John Travis
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Managing News Editor for @NewsfromScience, former biology reporter @Science and @ScienceNews, Dee-troit loyal
Washington DC
Joined June 2011
A fake neuroscientist, Jeffery Epstein, lawsuits, and the most famous pic of DNA. Another wild @sciencecohen yarn: After bizarre journey, prized history of molecular biology archive finds new home
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Science History Institute makes public multimillion-dollar collection, including Rosalind Franklin’s famous DNA image, assembled by fake scientist
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I always like the marriage of science and art--and this story by one of our interns adds in some Peter Gabriel so there's a rock undertone. Amazing images.
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Steve Gschmeissner’s electron microscope image of liver cholesterol won a Wellcome Photography Prize this year
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Senior biomedical reporter position open here at Science. One of the best crews in science journalism. Join us!
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Latest scoop from my colleagues: Trump exec order on gain of function GOF work spurs NIH to suspend pathogen studies
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Trump executive order leads to pauses on U.S.-funded research into TB, influenza, COVID-19, and other diseases, dismaying some scientists
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The new Popemobile? C'mon someone with gen AI image skills--replace Cameron with Leo in a Blackhawks jersey :)
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 #DanceYourPhD contest! Sponsored by @SandboxAQ and announced today in Science https://t.co/uknzFQxFGk ! Thanks to the judges and contestants, and some global political observations, in the thread. 🧵
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Helsinki chemist’s food-themed frolic wins overall honors as other awards recognize physics laser raps, swaying leaf cells, and collective dancing takeovers
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BREAKING Exclusive: ‘I have done all I can’: NSF director announces he is resigning | Science | AAAS
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“I have done all I can,” says Sethuraman Panchanathan, a Trump appointee who has led agency since 2020
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Exclusive: NSF director to resign amid grant terminations, job cuts, and controversy | Science | AAAS
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“I have done all I can,” says Sethuraman Panchanathan, a Trump appointee who has led agency since 2020
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Unfortunate exclusive update from @sciencecohen on latest xenotransplant failure
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In latest xenotransplant test, Towana Looney’s body rejects gene-edited organ after more than 4 months
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Exclusively from @NewsfromScience: ‘Death by ax.’ Fate of millions of research animals at stake in NIH payments lawsuit | Science | AAAS
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Rodent and monkey facilities imperiled by Trump plan to cut overhead payments
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Depending on your perspective it's a good/bad week to launch our Trump Tracker at @NewsfromScience. Were recent NIH resignations voluntary? Will RFK Jr start firing scientists today? Why did a judge unfreeze U.S. foreign aid needed for clinical trials?
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Follow President Donald Trump’s impact on U.S. research and science globally
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Federal scientist taking the Trump buyout offer? Feel free to reach out, directly to me or via Science's news tip options. We're curious what led to your decision and what/who your department or agency may be losing. Tips on other topics welcome too! https://t.co/HCedk0qUVw...
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Following the findings by image sleuths described in my recent investigation in @ScienceMagazine a key paper cited by @ProthenaCorp to support Parkinson's drug development has been retracted: https://t.co/QbFhBes7BZ The investigation is here
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Agency announces research misconduct finding for neuroscientist Eliezer Masliah as scores of his papers fall under suspicion
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@catgyoung @craignewmark @BenMazer @michellelegro @michaelpollan @armarcus @DGHaskell @bengoldacre @danengber @alexwitze @pardesoteric @stephen_fried @vidyavis @johnstravis @nxthompson ... If you're up for it, would be very grateful for help with spreading the world about our
Happy to announce that we've launched a new round of the @GoodSciProject - JHU MA in Science Writing Fellowship. https://t.co/1f1U6Fg3nG 👉$5,000 Reporting Grants 👉Open to all journalists!
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Good luck Florida's scientists and everyone else there--scary situation chronicled by @NerdyChristie and @phie_jacobs
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As Milton hurtles toward Florida, researchers are rushing to collect data—and already looking ahead to the next disaster
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Proud to have worked on this with @cpiller
My new investigation for @newsfromscience: Did a top @NIH official manipulate Alzheimer's/Parkinson’s research for decades? Neuroscientist Eliezer Masliah found to engage in scientific misconduct; 132 of his papers fall under suspicion https://t.co/gF4fcjDipJ
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Y'all, I'm pretty excited about our next Connector Chat. Join me on October 9 for a conversation with @ushamcfarling and @StevePadilla2 on finding stories, how to organize your reporting, the mechanics of writing, and more. Register now!
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Join us for this special Connector Chat with Usha Lee McFarling, national science correspondent for STAT and winner of the 2024 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting.View from...
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Hey @BarredinDC @fritzhahn know of any DC places opening for the Gold medal women's soccer game Sunday at 11am? Bonus for family friendly.
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If NIH cuts a major project before GAO has a chance to slam it, does anyone hear it fall in the woods? GAO report exposed big nugget of news: U.S. shelves $300 million ‘real-world’ data platform for Alzheimer’s | Science | AAAS
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National Institute on Aging initiative to “transform” research was quietly abandoned amid cost and management concerns
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