Kira Peikoff
@KiraPeikoff
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Deputy Director, Communications @LeapsByBayer | Suspense novelist; BABY X named one of NPR’s favorite books in 2024 | Columbia Bioethics | views are my own
New Jersey, USA
Joined August 2009
RT @simonmaechling: Imagine believing every scientist, toxicologist, and regulator is lying - but an anonymous social media account has the….
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RT @NewYorker: .@DhruvKhullar reports on a gene-editing breakthrough with the potential to cure progeria—a rare and devastating disease tha….
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Teen-agers with progeria have effectively aged eight or nine decades. A cure could help change millions of lives—and shed light on why we grow old.
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RT @realMaalouf: A young woman dancing in Iran with uncovered hair. Two crimes at once, according to the Islamic regime. First, she’s with….
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RT @nytimes: Breaking News: A baby with a rare disorder made medical history by receiving the first custom gene-editing treatment. The tech….
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The technique used on a 9½-month-old boy with a rare condition has the potential to help people with thousands of other uncommon genetic diseases.
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Incredible.
I am the 3rd person in the world to receive the @Neuralink brain implant. 1st with ALS. 1st Nonverbal. I am typing this with my brain. It is my primary communication. Ask me anything! I will answer at least all verified users!. Thank you @elonmusk!
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This heartbreaking thread hit home: running + grief.
Was I chasing or being chased? One can never tell with ghosts. I never found the necklace. I never caught up with the past. But today I hurt so badly. Percussion of memories in this thread, like the tink tink tink of a chain necklace. Took off on a run to exercise and exorcise.
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RT @WhiteHouse: 📰 NEW FROM @PLANTSERVICES: " @Bayer invests $44M to expand consumer health product manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania"….
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RT @NavyStrang: My son is autistic. He paid taxes last year. He has a job. He is going to college. He’s is an Eagle Scout.
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Anyone else having trouble logging in to 23andMe to cancel your account?.
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RT @ekarakose: Thank you so much for featuring our work! .@KiraPeikoff.
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From promising research to clinical-stage cell therapies and AI software updates, diabetes treatment and management is poised to change like never before.
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Dear god please let this work! Norovirus is my nightmare.
Vaccines administered by taking a pill can be safe & create an immune response to norovirus. Imagine the number of people it can reach if we can ⬇️cold storage, ⬇️needles, & ⬇️highly trained medical staff to administer. Can ⬇️ cost, reach more people, save more lives. @Vaxart.
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RT @EmpireStateBldg: Shining in orange tonight to honor the memories of Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas. 📷: jerseyportraits/IG .
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RT @SenFettermanPA: Hamas abducted, tortured and murdered children. Used their remains to free prisoners. This spectacle advances the….
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RT @bariweiss: To be Jewish has meant experiencing a crushing disappointment in the world since the Hamas attacks that started this war. A….
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RT @waitbutwhy: Great line from @JamesClear's newsletter. "You can go to hell without moving an inch, just focus on what you lack. You can….
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Took my kids to see the new Mufasa movie and pretty sure I loved it the most. @Lin_Manuel for the win, as usual.
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RT @dr_andrealove: New rule:.ANYONE that uses the word toxic about a substance or exposure must include at which dose and route of exposure….
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RT @dr_andrealove: The appeal to nature fallacy is the false belief "natural" is better. It’s used to demonize synthetic substances, while….
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