Libby Spears
@thelibbyspears
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Director/Producer/Writer. General forager of awesome things. Founder of @bluprintfilms.
Los Angeles
Joined April 2013
Wow! The vagus nerve may be a conduit for bacteria to get from the gut into the brain and contribute to neuropsychiatric disorders… at least in mice.
The gut brain #microbiota axis via the vagus nerve defined via commensal bacterial translocation to the mouse brain and microglial activation in models of diverse neurological diseases https://t.co/VlAUIr4JLl
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Alyssa, a 13-year old T-cell leukemia (ALL) patient in the UK, was the first person to receive a base editing therapeutic—T cells with three base edits—and the first patient reported to benefit from base editing: complete remission, 6 months later. 1/3 https://t.co/CgL6mD6U7B
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New way of altering DNA is used to engineer an "exciting", experimental therapy for a 13-year-old girl.
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7 year old Helen has been fatally shot by the criminal forces of the Islamic Republic regime. The child killer regime, I better say! #WomanLifeFreedoom
#Iran #مهسا_امینی
. Please spare a thought for Helen Ahmadi, shot by the security forces in Iranwhile chanting protest slogans on her way home from school. She was only 7. Rest in peace Helen 💔 💔 #R4Today #BBCBreakfast #GMB #KayBurley #Iran #IranProtests2022 #IranRevoIution2022 #HelenAhmadi
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Full page letter in The NY Times, signed by female world leaders, urging action be taken to remove the Islamic Republic from the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Thank you to everyone who has signed & supported. Please sign if you haven’t: https://t.co/9twllxkFPC
#MahsaAmini
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Join us in congratulating #HotDocsDealMaker project, THE ART OF REBELLION! The inspiring #doc will screen at @DOCNYCfest on Nov 13! Q&A w/ director @thelibbyspears to follow. For more visit
docnyc.net
NYC PREMIERE Lydia Emily is a mural artist, teacher, single mother, and one of the innumerable Americans who are navigating an unforgiving healthcare
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So excited to watch “The Art of Rebellion,” an official selection of the Downtown LA Film Festival, on the big screen at @RegalLALIVE at 7pm PDT. Tickets now on sale at https://t.co/s8iUQLfcv1
#NationalCinemaDay #MultipleSclerosis
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Thank you to @AustinEdFund for supporting the @AustinISD Pride Week & Party in the Park! Your commitment to creating an inclusive space in our classrooms is crucial. Visit https://t.co/mJ9nbV9J2g to learn more about becoming a sponsor this year. #InspiretheFuture
#AISDPride
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Heartbreaking moment: CNN's Erin Burnett cries while she interviews the Ukranian father who lost his wife, daughter and son killed by Russian forces when they were fleeing Irpin days ago. I so much relate to @ErinBurnett We are persons first, then journalists #SupportUkraine
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"How the world treats Ukraine, and Ukrainian refugees, should be how we are treating all refugees in the United States," Rep. Ocasio-Cortez says.
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A Ukrainian female uploaded a video on TikTok demonstrating how to drive abandoned/captured Russian tanks. #Ukraine #Russia #UkraineRussiaWar
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