Danstan Bagenda

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“Maps that give scientists a shared coordinate system for describing, comparing, & understanding genetic sequences. Researchers use them to interpret & identify fragments of DNA; clinicians use them as benchmarks to determine genetic variants that a person carries..” https://www.statnews.com/2024/07/09/human-genome-project-untold-story-how-single-volunteer-became-genetics-foundation/
The untold story of the Human Genome Project: How one man’s DNA became a pillar of genetics

The story of how and why a single DNA donor came to be the centerpiece of one of biology’s crowning achievements has largely escaped public scrutiny.

STAT

2/2 #OneHealth

2. The findings of these (?unviable?) viral fragments also suggests #possibility that #surveillance #efforts #may be #missing a number of #undetected_cows #infected with #H5N1 that are being #presented_for_milk_supply - (ie surveillance efforts may be lacking)

1/2 #H5N1

My take:

1. While a #qPCR #may in this case be picking up #unviable rna #viral #fragments - it would be #critical to #share their #results on attempts to #grow_virus from #milk that was #qPCR+ following #pasteurization to #reassure #public

https://bit.ly/3Uf55p9

H5N1 bird flu virus particles found in pasteurized milk but FDA says commercial milk supply appears safe

Testing conducted by the FDA on pasteurized commercially purchased milk has found genetic evidence of the H5N1 bird flu virus, the agency confirmed Tuesday.

STAT

“The more you #sweat in #peacetime, the #less you #bleed in #wartime~Dr Umesh Shaligram, SII exec direc of research & devpt

- #Stockpile #vaccines that can be rapidly adapted to fight new pathogens
- Have #facilities_primed #to_manufacture such new shots

https://bit.ly/3wXWi2Y

What Britain can learn from India's 'Vaccine Prince'

Investment is crucial to shoring up biosecurity defences – but political will is fading post-Covid, warns Serum Institute of India chief

The Telegraph

“Oh, you two are gay? Which one of you is the boy?”

(Jesus Christ. The levels.)

As of wk ending Dec 9 2023, the last wk of complete data, in #US there were 1,614 #deaths from #COVID vs 163 weekly deaths from #flu (#CDC). The last 4 wks of complete data show avg of ~1500 weekly Covid deaths..& folks still think this is “#only just like the #flu” ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

While 93% of countries have established national action plans to fight #AMR, only 24% report “effective implementation” of those plans—& only 10% are financed…

Fighting AMR will require “cross-sectoral collaboration,” involving full buy-in from #agric, #food industry, #health & #pharma sectors

Here is an illustration of this that incorporates the likes of #Aristotle, #Ptolemy, #Copernicus, #Galileo, #Newton, #Einstein & our #non_static #understanding of our world around us on the basis of #science - #regardless of support or not of prevailing #dogma - incl religious
One scientist can be wrong. But deny the scientific consensus at your peril

In sniping at ‘failures’ on Covid, the former MI6 chief is reinforcing a false message

The Guardian

We’ve “Royals” based on a colonial past & then #REALROYALs based on a #better #FUTURE:

"If it wasn't for #PrinceHarry & #PrinceSeeiso, many of the #children that we are supporting wouldn't be #AliveToday. That's a fact."–Nthabeleng Lephoto, TouchingTinyLivesFoundation
#Sentebale