Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him)

@mackayim2022
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past virologist. past lab manager. PCR guy. husband. dad. reader. writer. fixer. bad typist. learner. in no order. opinions mine alone. not medical advice or endorsement.
@MackayIM from birdsite. Also @mackayim.bsky.social.
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Interesting seeing the landing preferences for the bowerbirds. Both Regent and Satin males like superhero pose landings versus the crimson Rosella's which just kinda skid to a halt on a flat surface.
#Mastodon has had a nice little uptick in sign-ups and activity from #Taiwan after a facebook post recommending it as an alternative to facebook and Instagram for Taiwanese users went viral on facebook, bringing in about 20K new users over the span of two days to mastodon.social, g0v.social, m.cmx.im and a few more.
You are here.
Happy chocolate consumption weekend, and congrats on only being half-way through the 4-day public holiday, to those lucky enough to live somewhere that happens.😁
My thoughts are with our intrepid Aussie routine lab staff plugging away all holiday to get your quality results back asap.
Hi....whatcha writing? Do you have sunflower seeds?
#OReillys #LamingtonNationalPark
What if Harvard loses?

The prestigious Ivy League private university has taken a stand against the Trump administration's demands. Briefly (see the link for full details), these set out a list that aims to reduce Harvard staff and student

Virology Down Under
@mackayim2022 shrinkage?
This morning's big-topic question.
What's with the pattern on the outside of chocolate Easter eggs?
I've always associated it with a dinosaur egg pattern - no dea why because I don't think their eggs have that pattern either!
Anyone know?