Dr Kathleen Millen
@neurodevkathy.bsky.social
Tweets about dev biol, neurodev genetics, random cool science + life; usually with typos, so many typos
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Hey so as someone who has a degree in global politics and spent a significant amount of time studying international law — this is a textbook example of a war crime.
November 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Hey so as someone who has a degree in global politics and spent a significant amount of time studying international law — this is a textbook example of a war crime.
Reposted by Dr Kathleen Millen
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Reposted by Dr Kathleen Millen
Let's call it Black Science Friday 😄
All my silk science scarves and ties are 25% off for a few days 🧪🐡🧠🧫
All my silk science scarves and ties are 25% off for a few days 🧪🐡🧠🧫
when you could have this? www.etsy.com/shop/artolog... #sciart
November 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Let's call it Black Science Friday 😄
All my silk science scarves and ties are 25% off for a few days 🧪🐡🧠🧫
All my silk science scarves and ties are 25% off for a few days 🧪🐡🧠🧫
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Hi everybody,
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
Join The Onion
Don’t just read the news. Feel it. Be among the first to feel the news.
membership.theonion.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Hi everybody,
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
Reposted by Dr Kathleen Millen
Excellent article, perfect reading to prepare for family and social gatherings.
psyche.co/guides/how-t...
psyche.co/guides/how-t...
How to be a good friend to an Autistic person | Psyche Guides
Autistic and non-autistic people see the social world differently. But openness and empathy can foster a valuable bond
psyche.co
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Excellent article, perfect reading to prepare for family and social gatherings.
psyche.co/guides/how-t...
psyche.co/guides/how-t...
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MASSIVE Japanese genetics of child health and development study: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Genome-wide association study on longitudinal and cross-sectional traits of child health and development in a Japanese population
Understanding the influence of both genetics and environment on human health, especially early in life, is essential for shaping long-term health. Here, we utilize a nationwide prospective birth cohor...
www.medrxiv.org
November 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
MASSIVE Japanese genetics of child health and development study: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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🚨 NIH F31 fellowship Sponsor❓- prior versions of the Sponsor document, there was a table of sponsor's & co-sponsor active or pending awards but this section is gone - should I beef up this area in my sponsor biosketch? Or am I missing where to include this information? Do we do a other support doc?
a batman logo is being projected on a dark background
ALT: a batman logo is being projected on a dark background
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🚨 NIH F31 fellowship Sponsor❓- prior versions of the Sponsor document, there was a table of sponsor's & co-sponsor active or pending awards but this section is gone - should I beef up this area in my sponsor biosketch? Or am I missing where to include this information? Do we do a other support doc?
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I had just published a deep dive 🧵 on X today when the transcript of the insane phone call between Steve Witkoff & Yuri Ushakov leaked today.
It did not come as a surprise for me, as I had been working on this thread for a few days already.
It’s very clear who Witkoff is.
It can find it here:
It did not come as a surprise for me, as I had been working on this thread for a few days already.
It’s very clear who Witkoff is.
It can find it here:
Thread by @IneBackIversen on Thread Reader App
@IneBackIversen: 1: Let’s talk about Steve Witkoff, because I think the narrative of him being a “useful idiot” is a dangerous trap to walk in. It’s darker than that. Witkoff has spent three decades s...
threadreaderapp.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I had just published a deep dive 🧵 on X today when the transcript of the insane phone call between Steve Witkoff & Yuri Ushakov leaked today.
It did not come as a surprise for me, as I had been working on this thread for a few days already.
It’s very clear who Witkoff is.
It can find it here:
It did not come as a surprise for me, as I had been working on this thread for a few days already.
It’s very clear who Witkoff is.
It can find it here:
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Robert F Kennedy Jr, whose body count goes back at least as far 80 dead human beings in Samoa, has appointed a murderer by the name of Ralph Abraham as the principal deputy director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we learned earlier today.
www.patreon.com/posts/144415...
www.patreon.com/posts/144415...
One Murderer (RFK Jr) Appoints Another Murderer As #2 At MAGA's CDC | Matthew Cortland
Get more from Matthew Cortland on Patreon
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November 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Robert F Kennedy Jr, whose body count goes back at least as far 80 dead human beings in Samoa, has appointed a murderer by the name of Ralph Abraham as the principal deputy director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we learned earlier today.
www.patreon.com/posts/144415...
www.patreon.com/posts/144415...
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NIH shake-up to grant decision-making draws concerns of political meddling | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH shake-up to grant decision-making draws concerns of political meddling
Policy drops “paylines” based on peer-review scores and requires geography and other factors to guide approvals
www.science.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
NIH shake-up to grant decision-making draws concerns of political meddling | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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WOW! Autism Society of America, The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, the Autism Science Foundation, the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and Autism Speaks put out a statement denouncing the CDC changing its website on vaccines
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
Leading Autism and Disability Organizations Statement on CDC's Vaccines and Autism Page
As national organizations dedicated to advancing the well-being of autistic individuals and partners across the disability and public health sectors, we are deeply disappointed by the latest update to...
autisticadvocacy.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
WOW! Autism Society of America, The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, the Autism Science Foundation, the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and Autism Speaks put out a statement denouncing the CDC changing its website on vaccines
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
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Every biologist knows the story of Fleming's chance discovery of penicillin. But is it true?
Here, with @asimovpress.bsky.social, I write about inconsistencies in the canonical story, and explore a few alternative theories about what really happened in that St. Mary's lab in the summer of 1928.
Here, with @asimovpress.bsky.social, I write about inconsistencies in the canonical story, and explore a few alternative theories about what really happened in that St. Mary's lab in the summer of 1928.
The Penicillin Myth
Competing theories seek to explain inconsistencies surrounding Alexander Fleming’s famed discovery.
press.asimov.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Every biologist knows the story of Fleming's chance discovery of penicillin. But is it true?
Here, with @asimovpress.bsky.social, I write about inconsistencies in the canonical story, and explore a few alternative theories about what really happened in that St. Mary's lab in the summer of 1928.
Here, with @asimovpress.bsky.social, I write about inconsistencies in the canonical story, and explore a few alternative theories about what really happened in that St. Mary's lab in the summer of 1928.
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🧪This is a must watch. Please watch tonight's episode @60minutes.bsky.social.
Joan Brugge is an eminent scientist that was one of the first pioneers of 3D culture in breast cancer. She had two of her grants canceled last spring.
We used her protocols to develop our own for our research.
Joan Brugge is an eminent scientist that was one of the first pioneers of 3D culture in breast cancer. She had two of her grants canceled last spring.
We used her protocols to develop our own for our research.
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
🧪This is a must watch. Please watch tonight's episode @60minutes.bsky.social.
Joan Brugge is an eminent scientist that was one of the first pioneers of 3D culture in breast cancer. She had two of her grants canceled last spring.
We used her protocols to develop our own for our research.
Joan Brugge is an eminent scientist that was one of the first pioneers of 3D culture in breast cancer. She had two of her grants canceled last spring.
We used her protocols to develop our own for our research.
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This is concerning.
NIH is changing their policy so that staff have to prepare justification for every application that is funded BUT NO DOCUMENTATION FOR APPLICATIONS THAT ARE SKIPPED (BASED ON PERCENTILES).
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NIH is changing their policy so that staff have to prepare justification for every application that is funded BUT NO DOCUMENTATION FOR APPLICATIONS THAT ARE SKIPPED (BASED ON PERCENTILES).
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November 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
This is concerning.
NIH is changing their policy so that staff have to prepare justification for every application that is funded BUT NO DOCUMENTATION FOR APPLICATIONS THAT ARE SKIPPED (BASED ON PERCENTILES).
1/2
NIH is changing their policy so that staff have to prepare justification for every application that is funded BUT NO DOCUMENTATION FOR APPLICATIONS THAT ARE SKIPPED (BASED ON PERCENTILES).
1/2
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He betrayed his oath as a doctor and voluntarily supported a man whose insane policies will kill children, all for the sake of power, MAGA, and politics.
I hope he is shamed for life.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
I hope he is shamed for life.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Vaccine-supporting Cassidy declines to speak against RFK Jr.
But Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician, did emphasize his belief that vaccines are safe.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
He betrayed his oath as a doctor and voluntarily supported a man whose insane policies will kill children, all for the sake of power, MAGA, and politics.
I hope he is shamed for life.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
I hope he is shamed for life.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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@bielleogy.bsky.social Happy Sunday! @‘ing you in case the spreadsheet below may be of use.
hey everyone! i made a list of some useful starter packs (primarily biology/earth sciences with a few bonus things thrown in) to share with friends who have joined bsky in the last week and thought it may be useful for some people here too! 🌍🧪 #SciSky #BioSky docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Starter packs
BIOLOGY Ecology Macroecology https://go.bsky.app/GBn9pNZ Global ecology https://go.bsky.app/V6tN4cv Trait based ecology and evolution https://go.bsky.app/PThMXeX Invasion biology https://go.b...
docs.google.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
@bielleogy.bsky.social Happy Sunday! @‘ing you in case the spreadsheet below may be of use.
Postdoc (and PhD) opportunity in my lab. www.linkedin.com/posts/matthi...
November 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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What RFK Jr. doesn’t want you to know is that in 2019, his anti-vax nonsense caused a measles outbreak in Samoa that infected 5700 and killed 83 people, most of them children.
RFK Jr. wants you to know that he’s personally responsible for the anti-vax misinformation on the CDC's website
RFK Jr. wants you to know he’s personally responsible for anti-vax misinformation on CDC website
He told the New York Times there’s no proof that vaccines don’t cause autism, which is a lie.
www.motherjones.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
What RFK Jr. doesn’t want you to know is that in 2019, his anti-vax nonsense caused a measles outbreak in Samoa that infected 5700 and killed 83 people, most of them children.
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Holy shit! This is what I'm talkin' about. David Clayton is running for congress in North Carolina's District 5 against MAGA Republican Virginia Foxx — and this is how he introduced himself. 🙌💪👏✊️👇
November 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Holy shit! This is what I'm talkin' about. David Clayton is running for congress in North Carolina's District 5 against MAGA Republican Virginia Foxx — and this is how he introduced himself. 🙌💪👏✊️👇
Thanks to @elisabethbik.bsky.social every time I review a paper/grant with western blots and histology, I specifically look hard for image duplications. Thanks for all your posts about scientific fraud and practice quizzes! 🧩🧪
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Thanks to @elisabethbik.bsky.social every time I review a paper/grant with western blots and histology, I specifically look hard for image duplications. Thanks for all your posts about scientific fraud and practice quizzes! 🧩🧪
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An unearthed video shows Former Defense Secretary Esper saying Trump wanted to shoot protesters. “Can’t you just shoot them?” This is why our military needs the reminder about unlawful orders.
Share this widely.
Share this widely.
November 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
An unearthed video shows Former Defense Secretary Esper saying Trump wanted to shoot protesters. “Can’t you just shoot them?” This is why our military needs the reminder about unlawful orders.
Share this widely.
Share this widely.
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How awful. This is outright health disinformation, lying to the American people. Not only is there massive evidence showing no link between vaccines & autism, there’s not even a plausible mechanism based on what we’ve learned about the genetics of autism, some environmental exposures in pregnancy
HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
How awful. This is outright health disinformation, lying to the American people. Not only is there massive evidence showing no link between vaccines & autism, there’s not even a plausible mechanism based on what we’ve learned about the genetics of autism, some environmental exposures in pregnancy
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this is cool, and more departments should do it!
Wisconsin Evolution is accepting applications for our Seminar Series' Early Career Scientist Award. Come share your evolution research and visit UW-Madison's evolution community. Open to grad students and postdocs (<5 yrs post PhD) from outside UW-Madison.
Apply by Dec 15th here: shorturl.at/4a4O6
Apply by Dec 15th here: shorturl.at/4a4O6
Early Career Scientist Awards 2026
Application to the UW-Madison Evolution Seminar Series - Early Career Scientist Awards.
urldefense.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
this is cool, and more departments should do it!
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I can't (yes I can) believe I am sending out another email to archaeologists asking them to do a few more Skype a Scientist sessions for LEGO league. But here we are. Putting our scientific network to the test. Really learning the limits here this semester, whew.
November 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I can't (yes I can) believe I am sending out another email to archaeologists asking them to do a few more Skype a Scientist sessions for LEGO league. But here we are. Putting our scientific network to the test. Really learning the limits here this semester, whew.