Rob Richards

Rob Richards

@robrichards.bsky.social

Retired Professor of Genetics. Mid-century modern. Interest in an autoinflammatory mechanism for neurodegenerative diseases https://academic.oup.com/hmg/article/27/R2/R108/4976601

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Reposting this since the post-Haines conversation seems to finally be turning to what we think is obvious.

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The critical defining feature of violence in Australian society is that it is, almost entirely, male. Pointing fingers in every direction (media, social media, gaming, gambling, porn, politics, whatever) will achieve nothing if it isn't also accepted that the problem is fundamentally a male one.

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Gouldian finches 12-15cm tropical savanna and open woodlands of northern Australia. black faced male and the red faced female performing mating ritual hopping up and down Nest inside a a tree hollow both take turns incubating 16 days, feed chicks 25 days in the nest, and 3 weeks after fledging.

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Replying to @johnmenadue.com

A vote for the Othering Narrative Party is not moving forward, it is a middle finger protest vote against the abysmal tories.

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A fleeting expression of “rage” from Labor will make no difference 🤷‍♂️🤬 Israel will continue the genocide, apartheid and brutality. They will ignore Penny Wong and treat Australia with contempt. Grow a backbone, impose effective trade sanctions stand up for Zomi and decency

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“Goodnight, my son,” said Zuckerberg, his voice a whisper as he took a deep breath to steel himself and gazed down upon the impossibly smooth, round face of the avatar, which slumbered peacefully in its twin-sized bed.

theonion.comTearful Mark Zuckerberg Smothers Metaverse Avatar With Digital PillowPALO ALTO, CA—Telling himself he had “no other choice” but to end the simulated character’s life himself before his company effectively pulled the plug on the virtual world, a tearful Mark Zuckerberg ...

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#Medsky🧪 #neurosky Confined migration induces non-lethal DNA damage in developing neurons. As neurons migrate to their final destinations in the forming 🧠 , their DNA gets damaged. 🧠 has evolved a fix,but there can be lasting consequences if repair fails. @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

nature.comNavigating a crowded developing brain leaves neurons with broken DNAAs neurons migrate to their final destinations in the forming brain, their DNA gets damaged. The brain has evolved a fix, but there can be lasting consequences if repair fails.

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Fossil fuel industry degree program - everyone on the planet gets their first degree on us. No need for a tertiary education. Indeed the FFI is working on a second free, compulsory degree as a parting gift for the world.

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The late Pet Murphy MP's gambling harm report "You win some, you lose more" was released on 28 June 2023. The Albanese government's response to her report was released today, 1,049 days later. It was timed to hit during the Budget lock-up, when nobody is paying attention.

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“Just do it, and stop the crap.” 💥🔥 You can see why gas giants are worried. When the guy who wrote the book on Australian tax reform calls for a 25% gas export tax this bluntly, it would be gross negligence for the government to ignore it. Thank you, Ken Henry. #auspol

AI Poetry Rage, rage against the extinguishing of the photons. Poor old lady she swallowed a Lucilia caprina If you can retain your cranium when those about you, are losing theirs and blaming it on you.

@jasonclaremp.bsky.social you’ve had nearly 5 years to “eat the elephant”, why don’t you take it out of the room and replace it with a watchdog with teeth to accredit tertiary education institutions so their funding is dependent upon the delivery of clear, beneficial community expectations?

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