#Scientists

The immune system is critical in the fight against SARS-CoV-2 infection. But what happens when the immune system turns against the body itself? Read this blog.thread to learn more, including
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A thread about the SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in development. There are a lot of candidate vaccines in development, but we still have a long way to go. Vaccines work by training
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Three-quarters of people in Scotland back the idea of rewilding the country. Now environmental organisations in the country are calling for politicians to make big commitments to nature.They want Scotland
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1. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that allows more leeway in the hiring and firing of federal employees that he or agency appointees deem disloyal.https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/news/trump-eliminat
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Kudos to @jayvanbavel & colleagues for this paper filled with pandemic-relevant behavioral science, much of it already being digested in the media. The @affectivescilab, which I co-direct, would like to
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this is the most dramatic video of candle ice I've ever seen. if I didn't know it was candle ice I'd think it was cgi here's a closeup video someone
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I’ve come off the faculty job search and am massively excited that I get to join the incredible group @UUNeurobiology @UUtah and launch my lab in January 2021!!! Short thread
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We know the idea of asking reporters to put quests on @MoHFW_INDIA WA group before #pressers has been farcical. Not only quests are cherry-picked, hardly 1 or 2 are taken up.
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The Chinese film regulator has released a new policy document: "Several Opinions on Promoting the Development of Science Fiction Films," which sets out guidelines for new sf movies.http://www.chinafilm.gov.cn/chinafilm/contents/14
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Everyone in #academia knows the struggle of getting a #grant through peer review – but despite how crucial it is to doing research, there’s very little research on how grant
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*Why Aamir Khan is more Dangerous than Zakir Naik......????- Vishnu Vardhan— Aamir is a very intelligent operator. Unlike Salman Khan or Shah Rukh Khan, he played it very well from
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(Thread 1/12)Being autistic, things need to make rational and logical sense to meI really struggle when things don’t add up, I need to ask lots of questions so I can
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Most people teach text representation in computers very poorly, leading to a very bad understanding by everyone. A thread. See, as computer scientists and engineers, we are fascinated by bits.
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Look, I know right now a lot of people are celebrating the completion of Skyway Stage 3, but while people are also all saying "listen to science" we may as
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On The Necessity & Effectiveness of Masks: Okay, so this is going to sound like the craziest thing you've heard all day, but bear with me. Everyone knows Fauci, Redfield
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My take on POTUS and his announcement that he's taking prophylactic #Hydroxychloroquine :We have no idea if he is actually taking it. His track record for truth telling is...well...nil. We
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