Dr. Phil the RNA Biologist
@pjlmac.bsky.social
University of Michigan computational biologist and RNA jock who is working to help end kidney disease
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38 years ago today, Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered with the 2-parter "Encounter at Farpoint." which included an appearance by DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy passing the torch to the new cast and crew. Were you watching that day? What did you think? #StarTrekTNG #StarTrek
September 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
38 years ago today, Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered with the 2-parter "Encounter at Farpoint." which included an appearance by DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy passing the torch to the new cast and crew. Were you watching that day? What did you think? #StarTrekTNG #StarTrek
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today i helped give some "feral" kittens their very first bath and it was exactly the thing my sad heart needed. they were the sweetest little bubs and they all need homes if you know of anyone. they are currently living in my friend's bathtub in oakland.
July 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
today i helped give some "feral" kittens their very first bath and it was exactly the thing my sad heart needed. they were the sweetest little bubs and they all need homes if you know of anyone. they are currently living in my friend's bathtub in oakland.
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@shematologist.medsky.social while it is a bad day, Whole Foods has half off on all ice cream pints, including Jeni's!!!
July 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
@shematologist.medsky.social while it is a bad day, Whole Foods has half off on all ice cream pints, including Jeni's!!!
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This is Monty and Charlie. Monty's back legs are paralyzed. But that doesn't mean he can't race his brother on walks. 14/10 for both (TT: amqzak)
July 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This is Monty and Charlie. Monty's back legs are paralyzed. But that doesn't mean he can't race his brother on walks. 14/10 for both (TT: amqzak)
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Minnesota lawmaker shot to death at home to lie in state at Capitol ahead of funeral.
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Minnesota lawmaker shot to death at home to lie in state at Capitol ahead of funeral
Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, will lie in state in the state Capitol Rotunda on Friday, a day ahead of their funeral
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June 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Minnesota lawmaker shot to death at home to lie in state at Capitol ahead of funeral.
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
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Michael Pham fled Vietnam at the age of 13. He was named bishop of San Diego a month ago.
Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were “standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away”
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...
Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were “standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away”
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...
ICE agents scatter as SD Bishop Pham, other clergy visit immigration court
"Our presence made a difference," one priest said, quoting an immigration lawyer saying their client was given more time to prepare for another hearing.
timesofsandiego.com
June 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Michael Pham fled Vietnam at the age of 13. He was named bishop of San Diego a month ago.
Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were “standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away”
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...
Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were “standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away”
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...
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It's always the same with him.
Trump Mocked For 'Two Weeks' Iran Deadline With Supercut Of All His 'Two Weeks' Promises
The same tired playbook.
www.comicsands.com
June 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
It's always the same with him.
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How your email finds me
June 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
How your email finds me
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Sackets Harbor, NY is so small that there’s one pre k-12 school with 475 students. Three of those students were disappeared by ICE.
Here is a statement published today by school principal Jaime Cook:
Here is a statement published today by school principal Jaime Cook:
April 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Sackets Harbor, NY is so small that there’s one pre k-12 school with 475 students. Three of those students were disappeared by ICE.
Here is a statement published today by school principal Jaime Cook:
Here is a statement published today by school principal Jaime Cook:
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“Kennedy’s team requested that Marks turn over data on cases of brain swelling and deaths caused by the measles vaccine—data that Marks said doesn’t exist because there have been no such confirmed cases in the U.S.” www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Exclusive | Ousted Vaccine Chief Says RFK Jr.’s Team Sought Data to Justify Anti-Science Stance
Dr. Peter Marks says the new health secretary’s team wants to show vaccines aren’t safe while promoting dangerous and unproven treatments.
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April 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
“Kennedy’s team requested that Marks turn over data on cases of brain swelling and deaths caused by the measles vaccine—data that Marks said doesn’t exist because there have been no such confirmed cases in the U.S.” www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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The penguins on the Heard and McDonald Islands announce they are putting 30% tariffs on US goods.
April 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The penguins on the Heard and McDonald Islands announce they are putting 30% tariffs on US goods.
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I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired.
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
March 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired.
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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Dr Alawieh is a kidney doctor who works with patients who get kidney transplants.
She trained at Yale.
She works at the VA, treating American vets.
She had a passport and visa.
And she is being detained without a lawyer.
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
She trained at Yale.
She works at the VA, treating American vets.
She had a passport and visa.
And she is being detained without a lawyer.
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
She saw family in Lebanon. Now this Brown Medicine doctor is being held at Logan for deportation.
Dr. Rasha Alawieh flew into Logan Airport Thursday after visiting family in Lebanon. She's being detained now at Logan without legal counsel.
www.providencejournal.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Dr Alawieh is a kidney doctor who works with patients who get kidney transplants.
She trained at Yale.
She works at the VA, treating American vets.
She had a passport and visa.
And she is being detained without a lawyer.
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
She trained at Yale.
She works at the VA, treating American vets.
She had a passport and visa.
And she is being detained without a lawyer.
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
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🚨 New lab paper!🚨
A dream study of mine for nearly 20 yrs not possible until now thanks to NIH 🧠 funding & 1st-author lead @seeber.bsky.social
We tracked hippocampal activity as people walked memory-guided paths & imagined them again. Did brain patterns reappear?🧵👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A dream study of mine for nearly 20 yrs not possible until now thanks to NIH 🧠 funding & 1st-author lead @seeber.bsky.social
We tracked hippocampal activity as people walked memory-guided paths & imagined them again. Did brain patterns reappear?🧵👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Human neural dynamics of real-world and imagined navigation - Nature Human Behaviour
Seeber et al. studied brain recordings from implanted electrodes in freely moving humans. Neural dynamics encoded actual and imagined routes similarly, demonstrating parallels between navigational, im...
www.nature.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🚨 New lab paper!🚨
A dream study of mine for nearly 20 yrs not possible until now thanks to NIH 🧠 funding & 1st-author lead @seeber.bsky.social
We tracked hippocampal activity as people walked memory-guided paths & imagined them again. Did brain patterns reappear?🧵👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A dream study of mine for nearly 20 yrs not possible until now thanks to NIH 🧠 funding & 1st-author lead @seeber.bsky.social
We tracked hippocampal activity as people walked memory-guided paths & imagined them again. Did brain patterns reappear?🧵👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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We've been saving this little pup for when we thought you all might really need a gold star. And, given the current circumstances, here she is. 13/10
March 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We've been saving this little pup for when we thought you all might really need a gold star. And, given the current circumstances, here she is. 13/10
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i think it is entirely possible that JD Vance's team is Online enough that they saw lib_crusher's tweet and summoned a chaplain
March 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
i think it is entirely possible that JD Vance's team is Online enough that they saw lib_crusher's tweet and summoned a chaplain
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Big health breakthrough: a protein from tardigrades can now protect human cells from radiation.
That’s going to lead to better cancer therapies.
That’s going to lead to better cancer therapies.
Radioprotection of healthy tissue via nanoparticle-delivered mRNA encoding for a damage-suppressor protein found in tardigrades - Nature Biomedical Engineering
Radiation-therapy-induced DNA damage in oral and rectal epithelial cells can be reduced via the nanoparticle-mediated local delivery of messenger RNA encoding for a damage-suppressor protein found in ...
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March 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Big health breakthrough: a protein from tardigrades can now protect human cells from radiation.
That’s going to lead to better cancer therapies.
That’s going to lead to better cancer therapies.
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All this business I am reading about social security is nonsense. My mom died on 2/18. My dad got a letter yesterday informing him her benefits were ending and he had to repay the February payment because they don’t give a payment in the month someone dies. They know where every dollar is.
March 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
All this business I am reading about social security is nonsense. My mom died on 2/18. My dad got a letter yesterday informing him her benefits were ending and he had to repay the February payment because they don’t give a payment in the month someone dies. They know where every dollar is.
Happy Caturday!
March 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Happy Caturday!