Amy Schleunes

Writer, editor, storyteller, and science communicator. @HarperCollins @HMHCo @TheScientistLLC @wondros @cglifeagency

[Amy Schleunes @AmyASchleunes]

I wrote about #microbiome expert and fearless citizen scientist @mcarlin33 and her search for solutions to Parkinson's and other diseases linked to the #gut. Out in this month's issue of @TheScientistLLC #microbiology #bacteria #probiotics @TBCMicrobes

https://t.co/zFb72MAcIC

[Amy Schleunes @AmyASchleunes]

Proud to have worked on this new #blockchain video series with the talented team @codeorg!

[CodeAI @codeorg]

Dive into the world of #blockchain with our new video series, “How Blockchain Works!” This series aims to demystify the game-changing technology. 🖥️🔗 Find the videos (and a classroom lesson to go with it!) at https://t.co/Hu3eNfLy4z.

[CodeAI @codeorg]

DNA is the very first code! Celebrate #DNADay with this video on the intersection of computer science and medicine:

[KerryHowley @KerryHowley]

I wrote about Joan, authority, and bewilderment. https://t.co/zewcPIh9eh

[New York Times Opinion @nytopinion]

"Here in the intensive care unit, where we intersect with patients at their sickest, there is so much that we cannot fix," writes @danielalamasmd. "But in the writer’s room, we have a chance to start again, to offer a different ending to the story." https://t.co/r50DILyWjV

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Wherever the story of our natural world ultimately lands, Jane Goodall will have earned a proud place in its telling. Read our interview with the primatologist and activist. https://t.co/l4VW1f8j2g

[Katerina Johnson @DrKatJohnson]

“If you gave me your shoe, I could tell you with about 90% accuracy the city in the world from which you came.” 👣🌎 A study on 60 cities shows that they all have their own distinct microbial signature & finds thousands of microbes unknown to science! #urban #microbiomes

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Normalizing masks.
Safer childbirth for Black mothers.
mRNA vaccines for cancers.
Robot surgeons?

In the last century, the average human life expectancy doubled. Here's @NYTMag's list of 43 innovations that could help us do it again — maybe. https://t.co/URSdRlrWgA

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

A single dose of an mRNA COVID vaccine in 15 people who had previously been infected with SARS-CoV-2 boosted antibodies against the recently emerged B.1.351 South African variant and several other pseudovirus variants, a @fredhutch study shows. https://t.co/bw5bBXjJfw

[Black In Neuro 🧠 @BlackInNeuro]

Today we are spotlighting Dr. Uraina Clark!

- Neuroimaging scientist
-Director of Research Development at Mount Sinai’s Center for Scientific Diversity
-Conducted the first studying using fMRI to investigate “everyday” discrimination in the US

Follow her @ClarkNeuro 🧠

[The Scientist @TheScientistLLC]

People who became infected with SARS-CoV-2 after receiving one dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine harbored about four times less virus than did unvaccinated people who caught the virus. https://t.co/xxjoaSTWVT

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Vaccinating people over 60 is the most effective way to mitigate mortality from #COVID19, a new age-based modeling study suggests. @bubar_kate @mlipsitch @yhgrad @StephenKissler https://t.co/jLpjL2HCdi

[Dr Amy Loughman @MBmicrobiome]

"There are no superfoods for mental health...it's both more simple and more complex than that". Just a few thoughts from me in @NatureOutlook https://t.co/RELTvh0XwU

[Dr. Rhonda Patrick @foundmyfitness]

What can just 12 minutes of aerobic exercise do?
A lot.

Changes in >80% of circulating metabolites with broad relevance for a range of favorable health outcomes.

Metabolites linked to heart disease, diabetes, and decreased longevity were reduced by 29%
https://t.co/PJ0D6hzIoB

[John F. Cryan @jfcryan]

Volatility as a Concept to Understand the Impact of Stress on the Microbiome - Congrats to @Thomazsan & @anandgururajan for leading the charge on this exciting new paper in mice🐭 and human volunteers👨‍🎓 -just out in Psychoneuroendocrinology https://t.co/oeoXNpeBub

[Ed Yong is not here @edyong209]

It has been too long since I’ve done this, but here are some great pandemic-related pieces from the last month or so, from people whose work I respect.

If you’ve liked my work, perhaps you’ll also like the work that I like.

[Laurie Garrett @Laurie_Garrett]

Months ago a mutant form of the #SARSCoV2 virus emerged in Europe, swept into New York and now dominates in this third suge. A group led by Yochi Kawaoka shows the single point mutation makes the virus more contagious.
https://t.co/nh8ojWV1PY

[STAT @statnews]

The story of mRNA: How a once-dismissed idea became a leading technology in the Covid vaccine race

A STAT special report done in collaboration with The @BostonGlobe

Read the story here: https://t.co/kMY6An3ol0 #mRNA #COVID19 #vaccine

[Ed Yong is not here @edyong209]

"One of the pandemic’s defining features: how different *feeling* safe and *being* safe actually are."

Always read @amandamull, but especially this great piece on how people think about safety.

https://t.co/895TfmjiXb

[Stanford University @Stanford]

The #NobelPrize committee couldn't reach Paul Milgrom to share the news that he won, so his fellow winner and neighbor Robert Wilson knocked on his door in the middle of the night.

[Elisa Granato @Prokaryota]

Folks, if my bacterial colonies can reach out and check in on each other you can do it too