#sciencematters — Public Fediverse posts
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Vaccines teach our immune system to recognise and fight specific germs—no infection needed. 🌱
- They’re rigorously tested for safety.
- Different formats exist (live‑attenuated, mRNA, protein subunit, etc.).
- Widespread immunisation cuts disease spread, protects the vulnerable, and eases strain on health systems.#VaccinesWork #PublicHealth #ScienceMatters #Immunisation #StayInformed
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Vaccines teach our immune system to recognise and fight specific germs—no infection needed. 🌱
- They’re rigorously tested for safety.
- Different formats exist (live‑attenuated, mRNA, protein subunit, etc.).
- Widespread immunisation cuts disease spread, protects the vulnerable, and eases strain on health systems.#VaccinesWork #PublicHealth #ScienceMatters #Immunisation #StayInformed
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Vaccines teach our immune system to recognise and fight specific germs—no infection needed. 🌱
- They’re rigorously tested for safety.
- Different formats exist (live‑attenuated, mRNA, protein subunit, etc.).
- Widespread immunisation cuts disease spread, protects the vulnerable, and eases strain on health systems.#VaccinesWork #PublicHealth #ScienceMatters #Immunisation #StayInformed
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Vaccines teach our immune system to recognise and fight specific germs—no infection needed. 🌱
- They’re rigorously tested for safety.
- Different formats exist (live‑attenuated, mRNA, protein subunit, etc.).
- Widespread immunisation cuts disease spread, protects the vulnerable, and eases strain on health systems.#VaccinesWork #PublicHealth #ScienceMatters #Immunisation #StayInformed
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Vaccines teach our immune system to recognise and fight specific germs—no infection needed. 🌱
- They’re rigorously tested for safety.
- Different formats exist (live‑attenuated, mRNA, protein subunit, etc.).
- Widespread immunisation cuts disease spread, protects the vulnerable, and eases strain on health systems.#VaccinesWork #PublicHealth #ScienceMatters #Immunisation #StayInformed
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SBGrid's eLife paper received a citation in April from Dirk Slotboom from University of Groningen in Nature Communications: Shared structural mechanisms of alternating access between the secondary peptide transporter SbmA and ABC transporters.
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SBGrid's eLife paper received a citation in April from Dirk Slotboom from University of Groningen in Nature Communications: Shared structural mechanisms of alternating access between the secondary peptide transporter SbmA and ABC transporters.
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SBGrid's eLife paper received a citation in April from Dirk Slotboom from University of Groningen in Nature Communications: Shared structural mechanisms of alternating access between the secondary peptide transporter SbmA and ABC transporters.
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... they stumbled upon an intriguing pattern: #schizophrenia, a serious mental illness affecting people across virtually every known society, appeared to be entirely absent in people who had been #blind from birth.
The observation sat largely ignored for decades, held back by limited understanding of the #disease and a lack of patient data
#MentalHealth #research #ScienceMatters #brain
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... they stumbled upon an intriguing pattern: #schizophrenia, a serious mental illness affecting people across virtually every known society, appeared to be entirely absent in people who had been #blind from birth.
The observation sat largely ignored for decades, held back by limited understanding of the #disease and a lack of patient data
#MentalHealth #research #ScienceMatters #brain
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... they stumbled upon an intriguing pattern: #schizophrenia, a serious mental illness affecting people across virtually every known society, appeared to be entirely absent in people who had been #blind from birth.
The observation sat largely ignored for decades, held back by limited understanding of the #disease and a lack of patient data
#MentalHealth #research #ScienceMatters #brain
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... they stumbled upon an intriguing pattern: #schizophrenia, a serious mental illness affecting people across virtually every known society, appeared to be entirely absent in people who had been #blind from birth.
The observation sat largely ignored for decades, held back by limited understanding of the #disease and a lack of patient data
#MentalHealth #research #ScienceMatters #brain
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... they stumbled upon an intriguing pattern: #schizophrenia, a serious mental illness affecting people across virtually every known society, appeared to be entirely absent in people who had been #blind from birth.
The observation sat largely ignored for decades, held back by limited understanding of the #disease and a lack of patient data
#MentalHealth #research #ScienceMatters #brain
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People who are #blind from birth never develop #schizophrenia – what this tells us about the #psychiatric condition
In 1950, two researchers noticed something that didn’t quite add up. Hector #Chevigny, a writer who had lost his sight in adulthood, and #psychologist Sydell #Braverman were studying the #psychological lives of blind people when they stumbled upon an intriguing pattern ...
#MentalHealth #ScienceMatters #medical #brain #sighted #sight #research
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People who are #blind from birth never develop #schizophrenia – what this tells us about the #psychiatric condition
In 1950, two researchers noticed something that didn’t quite add up. Hector #Chevigny, a writer who had lost his sight in adulthood, and #psychologist Sydell #Braverman were studying the #psychological lives of blind people when they stumbled upon an intriguing pattern ...
#MentalHealth #ScienceMatters #medical #brain #sighted #sight #research
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People who are #blind from birth never develop #schizophrenia – what this tells us about the #psychiatric condition
In 1950, two researchers noticed something that didn’t quite add up. Hector #Chevigny, a writer who had lost his sight in adulthood, and #psychologist Sydell #Braverman were studying the #psychological lives of blind people when they stumbled upon an intriguing pattern ...
#MentalHealth #ScienceMatters #medical #brain #sighted #sight #research
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People who are #blind from birth never develop #schizophrenia – what this tells us about the #psychiatric condition
In 1950, two researchers noticed something that didn’t quite add up. Hector #Chevigny, a writer who had lost his sight in adulthood, and #psychologist Sydell #Braverman were studying the #psychological lives of blind people when they stumbled upon an intriguing pattern ...
#MentalHealth #ScienceMatters #medical #brain #sighted #sight #research
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People who are #blind from birth never develop #schizophrenia – what this tells us about the #psychiatric condition
In 1950, two researchers noticed something that didn’t quite add up. Hector #Chevigny, a writer who had lost his sight in adulthood, and #psychologist Sydell #Braverman were studying the #psychological lives of blind people when they stumbled upon an intriguing pattern ...
#MentalHealth #ScienceMatters #medical #brain #sighted #sight #research
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Community Announcement:
Upcoming event from our partners at Instruc-ERIC
Calorimetric and Spectroscopic Characterization of Biomolecules
September 7-11, 2026 | CEITEC Brno, Czech Republic
Organized in collaboration with the Biomolecular Interactions and Crystallography Core Facility at The Central European Institute of TechnologyRegister here: https://instruct-eric.org/events/instruct-course-on-calorimetric-and-spectroscopic-characterization-of-biomolecules
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Community Announcement:
Upcoming event from our partners at Instruc-ERIC
Calorimetric and Spectroscopic Characterization of Biomolecules
September 7-11, 2026 | CEITEC Brno, Czech Republic
Organized in collaboration with the Biomolecular Interactions and Crystallography Core Facility at The Central European Institute of TechnologyRegister here: https://instruct-eric.org/events/instruct-course-on-calorimetric-and-spectroscopic-characterization-of-biomolecules
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Community Announcement:
Upcoming event from our partners at Instruc-ERIC
Calorimetric and Spectroscopic Characterization of Biomolecules
September 7-11, 2026 | CEITEC Brno, Czech Republic
Organized in collaboration with the Biomolecular Interactions and Crystallography Core Facility at The Central European Institute of TechnologyRegister here: https://instruct-eric.org/events/instruct-course-on-calorimetric-and-spectroscopic-characterization-of-biomolecules
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If you missed our March webinar with José Luis Vilas Prieto on Image processing made simple with ScipionTomo, you can catch up with the recorded version on YouTube.
More here: https://youtu.be/uE8ej9ZO-M8
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If you missed our March webinar with José Luis Vilas Prieto on Image processing made simple with ScipionTomo, you can catch up with the recorded version on YouTube.
More here: https://youtu.be/uE8ej9ZO-M8
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If you missed our March webinar with José Luis Vilas Prieto on Image processing made simple with ScipionTomo, you can catch up with the recorded version on YouTube.
More here: https://youtu.be/uE8ej9ZO-M8
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SBGrid's eLife paper received a citation in March from Dhirendra Simanshu and Anna Maciag from the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research in @Cancer Discovery: Discovery of BBO-11818, a Potent and Selective Noncovalent Inhibitor of (ON) and (OFF) KRAS with Activity against Multiple Oncogenic Mutants.
Read more here: https://doi.org/10.1158/2159-8290.CD-25-1280
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SBGrid's eLife paper received a citation in March from Dhirendra Simanshu and Anna Maciag from the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research in @Cancer Discovery: Discovery of BBO-11818, a Potent and Selective Noncovalent Inhibitor of (ON) and (OFF) KRAS with Activity against Multiple Oncogenic Mutants.
Read more here: https://doi.org/10.1158/2159-8290.CD-25-1280
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SBGrid's eLife paper received a citation in March from Dhirendra Simanshu and Anna Maciag from the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research in @Cancer Discovery: Discovery of BBO-11818, a Potent and Selective Noncovalent Inhibitor of (ON) and (OFF) KRAS with Activity against Multiple Oncogenic Mutants.
Read more here: https://doi.org/10.1158/2159-8290.CD-25-1280
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SBGrid's eLife paper received a citation in March from K. Christopher Garcia from Stanford University School of Medicine in Science: Overcoming T cell tolerance to tumor self-antigens through catch-bond engineering.
Read more here: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.adx3162
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@𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗭𝗼𝗼
On this World Health Day, we’re standing #TogetherForHealth and standing with science 🔬🧫We are proud to be building a healthier future for all.
Learn how science gives us the tools to act, adapt, and make a difference everyday. https://t.co/lUhImhOkVu #ScienceMatters https://t.co/2Iqs3Tqq6N
∙ 𝙰𝚙𝚛 𝟽, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟼 𝟿:𝟸𝟷𝙰𝙼 ∙External URL(s) in tweet:
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🏡 Here is the data analysis for Calgary, Summer 2025. This chart shows the relationship between vegetation density (NDVI) and Land Surface Temperature (LST).
🔥 The data reveals a critical "tipping point": vegetation only starts effectively cooling the environment once it reaches a specific density threshold. Below this threshold (the left side of the curve), green spaces stay just as hot as the surrounding concrete.
Sparse or isolated trees don't act as air conditioners—they "burn" in the urban furnace right along with us.❗ What does this mean for Calgary? Simply planting a few scattered trees isn't enough. To actually move the needle on temperature, we need dense, healthy green belts. Otherwise, it’s just a waste of water and resources.
🔗 Link to the research: https://www.datastory.org.ua/calgarys-summer-heat-a-2025-satellite-perspective/
#Calgary #UrbanHeatIsland #NDVI #ClimateChange #UrbanPlanning #DataScience #Environment #YYC #BigData #ScienceMatters #GreennessOfCalgary #ClimateOfCalgary #rstats #RemoteSensing #OpenScience
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🏡 Here is the data analysis for Calgary, Summer 2025. This chart shows the relationship between vegetation density (NDVI) and Land Surface Temperature (LST).
🔥 The data reveals a critical "tipping point": vegetation only starts effectively cooling the environment once it reaches a specific density threshold. Below this threshold (the left side of the curve), green spaces stay just as hot as the surrounding concrete.
Sparse or isolated trees don't act as air conditioners—they "burn" in the urban furnace right along with us.❗ What does this mean for Calgary? Simply planting a few scattered trees isn't enough. To actually move the needle on temperature, we need dense, healthy green belts. Otherwise, it’s just a waste of water and resources.
🔗 Link to the research: https://www.datastory.org.ua/calgarys-summer-heat-a-2025-satellite-perspective/
#Calgary #UrbanHeatIsland #NDVI #ClimateChange #UrbanPlanning #DataScience #Environment #YYC #BigData #ScienceMatters #GreennessOfCalgary #ClimateOfCalgary #rstats #RemoteSensing #OpenScience
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🏡 Here is the data analysis for Calgary, Summer 2025. This chart shows the relationship between vegetation density (NDVI) and Land Surface Temperature (LST).
🔥 The data reveals a critical "tipping point": vegetation only starts effectively cooling the environment once it reaches a specific density threshold. Below this threshold (the left side of the curve), green spaces stay just as hot as the surrounding concrete.
Sparse or isolated trees don't act as air conditioners—they "burn" in the urban furnace right along with us.❗ What does this mean for Calgary? Simply planting a few scattered trees isn't enough. To actually move the needle on temperature, we need dense, healthy green belts. Otherwise, it’s just a waste of water and resources.
🔗 Link to the research: https://www.datastory.org.ua/calgarys-summer-heat-a-2025-satellite-perspective/
#Calgary #UrbanHeatIsland #NDVI #ClimateChange #UrbanPlanning #DataScience #Environment #YYC #BigData #ScienceMatters #GreennessOfCalgary #ClimateOfCalgary #rstats #RemoteSensing #OpenScience
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🏡 Here is the data analysis for Calgary, Summer 2025. This chart shows the relationship between vegetation density (NDVI) and Land Surface Temperature (LST).
🔥 The data reveals a critical "tipping point": vegetation only starts effectively cooling the environment once it reaches a specific density threshold. Below this threshold (the left side of the curve), green spaces stay just as hot as the surrounding concrete.
Sparse or isolated trees don't act as air conditioners—they "burn" in the urban furnace right along with us.❗ What does this mean for Calgary? Simply planting a few scattered trees isn't enough. To actually move the needle on temperature, we need dense, healthy green belts. Otherwise, it’s just a waste of water and resources.
🔗 Link to the research: https://www.datastory.org.ua/calgarys-summer-heat-a-2025-satellite-perspective/
#Calgary #UrbanHeatIsland #NDVI #ClimateChange #UrbanPlanning #DataScience #Environment #YYC #BigData #ScienceMatters #GreennessOfCalgary #ClimateOfCalgary #rstats #RemoteSensing #OpenScience
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🏡 Here is the data analysis for Calgary, Summer 2025. This chart shows the relationship between vegetation density (NDVI) and Land Surface Temperature (LST).
🔥 The data reveals a critical "tipping point": vegetation only starts effectively cooling the environment once it reaches a specific density threshold. Below this threshold (the left side of the curve), green spaces stay just as hot as the surrounding concrete.
Sparse or isolated trees don't act as air conditioners—they "burn" in the urban furnace right along with us.❗ What does this mean for Calgary? Simply planting a few scattered trees isn't enough. To actually move the needle on temperature, we need dense, healthy green belts. Otherwise, it’s just a waste of water and resources.
🔗 Link to the research: https://www.datastory.org.ua/calgarys-summer-heat-a-2025-satellite-perspective/
#Calgary #UrbanHeatIsland #NDVI #ClimateChange #UrbanPlanning #DataScience #Environment #YYC #BigData #ScienceMatters #GreennessOfCalgary #ClimateOfCalgary #rstats #RemoteSensing #OpenScience
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SBGrid's eLife paper received a citation in February from Anthony Kossiakoff from The University of Chicago in @PNASNews: Conformational ensembles of the magnesium channel CorA reveal structural basis for channel gating.
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SBGrid's eLife paper received a citation in February from Alireza Ghanbarpour from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, in Nature: Bacterial immune activation via supramolecular assembly with phage triggers.
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Seriously wrong: Flood-hit Lincolnshire residents at odds with Reform MP over climate change
Constituents’ frustration with Richard Tice reflects growing problem for party and its leaders’ climate-sceptic stance Boston, nestled at the northern end of the Fens, is on the frontline of the UK’s flooding crisis, which experts say could lead to some towns being abandoned as climate breakdown makes many areas uninsurable https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/25/boston-lincolnshire-flooding-reform-uk-richard-tice-climate -
Seriously wrong: Flood-hit Lincolnshire residents at odds with Reform MP over climate change
Constituents’ frustration with Richard Tice reflects growing problem for party and its leaders’ climate-sceptic stance Boston, nestled at the northern end of the Fens, is on the frontline of the UK’s flooding crisis, which experts say could lead to some towns being abandoned as climate breakdown makes many areas uninsurable https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/25/boston-lincolnshire-flooding-reform-uk-richard-tice-climate -
Seriously wrong: Flood-hit Lincolnshire residents at odds with Reform MP over climate change
Constituents’ frustration with Richard Tice reflects growing problem for party and its leaders’ climate-sceptic stance Boston, nestled at the northern end of the Fens, is on the frontline of the UK’s flooding crisis, which experts say could lead to some towns being abandoned as climate breakdown makes many areas uninsurable https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/25/boston-lincolnshire-flooding-reform-uk-richard-tice-climate -
Seriously wrong: Flood-hit Lincolnshire residents at odds with Reform MP over climate change
Constituents’ frustration with Richard Tice reflects growing problem for party and its leaders’ climate-sceptic stance Boston, nestled at the northern end of the Fens, is on the frontline of the UK’s flooding crisis, which experts say could lead to some towns being abandoned as climate breakdown makes many areas uninsurable https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/25/boston-lincolnshire-flooding-reform-uk-richard-tice-climate -
Seriously wrong: Flood-hit Lincolnshire residents at odds with Reform MP over climate change
Constituents’ frustration with Richard Tice reflects growing problem for party and its leaders’ climate-sceptic stance Boston, nestled at the northern end of the Fens, is on the frontline of the UK’s flooding crisis, which experts say could lead to some towns being abandoned as climate breakdown makes many areas uninsurable https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/25/boston-lincolnshire-flooding-reform-uk-richard-tice-climate -
SBGrid's eLife paper received a citation in February from Christopher Garcia from Stanford University School of Medicine in @SciMag : Structural ontogeny of protein-protein interactions.
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SBGrid's eLife paper received a citation in February from Oriana F. from Wesleyan University and Titus Boggon from Yale University in Nature Communications: Dual recruitment of two CCM2 molecules to KRIT1 suppresses KLF4 expression.
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In case you missed Joshua Mitchell webinar featuring Open Force Field Initiative, it is now available in our YouTube channel.
More here: https://youtu.be/4tyxCzrBreQ
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Member News: SBGrid member Andrew Kruse, professor of biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School is featured in The Harvard Gazette for his discovery offering hope for patients with hard-to-treat heart disease.
Read more here: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/03/i-think-i-know-how-to-fix-this/
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Ignoring science and hiding data is not policy, it is negligence. When health decisions follow ideology, people pay the price. This is corruption in plain sight. Public trust is being destroyed for politics. #PublicHealth #Accountability #ScienceMatters #StopCorruption
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SBGrid's eLife paper received a citation in February from Elizabeth Wright from University of Wisconsin-Madison in Nature Protocols: Integrated fluorescence light microscopy-guided cryo-focused ion beam-milling for in situ montage cryo-ET.
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SBGrid's eLife paper received a citation in February from James Berger from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Nature Communications: Supercoiled DNA recognition and cleavage control in topoisomerase VI.
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SBGrid's eLife paper received a citation in February from John Pascal from Université de Montréal (University of Montreal) in Nature Communications: PARP1-HPF1 structure and dynamics on nicked DNA suggest a mechanism for acute and localized ADP-ribosylation.
