Trisha Mukherjee (2023) #Conservation biology needs diversity among its practitioners to succeed
https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biad057
#BioScience

1/ What were the historical reasons for the resistance to recognizing airborne transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Our peer-reviewed open-access paper is now published:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ina.13070

2/ Soon after COVID-19 pandemic started, it was clear to many scientists (inc. those who understand aerosols) that AIRBORNE trans. was an important contributor

E.g. as soon as we talked to the Skagit choir, it was obvious that was airborne-dominated:

https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12751

3/ However, major public health organizations such as @WHO and @CDCgov were in complete denial, saying that airborne transmission was MISINFORMATION!

(Disgracefully, @WHO has not deleted this tweet or clearly stated that it was an ENORMOUS error)
...

#COVIDisAirborne #historyofscience #bioscience #CovidIsntOver

Long thread at Thread Reader App. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1562112453948755974.html

from "World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency" in #BioScience:

"Scientists have a moral obligation to clearly warn humanity of any catastrophic threat and to 'tell it like it is.' On the basis of this obligation and the graphical indicators presented below, we declare, with more than 11,000 scientist signatories from around the world, clearly and unequivocally that planet Earth is facing a climate emergency."

https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/70/1/8/5610806?login=false

#ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #climate #environment

📢 FAIR data for #Research Leaders.
#OpenScience #training from the BioRDM team at #Edinburgh University, for established PIs and leaders of UK #bioscience research.

Steer #DataManagement in your group and institution, enhance efficiency and data re-use.

Interactive format, online with exercises ✅ and discussion ✅. Longer than death-by-powerpoint but much more rewarding for you!

📆 13th April, 10-12 & 13-16.30.
Nearly free: £3 booking; deposit refund after you attend.
➡️https://www.eventbrite.com/e/588472977517

RT @BiocominLA: ICYMI: @StephenCheungLA announces @LAEDC’s 5 pillar strategy approach, which includes the #bioscience industry

@mszll datasci.social puede ser un buen repositorio #science #data #bioscience

RT @caseycmone: Excited to be at @LAEDC ‘s “Economic Forecast Conference” as they highlight the importance of key industries such as #bioscience / #lifescience . Currently hearing from Patrick Gavit of @TakedaPharma on the evolution of automation in pharmaceutical manufacturing. https://t.co/XCWIA2j8vr

Would you like to increase the visibility and impact of your #research? Would you like to raise your profile internationally?

If so, register for the practical #webinar we are running in association with Heads of University Biosciences on 23 February 2023:

https://biologists.com/library-hub/library-events/webinar-23-02-2023

#HUBS #Biology #Science #Co_Biologists #Bioscience

I currently teach a graduate course at Stanford on 1) geometric intuition in #math and 2) the ways #bioscience / #medical research and math reciprocally inform each other. The audience ranges from MD students with no background beyond, to even one math grad student, and I aim for all of them to benefit.

I wondered if any bioscience/med folks on here have some area of math they'd like to learn about, as material from my lectures might make for fun tutorials. Any suggestions/requests?

Today is #science day at #COP27. #Bioscience is crucial for understanding #climatechange.
This #PLOSBiology paper shows how the ability of kelp to act as a carbon sink is affected by warming #oceans
https://plos.io/3QnzBJY

Today is #science day at #COP27. #Bioscience is crucial for understanding #climatechange.
This #PLOSBiology perspective advocates for more experts in marine cellular biochemistry and physiology to improve our ability to predict responses to climate change
https://plos.io/3woOUdc

Today is #science day at #COP27. #Bioscience is crucial for understanding #climatechange.
This #PLOSBiology consensus view describes an expansion to the #IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa that allows positive effects to be classified
https://plos.io/3A5vfAK

Today is #science day at #COP27. #Bioscience is crucial for understanding #climatechange.
This #PLOSBiology perspective argues for the inclusion of #MolecularBiology in strategies to tackle climate change and #biodiversity loss
https://plos.io/3t9oPxq

Today is #science day at #COP27. #Bioscience is crucial for understanding #climatechange.
This #PLOSBiology paper shows how #ocean acidification can affect reproduction in fish, thereby changing the balance of species in an ecosystem
https://plos.io/2XWArUV

Today is #science day at #COP27. #Bioscience is crucial for understanding #climatechange.
This #PLOSBiology perspective highlights the decline of vertebrate specimen collection in the midst of environmental change and how this might affect future research
https://plos.io/3jV8I1Z

Today is #science day at #COP27. #Bioscience is crucial for understanding #climatechange.
This #PLOSBiology essay explores the potential of #biotechnology to contribute to the expansion of genetic diversity in crops as a strategy for climate resilience https://plos.io/3ITNZXQ

Today is #science day at #COP27. #Bioscience is crucial for understanding #climatechange.
This #PLOSBiology perspective argues that wildlife needs better protection to avoid #ecosystem loss and prevent future pandemics
https://plos.io/2YEtziS

RT @PLOSBiology
Today is #science day at #COP27. #Bioscience is crucial for understanding #climatechange.
This #PLOSBiology paper shows that, under BAU scenarios, unsuitable environmental conditions will exist for half the world’s remaining #coralreefs by 2050
https://plos.io/3S9E041

Today is #science day at #COP27. #Bioscience is crucial for understanding #climatechange.
This #PLOSBiology paper shows that, under BAU scenarios, unsuitable environmental conditions will exist for half the world’s remaining #coralreefs by 2050
https://plos.io/3S9E041