Ashleen Knutsen

Former biomedical engineer. Current freelance science writer. Bylines include @LifeNoggin, @SciShow, @SciAm, @KnowableMag, @KCET. She/her

[Monica Hahn MD MPH AAHIVS (ig/bsky: MonicaHahnMD) @MonicaHahnMD]

Great news! @nkf @ASNKidney task force agrees that race modifiers should NOT be included in kidney function! Thank you to all who signed our petition + testified in forums - voices from the national movement to eliminate race-based eGFR were heard loud and clear! @IHJM_

[The Scientist @TheScientistLLC]

Using so few people to create the human reference genome has led to problems such as a lack of diversity, at least 300 million missing letters of DNA, and the presence of uncommon variants. https://t.co/B8U7tusJuo

[March For Science @MarchForScience]

Thank you to everyone who is doing the right thing

[Ashleen Knutsen @ashleenknutsen]

@helenwsantoro That happened to me too when I first moved here! Adding more flour (about a tablespoon extra for each cup) usually works. CSU has some tips too: https://t.co/iDLkoi2bAl

[BBC Morning Live @BBCMorningLive]

.@xandvt demonstrates how the Covid vaccine works. #MorningLive

[Lucas Brown Eyes @LucasBrownEyes]

October 11th, 2020 we scraped the data from South Dakota's Missing Children website and found that 88% were Native. And no one is talking about it.

[Ashleen Knutsen @ashleenknutsen]

Love a good infographic!

[Yamiche Alcindor @Yamiche]

Political Poetry.

President Trump began his political career by spreading the racist conspiracy theory questioning the birth of the nation’s first Black president, Barack Obama, and his presidency is ending with the first Black woman as Vice President, Kamala Harris.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

We did it, @JoeBiden.

[Ashleen Knutsen @ashleenknutsen]

Amazing.

[Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle]

Seeing the Native vote left out of a lot of election coverage, although it was key to what we’re seeing in AZ right now.

To learn more about the Native vote in AZ I recommend following @navajotimes @Pdineclah @ABecenti @DiinSilversmith @Schischillyy @allieyoung13

[Yamiche Alcindor @Yamiche]

So many people come to the U.S. fleeing countries where presidents have falsely & dangerously claimed premature political victories & demanded votes not favorable to them be thrown out. It’s something to see Pres Trump do it tonight again & again the heart of Western democracy.

[Jill U Adams @juadams]

If you're 1) a #sciwri20 attendee; and 2) looking for distraction today:
Plz fill out the conference survey (emailed to registrants on 10/27).
As this was our first attempt at a virtual meeting, we'd really really like to know what you liked & what you didn't.
@ScienceWriters

[Dr. Raven the Science Maven @ravenscimaven]

MAKE IT RAIN. THIS IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG OF WHAT IS OWED

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

Our @MassGenBrigham doctors found that a common formula for measuring kidney function discounted the severity of Black patients’ problems. I want @AHRQnews to review the use of these algorithms so they aren’t worsening health outcomes for people of color. https://t.co/AkQz6NRU9o

[Abraar Karan @AbraarKaran]

The graphics in this article are excellent— this is a huge part of communications that has been missing. If you want to understand how layered interventions reduce #covid19 spread— why masks are indispensable but not always “enough” — read this.

https://t.co/r1KfeKHW5J

[Dr. Raven the Science Maven @ravenscimaven]

Don't-si-do this, Girl Scouts. This is not the time to be apolitical. Five women since 1789 is an important fact but we certainly do not want to celebrate someone who believes decisions about women's bodies still belong in the government's hands. That's not progress for women.

[Lucas Brown Eyes @LucasBrownEyes]

The News is seemingly purposefully ignoring Native Americans again (even when talking about Arizona!)

But there are SIX STATES where the Native voting population is higher than Trumps win margin. Considering Natives have the biggest room for voter turnout growth, maybe care?

[Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle]

Just yr annual reminder that the real life context for that “sexy Indian maiden” costume is that 8 in 10 Native women experience rape or abuse in our lifetime and 97% of Native survivors have been perpetrated by some one who is not Native.