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columnist. Author: Life's Edge: The Search for What It Means To Be Alive &

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    Aug 21

    Thrilled by today's review of "Life’s Edge"! "In this subtle and profound meditation on the science of life, filled with memorable insights into the past and future of biology, Zimmer reveals the extraordinary complexity and diversity of life.”

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    11 hours ago

    Using "BREAKING" at the start of a tweet can either mean: a) "this is news that's just now happening/developing" b) "I'm the reporter breaking this story" What it can't mean is: "This is news someone else reported days/weeks ago that we are now tweeting with no link or credit."

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    14 hours ago

    Major trouble in Alaska as all ICU beds in Anchorage are full. Anchorage serves as the healthcare hub for the entire state. Alaskans flown there for cardiac cath, trauma, etc. Next closest major center is Seattle.

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    14 hours ago

    "I am scared. I am scared for all of us,” said Dr. Steven F. Nemerson, the chief clinical officer for Saint Alphonsus Health System in Boise.

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    Sep 15

    This clip from the Daily Show of people fighting against seat belt mandates in the 80s is absolutely surreal from start to finish given today's climate on both masks and COVID vaccines.

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    15 hours ago

    monoclonal cocktail authorized for post-exposure prophylaxis of Covid. That means giving it to people after they're exposed to someone who was sick. More on earlier trials:

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    21 hours ago

    Idaho is under Crisis Standards of Care statewide due to surge in COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization, Read more here:

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    Sep 15

    Infectious SARS-CoV-2 in Exhaled Aerosols SARS2 evolving toward ⬆️ aerosol generation; loose-fitting 😷=sig. but only modest source control. Until vacc rates very high, layered controls: ventilation & tight-fitting masks and respirators are necessary.

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    Sep 15

    The history of mRNA vaccines is way longer than you prbly knew... (N)

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    Sep 15

    Young kid rushed to the hospital with appendicitis, couldn’t get a bed because of Covid-19 overflow, had his appendix burst while he waited, spent five days in critical care as a result, and his parents got stuck with a $5,000 bill that they had to borrow to cover. No words.

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    Sep 15

    Covid-19 is causing an average of almost 1,900 deaths per day in the US now (NYT), meaning it likely is (once again) the 2nd leading cause of death in the country.

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    Sep 15

    BREAKING: Wading into an acrimonious debate over booster doses, Israeli researchers report that a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine can prevent infections and severe illness in adults older than 60 for at least 12 days.

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    Sep 15

    1: A thread connecting the dots between: (1) et al's fascinating recent preprint on the *many* SARS-related CoV infections in humans per year in Southeast Asia, and (2) The furin cleavage site of SARS-CoV-2, and (3) Why Wuhan?

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    Sep 15

    "To be clear, I blame Larry Nassar and I also blame an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse," Simone Biles gives her opening statement at a Senate hearing on the FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar investigation.

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    Sep 15

    Nearly 2 million people in Texas are overdue for the crucial second dose of their COVID-19 vaccine. Doctors say misinformation, barriers to access and growing apathy as cases declined in the late spring and early summer are all contributing factors.

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    Sep 15

    Werther vs. Papageno: How "13 Reasons Why" sparked years of suicide-contagion research. A Netflix series fueled heated debates about the risk of copycat suicides in fiction.

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    Sep 15

    What a world.

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    - Trinidad & Tobago Health Minister Dr. Terrence Deyalsingh responds to swollen testicle claim made by Trinidad-born entertainer ; says there is no such reported case in Trinidad & Tobago (TTT)
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    Sep 14

    Highly criticized paper on dishonesty retracted

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    I’ll be on at ~1:40 pm ET today to talk about the dream of mammothifying elephants.

    A new company is working to resurrect the extinct woolly mammoth from its DNA. reports for that the research brings up many ethical questions, and skepticism from other scientists. (3/4)
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    Sep 15

    Our joint paper forthcoming in on falls in life expectancy summarizes it all in one gif...

    Life-expectancy drop in 2020 compared to previous years. Another look at the results of our forthcoming IJE paper. Code:
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    Sep 15

    Life-expectancy drop in 2020 compared to previous years. Another look at the results of our forthcoming IJE paper. Code:

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