Timothy D Read PhD

@timreadmicro
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Professor, Emory University Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases. #MRSA, #genomics, #bioinformatics
Websitehttp://emergent.emory.edu
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8966-9680
Google Scholarhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=XF5C7cgAAAAJ&hl=en
Timothy D Read PhDDec 10, 2024
David Castleton (Author)Dec 8, 2024
Santa Claus and Father Christmas were once separate figures. Father Christmas was an anti-Puritan character who emerged during the English Civil War and Interregnum, when celebrating Christmas was banned. Appearing in pamphlets, he contrasted the fun and games of the traditional Christmas with the Puritans' dour fundamentalism. Santa Claus developed in New York in the 1800s, with input from the folklore of St Nicholas, brought over by European immigrants. His global popularity got a boost when Coca-Cola used him in an advertising campaign. Coke even patented the shade of red of Santa's clothes. My article: https://www.davidcastleton.net/old-father-christmas-coca-cola-history-santa-claus/ #Christmas #folklore #history #SantaClaus #Yule #weird #Christmas2024
Who Was Old Father Christmas & Did Coca-Cola Invent Santa Claus? - David Castleton Blog - The Serpent's Pen

Who was jolly Old Father Christmas? Was he always the same person as St Nicholas & Santa Claus or did Coca-Cola invent them all as a cunning marketing ploy?

David Castleton Blog - The Serpent's Pen
Timothy D Read PhDNov 22, 2024
Ned YeungNov 13, 2024

"To all my writer friends that use MS Word - Microsoft has turned their Al bits and bots on to automatically go through anything done via Word. Here's how to turn it off. File > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Privacy Options > Privacy Settings > Connected Experiences"

On the Mac I found it under Word/Excel/Etc > Preferences > Privacy, and near the bottom was the checkbox for "Turn on optional connected experiences" which of course was on by default.

#office365 #AI #microsoft

Timothy D Read PhDNov 9, 2024
Science UpdatesNov 8, 2024

Now, scientists have shown how a bacterial toxin generated by Esherichia coli bacteria can damage DNA in intestinal cells, and promote colon cancer. The findings have been reported in Nature.

#ColonCancer #cancer #research #gut #microbiome #health #science

https://www.labroots.com/trending/microbiology/28046/bacteria-promote-colon-cancer

How Some Bacteria Promote Colon Cancer | Microbiology

Colon cancer is a particularly deadly form of cancer, and the incidence of the disease is rising, especially among younger people. Research has ... | Microbiology

Labroots
Timothy D Read PhDNov 9, 2024
Cameron ThrashNov 8, 2024
The strength of interspecies interaction in a microbial community determines its susceptibility to invasion https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002889
The strength of interspecies interaction in a microbial community determines its susceptibility to invasion

Microbial communities are constantly evolving, affecting their ability to resist invading pathogens. This study shows that adaptive changes in resource competition between species can make bacterial communities more susceptible to invasion.

Timothy D Read PhDSep 4, 2024
Lance Eaton, PhDSep 3, 2024

getting advice from Nature about affording author-processing-fees is like asking the Marlboro company for health advice...

#TheyArePartOfTheProblem #OpenAccess #APCs #academia

Timothy D Read PhDAug 30, 2024
Jennifer OuelletteAug 30, 2024
Francis Scott Key Estate Sends Cease-And-Desist To Trump For Playing ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ At Rally [SATIRE] https://theonion.com/francis-scott-key-estate-sends-cease-and-desist-to-trump-for-playing-star-spangled-banner-at-rally/
Francis Scott Key Estate Sends Cease-And-Desist To Trump For Playing ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ At Rally

BALTIMORE—Threatening significant legal consequences if the campaign failed to heed its warnings, the Francis Scott Key estate sent a cease-and-desist letter to Donald Trump on Friday that demanded he discontinue use of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at his rallies. “This unauthorized political usage is in clear violation of what Francis stood for and everything his song […]

The Onion
Timothy D Read PhDAug 27, 2024
NASA picture botAug 12, 2024
12/08/2024: Perseid Meteors over Stonehenge
Timothy D Read PhDAug 27, 2024
David Castleton (Author)Aug 26, 2024
One of London's strangest statues - thought to depict Alfred the Great - can be seen in Trinity Church Square, Southwark. The top part - depicting a crowned, bearded man - could have been made in the late 18th century for the garden of Carlton House, Westminster. The bottom half, however, is likely from a Roman statue of the goddess Minerva & is dated to 80-130 AD. It is thought to have stood in a sanctuary on the site of nearby Tabard Square. The bottom part is of Bath stone, probably brought down the Thames from the Cotswolds. The upper part is of Coade stone, an artificial stone invented in the 1770s. The bottom part may have been used to give the statue a more 'medieval' appearance. #art #sculpture #history #psychogeography #folkore #mythology #weird #London
Timothy D Read PhDAug 15, 2024
Mike Taylor 🦕Aug 15, 2024
"There is an obvious alternative: universities, libraries, and academic funding agencies can cut out the intermediary and directly fund journals themselves, at a far lower cost. This would remove commercial pressures from the editorial process, preserve editorial integrity and make research accessible to all."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/16/academic-journal-publishers-universities-price-subscriptions
#Diamond #OpenAccess
Academic journals are a lucrative scam – and we’re determined to change that

Giant publishers are bleeding universities dry, with profit margins that rival Google’s. So we decided to start our own, says academic Arash Abizadeh

The Guardian
Timothy D Read PhDAug 13, 2024
Peter GleickAug 12, 2024
Do Darth Vader fans believe the Rebel Alliance hype? Not a chance. Scoop from the NY Times.