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Kristian G. Andersen@kgandersen.bsky.social |
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Infectious diseases & genomics. Immunologist in (voluntary) exile. Minimal sarcasm. Fierce HOA (Hater of Acronyms).
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Marc Veldhoen
@marcveld.bsky.social
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How PhD students and other academics are fighting the mental-health crisis in science
Universities and institutions across the globe are exploring unique initiatives to help their students and staff cope with the stress of research.
www.nature.com/artic...
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Kristian G. Andersen
@kgandersen.bsky.social
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On point.
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/o...
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Andrew Rambaut
@arambaut.bsky.social
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We are delighted to announce BEAST X v10.5.0 (beta 1) - the X is to differentiate it from the project 'BEAST2' & to denote these are orthogonal with a common origin.
Website: beast.community
Github: github.com/beast-dev/be...
Many new models, performance enhancements and features (and a new logo)
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Marc Veldhoen
@marcveld.bsky.social
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EcoHealth Alliance: Covid’s anti-science mob extracting its pound of flesh
When a conspiracy theory is given specific villains, it will do damage, a lot of damage we will be worse off for.
www.statnews.com/202...
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Allison Neitzel
@alineitzelmd.bsky.social
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Heritage event today. A reminder, Heritage published the 80-page "Road Map for COVID-19 Congressional Oversight" that the GOP-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic appears to be following, which emphasizes the lab leak theory.
www.heritage.org/china/event/...
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Gregg Gonsalves
@gregggonsalves.bsky.social
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So proud of my old friend @peterstaley.bsky.social for standing up for EcoHealth Alliance when no one else will. www.statnews.com/2024/07/08/e...
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Peter Jacobs
@pjacobs.bsky.social
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Whether it's genuine crankery or cynical scapegoating by cowardly politicians, it's insane to see a non-profit science org get thrown under the bus as a result of conspiracy theories like this.
It will do nothing to appease those opposed to public health & science.
www.statnews.com/2024/07/08/e...
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Kristian G. Andersen
@kgandersen.bsky.social
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Really good 15 min TWiV episode with Paul Offit outlining how false and irresponsible the recent lab leak nonsense from @nytimes.com is.
I for one appreciate the brevity - there really is nothing more to it.
If you're interested in the topic, give it a listen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukv9...
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Marc Veldhoen
@marcveld.bsky.social
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American academic freedom is in peril
Academics researching online misinformation in the US are learning a hard lesson: Academic freedom cannot be taken for granted. They face a concerted effort—including by members of Congress—
www.science.org/doi/...
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Katharine Hayhoe
@katharinehayhoe.com
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Yesterday, I shared this same Canada Day thread on Bluesky, Threads, and X. Here's what I found. 🧵
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Richard Sever
@richardsever.bsky.social
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Grants, jobs, tenure, awards: Preprints can help your career, at every stage from PhD to HHMI PI. rdcu.be/dMwrY
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Kristian G. Andersen
@kgandersen.bsky.social
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I see what you did there... Also, the Doppler effect is caused by Oompa Loompas farting in the wind every time an ambulance drives by - all orchestrated by Big Dung. Everybody knows that and if you don't believe me, prove me wrong!!!!
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onisillos
@onisillos.bsky.social
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"I think she believes it and that's fine … it's interesting to me that there are a lot of people who are in many ways brilliant scientists who become conspiracy theorists. Even the brightest of scientists are not immune to being conspiracy theorists and I think that's what's going on with her"
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nailbomb3
@nailbomb3.bsky.social
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"The Lab Theory and The Complicit Media"
Wild how we got here, isn't it?
sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-lab-leak...
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Eric Topol
@erictopol.bsky.social
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Our NEJM piece today on academic freedom, and why institutions cannot remain silent, such as when lives are potentially at stake, as occurred with Covid.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Alex Crits-Christoph
@acritschristoph.bsky.social
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Powerful defense of Dr. Athony Fauci by Richard Horton in The Lancet:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
“why is the international scientific community so quiet? ... The answer is self-censorship"
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Kristian G. Andersen
@kgandersen.bsky.social
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Gretchen and Gavin entered the room.
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Gregg Gonsalves
@gregggonsalves.bsky.social
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The Lab Leak Theory and the Complicit Media: How the media’s need for tales of intrigue and villains fosters the political weaponization of uncertainty. sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-lab-leak...
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Kristian G. Andersen
@kgandersen.bsky.social
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We have had some delays, but quick update as the wave did indeed come in right as expected. This translates to *a lot* of infections in San Diego at the moment, so please keep this in mind. Primarily driven by KP.2 and similar, but KP.3 will add to this shortly, so it'll be high for a while.
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onisillos
@onisillos.bsky.social
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"...if this outbreak were playing out in another country [read China], U.S. officials would be calling the response unacceptable."
www.statnews.com/2024/06/26/b...
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Eric Topol
@erictopol.bsky.social
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A huge study of #LongCovid in South Korea and Japan
shows a pronounced increase of Guillain-Barré syndrome, cognitive deficit, insomnia, anxiety disorder, encephalitis, ischemic stroke and mood disorder. Reduced by vaccination
nature.com/articles/s41...
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Gregg Gonsalves
@gregggonsalves.bsky.social
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One last thing about the NYTimes' op-eds and the COVID lab leak. I am not suggesting that the authors "stay in their lane," but if you think you're an expert on everything, you're an expert on very little. 1/
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Eddie Holmes
@eddieholmes.bsky.social
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“At times, I am deeply disturbed about the state of our society,” Fauci writes near the end of his book. “We have seen complete fabrications become some people’s accepted reality". Never a truer statement.
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Kristian G. Andersen
@kgandersen.bsky.social
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To be perfectly honest, it was mostly not the ones I had expected.
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David Gorski, MD, PhD
@gorskon.bsky.social
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Excellent! We got John P. Moore and @gregggonsalves.bsky.social to do a critique of those awful pieces on COVID19 and lab leak. Let's just say, it is not flattering. sciencebasedmedicine.org/why-is-the-n...
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Kristian G. Andersen
@kgandersen.bsky.social
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As expected. They’re truly insufferable - plus, it’s the only weekend so Zeynep has to do her rage tweeting at scientists. It’s a thing.
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Eddie Holmes
@eddieholmes.bsky.social
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This needs to be seen in context of the wider orchestrated campaign to silence experts by trying to get their papers retracted and claiming they are fraudulent etc.
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Angie Hinrichs
@angieshinrichs.bsky.social
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Got milk virus genomes? (or any H5N1?) Throw them at usher.bio and see where they land in per-segment trees of tens of thousands of public Influenza A H5N1 sequences!
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Kristian G. Andersen
@kgandersen.bsky.social
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This is such a critical and quick read, highlighting the dishonesty of @nytimes.com in platforming revisionist history, pseudoscience, and conspiratorial beliefs in their Opinion section.
Expertise matters. NYTimes would do well to appreciate that fact when it comes to science opinion.
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Kristian G. Andersen
@kgandersen.bsky.social
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Holy moly, Gregg, not mincing words here. 100% on point and really appreciate you and John took the time to write this - so very important.
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Gregg Gonsalves
@gregggonsalves.bsky.social
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John Moore, virologist/immunologist from Cornell Weill Med in NYC and I take the NYTimes to task for two opinion pieces on #COVID earlier this month. Both pieces are examples of "science opinion", where non-experts weigh in on topics beyond their ken. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Kristian G. Andersen
@kgandersen.bsky.social
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Just incredible research by such a talented group of colleagues - all of it led, spearheaded, and done by African scientists ⭐🌍
Very important work, addressing one of the most significant emerging pathogens and only 1 of 2 PHEICs over the last five years.
Part 2:
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Kristian G. Andersen
@kgandersen.bsky.social
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1️⃣ What is the proximal origin of Mpox virus?
2️⃣ What factors drive emergence vs spread?
3️⃣ When and where?
Immensely proud to be part of this work by a pan-Africa consortium established and led by Prof Happi and spearheaded by postdoc in the lab, Edyth Parker!
Part 1:
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Philipp Markolin, PhD
@philippmarkolin.bsky.social
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Anti-science aggression in the information age is confusing because we have a very linear understanding of how coordinated attacks work.
We presume that one actor, group, or party is the organizing mastermind behind all activity.
That is wrong
Read:
www.protagonist-science.com/p/shadows-of...
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Kristian G. Andersen
@kgandersen.bsky.social
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“… the public’s trust in science has been undermined when scientists with large public platforms have failed to state strongly enough that their pronouncements are based on science that remains in flux.” Unfortunately, you continue to fail to see the underlying problem.
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Kristian G. Andersen
@kgandersen.bsky.social
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Since it appears that Senators across the isle care little about the scientific method, a good reminder about the rich body of (scientific) evidence as it pertains to "The Emergence and Evolution of SARS-CoV-2".
Expertly summarized by @eddieholmes.bsky.social:
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Kristian G. Andersen
@kgandersen.bsky.social
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Here's a gift link.
I would encourage you to read it.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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Marc Veldhoen
@marcveld.bsky.social
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The culture wars intestify, false narritives, attacks on facts, science and scientists. This is disgusting and is the cancel culture and sensureship, taking away freedoms these rightwing populists claim to be against. Very disturbing this.
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Eddie Holmes
@eddieholmes.bsky.social
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Perfect summation. If you can’t get your own papers published, write unreviewed opinion articles and claim that real scientific studies are fraudulent.
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Kristian G. Andersen
@kgandersen.bsky.social
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"In supporting the project further, the university would have risked alienating conservative donors, Silicon Valley figures and members of Congress, who have threatened to stop all federal funding for disinformation research or cut back general support."
Well, of course.
wapo.st/4b05S3H
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Kristian G. Andersen
@kgandersen.bsky.social
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I feel seen.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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John TImmer
@jtimmer.bsky.social
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This is an excellent description of the editorial failure behind The NY Times' decision to run Alina Chan's lab leak article. What's the value proposition to the readership of presenting a one-sided argument that most scientists find lacking? Did no editor bother to ask that question?
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Gregg Gonsalves
@gregggonsalves.bsky.social
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You may have opinions on COVID19 origins, but Eddie Holmes brings the evidence. He's one of the world's top scientists working on viral emergence. This is worth, actually required, reading for anyone interested in the subject. There will be a quiz afterwards. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Eric Topol
@erictopol.bsky.social
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Very good news on the fall booster. The FDA changed course from JN.1 to select KP.2, which in the animal model has a >3-fold induction of neutralizing antibodies vs KP.3, the SARS-CoV2 variant that is on its way to dominance in the US
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Philipp Markolin, PhD
@philippmarkolin.bsky.social
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www.platformer.news/stanford-int... Holy fuck.
Terrible, awful, worrying.... add adjectives.
The background story to this is the same as with other political attacks on science and scientists whose research happens to interfere with authoritarian politics and fascist myth making.
Dark sign
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nailbomb3
@nailbomb3.bsky.social
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www.reuters.com/investigates...
Unreal.
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Kristian G. Andersen
@kgandersen.bsky.social
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It's such a perfect example of why so many people believe the lab leak is plausible - "look, guys, here's the evidence on one side and here's the evidence on the other. Simple, 50/50". Of course, if you actually understand the evidence base, you know it's complete nonsense. Leonhardt, well... 🙄
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Marc Veldhoen
@marcveld.bsky.social
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Updated COVID-19 Vaccines for Use in the United States Beginning in Fall 2024
If the data changes .... the science advice changes! KP.2 is now preferable.
www.fda.gov/vaccines...
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Kristian G. Andersen
@kgandersen.bsky.social
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I think the only logical conclusion is that we’re *all* idiots 😉
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Flo Débarre
@flodebarre.bsky.social
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Thank you to the New York Times for publishing my Letter to the Editor about Alina Chan's guest essay on the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic
www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/o...
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