CALeDNA
@CALeDNA_biodiv
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A citizen/community science initiative program from the University of California and partners to advance environmental DNA science and open data 🧬🧪
California, USA
Joined July 2020
The @Cal_Ag Community and Citizen Science special edition is out now and includes our very own #CALeDNA paper! Thanks to hundreds of collaborators, community scientists, and researchers for making this program and this paper a reality: https://t.co/ANmEtjrTqC 1/
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In response to Trump’s cuts to science research funding and attacks on universities, the EU is investing over $500 million to recruit researchers and scientists from the U.S.
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“…scientific inquiry is no longer safe unless it aligns with state ideology. If we let that stand, we don’t just lose our journals. We lose the right to ask questions that matter—& the ability to care for those most in need.” As an EIC of @Els_Vaccine, I agree. We must step up.
"It is about using state power to intimidate scientists and suppress dissent.". A call for action from medical journal editors
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I got hit by some rather sudden and extreme financial hardship so if anyone is in need of remote wetlab contract research, strictly BSL1, do let me know. Currently scrambling for gigs. Plant, Bacterial, Archaeal Bioeng Custom Lab Hardware Turn Key Genetic Design Please RT 💚
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can stop wont stop - celebrate earth day with us and go outside and appreciate <3
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flood-proof farming:a drought/flood pulse study with Pie Ranch data coming soon!
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Happy Earth Day! We have no plans on stopping our work to understand biodiversity patterns and revolutionize conservation in California: 1) eDNA tracking of grassland community composition over time:
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Safeguarding the future of biomedical science in the United States: Cell
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NIH’s abrupt decision to cap indirect cost reimbursement at 15% threatens the critical infrastructure supporting groundbreaking biomedical research in the United States. This policy jeopardizes...
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BREAKING: Massive, spontaneous protest marches with incredible numbers, like this one in New York City, are beginning to sprout all over the country in staunch opposition to the executive overreach by the Trump admin. 🚨Make sure everyone sees this! https://t.co/va1yQHtJel
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Government agencies are required to disclose information about agency activities. Since 'DOGE' is not listed, Treasury is the likely go-to for FOIAs - let's ask for information -all together now! * REPOST FAR & WIDE PLEASE * https://t.co/VLuTOBwf5l.. Freedom of Information
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Crazy Things from the Past ~ A Thread 🧵 1. Seats of an airplane, 1930
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The last video we posted of Beth went viral on Reddit and someone called her a "negative Nancysaurus Rex" 😂💁♀️
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30 Essays to Make You Love Biology Day 1. "I should have loved biology" by James Somers. "It was only in college, when I read Douglas Hofstadter’s Gödel, Escher, Bach, that I came to understand cells as recursively self-modifying programs."
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CALeDNA is teaming up with BIMS! Join our team of scientists at the bioblitz at Pillar Point measuring biodiversity shifts at this beautiful marine protected area!
🌊 Join us for BioBlitz at Pillar Point, CA! Help us measure how biodiversity is changing over time in the Pillar Point beach and marine protected area. @CALeDNA_biodiv 📍 Pillar Point #7, Half Moon Bay, CA 🗓️ Date: 7/22/24 Don't miss out - RSVP now! https://t.co/b22VNBuaJ8
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There were an insane number of "big" biotechnology papers published this week. The Bridge RNA gene-editing papers are important. But here are 7 more advances. Many new CRISPR tools, epigenetic editing for prion disease, gene drives for plants & more...🧵
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Congratulations to Dan Haack and Boris Rudolfs on developing a general method for determining high-resolution cryo-EM structures of protein-free RNAs. Here we present the cryo-EM structure of the 86-nucleotide TPP riboswitch to better than 3 angstroms. https://t.co/yrBairJ8kI
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I've recently discovered a really useful R package by Jan Broder Engler called tidyheatmaps. Full guide: https://t.co/Bix7PDsP9k
#DataAnalytics #database #RStats #Rpackage #statisticsclass #DataScience
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