Luke_Starnes

Husband, Dad, Microbiologist, Nurse and amateur Gardner, who is trying to encourage people to wash their hands.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Dahlias becoming a hotel for frogs.

Allison Lamb raises around 200 dahlias on her property and was delighted to discover that the blooms serve as a perfectly sized house for frogs.
https://t.co/IougniDAGh

[Audubon Society @audubonsociety]

Pledge to stand with us as we call on building owners, managers, and homeowners to turn off excess lighting during migration season to prevent needless bird deaths and ensure that birds have a safe and #BirdFriendly passage. https://t.co/U7ZZzQLJl3

[Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon @GurdeepPandher]

You are going through a change. So, you are feeling the pain. This post is a reassurance that any transition is a vital part of your growth. You are loved by the universe. You are not alone. From the backside of my cabin in the wilderness, I am forwarding joy, hope & positivity.

[Jennifer Gunter @DrJenGunter]

We’re going to be at one million dead soon. That is just who has died, never mind long covid, orphans, PTSD from being in the ICU, and all the people who went without care because hospitals were over run. If you are downplaying this you are an awful person.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

The conspiracy theory that athletes are collapsing or dying after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine is baseless and there is no evidence to suggest the vaccine is causing more deaths or injuries among athletes. https://t.co/X6CYdNMvnd

[Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS🧫🦠 @richdavisphd]

#MicroRounds (Day 885): #FungalFriday A respiratory sample growing not just one, but two Aspergillus species.

A. fumigatus, the most common clinical Aspergillus spp. usually grows velvety blue.
A. flavus, often green, has densely packed heads #ASMClinMicro #IDTwitter

[Dan Rather @DanRather]

I’ve witnessed incredible sacrifices over my lifetime by Americans seeking to protect each other, and our country's freedom. You know what isn't much of a sacrifice? Wearing a darn mask. I just don't get it. I really don't. And I never will.

[Adi @IDdocAdi]

Health care workers in the pandemic https://t.co/s6nufT1jgR

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Pregnant women with Covid are more likely to lose their fetuses and babies in the womb or shortly after birth, new research shows. "Quite strikingly, no baby deaths occurred in women who had SARS-CoV-2 and were vaccinated," the paper's first author said. https://t.co/pngQ9X7Bfs

[Luke_Starnes @LukeStarnes4]

@ClarksPrincipal Because Mrs Leary is amazing!!!

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Dr. Fauci said the nation’s low vaccination rate — only 62 percent of Americans are fully vaccinated — would likely dilute the benefits of Omicron’s reduced virulence. https://t.co/lod0ZxF6cX

[St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday]

Messenger: Battling the Big Lie is key to saving American democracy, Danforth says https://t.co/5EkvBz2hDr

[Alan Alda @alanalda]

I want to watch this over and over again. Such unhinged delight at seeing the impossible happen.

[Luke_Starnes @LukeStarnes4]

13 years ago today, I defended my thesis and became Dr Starnes… my life is so far from Tg today.

[Cell Host & Microbe @cellhostmicrobe]

Toxoplasma rewires host cells to prevent death: @SimonaSeizova @drchristonkin show that latent #Toxoplasma bradyzoites manipulate host cells and export proteins to protect against IFNγ-mediated #celldeath https://t.co/v54nhJFGmM

[David Axelrod @davidaxelrod]

Because I’m vaccinated & boosted & take precautions, I don’t fear the virus. What I DO fear is that I, or someone I love, might need emergency medical care for something else & can’t get it because hospitals are stuffed w/people who foolishly-& selfishly-refuse to be vaccinated!

[Luke_Starnes @LukeStarnes4]

This brave young man rolled up his sleeve for shot 2 today. Bonus, spent time with @JasonGNewland

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Uri Bassan traveled all over New Mexico bringing vaccinations to people. Now with booster shots and vaccines for children, he and his team are setting out again to meet demand for vaccines that is overwhelming the state's distribution infrastructure. https://t.co/AvadxadxgG