Matthew LaPointe

The findings suggest that remnants of ancient seawater ecosystems may still persist beneath the ice today. Published in @natgeosci.nature.com, the study sheds new light on how life survives in extreme environments & offers clues about Antarctica's environmental history. www.jcvi.org/media-center...

Another way of interpreting this is that it took Trump just 6 weeks to lose when normally it would have taken the losing side a lot longer.

New study from JCVI's @taeseokmoon.bsky.social: DNA carrying antibiotic-resistance genes can remain functional after common decontamination steps like bleach & autoclaving. Findings can help refine biosafety guidance & disposal practices.🧪@cp-cellrepmethods.bsky.social www.jcvi.org/media-center...

JCVI scientist Erin Garza is joining the Global All-Women Sailing Expedition to study how plastic pollution moves from land to sea in Tonga. During Leg 3, she will lead waters, land, and & air sampling to support research on microplastics and environmental impact. www.jcvi.org/blog/trackin...

It is with great sadness that we announce J. Craig Venter has died. 🧪🧬 www.jcvi.org/media-center...

Sen. Ron Johnson: "I am hoping and praying that President Trump is, that this really is bluster. I do not want to see us start blowing up civilian infrastructure. I do not want to see that. We are not at war with the Iranian people. We are trying to liberate them."

Lieu: "I want the White House to send Kevin Hassett to every single TV channel and to every single swing House district where he can tell the voters of America that hurting consumers is 'the last of our concerns.'"

i feel like if i was tasked with not starting a war and bringing back US manufacturing jobs, i could have done a better job than this

This is great — "I laid out my running clothes on the floor next to my bed so I’d see them first thing in the morning. Eventually, I found myself stepping over them, so I started sleeping in my workout gear. When I woke up ready, I was much more likely to go." www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

Led by JCVI's @taeseokmoon.bsky.social, the paper highlights how engineered microbes could reshape plastic recycling and accelerate a circular bioeconomy. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

JCVI and Diploid Genomics Inc. looking to hire several human genome scientists and bioinformatics specialists for the Human Genome Project 2.0 2026. Apply at JCVI.org

Great learning opportunity — The workshop will show researchers how to analyze and explore bacterial and viral pathogen data using the BV-BRC website (www.bv-brc.org), focusing on bacterial, and viral examples and workflows. 🧪🧬

US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals

NEW: European leaders rebuked Donald Trump over his comments about taking over Greenland, saying in a joint statement that “It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.”

A circular economy turns waste into resources—and JCVI scientists are making it real. We are engineering microbes to upcycle mixed plastic waste into valuable products like lycopene and lipids. No sorting, no landfills—just innovation for a sustainable future. 🧪🧬 www.jcvi.org/media-center...

When I was in graduate school my life and carreer were completely transformed by a seminar I attended at Stanford by Dr. Hamilton Smith. In the talk he discussed how TIGR was sequencing whole genomes of organisms. Here is a scan of P1 of my notes. 1/n

@jcv.bsky.social penned an obituary for Ham Smith in @nature.com. Since the early 90s, Ham has been a key figure at the Institute for his invaluable contributions and mentorship. "Ham was the best colleague that one could ever have in science and a great friend." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Hamilton O. Smith, M.D., a scientific giant, compassionate mentor, and beloved by all who had the honor of knowing him. Ham was humble, gentle, and brilliant. 🧪🧬 www.jcvi.org/media-center...

"nearly half..." ??? it's an open book test. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

Maybe sports betting is a bad idea.

And now for a report from the hellish, war-zone that is Portland

Feel free to attribute the following to a former OMB General Counsel: The supposed "new legal analysis" is, to use a technical legal term, horseshit. What the law actually says is that when Congress enacts a law ending a lapse, furloughed employees get paid at the earliest date possible. Period.

The passing of Clyde A. Hutchison, III, friend, colleague, and giant in the biological sciences. 🧪 www.jcvi.org/media-center...

A team led by JCVI and @scrippsocean.bsky.social have decoded the DNA of a critical algae group found in every ocean. Despite challenges it poses to fishing, tourism, and public health, it plays pivotal role in the ocean food web, climate, and even cloud formation. 🧪🧬 www.jcvi.org/media-center...

I immediately thought of how much @radiofreetom.bsky.social would be behind this trend. I hear he LOVES shoeless culture. www.inc.com/kit-eaton/go...

Government officials enjoy qualified immunity from civil lawsuits. But that immunity from personal liability does not apply if they knew or clearly should have known they were violating a personal’s constitution or legal rights. I say Kimmel should sue Carr personally for damages.

Federal support is the largest source of funding for most independent research institutes, a critical and distinct part of the research ecosystem.

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It is not about Kimmel or what he said. It is about the US government forcing a network to fire someone - no government should have that power. If the network decided this on their own, that’s one thing. But in this case they absolutely did not.

Spencer Cox: "Our nation is broken. We had political assassinations recently in Minnesota. We had an attempted assassination on the gov of Pennsylvania. And we had an attempted assassination on a president. Nothing I say can unite us as a country. Nothing I can say right now can fix what is broken"

Great job, everyone.

We are thrilled to announce that the @sciencehistory.org has acquired our incredible History of Microbiology Collection that we have proudly preserved for over 20 years. We couldn’t think of a better organization to pass this important collection to. www.sciencehistory.org/about/press/...

This @washingtonpost.com editorial doesn’t make it past the second paragraph without a glaring (and telling) factual error. President Washington didn’t create the War Department in 1789; *Congress* did: www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...

He's going to kill a lot of people.

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Reading the blueprint of life: Thirty years ago, new thinking and computational advances enabled DNA sequencing firsts, including the human genome 🧪🧬 www.jcvi.org/blog/reading...

By appearing to summarize his belief that Ukraine, not Russia, was the aggressor in their war, Donald Trump made clear that "he does not understand the largest war in Europe, what started it, or why it continues," Tom Nichols argues.

hi this is my favorite writing advice, it's from former simpsons writer john swartzwelder (i think about the crappy little elf all the time) www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

"Liberals already ruined it" shows the plot here. These aren't impartial law enforcement officers protecting all citizens. They are partisan paramilitary militia, terrorizing domestic opponents.

Imagine if they’d had sandwiches. 🥪

Just so trashy.