James McLachlan
@jmactheyounger.bsky.social
Scientist thinking about preventing infectious diseases. Opinions my own and sometimes the same as my lab. Gaming, exercise and D&D to stay sane. Also the New Orleans Saints.
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Wow. Sir Paul has still got it. What a show.
October 30, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Wow. Sir Paul has still got it. What a show.
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Good point. The one I am supposed to be on was operationally functional in IAR. We could submit critiques and went to Read phase as usual. Please do this if you can, folks. It may help to speed the recovery once the gov is funded again.
If you are serving on NIH study sections that have been cancelled, PLEASE continue to work on your reviews. NIH will do everything their power to ensure the meetings happen eventually, and the more prepared you are when those meetings are rescheduled, the better.
Welp. Thanks to the Republican gov shutdown I have a bunch of hours back in my week due to a NIH study section not meeting.
These poor applicants. They will be waiting week by week for government to reopen and to find out what will happen to their grant application.
These poor applicants. They will be waiting week by week for government to reopen and to find out what will happen to their grant application.
October 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Good point. The one I am supposed to be on was operationally functional in IAR. We could submit critiques and went to Read phase as usual. Please do this if you can, folks. It may help to speed the recovery once the gov is funded again.
I don't follow baseball that much. Maybe some postseason stuff. Seems that Ohtani guy might be pretty good.
October 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I don't follow baseball that much. Maybe some postseason stuff. Seems that Ohtani guy might be pretty good.
Giants > Eagles. Saints > Giants. Ergo Saints > Eagles. I will take no questions at this time.
October 10, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Giants > Eagles. Saints > Giants. Ergo Saints > Eagles. I will take no questions at this time.
30 years, 3 states, 5 jobs, two grown sons, a world of experiences. What a ride it has been with one of the best people I have ever known. I feel so grateful to have found my person when I did.
October 8, 2025 at 2:46 AM
30 years, 3 states, 5 jobs, two grown sons, a world of experiences. What a ride it has been with one of the best people I have ever known. I feel so grateful to have found my person when I did.
With so much bad shit going on in the world right now, it was a true pleasure to ride in the New Orleans Pride parade today with good friends. What joy and happiness and a true sense of community and love. It gave me some fuel for hope.
June 15, 2025 at 4:08 AM
With so much bad shit going on in the world right now, it was a true pleasure to ride in the New Orleans Pride parade today with good friends. What joy and happiness and a true sense of community and love. It gave me some fuel for hope.
When you are not a fan of thunder in a city where there is a lot of thunder in the summer.
June 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
When you are not a fan of thunder in a city where there is a lot of thunder in the summer.
Watching the Andor season 2 finale and immediately rolling into Rogue One makes that ending really hit that much harder. I will miss you C-c-c-cassian.
June 12, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Watching the Andor season 2 finale and immediately rolling into Rogue One makes that ending really hit that much harder. I will miss you C-c-c-cassian.
I love video games. I am on my 4th play though of Days Gone (remastered) and I am still so sad that this game did not get the attention I think it deserved. This is a truly great game. I am also sad there will be no part 2. Also Sarah rocks.
June 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I love video games. I am on my 4th play though of Days Gone (remastered) and I am still so sad that this game did not get the attention I think it deserved. This is a truly great game. I am also sad there will be no part 2. Also Sarah rocks.
This is the hero we all wish to be.
The blood of a man who deliberately injected himself with snake venom for nearly 2 decades has led to an "unparalleled" antivenom, say scientists.
Antibodies found in his blood can protect against fatal doses from a wide range of species in animal tests.
🧪🩸🐍🐍🐍🐍
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Antibodies found in his blood can protect against fatal doses from a wide range of species in animal tests.
🧪🩸🐍🐍🐍🐍
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Unparalleled' snake antivenom made from man bitten 200 times
Scientists hope to make a universal antivenom from the extraordinary blood of a man exposed to snake venom for decades.
www.bbc.com
May 4, 2025 at 3:04 AM
This is the hero we all wish to be.
My younger son is writing his senior college thesis on corvid (crows, ravens, jays) co-evolutionary adaptation living among humans and how they can use human infrastructure to survive in the environment better. He has taught me just how cool crows are. This is a fascinating study.
1. Quick—which of these shapes is different from the others?
April 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
My younger son is writing his senior college thesis on corvid (crows, ravens, jays) co-evolutionary adaptation living among humans and how they can use human infrastructure to survive in the environment better. He has taught me just how cool crows are. This is a fascinating study.
My Blue Devils in the final four! LGD!
March 30, 2025 at 3:39 AM
My Blue Devils in the final four! LGD!
All Hail Sion James!
March 28, 2025 at 4:23 AM
All Hail Sion James!
Cool cool cool. Power out on my block uptown and the weather is perfect. Another day in the New Orleans paradise.
March 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Cool cool cool. Power out on my block uptown and the weather is perfect. Another day in the New Orleans paradise.
Something to be said for living in a neighborhood where I can walk to the local brewery and catch a game. Also GTHC!
March 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Something to be said for living in a neighborhood where I can walk to the local brewery and catch a game. Also GTHC!
Anora is in incredible film. Mikey Madison deserved the Oscar and it was sweet and funny and sad and beautifully written and directed.
March 5, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Anora is in incredible film. Mikey Madison deserved the Oscar and it was sweet and funny and sad and beautifully written and directed.
Nothing at Mardi Gras is better than the bands. They make the whole experience and I am always in awe of how great and hard working they are.
The hardest working people in these parades are the kids…
February 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Nothing at Mardi Gras is better than the bands. They make the whole experience and I am always in awe of how great and hard working they are.
Trying to find some joy in a crazy. messed up world. Come out and see us tonight for King Arthur (two days late). We are on Float 39A, Neutral ground. Bottom, Front. Almost last but hope to still see some folks out there! I got some grails I made (below but others too)! #nolasky #nola #mardigras
February 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Trying to find some joy in a crazy. messed up world. Come out and see us tonight for King Arthur (two days late). We are on Float 39A, Neutral ground. Bottom, Front. Almost last but hope to still see some folks out there! I got some grails I made (below but others too)! #nolasky #nola #mardigras
My sons (21 and 24) are two of the greatest humans I know. Wife is out of town so they came over and we made dinner and had wine and they remain two of the greatest humans I know. I feel so lucky. Holding the people I love most close to me is helping get me through this trying time.
February 16, 2025 at 4:38 AM
My sons (21 and 24) are two of the greatest humans I know. Wife is out of town so they came over and we made dinner and had wine and they remain two of the greatest humans I know. I feel so lucky. Holding the people I love most close to me is helping get me through this trying time.
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Wadman and Kaiser are on it, over at ScienceInsider at the glam mag
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
www.science.org
January 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Wadman and Kaiser are on it, over at ScienceInsider at the glam mag
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
That feeling when the blower motor on your house heating unit goes out right before the snowstorm of the century...
January 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
That feeling when the blower motor on your house heating unit goes out right before the snowstorm of the century...
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A program in Brazil that gives a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected — and welcome result. A new study shows that it is dramatically reducing tuberculosis rates.
Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout
A program in Brazil that give a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected — and welcome result. A new study shows that it is dramatically reducing tuberculosis rates.
www.npr.org
January 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A program in Brazil that gives a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected — and welcome result. A new study shows that it is dramatically reducing tuberculosis rates.
Post an Onion headline that lives in your head rent-free.
December 2, 2024 at 3:06 AM
Post an Onion headline that lives in your head rent-free.
I gotta say, that leftover turkey and sausage gumbo turned out just right for this "cold" night in New Orleans.
December 2, 2024 at 1:28 AM
I gotta say, that leftover turkey and sausage gumbo turned out just right for this "cold" night in New Orleans.
Perfect night for football. Roll Wave!
November 29, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Perfect night for football. Roll Wave!