Cambridge study that, if you label sausage rolls for their protein content, the % of consumers choosing meat-free more than doubles: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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Meanwhile in the UK
"Do you think it was wrong to leave the EU?"
"Yes."
"And yet you would vote for the people who told you leaving the EU is a good idea?"
"Sure, why not?"
"Do you think it was wrong to leave the EU?"
"Yes."
"And yet you would vote for the people who told you leaving the EU is a good idea?"
"Sure, why not?"
October 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Meanwhile in the UK
"Do you think it was wrong to leave the EU?"
"Yes."
"And yet you would vote for the people who told you leaving the EU is a good idea?"
"Sure, why not?"
"Do you think it was wrong to leave the EU?"
"Yes."
"And yet you would vote for the people who told you leaving the EU is a good idea?"
"Sure, why not?"
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Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
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Amazing story in The Times. Reform UK failed to pay VAT to HMRC on its sales (tickets, merchandise). About £400k in all.
Not tax avoidance. Not tax evasion. They just didn't realise when you sell stuff you have to charge VAT.
Not tax avoidance. Not tax evasion. They just didn't realise when you sell stuff you have to charge VAT.
October 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Amazing story in The Times. Reform UK failed to pay VAT to HMRC on its sales (tickets, merchandise). About £400k in all.
Not tax avoidance. Not tax evasion. They just didn't realise when you sell stuff you have to charge VAT.
Not tax avoidance. Not tax evasion. They just didn't realise when you sell stuff you have to charge VAT.
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Paperback publication day! Have a good read. Things changing far too slowly for #womeninSTEM
July 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Paperback publication day! Have a good read. Things changing far too slowly for #womeninSTEM
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New updated from @ONS, UK.
Number of deaths is further reduced, most importantly, the age-standardised data, which shows the COVID-19 effect in the pandemic years 2020-2022.
The historical context is also good to keep in mind.
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Number of deaths is further reduced, most importantly, the age-standardised data, which shows the COVID-19 effect in the pandemic years 2020-2022.
The historical context is also good to keep in mind.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
New updated from @ONS, UK.
Number of deaths is further reduced, most importantly, the age-standardised data, which shows the COVID-19 effect in the pandemic years 2020-2022.
The historical context is also good to keep in mind.
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Number of deaths is further reduced, most importantly, the age-standardised data, which shows the COVID-19 effect in the pandemic years 2020-2022.
The historical context is also good to keep in mind.
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A bleak dystopia where Sharia law predominates, while economic and cultural divisions mean that the different communities live parallel, segregated lives.
Oh, wait, that’s Dubai …
Oh, wait, that’s Dubai …
October 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
A bleak dystopia where Sharia law predominates, while economic and cultural divisions mean that the different communities live parallel, segregated lives.
Oh, wait, that’s Dubai …
Oh, wait, that’s Dubai …
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Ah yes, the exact opposite of science.
Very much the quiet part out loud.
Very much the quiet part out loud.
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
October 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Ah yes, the exact opposite of science.
Very much the quiet part out loud.
Very much the quiet part out loud.
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Much to parse here. First, it's part of Sketch's ongoing campaign "Poor British Motorist!" This was during the great motorway building boom. And do you know who profited from that boom? Transport minister Ernest Marples ...
This is amazing! A colleague found it in her cavity wall whilst doing some DIY. A newspaper article from the 1960s bemoaning the introduction of some 50mph speed limits. "Poor British Motorists" - some things never change, do they?!
October 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Much to parse here. First, it's part of Sketch's ongoing campaign "Poor British Motorist!" This was during the great motorway building boom. And do you know who profited from that boom? Transport minister Ernest Marples ...
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A small primer on the #NobelPrize awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi today. This prize was for combining two separate fields of immunology research - genetic research on IPEX and immunology research of regulatory T cells (#Tregs), with enormous impact on biology/medicine
October 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
A small primer on the #NobelPrize awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi today. This prize was for combining two separate fields of immunology research - genetic research on IPEX and immunology research of regulatory T cells (#Tregs), with enormous impact on biology/medicine
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This year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was just announced:
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medic...
This seems like a good opportunity for me to explain a bit about peripheral immune tolerance and where the prizewinners' work comes in 🧵
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medic...
This seems like a good opportunity for me to explain a bit about peripheral immune tolerance and where the prizewinners' work comes in 🧵
October 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was just announced:
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medic...
This seems like a good opportunity for me to explain a bit about peripheral immune tolerance and where the prizewinners' work comes in 🧵
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medic...
This seems like a good opportunity for me to explain a bit about peripheral immune tolerance and where the prizewinners' work comes in 🧵
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It’s the main day of the three for shadow ministerial speeches at the Tory conference and it’s fair to say that…. the main hall is not packed.
October 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It’s the main day of the three for shadow ministerial speeches at the Tory conference and it’s fair to say that…. the main hall is not packed.
Back in 1978 I was accepted for a PhD studentship supervised by Cesar Milstein at MRC LMB, it was a truly life changing opportunity.
Considering a PhD in molecular biology?
Make sure to check out the projects on offer at the LMB!
www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/students/int...
General applications by 2nd DEC.
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#PhD
Make sure to check out the projects on offer at the LMB!
www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/students/int...
General applications by 2nd DEC.
US Gates Scholarship applications by 15th OCT.
#PhD
October 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Back in 1978 I was accepted for a PhD studentship supervised by Cesar Milstein at MRC LMB, it was a truly life changing opportunity.
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Lot of folk want to blame others for rising prices... and sure, venture capital, energy price rises, commodity costs... but you're also just proving the point of not wanting to own the policy choices... how much do you think it costs to eat out in Scandinavia?
October 3, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Lot of folk want to blame others for rising prices... and sure, venture capital, energy price rises, commodity costs... but you're also just proving the point of not wanting to own the policy choices... how much do you think it costs to eat out in Scandinavia?
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We are in the foothills of a solar-wind-battery civilisation. This is our best chance of avoiding catastrophe. But it threatens the profits of fossil fuel companies & nations - so these are pouring money into right-wing populism to stop the transition. This seems to me the biggest story in politics.
October 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
We are in the foothills of a solar-wind-battery civilisation. This is our best chance of avoiding catastrophe. But it threatens the profits of fossil fuel companies & nations - so these are pouring money into right-wing populism to stop the transition. This seems to me the biggest story in politics.
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Somehow we don't talk about this enough.
"Nigel meets tens of thousands of people on an annual basis."
Just amazing then how many of them are called Nathan Gill.
Just amazing then how many of them are called Nathan Gill.
October 2, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Somehow we don't talk about this enough.
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Douglas Barrowman and Michelle Mone's company, PPE Medpro, has just been ordered to refund the Government £122m from a PPE contract.
There are two very odd things about PPE Medpro that may affect the odds of the Government ever getting that £122m...
Thread:
There are two very odd things about PPE Medpro that may affect the odds of the Government ever getting that £122m...
Thread:
October 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Douglas Barrowman and Michelle Mone's company, PPE Medpro, has just been ordered to refund the Government £122m from a PPE contract.
There are two very odd things about PPE Medpro that may affect the odds of the Government ever getting that £122m...
Thread:
There are two very odd things about PPE Medpro that may affect the odds of the Government ever getting that £122m...
Thread:
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1/ This speech made by Farage in September 2014, after Russia's first invasion of Ukraine, is a stream of Russian propaganda lies that could have come from Lavrov's mouth.
September 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
1/ This speech made by Farage in September 2014, after Russia's first invasion of Ukraine, is a stream of Russian propaganda lies that could have come from Lavrov's mouth.
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A story in three parts. Nigel Farage should not be asked about anything else in upcoming interviews.
September 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM
A story in three parts. Nigel Farage should not be asked about anything else in upcoming interviews.
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The idiom "like a moth to the flame" dates to at least the 12th century, to Persian love poem "Layla and Majnun". Shakespeare references it in "Merchant of Venice."
But here's the thing. Moths DON'T fly to flames. And we're just now understanding that.
Let's talk about dorsal light response.
But here's the thing. Moths DON'T fly to flames. And we're just now understanding that.
Let's talk about dorsal light response.
a picture of a mosquito killer hanging from the ceiling with the caption i can 't help it it 's so beautiful
Alt: a picture of a mosquito killer hanging from the ceiling with the caption i can 't help it it 's so beautiful
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September 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The idiom "like a moth to the flame" dates to at least the 12th century, to Persian love poem "Layla and Majnun". Shakespeare references it in "Merchant of Venice."
But here's the thing. Moths DON'T fly to flames. And we're just now understanding that.
Let's talk about dorsal light response.
But here's the thing. Moths DON'T fly to flames. And we're just now understanding that.
Let's talk about dorsal light response.
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Unhinged.
The serious harm this reckless spread of dangerous misinformation and unsubstantiated medical advice will cause to mothers and children cannot be overstated.
The serious harm this reckless spread of dangerous misinformation and unsubstantiated medical advice will cause to mothers and children cannot be overstated.
September 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Unhinged.
The serious harm this reckless spread of dangerous misinformation and unsubstantiated medical advice will cause to mothers and children cannot be overstated.
The serious harm this reckless spread of dangerous misinformation and unsubstantiated medical advice will cause to mothers and children cannot be overstated.
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This will directly cause a drop in vaccine uptake and an increase in preventable hospitalisations, long-term complications and deaths.
This is reckless.
And these are the people that pretend to be "pro life"?
This is reckless.
And these are the people that pretend to be "pro life"?
September 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
This will directly cause a drop in vaccine uptake and an increase in preventable hospitalisations, long-term complications and deaths.
This is reckless.
And these are the people that pretend to be "pro life"?
This is reckless.
And these are the people that pretend to be "pro life"?