Josh Schaaf
@joshpaavo.bsky.social
PhD researcher at the University of Oulu, working on single molecule detection (SERS), bioinformatics, ML
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According to GrokAI, Elon Musk is fitter than LeBron James, would likely win a poop-eating contest, and would choose to vaporize the whole country of Slovakia over Elon.
December 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
According to GrokAI, Elon Musk is fitter than LeBron James, would likely win a poop-eating contest, and would choose to vaporize the whole country of Slovakia over Elon.
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Between the end of February and mid-August, funding ceased for 383 studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease. https://to.pbs.org/47KbPDE
NIH cuts affected over 74,000 patients enrolled in experiments, report finds
Between the end of February and mid-August, funding lapsed for 383 studies that were testing treatments for conditions like cancer, heart disease and brain disease.
www.pbs.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Between the end of February and mid-August, funding ceased for 383 studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease. https://to.pbs.org/47KbPDE
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I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
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White-jawed Jumping spider hanging out on a goldenrod bud. This fuzzy friend is native to eastern North America.
(Hentzia mitrata) #Arachtober
(Hentzia mitrata) #Arachtober
October 18, 2025 at 12:58 AM
White-jawed Jumping spider hanging out on a goldenrod bud. This fuzzy friend is native to eastern North America.
(Hentzia mitrata) #Arachtober
(Hentzia mitrata) #Arachtober
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Large citizen science datasets are powerful tools for biodiversity science, but they may have biases. Nice new paper from @louisbackstrom.bsky.social et al. showing that for eBird and Birdtrack lists there is a tendency for rare species to be over-represented
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
October 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Large citizen science datasets are powerful tools for biodiversity science, but they may have biases. Nice new paper from @louisbackstrom.bsky.social et al. showing that for eBird and Birdtrack lists there is a tendency for rare species to be over-represented
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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That previous photo is me taking a video of an adult, winged, female damselfly who is underwater and laying eggs in the stems of the underwater plants. Here is the view. You can watch her curl her abdomen around and insert the two eggs!! 🥚 🌿
September 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
That previous photo is me taking a video of an adult, winged, female damselfly who is underwater and laying eggs in the stems of the underwater plants. Here is the view. You can watch her curl her abdomen around and insert the two eggs!! 🥚 🌿
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Apropos of nothing, here's a thread of some Charlie Kirk highlights
September 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Apropos of nothing, here's a thread of some Charlie Kirk highlights
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I have a hard time making out what the adults on Charlie brown are saying
September 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I have a hard time making out what the adults on Charlie brown are saying
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It’s actually a big deal in all organisms! Amphibians are just a really cool system in which to show it off.
The second day of #SEH2025 kicks off with a plenary talk from @markscherz.bsky.social on why miniaturisation in amphibians is a big deal. #Herpetology #Amphibians
September 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
It’s actually a big deal in all organisms! Amphibians are just a really cool system in which to show it off.
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Bunny Booty
(Mula resonans planthopper, from behind 🤍)
(Mula resonans planthopper, from behind 🤍)
September 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Bunny Booty
(Mula resonans planthopper, from behind 🤍)
(Mula resonans planthopper, from behind 🤍)
Point Reyes quails, sleek in the mid day heat, puffy in the morning chill.
July 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Point Reyes quails, sleek in the mid day heat, puffy in the morning chill.
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Streeeeeeeetch 🥹
Silly Phidippus workmani lad, believing the stretch was more efficient than the jump
Silly Phidippus workmani lad, believing the stretch was more efficient than the jump
July 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Streeeeeeeetch 🥹
Silly Phidippus workmani lad, believing the stretch was more efficient than the jump
Silly Phidippus workmani lad, believing the stretch was more efficient than the jump
Monarch on some milkweed flowers at Longwood Gardens!
July 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Monarch on some milkweed flowers at Longwood Gardens!
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This Fourth of July, I am thinking about the 139 civil servants who took an oath to uphold the constitution and the EPA’s mission, and were placed on leave for raising concerns about issues such as deregulating asbestos and lead exposure.
This is un-American. The 1st amendment exists for a reason.
This is un-American. The 1st amendment exists for a reason.
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
Brave #EPA employees who signed the #DeclarationofDissent are now facing administrative leave after speaking out.
NOW MORE THAN EVER THESE EPA EMPLOYEES NEED YOUR SUPPORT & SOLIDARITY!
stand with them publicly now by adding your name here ➡️ zurl.co/6MReq
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Brave #EPA employees who signed the #DeclarationofDissent are now facing administrative leave after speaking out.
NOW MORE THAN EVER THESE EPA EMPLOYEES NEED YOUR SUPPORT & SOLIDARITY!
stand with them publicly now by adding your name here ➡️ zurl.co/6MReq
zurl.co/XiAxu
EPA places staffers who signed ‘dissent’ letter on leave
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is placing staffers who signed a letter of dissent against the Trump administration’s actions and policies on leave. The EPA says it has placed 1…
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July 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This Fourth of July, I am thinking about the 139 civil servants who took an oath to uphold the constitution and the EPA’s mission, and were placed on leave for raising concerns about issues such as deregulating asbestos and lead exposure.
This is un-American. The 1st amendment exists for a reason.
This is un-American. The 1st amendment exists for a reason.
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Tiny, colorful baby scallops — a total cuteness overload in one dish!
You might think, “This person posts the same creature every year!” But honestly, seeing the same life return year after year is something truly wonderful𓂃🫧
You might think, “This person posts the same creature every year!” But honestly, seeing the same life return year after year is something truly wonderful𓂃🫧
July 3, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Tiny, colorful baby scallops — a total cuteness overload in one dish!
You might think, “This person posts the same creature every year!” But honestly, seeing the same life return year after year is something truly wonderful𓂃🫧
You might think, “This person posts the same creature every year!” But honestly, seeing the same life return year after year is something truly wonderful𓂃🫧
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Gold Standard Science
June 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Gold Standard Science
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NONE in Life science?! NONE?!
The 500 additional GRFPs NSF awarded were not very evenly distributed across fields, it seems.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
June 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
NONE in Life science?! NONE?!
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Proud to share my first first-author paper out this week!
Can we leverage environmental data from germplasm banks to improve climate adaptation in maize breeding? journals.plos.org/plosgenetics... (1/3)
Can we leverage environmental data from germplasm banks to improve climate adaptation in maize breeding? journals.plos.org/plosgenetics... (1/3)
Environmental data provide marginal benefit for predicting climate adaptation
Author summary Populations of natural and cultivated plant and animal populations will be affected by more extreme climate events such as drought and flooding in the future. We explore whether charact...
journals.plos.org
June 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Proud to share my first first-author paper out this week!
Can we leverage environmental data from germplasm banks to improve climate adaptation in maize breeding? journals.plos.org/plosgenetics... (1/3)
Can we leverage environmental data from germplasm banks to improve climate adaptation in maize breeding? journals.plos.org/plosgenetics... (1/3)
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Pleased to share that my first, first-author publication was published yesterday in @pnas.org ! We (me + @jrossibarra.bsky.social) did a little bit of detective work to better understand the age and origin of a mutation that played a key role in maize domestication. doi.org/10.1073/pnas... (1/n)
June 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Pleased to share that my first, first-author publication was published yesterday in @pnas.org ! We (me + @jrossibarra.bsky.social) did a little bit of detective work to better understand the age and origin of a mutation that played a key role in maize domestication. doi.org/10.1073/pnas... (1/n)
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Dinner time
June 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Dinner time
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Nature goes full open review!
I have complicated feelings about how and when this was achieved!
And they should be apparent to you after even a moment’s thought about the subtext here!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I have complicated feelings about how and when this was achieved!
And they should be apparent to you after even a moment’s thought about the subtext here!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Transparent peer review to be extended to all of Nature’s research papers
From today, all new submissions to Nature that are published will be accompanied by referees’ reports and author responses — to illuminate the process of producing rigorous science.
www.nature.com
June 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Nature goes full open review!
I have complicated feelings about how and when this was achieved!
And they should be apparent to you after even a moment’s thought about the subtext here!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I have complicated feelings about how and when this was achieved!
And they should be apparent to you after even a moment’s thought about the subtext here!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Some sweat bees in a cactus flower at the US National Arboretum!
June 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Some sweat bees in a cactus flower at the US National Arboretum!
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I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
June 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
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Please sign on and add your voice in calling for an NIH that prioritizes the safety of research participants and public health over political momentum.
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ADD YOUR NAME: Sign the Open Letter in Support of NIH Staff
Join the courageous and committed National Institutes of Health (NIH) public servants by adding your name now.
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June 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Please sign on and add your voice in calling for an NIH that prioritizes the safety of research participants and public health over political momentum.
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#EmotionalSupportSpood
Young Phidippus audax lass on blooming sundial lupine 🩷
Young Phidippus audax lass on blooming sundial lupine 🩷
June 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
#EmotionalSupportSpood
Young Phidippus audax lass on blooming sundial lupine 🩷
Young Phidippus audax lass on blooming sundial lupine 🩷