Kristian G. Andersen

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Kristian G. Andersen

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Infectious diseases & genomics. Immunologist in (voluntary) exile. Minimal sarcasm. Fierce HOA (Hater of Acronyms).
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Just crazy stuff. Also, related to this, if the US was serious about supporting international frameworks for pathogen genomics and benefit sharing, maybe we should get that Nagoya protocol signed... Not that it's perfect, but literally every single 'hot spot' country has signed and ratified it.
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The irony is thick with this one, Nature. Why do journals do this? I mean, seriously.
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The #CDC has posted genetic sequence data from one of the new Colorado #H5N1 #birdflu human cases in #GISAID. That's good, fast sharing. The virus fits tightly into the cow outbreak strain tree. (Orange diamond is the human case.) gisaid.org/fileadmin/c/...
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How PhD students and other academics are fighting the mental-health crisis in science Universities and institutions across the globe are exploring unique initiatives to help their students and staff cope with the stress of research. www.nature.com/artic... 1/3
How PhD students and other academics are fighting the mental-health crisis in sciencewww.nature.com Nature - Universities and institutions across the globe are exploring unique initiatives to help their students and staff cope with the stress of research.
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We are delighted to announce BEAST X v10.5.0 (beta 1) - the X is to differentiate it from the project 'BEAST2' & to denote these are orthogonal with a common origin. Website: beast.community Github: github.com/beast-dev/be... Many new models, performance enhancements and features (and a new logo)
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Heritage event today. A reminder, Heritage published the 80-page "Road Map for COVID-19 Congressional Oversight" that the GOP-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic appears to be following, which emphasizes the lab leak theory. www.heritage.org/china/event/...
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Whether it's genuine crankery or cynical scapegoating by cowardly politicians, it's insane to see a non-profit science org get thrown under the bus as a result of conspiracy theories like this. It will do nothing to appease those opposed to public health & science. www.statnews.com/2024/07/08/e...
EcoHealth Alliance: Covid's anti-science mob extracting its pound of fleshwww.statnews.com It scares me — and should scare you — that conspiracy theorists are winning the fight to debar EcoHealth Alliance. Thaqt would make the U.S. less prepared for the next pandemic.
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Really good 15 min TWiV episode with Paul Offit outlining how false and irresponsible the recent lab leak nonsense from @nytimes.com is. I for one appreciate the brevity - there really is nothing more to it. If you're interested in the topic, give it a listen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukv9...
Beyond the Noise #40: Lab leak maniawww.youtube.com In this episode Dr. Offit asks, why did the New York Times publish an op-ed supporting the lab leak theory when all evidence supports a zoonotic spillover?Sh...
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American academic freedom is in peril Academics researching online misinformation in the US are learning a hard lesson: Academic freedom cannot be taken for granted. They face a concerted effort—including by members of Congress— www.science.org/doi/... 1/4
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Yesterday, I shared this same Canada Day thread on Bluesky, Threads, and X. Here's what I found. 🧵
“Canada is such a northern country, don’t we want a little global warming?” I often hear. In a nutshell, NO. We’re warming 2x faster than the rest of the world, driving extreme heat, flood, and sea level rise we are not prepared for. The wildfire season started in Feb this year. Feb! #canadaday
Canada’s Changing Climate Reportchangingclimate.ca
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I see what you did there... Also, the Doppler effect is caused by Oompa Loompas farting in the wind every time an ambulance drives by - all orchestrated by Big Dung. Everybody knows that and if you don't believe me, prove me wrong!!!!
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"I think she believes it and that's fine … it's interesting to me that there are a lot of people who are in many ways brilliant scientists who become conspiracy theorists. Even the brightest of scientists are not immune to being conspiracy theorists and I think that's what's going on with her"
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Our NEJM piece today on academic freedom, and why institutions cannot remain silent, such as when lives are potentially at stake, as occurred with Covid. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Gretchen and Gavin entered the room.
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We have had some delays, but quick update as the wave did indeed come in right as expected. This translates to *a lot* of infections in San Diego at the moment, so please keep this in mind. Primarily driven by KP.2 and similar, but KP.3 will add to this shortly, so it'll be high for a while.
Quick update on the COVID-19 situation here in San Diego: 1️⃣ Currently low levels, based on wastewater. 2️⃣ However, I expect this to change in a few weeks. A few comments 👇🧵
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One last thing about the NYTimes' op-eds and the COVID lab leak. I am not suggesting that the authors "stay in their lane," but if you think you're an expert on everything, you're an expert on very little. 1/
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“At times, I am deeply disturbed about the state of our society,” Fauci writes near the end of his book. “We have seen complete fabrications become some people’s accepted reality". Never a truer statement.
'The resonances betwen the 2 greatest public-health crises of Fauci’s tenure at niaid are impossible to ignore. Both cases involve asympt. infection, a scramble for tests & treatments, public-information campaigns, & the search for a vaccine—miraculously fast for covid19, still unfulfilled for HIV'
Anthony Fauci’s Side of the Storywww.newyorker.com The former NIAID director has been both lauded and demonized for his work during the COVID pandemic, but his autobiography insists that his career needs to be seen whole to be understood.
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To be perfectly honest, it was mostly not the ones I had expected.
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As expected. They’re truly insufferable - plus, it’s the only weekend so Zeynep has to do her rage tweeting at scientists. It’s a thing.